I am contacting you to file a complaint with ford motor company regarding the fuel tanks on 450 and f550 trucks that we own. I have more than one vehicle that is and has been affected by this. The fuel tanks are degrading from the inside, causing fuel system damage and creating a hazard due to the fact that as large as these vehicles are they can be disabled in traffic. I do understand that any vehicle could be rendered disabled. However this would be for a known cause. Ford dealerships are well aware of the problem as are many tank repair facilities in new england. I understand through research these tanks have been defective since 1998. Ford is trying to say it is due to bio-diesel. If you looked inside the tank, you would see it is like paint flaking off of a wall. This situation has been doing damage to pumps and injectors causing breakdowns. Ford is well aware of this and has done nothing to resolve it to the best of my knowledge.
2005 Ford F-550 SD fuel system complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f550 sd. The contact stated because the lining in the fuel tank has become lamented, it clogs the fuel filter. As a consequence fuel not only leaks, but the engine intermittently stalls. He contacted the dealer, and was advised by a technician that he would have to pay $900.00 to replace the fuel tank. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 74,000.
2005 f-550 having fuel tank liner failure problems.
2005 ford f-550 fuel tank liner failures. Tank liner coming apart causing the fuel tank needing to be relined, and replacing the fuel pump and fuel filter.
We own a 2005 ford f-550 diesel truck. We are having problems with the fuel tank delaminating and causing the fuel flow to stop to the engine. This is a common problem on alot of ford diesel trucks, ford does not want to take responsibility for the tank delamination, causing the truck to stop running. We are having to pay for the repair, even though the truck is still under warranty. They say that we are running bio-diesel through the truck and this is what is causing the liner separation.
1. The truck was losing power and could barley make it up any hill. 2. The fuel tank is delaminating, aluminum flakes are clogging the filters and injectors. 3. Injectors were replaced along with the fuel filters.
Truck started losing power on the highway. Would hardly climb an incline. We exited the highway, truck was running worse, and finally stalled out. It would only restart and run rough for a minute or two after letting it sit for a while, and then stall again. I had to get the truck towed back to my shop. We changed the fuel filters, and the one in the frame rail had a silver flaky substance inside the filter. I had to put the truck on a trailer, and bring it to the dealership. I was told I needed a new fuel tank, a new fuel pump, new fuel filters, and the fuel system needs to be flushed. They said they are aware of the problem, and they called a warranty rep. They refused to help me. I called ford roadside assistance, and they refused to help me. I now have to spend thousands to fix this. The parts salesman at the dealership say that this happens all the time, and sometimes the replacement tanks do the same thing. I know of about a dozen or a dozen and a half ford trucks that have had this exact problem. There is actually a dealership in ct that stocks a bunch of these tanks because this happens so much.
Truck will have a sudden loss of power when driving on the highway and finally stalls out. It puts the driver and the occupants in a dangerous situation. We do manage to get the truck into the shoulder and attempt to start the truck up. After 10 minutes the truck will start up and drive ok. The truck will continue to do this intermittently putting the occupants at risk. The fuel filter is replaced but continuation of the same problem. The fuel pump is next to be replaced, then the lifter pump with still no results. They finally check the fuel tank and find rust and some sort of brown slime in the tank and replace the tank along with a new fuel filter which solved the problem.
My ford f-550 fuel tank is peeling off and clogging up the engine. Causing it to stop dead in the middle of driving. Ford will not fix this under warranty work. My truck only has 27,500 miles on it.
My ford f550 truck is being repaired for a delaminating fuel tank. Ford is trying to say it is from using biofuel,I never used anything but straight diesel. The tank is plastic lined and is coming apart badly and clogging injectors causing the entire fuel system and engine to fail. The dealer said he has seen this before and it is becoming a recurring problem. The truck has 41,777 miles on it. The year is a 2005, it was in for an extreme loss of power while still under warranty,the dealer miss diagnosed the problem, changed the fuel filter and the truck has been running erratic ever since. They said they could not find any problem. Now I am paying to have a new tank installed same as the old one, and the problem is only going to happen again and may even lead to an accident or a blown motor. Please contact me.
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