Recalls are common place with most vehicle manufacturer, In the US product
recalls are common as they are in any responsibly governed society relating to
product produced. However with the demise of the Right Hand Drive version
of the Ford F250 and the limited private imports of the Ford F150 some recall
are not making there way into the public forum in most countries outside
the US.
Below are some recent news items relating to the Ford F250 & F150 recall from
the US. Note the latest for the
7.3 Diesel
Owners of these
vehicles once purchased tend to forget about possible problems that are
discovered after sales.
Ford have recalled 37000 6.4-liter diesel engine MY 2008 F series after reported
tailpipe fires.
DETROIT (Reuters) - December 6, 2007 -
Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it had recalled about 1.2 million vans,
sport utility vehicles and heavy-duty pickup trucks because of a flaw in
an engine sensor that could cause sudden stalling.
In a notice posted with the National Highway Transportation Safety
Administration, the No. 2 U.S. automaker said vehicles equipped with a
7.3-liter diesel engine
could stall without warning, causing a crash.
The recall covers vehicles built between 1997 and 2003 including Ford's
E-Series full-size van, the Excursion SUV and the F-450 Super Duty pickup
truck.
Ford said its dealers would inspect the potentially flawed camshaft sensor
in the affected vehicles and replace the part with a new version without
charge
NEWS:
DETROIT (Reuters) -- March 22, 2007 -- Ford Motor Co.
said on Wednesday it was recalling over 37,000 of its new 2008 model-year
F-Series Super Duty trucks after reported tailpipe fires in the diesel
version of the pickups.
Ford said it had received reports of three cases where leaking fuel or oil
ignited when trapped in a diesel particulate filter near the tailpipe of
the new trucks.
In one case in Texas, a truck's hot tailpipe set off a grass fire when the
driver pulled off the road, a Ford spokesman said........Ford dealers were
advised on Wednesday to stop selling the roughly 29,000 Super Duty trucks
with 6.4-liter diesel engines on their lots until engine control software
can be updated.........Customers with the first 8,400 diesel Super Duty
trucks already on the roads will be notified that they should bring their
vehicles into dealerships for the same fix...
NEWS:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- March 5, 2007
-- Ford Motor Co. recalled about 155,000 pickup trucks and sport
utility vehicles on Monday to repair a cruise control switch system that
already had led to millions of recalls.
Ford said the latest recall involved 2003 versions of
the F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty truck, the Ford
Excursion SUV and the Lincoln Blackwood pickup.
The No. 2 U.S. automaker previously had recalled 5.8
million vehicles in the past two years because of engine fires linked to
the cruise control systems in trucks, SUVs and vans. That recall, one of
the largest in history, covered vehicles from the 1994-2002 model years.
Ford officials said Monday an internal check found the
switch systems in some early 2003 trucks and SUVs and the company acted to
allow owners to get it repaired. The switch system could corrode over
time, overheat and ignite.
NEWS:
Ford Motor Co. sued Navistar International Corp., the
sole supplier of diesel engines for one of the automaker's most important
models, in a contract dispute over warranty costs and engine prices,
Bloomberg News reported today.
Navistar builds diesel engines for Ford's Super Duty
pickup trucks, which comprise about 40 percent of F-Series truck sales.
Ford's lawsuit alleges the Warrenville, Illinois-based Navistar owes the
automaker money under an agreement to share engine-related warranty costs.
Summary: ON CERTAIN
PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, THE
SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence: A FIRE AT THE SWITCH COULD OCCUR.
Remedy:
BY LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 12, 2005, OWNERS WERE
INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED
CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR SPEED
CONTROL DEACTIVATED ARE BEING NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND
ADVISED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO RECONNECT THE SPEED CONTROL BEGINNING IN
FEBRUARY 2006. OWNERS WHO DID NOT HAVE THEIR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED ARE
BEING NOTIFIED TO HAVE THEIR SYSTEM REMEDIED BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2006.
OWNERS ARE URGED TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE FREE DISCONNECT SERVICE AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FIRE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD
AT 1-800-392-3673. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017 AND 06V286)
Notes:
FORD RECALL NO. 05S28. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT
1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
