My 2005 f-450 began losing power. I took it in to a dealership to get it fixed,(still under warranty). The problem is that the fuel tank is coming apart inside. The tank is lined inside with a sheet of aluminum. The aluminum is coming apart inside the tank and clogging the fuel system. So the dealership said I need a new fuel tank, fuel pump, injector pump, and new fuel injectors. This tank is defective. This has been a problem in these trucks since 1999-2008. Ford knew this was happening. Ford has had thousands of complaints about this problem. Now the dealership wants to charge me $4200.00 to fix, even under warranty. Dealership says ford will not cover there defective part. I'm the only one who drives this truck, always use pump fuel no biodiesel ever.
2005 Ford F-450 SD fuel system complaints
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We have a ford 2005 f-450 rack body truck. In 2007-08 we paid a ford dealership approx.$4000 to replace fuel tank, fuel pump and injectors on said vehicle. Just this week, a different ford dealership informed us that the original problem happened again and we would incur similar expenses because ford does not consider this a defect on their part but a problem with the fuel.
10/5/2010 brighton,mi my truck started to blow white smoke and the engine stopped running while driving down the road. I had it towed to my dealer and was told it has a delamination problem in the fuel tank and the cause was from bio-diesel contamination and I would now need to replace or reseal the tank and install a new fuel pump along with one new injector at a cost of $2643.00 plus tax. I had the repairs done because I need the truck for work I also saved the old parts. Hopefully ford(if they want to sell me another truck in the future) will participate in this repair.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-450. The contact stated that the fuel tank was corroded from the inside out which caused the vehicle to stall while the contact was traveling 40 MPH. The dealer repaired the vehicle and stated that the cause was because of the additives or bio diesel in the diesel fuel. The failure mileage and current mileages were 55000.
Sept. 9, 2008 - truck started missing changed fuel filter when in shop for normal service march 18, 2009 - truck stalled and would not start, towed to shop, did diagnostics , regular service, and put on fuel regulator oct. 12, 2009 - truck missing and overheating, replace fuel filter and radiator tank aug. 11,2010 - truck missing again would not start , smoking, towed to cauthorns,, then to ford garage. Warranty work completed on truck, they thought head gaskets blown, replaced egr cooler and oil cooler, cleaned turbo, , replace fuel filter and replaced battery. Aug. 17, 2010- vehicle towed to cauthornes auto from ford garage to have fuel tank replaced due to peeling and slivers in tank. Seeing as how this is the third truck we have had to have the fuel tank replaced on we have saved the old fuel tank and have it on hand at our shop for inspection.
Ford f 450 diesel fuel tank is delaminating causing the truck to stall causing a dangerous situation on the road. From research on the internet, this is not an isolated problem. Apparently ford is ignoring the problem and shifting the blame to fuel. My chevy nor my fathers dodge have this problem. It is very expensive to fix.
I brought my companies 2005 ford f450 super duty to the dealer for oil leaks & running poorly . The fuel tank has delaminated & they will not cover the repair .
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-450. While driving 45 MPH up an incline the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealer. Prior to the failure he noticed that it was difficult to accelerate. The current and failure mileages were 50300. Updated 01/1410 *bf the consumer stated the truck was diagnosed and the fuel tank and other components needed to be replaced. Updated 01/20/10.
I have a 2005 ford f-450 that was loosing power going down the road. I had just replaced the fuel filters about two thousand miles before. When I removed the frame mounted fuel filter it was full of silver metal flakes. I called the service manager at ford and was told it was delamination of the fuel tank. Of course my three year / thirty six thousand was out . The one hundred thousand on my motor covered everything but the fuel lines and fuel tank. I think this is bull and ford should be responsible for this problem. By the way I've seen many complaints on this problem. My truck has fifty eight thousand miles on it . Ford told me it was costing me about one thousand dollars to fix it. To me its just going to be a temporary fix from what I can tell from all the complaints.
The lining of the fuel tank is flaking off into my fuel lines. This condition has caused major hesitation and lack of power. Need further investigation to know the extent of damages.
Vehicle was driven to the dealership for sluggishness. I was told that the fuel filter was dirty. Service person replaced the fuel filter and now the truck won't run at all. I am informed that there is fuel contamination. Towed the vehicle to another repair station and I am informed that the lining of the fuel tank is peeling off and the peeling material is now clogging the fuel pump and injection.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f450. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact noticed that the fuel gauge stopped working. He examined the vehicle and noticed that the top of the fuel tank had collapsed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and serviced for the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000. Updated 09/15/08 *bf updated 09/18/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f450. When the contact attempted to fill the gas tank, all of the fuel began to come out of the top of the tank. He examined the vehicle and noticed that the fuel tank had collapsed and slit at the seam. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The failure mileage was 9,119. Updated 09/15/08 *bf the carbon canister was mounter between frame rails and dirt and debris became trapped inside. Updated 09/18/08.
Fuel injectors causing the engine to fail and shutdown - multiple vehicles.
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