Complaint 552604

2003 FORD F-350 • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL • incident Aug 23, 2004

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
552604
Make
FORD
Model
F-350
Model Year
2003
Incident Date
Aug 23, 2004
Date Received
Aug 30, 2005
Data As Of
Apr 27, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Owner Narrative

CONSUMER REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN THE 2003 FORD F350.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE LACKING POWER AND BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE ON START UP, IT JERKED WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD POPPED LOSE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BECAUSE AN AFTER MARKET CHIP WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

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