2006 FORD LCF 450 SERIES Complaints

FORD LCF HAS HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND CAN ONLY BE RESTARTED AFTER COOL DOWN. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPEATED SERVICE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS NOT TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND KEEP IT IN TOWN. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED INJECTORS AND OTHER FUEL DELIVERY PARTS AND ON ONE SERVICE CALL STATED THAT THE TRUCK NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE WAS AT 3000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD LCF L55. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, FILTER, AND TANK WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON THREE MORE OCCASIONS DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE OVER THE PAST YEAR. AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,358.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD LCF. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTORS UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS SAFETY COMPLAINT FILED FOR THIS VEHICLE OVER A YEAR AGO, WHICH CONSISTED OF DIFFERENT SAFETY ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 02/24/08. *LJ UNKNOWN 02/25/09. *JB

MY FORD LCF STOP RUNNING SO I PULLED THE FUEL FILTER AND IT HAD FLAKES IN IT SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO FORD THEY SAID THE TANK WAS DELAMINATING AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

CORROSION OF THE FUEL LINER IN FORD LCF DIESEL TRUCKS. ALSO IN F350 AND OTHER DIESEL WORK TRUCKS. THE FUEL LINER CORRODES CLOGGING THE FUEL FILTER. IT STARVES THE ENGINE OF FUEL CAUSING IT TO STOP RUNNING. IT EVENTUALLY RUINS THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. REPAIRS RANGE FROM $1200 TO $6000. *TR