Complaint 849009
2000 FORD F-350 • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE • incident Mar 14, 2011
- Complaint ID
- 849009
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- F-350
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Incident Date
- Mar 14, 2011
- Date Received
- Mar 28, 2011
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE STARTED TO EXHIBIT BLACK SMOKE AND HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING HOME ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
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