Diesel Engine problems of the 1996 Ford F-350

I have a '96 Ford f350 with a 7. 3l powerstroke. My truck has been stalling intermittently while driving down the road. And on occasion, had cut out completely and not come right back which leaves me with no power brakes, or steering to stop the vehicle, or get it off the road. I stopped at bankston Ford in frisco, TX today to ask if my truck was on the recall list, and was told that it was not. They would not fix the known problem, unless I was willing to pay $380 for the part, and another 4hours of labor. As I understand it, and even verified by their parts department, this part is a $194 part, or a $36 part. I was told my truck is that $194 special order part. There would be no refunds if I ordered it with them. Also, with talking to a friend of mine that is a mechanic at Ford, this is less than a 30 minute job. I would like to know why my truck is not on the recall list, when this is a known Ford problem.

The existing recall 07v-553 (camshaft position sensor on Ford 1997-2003 f-super duty, e-series, and excursion vehicles with 7. 3l diesel engines) seems to be incorrectly narrow in scope. I have a 1996 F-350 with the same 7. 3l diesel engine noted in the recall, and had the exact failure described in this recall. I had it repaired at a Ford dealership on sept 21, 2007, and can provide complete documented information from that repair. Why did Ford not include f-series trucks that use the 7. 3l engine (such as the F-350) in this recall? why is it limited to 1997 and newer? there are other vehicles out there on the road (such as mine) that have a similar potential to fail. This is a difficult problem to diagnose; the dealer could not determine the problem the first time I brought it in (January 2007). My problem went on for more than a year (with momentary power losses and engine stalls shortly after startup) before it progressed to serious drivable issues that were frequent enough they could be diagnosed by the Ford dealer. Camshaft sensor failure causes the engine computer to make the engine stall. Unfortunately, at that stage the drivable issues also become dangerous. I am seeking an expansion of this recall to cover all vehicles affected by the cam sensor failures, and reimbursement for the repair expenses I paid that should have been covered by this recall.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford f350. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning and had to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they stated that the cam position sensor needed to be replaced. The current mileage was 77,000 and failure mileage was 53,396. Updated 03/04/08.