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The contact owns a 2004 Ford F150. The contact was driving at approximately 65 mph when the vehicle stalled suddenly and completely shut down. The vehicle was towed to a dealership where the contact was informed that the fuel pump marginal had rusted and separated from the vehicle. The dealer repaired the vehicle at the expense of the contact. He called the manufacturer and was told that he would have to assume the repair costs. The failure mileage was 48,842. The current mileage was approximately 50,000. Updated 05/06/10. The fuel pump module was severely corroded. Updated 07/27/10
The contact owns a 2004 Ford F150 4X4. While driving 57 mph the vehicle lost all power and shut off. The vehicle slowly cruised over to the side of the road and came to a complete stop. The check engine light illuminated stating low oil pressure. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who stated that a diagnostic test showing codes P091 for the fuel rail pressure sensor which was replaced along with the fuel pump. The fuel pump control module corroded and the housing was cracked with a hole in it that also shorted out and caused the failure to occur. The dealer nor the manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 91,450.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle loses power while driving 45 mph. The vehicle was taken to the shop three times within two years to replace the fuel pump. The vehicle operates normally for a few months, but will lose power and start surging shortly afterwards. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage is 87,000 and failure mileage was 25,000.
The emission light came on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and consumer was told that fuel pump was defective. The gauge went out of control. After filling the tank, the gauge read empty. The brake light wiring was inoperative, alignment was out, the vehicle had stuck in park, the right passenger door was inoperative, the speedometer read wrong, and the vehicle would die out.
- Buena Vista, GA, USA
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