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Complaint 701064

2003 FORD E-350 • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Jul 11, 2008

Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
701064
Make
FORD
Model
E-350
Model Year
2003
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date
Jul 11, 2008
Date Received
Dec 23, 2008
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Owner Narrative

F-350 DIESEL RUNNING ERRATICALLY. THAN WILL NOT SHIFT RADIO STOPPED WORKING NO POWER ALL ELECTRONICS STOPPED WORKING. SMELT INSULATION BURNING ON WIRES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DISABLED. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND FUSE BOX MELTED. ASKED DEALER TO ALSO CHECK OUT ALTERNATOR, [MAYBE PUTTING OUT TO MUCH VOLTAGE] GOT THE VEHICLE BACK THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. IS CAN CAUSE VEHICLE FIRES. DEALER CLAIMS HE GETS A FEW A MONTH, DIFFERENT MODELS. *TR

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

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