2006 Ford F-550 Sd Engine Problems

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN MICHIGAN, IT SUDDENLY BEGAN LOSING POWER. AFTER FREQUENTLY STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE TRUCK STOPPED COMPLETELY. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE, THEY FOUND SPECKS OF PAINT IN THE DIESEL FUEL. WHEN THE FACTORY INSTALLED GAS TANK WAS DROPPED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COATING INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WAS FLAKING OFF AND HAD PLUGGED THE FUEL FILTERS, CONTAMINATED THE FUEL AS WELL AS DAMAGING 3 INVERTERS.. WHEN INVESTIGATING IF OTHERS HAVE SAME COMPLAINT, WE FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT PULLING OUR RV.

NHTSA ID

10872221

Incident

May 15, 2016

Mileage

167,000 mi

HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS. BOUGHT USED FROM A DEALER. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT FROM DAY 1. RECENTLY, TODAY AS MATTER OF FACT, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, CANNOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN JUST AS MANY WEEKS THAT THIS TRUCK HAS HAD TO BE TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC HAS RUN ALL OR ANY PROBLEMS THROUGH A STATE OF THE ART CODE READER, EVERY TIME COMING UP WITH NO CODE. AFTER MANY DISCUSSIONS AND GUESSES, WE BOTH STARTED TO WONDER IF THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOUND A WAY TO BYPASS THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS FINDING IT ODD THAT EVERY TIME IT WAS SCANNED NO CODES CAME UP. TODAY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A FAULTY FUEL TANK DUE TO DELAMINATION. NOW WHY IN THE WORLD DOES THAT NOT SHOW UP IN ANY OF THE SCANS RELATED TO FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. THESE FAULTY TANKS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY, ALL OUT OF POCKET. WHICH JUST LED TO REPLACING NOT ONLY THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE FUEL FILTERS, THE FUEL INJECTORS, ALL FUEL LINES, LUCKILY NOT THE ENGINE ITSELF. I HAVE OWNED FORDS MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE. 4 OF THEM BEING DIESELS, AND ALL OF THEM BEING THE 6.0L SHAME ON ME FOR BEING FOOLED THAT MANY TIMES. BUT HOW ARE THEY ABLE TO ALWAYS GET AWAY WITH GETTING AROUND THE PROBLEM. IT IS FACT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM IN THESE PARTICULAR MODELS, AND IT IS PROVEN IN EVERY INVOICE FOR A MAJOR REPAIR RELATED TO THIS FUEL RELATED PROBLEM IN ALL 6.0L. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP ALWAYS TOLD ME "YOU GOT THE BAD EGG IN THAT BATCH". I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN 1 6.0L THAT HAS NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM. ARE WE WRONG FOR SAYING THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND ACTION TAKEN FOR HAVING TO SPEND THOUSANDS SOMETIMES MORE THEN ONCE TO FIX AN OBVIOUS DEFECT ON THE MANUFACTURES END? CURIOUS MINDS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY CONSIDERING LOOKING INTO THIS FARTHER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10818235

Incident

Jan 4, 2016

DRIVER REPORTED THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING WELL ON RETURN TO WAREHOUSE. I SENT HIM TO DEALER WITH TRUCK. THE ENGINE QUIT ON THE WAY AND WE HAD TO TOW THE TRUCK TO DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE FUEL TANK HAD DELAMINATED AND RUINED THE FUEL PUMP AND SEVERAL FUEL INJECTORS. IT WOULD COST OVER $4000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN (THE TRUCK WAS ONLY 1400 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY) AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID FORD WOULD BILL IT AS A WARRANTY CLAIM AND SPLIT THE COST WITH ME WHICH MEANT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1133 DOLLARS. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY IT. IN OCTOBER 2014 THE TRUCK DID IT AGAIN AT 232886 MILES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO SOMEONE ELSE AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK HAD DELAMINATED AGAIN. IT COST $4295 TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK , FUEL PUMP AND THREE FUEL INJECTORS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN , WIDESPREAD PROBLEM (GOOGLE IT ON THE INTERNET ) AND I THINK FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR ALL EXPENSES , INCLUDING RENTALS WHILE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10659323

Incident

Apr 7, 2010

Mileage

101,445 mi

2006 FORD F550. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TURBO CHARGERS AND FUEL TANK LINERS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURBO WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED ONCE. THE FUEL TANK LINING BROKE DOWN AND CLOGGED THE FUEL FILTERS AS WELL AS THE FUEL INJECTORS. FORD INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK WAS DUE TO THE ADDITIVES IN THE NORTHEAST DIESEL FUEL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10468722

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE FAIL TO START OR WOULD STALL ONCE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN CYLINDER NUMBER EIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE ROLLING BARRIER HAD ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 164,000.

NHTSA ID

10410113

Incident

Jun 21, 2011

Mileage

164,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER EACH FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE VARIOUS ENGINE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ID

10392452

Incident

Jan 1, 2007

Mileage

10,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F550 SUPER DUTY DUMP TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE WARRANTY WAS VALID AND EACH TIME THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ UPDATED 03/28/111

NHTSA ID

10361266

Incident

Oct 20, 2007

Mileage

10,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR 3-4 SECONDS THEN TOOK OFF. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TURBO, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAD NO POWER UNTIL THE TURBO BOOST CAME ON. THE 3 TO 4 SECOND DELAY HAS ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BE HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *NM

NHTSA ID

10167144

Incident

Aug 31, 2006

Mileage

11,467 mi