This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
This vehicle has had two radiator failures. We had the dealer diagnose and repair both times. Every truck in our fleet of 7 F-350's has had at least two radiator failures and Ford refuses to warrant the repairs. On this vehicle the first radiator was replace at 110,154 miles on 3-10-10; the second radiator was replaced at 141,617 miles on 12-22-10.
2008 Ford F350 6.4 diesel. Job 1 truck production line. 33,000 miles, leaking radiator. Dealer replaced and determined defective. $1709.43 cost. Truck purchased 6/07. Truck is 6 months out of warranty. Most owners of this model reporting same problem.
The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-350. While driving 55 mph, the engine temperature began to rise and the engine power decreased. Several months prior to the failure, the vehicle displayed the same symptoms and was serviced by the dealer. The cause of the failure has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 70,000.
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- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA