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Complaint 958160

2008 FORD F-250 • ENGINE • incident Oct 15, 2012

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
958160
Make
FORD
Model
F-250
Model Year
2008
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Oct 15, 2012
Date Received
Jan 15, 2013
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE POWER FAILED AND LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. UPON BEING SERVICED, ROCKER ARM WAS BROKEN AND CAUSED THE PROBLEMS. THERE WAS NO NOTICE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT AFFECTED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER/SPEED. IT IS NOTED THAT WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE 6.4L DIESEL ENGINES. *TR

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

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