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2003 Ford E550

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89
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Recalls
0
Complaints
50
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Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2007-09-12 FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 IN REFERENCE TO OUR 2003 FORD F-550 DIESEL DUMP TRUCK. THE FIRST DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCE THE PROBLEM OF LOSS OF POWER WH…
2007-08-17 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Yes 0 IN THE THIRD WEEK OF JUNE 2007 MY WIFE MOVED MY TRUCK FROM THE PARKING SPOT IN THE DRIVEWAY, BRAKED TWICE WITH NO PROBL…
2007-05-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, FORD F-250 POWER STROKE DIESEL, WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS CORRECTLY. *TR
2007-03-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS No 0 MY HUSBAND WAS HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ON HIS 2003 F-350 FORD DIESEL WHEN THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED HE HAD A RADIATOR …
2007-03-25 TIRES No 0 DRIVING EAST BOUND ON I-30 1/2 MILE WEST OF EXIT 121, THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT. *TR
2007-02-02 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 2003 FORD EXPLORER TAILGATE GLASS THE TAILGATE CRACKS FORM THE POINT OF WHERE THE GLASS STARTS AND THE TAILGATE ENDS TH…
2006-12-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL No 0 WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ENGINES WOULD SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTART. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIME ON A NARROW MOUNTAIN ROAD …
2006-11-19 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER No 0 I OWN A 2003 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. 2 PROBLEMS..1. POWER LIFTGATE DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING RUNNING BOARDS NOT TO DEPLOY..SOME…
2006-11-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 NO WARNING/SYMPTOM CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED -10* OUTSIDE WITH ICY ROADS 7:00 PM MODERATE TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY EN…
2006-07-23 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 ON JULY 23, 2006 WE WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT. WE WERE TRAVELING THROUGH OGDEN, UT ON OUR WAY TO YELLOWSTONE. WE WERE FO…
2006-07-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F150 (51K MILES) THROUGH TOWN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN BOOM. MY CHILDREN WERE SCARED TO DEATH AND I …
2006-06-26 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE No 0 I HAD A FIRE IN MY VEHICLE ON 6/26/2006 AND IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. TWO FIRE INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE START…
2006-06-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER No 0 WE HAVE 3- 2003 F550 TRUCKS, THE FIRST TWO TRUCKS ARE ALWAYS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR TO THE ENGINES, THE FIRST TRUCK [X…
2006-04-19 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL No 0 REPLEACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *NM
2006-04-14 AIR BAGS Yes 1 OUR 2003 FORD EXPEDITION WAS INVOLVED IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE AND FRONTA…
2006-04-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE ( 2003 FORD EXPEDITION FX4 4X4 ) IS EITHER WASHED, AND OR WHEN IT RAINS, THE TRUCK WILL ATTEMPT…
2006-01-05 STEERING No 0 MY TRUCK IS A 03. I GOT IT WITH 32000 ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING IDEM ARM. AND SINCE I GOT THE TRUCK THIS T…
2005-10-25 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 2 AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. WOMAN PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT HER LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL. HER…
2005-10-21 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 THE COLD AIR TUBE TO THE TURBO BLEW LOOSE ON A UPHILL PULL. I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER AND LOTS OF BLACK SMO…
2005-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DOOR AJAR SIGNAL STAYS ON AFTER STARTING ENGINE AND ALL DOORS HAVE BEEN CHECKED FOR ANY OPENINGS. LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK A…
2005-06-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE A FORD 250 SUPERDUTY WITH A 6.0L ENGINE. TWICE THE ENGINE QUIT, ONCE WHEN I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERST…
2005-05-27 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHEN BRAKING WHEN COMING TO AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGES AHEAD AND REQUIRES HARD BRAKING. TO AVOID RUNN…
2005-04-05 AIR BAGS Yes 0 HEADING SOUTH INTERSATE 25 VEARING OFF IN 6TH AVE WEST EXIT (DENVER) I REAR ENDED AN AUTOMOBILE JUST ABOUT PERFECTLY MY…
2005-04-03 AIR BAGS Yes 2 1) NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE - AIR BAGS FAILED TO BE RELEASED 2) ON 04/03/05, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INVOLV…
2004-12-19 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WE OWN A 2003 F250 V-10 TRITON PICK UP. WHILE WE WERE DRIVING THE #3 SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. FORD IS REFUSING TO RE…
2004-12-10 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVE SHAFT JUST FELL OFF. THE PART IS AT THE DEALERSHIP.
2004-11-26 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I BOUGHT A NEW 2003 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION IN SEPTEMBER 2003. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AND PUT A LOT OF…
2004-11-19 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER No 1 TURBO CHARGER HOSE KEEPS BLOWING OFF PULL A HORSE TRAILER W/F350 DIESEL 2003 FORD & ON NOV. 19,2003 I GOT MY RIGHT HA…
2004-11-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL No 0 2003 FORD F250 6.0 DIESEL, THE HOSE BETWEEN THE TUBRO AND THE INTERCOOLER IS BLOWING OFF. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF PO…
2004-10-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 EXHAUST LEAK INTO CAB WITH ONLY 5200 MILES. THIS WAS MAKING OCCUPANTS SICK AND EYES BURN. DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT COVE…
2004-10-18 WHEELS:RIM No 0 THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY INJURIES. THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE RIMS ON THE FORD 2003 MODEL 150 4 DOOR CREW CAB PICKU…
2004-08-31 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 BRAKING PROBLEM. MY 03 E 350 HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER MANY TIMES TO HAVE THE BRAKING PULLEING REPAIRED AND AS OF TODAY 8…
2004-07-28 STEERING:LINKAGES No 0 NO NUT ON THE PITTMAN ARM.THREADS STILL HAD PAINT ON THEM.*AK
2004-05-31 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING No 0 WE BOUGHT A FORD F150 AROUND AUGUST OF 2003. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL MARCH OR APRIL OF 2004. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENE…
2004-03-22 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 THE FUEL LINES ON THE STERLING TRUCKS I PURCHASED (2) OF THEM ARE FAILING CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OUT. THEY TRUCK HAS BE…
2004-01-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 11/20/03 AND 01/28/04. FORD F150. 4.6L ENGINE. TOTAL LOST OF ENGINE POWER OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER 3 - 8 …
2003-11-01 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM No 0 FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. WILL SHOW 3/4 TANK ONE DAY THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY WILL SHOW ALMOST FULL. MORE ERRATIC WHEN LOW O…
2003-10-09 FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL No 0 PURCHASED A NEW 2003 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 6.0 DIESEL ON SEPT.9-15. AT 10,000 MILES TROUBLES BEGAN. AT 20,00…
2003-10-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL No 0 TRUCK IDLES VERY ROUGH. WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE TRUCK GOES DEAD. EXCESSIVE SMOKE WHEN CRANKED. ENGINE RAC…
2003-09-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 PURCHASED A FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK IN AUGUST 2003. THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME INCLUDING ON THE EXPRESSWAY …
2003-09-26 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 2 THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON OUR 2003 FORD RANGER XLT FAILED TO OPERATE IN SUCH A MANNER, DURING A COLLISION, TO PREVEN…
2003-09-02 FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL No 0 ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2003 A FUEL INJECTOR FAILED AND FILLED THE OIL PAN WITH FUEL. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I HAD TO BE…
2003-09-02 FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL No 0 TWO YEARS OF REPAIRS INCLUDING THE LOSS OF POWER, BRAKE ISSUES, INJECTORS REPALCED ON THESE TRUCKS, STALLING WHILE IN O…
2003-08-15 SUSPENSION No 0 MY 2003 F150 SUPERCREW WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 03. IN AUGUST OF 03 I NOTICED A POP IN THE RIGHT REARSUSPENSION AREA WH…
2003-08-01 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 SINCE MAY 2ND, 2003 HAVE HAD FARM TRUCK, F550 6.0 LITER DIESEL 4X4 CAB & CHASSIS, INTO DEALER SIX (6) TIMES FOR A PROBL…
2003-07-30 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY No 0 WAS TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR A FUEL SMELL THAT WAS INTERMITENT ON 7-30-03 TO RICART FORD WHEN I THREW IN THE CLUTCH TO SHI…
2003-07-21 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL No 0 2003 FORD SUPER DUTY F350 6.0 LITER DIESEL: THE FIRST TIME I TRIED TO PULL MY 5TH WHEEL WITH THIS TRUCK, IT WOULD BUCK …
2003-06-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL No 0 VIN NUMBER [XXX] THIS IS AN 03 FORD F350 4X4 CREWCAB , AUTOMATIC WITH THE 6.0 POWER STROKE DIESEL. IN JUNE OR THERE ABO…
2003-06-18 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 NOT TOO MANY YEARS AGO, THE US HAD REGULATIONS CONCERNING RELATIVE HEIGHT OF AUTOMOBILE BUMPERS AND HEADLIGHTS. TODAY …
2003-06-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ON 6-17-03 PURCHASED 2003 F350, SUPER DUTY, 6.1 D ON 7-22-03, 2000 MILES EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST PIPE, R…