2008 Ford F-150: fuel pump failure

Filed Feb 23, 2018 · Fuel system · 109,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to start the vehicle, but it failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the fuel pump relay housing and cover rusted through, which caused an electrical short that made the fuel pump become inoperable. The vehicle was repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: cas [xxx]. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000. *tt information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jan 27, 2018 · Fuel system · 68,500 miles · IN

Fuel pump control module failure

Filed Nov 19, 2017 · Fuel system · 68,500 miles · WI

Engine was running rough on the freeway. When I exited, the engine stopped running. I had to have it towed to the garage. The mechanic diagnosed the problem as the fuel pump driver control unit. He said it is a common problem with the f150 trucks. My opinion is this is a safety problem and the driver module was damaged due to corrosion.

Filed Feb 15, 2016 · Fuel system · 87,000 miles · VA · fire

Fuel pump driver module (fpdm) corrodes rapidly, breaks open, and shorts out causing the vehicle to shut off unexpectedly while driving.

Filed Feb 2, 2015 · Fuel system · 45,950 miles · OH

I was driving my 2008 ford f150 when the engine suddenly started severe jerking/missing and loss of power. It continued to get worse while vehicle was under load then eventually the engine stopped working and would not start. I was able to determine the issue was a loss of fuel pressure caused by a defective fuel pump driver located above the spare tire on a steel cross member. This part was severely corroded due to an engineering flaw reported by hundreds of f150 owners prior to this incident. This issue needs to be addressed by the federal safety agency with ford and a recall initiated to replace this component with the improved part design now available.

Filed Jan 19, 2015 · Fuel system · 81,167 miles · MN

Fuel pump driver corrosion cause truck to stall and not restart lucky I was in safe location or could have been a bad scean ford should recall this part cause in states that use salt causes this problem does someone have to die before it gets fixed cause new ones have a spacers so they don't rust im sure this has been brought up many times thank you

Filed Apr 4, 2014 · Fuel system · 82,000 miles · OH

Vehicle had intermittent starting issue and has left me stranded. After running a diagnostic check with a scanner received a p1233 code which is the fuel pump driver module offline. Component located underneath bolted to the frame.called and emailed spitzer ford,local dealer, and they're unsure or acted like the never heard of the problem. Why is it that ford north america is short handed of the fpdm?

Filed Jan 20, 2014 · Fuel system · 82,000 miles · VT

Fuel pump control module failed without notice, stopping vehicle. Dissimilar metals in contact caused corrosion of electronic component. A known problem with every engineer and mechanic.

Filed Dec 11, 2013 · Fuel system · 73,000 miles · WA

Fuel pump driver module - faulty design in the mounting of the driver module causing parts to fail and causing no starts/loss of power(stales).

Filed May 26, 2012 · Fuel system · 78,000 miles · MO

Truck would crank but would not start. Towed to ford dealer and problem traced to corroded fuel pump driver module. Diagnose & repair $235.80. This part is located in an area that is subjected to road salt & other contaminates which case corrosion & failure.

Filed Aug 14, 2009 · Fuel system · 13,500 miles · AR

Smelled odor of gasoline while driving. Drove approximately 3 miles and when exited vehicle, strong odor of gasoline. Walked to rear of vehicle and saw a trail of gasoline splatters behind 2008 ford f150. Looked under vehicle and saw a pool of gasoline with gasoline dripping from all around fuel tank and surrounding area. Immediately got assistance and determined that gasoline was coming from area at top of fuel tank-area of fuel pump (by turning key on a 1-2 seconds while assistant watched under pickup). We removed the fuse to fuel pump relay and towed vehicle (100 ft) to area where we could wash gasoline off with water hose and pushed vehicle into shop and removed pickup bed to get a visual at leak area. Vent hose to filler cap was broken at top of tank (this is not a hose that normally has gasoline or pressure. Reinstalled fuse and rapidly turned key on and off with 2 persons watching. A huge amount of gasoline was sprayed out when the pump was energized. When assistant touched the hose at source of leakage to pull hose off, the plastic connection on the pump broke off (no force was applied). Called ford dealer and were informed it was under warranty--informed them of observations and action we took. When ford got the vehicle they basically said this was an owner abuse and was not a defect. Vehicle has not been subject to any rough treatment. If I had driven this vehicle enough to get exhaust hot or had any source of ignition the vehicle would have basically exploded and burned, it probably lost 5-6 gallon of gas in 3 miles(5 minutes). There was a split in plastic connection that broke off and appearance of other cracks in area. In most cases the first evidence of a problem would be when the vehicle ignited. Enough gasoline dripped off tank area on asphalt to mar area. Ford dealer has vehicle and parts, indicated it would be 4-10 days to get replacement parts. This has serious fire potential and I have no explanation for break except defective.