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Complaint 183613

1994 FORD F-350 • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE • incident Nov 5, 1999

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
183613
Make
FORD
Model
F-350
Model Year
1994
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Incident Date
Nov 5, 1999
Date Received
Nov 13, 1999
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Owner Narrative

THIRD TIME PROBLEM ACCURRED/REPAIRED IN LAST 11 MONTHS. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM WITH BRACKET ASSEMBLY TO WHICH TENSIONER PULLEY IS ATTACHED; ALSO NOTES BELT LENGTH HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A LONGER VERSION. INSPITE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, FORD WILL NOT COVER ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RECURRING REPAIR, EITHER CURRENT OR PAST. NET COST OF PREVIOUS REPAIRS: APPROX. $600; BOTH FAILED AT UNDER APPROX 6 MONTHS, BOTH WITH APPROX 15K MILES. CURRENT REPAIR COST: $APPROX $850. SAFETY CONCERN: WHEN PULLEY FAILS, BELT IS THROWN RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF OCCURS IN HIGH SPEED SITUTATION. *AK

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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