Complaint 944330
2008 FORD F-350 • SUSPENSION • incident Oct 13, 2012
- Complaint ID
- 944330
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- F-350
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- SUSPENSION
- Incident Date
- Oct 13, 2012
- Date Received
- Oct 13, 2012
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION
Owner Narrative
UPON INSPECTION OF THIS VEHICLE,OUR MECHANIC FOUND THE AUTOMATIC DIPSTICK TUBE RUSTED IN HALF ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. AT THE BRACKET THAT BOLTS TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE A POTENTIAL FIRE /SAFETY HAZARD IF SOME ONE WAS TO FILL OR CHECK THE TRANSMISSION WHILE THE ENGINE IS HOT. WE ALSO FOUND THE RIGHT SIDE SHOCK TOWER SEVERELY DEGRADED BECAUSE OF RUST. THE TOP OF THE TOWER HAS LARGE PIECES OF RUST SCALE ON TOP OF THE TOWER THAT WE FEEL COULD POSSIBLY ALLOW THE COIL SPRING PRESSURE TO FRACTURE THE STEEL AND CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING. I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS MUCH CORROSION ON A TRUCK THIS NEW. WE HAVE TAKEN PICTURES AND CAN BE E-MAILED IF NEEDED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. THIS IS A CITY OF ALLENTOWN ,PA FLEET VEHICLE. *TR
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