Engine Exhaust System Problems of Ford F-450

The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-450 sd. The contact stated while driving at 65 mph, the throttle control warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the engine rpms gauge started to fluctuate abnormally and the exhaust system started to smoke. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that there was an issue with the engine coolant temperature and engine oil temperature. As a result, the engine cooler, coolant, thermostat, as well as the oil and oil filters needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000.

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2008 Ford F-450 based type I ambulance. Contact alleges that improper manufacturing of 6. 4l powerstroke diesel engine cylinder number 8 resulted in reduced compression and excessive blow by of combustion gases and particulate matter. Reported consequence includes engine stall, reduced power, no start condition, exhaust gas temperature sensor contamination and catastrophic turbocharger damage. Engine problems had negative impact on delivery of ambulance services.

Over the last two years, our 2008 Ford F-450 has been into Ford service several times related to the emissions control system. Specifically the regeneration process. The truck goes into the regeneration mode and over the last week has instantaneously shut the engine, braking, and steering systems down without so much as a 5 second warning. Thus, causing immediate danger to myself and my families health, safety, and life (along with others on the highway). With this vehicle, when this has occurred, we were towing an 15k pound, 40 foot fifth wheel. Pacific Ford, long beach, CA was contacted within 10 minutes of this occurring. The service center at this dealerships advise to us was to "baby" the truck. We just got the truck back after two weeks at the dealership for the regeneration issue, where they couldn't identify anything wrong with the truck. This is extremely dangerous to my family and all others on the road and Ford has not provided any solution to this situation as they have repeatedly told us they can't locate anything wrong. The last time this occurred, today 9/4/10, myself, wife, and two small children were stranded on the side of the highway, in the middle of the desert, in 100 degree temperatures, miles from the nearest town for 6 hours waiting for a tow trucks. At this point, we now consider the vehicle unreliable and dangerous to my family and the public. I refuse to put myself, family, and the public in imminent danger. We feel the only feasible option to insure the safety of all is; this vehicle needs to be permanently removed from the highways. We expect Ford to replace the vehicle or refund the purchase price of the vehicle to us.

2010 Ford f-350 6. 4 diesel goes into "cleaning exhaust filter" mode and engine begins skipping at highways speeds. When at a stoplight/sign, it will almost shut down. When accelerate from light/sign, grey/blue smoke streams from vehicle. Dealer states they have not had any reported problems and can not identify any issues because they can not re-create the reported problem. Vehicle now has 14000 miles.

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Driving as normal on fwy heard a loud noise thought I got a flat. Stopped vehicle on shoulder, braking was difficult and white smoke was around the car. I got out and did not see any flat tires but I saw smoke between the cab and bed of the truck. I ran back to the driver door and saw a small fire on the floor next to the 4x4 shifter for the transfer case. I immediately grabbed my 3 year old daughter from her car seat as the cab filled with smoke and ran approximately 300 feet away and told my daughter to stay. I jumped into the back of the truck grabbed a large fire extinguisher and discharged it into the hole in the floorboard next to the transfer case it went out and immediately came started up again. I then called 911. Some people stopped and helped me remove a few possessions from the truck bed. Within 3 minutes the truck fire flashed and we all stood back and video taped the vehicle burn to the ground. The witnesses said what appeared to be something metal came off of my truck struck their car and the reason they pulled over is because they thought they had a flat but when they looked back they saw fire underneath my truck and ran to help. The fd arrived they shot foam on the fire but it continued to go out then start back it took them approximately 30 min to extinguish. I am very mechanical and believe mechanical failure in the exhaust canninsters that collect then burn hydro carbon particles before they are released into the cat converter, sent excessive heat to the transmission then the transfer case(directly below the fuel lines), thus melting the fuel lines which dripped on the red hot transfer case and started the fire. The vehicle was in the shop previously under a Ford recall for shooting flames out of the tail pipes so I assume they must have restricted the flames which kept the more heat inside the vehicle exhaust system and is seriously dangerous! my daughter and I would have been killed if the air bags had deployed or an accident.