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Ford F-Series Super Duty Pickups Recalled, Sales Temporarily Halted
The Daily Auto Insider
Friday, March 23, 2007
March 2007
Ford ordered dealers to stop selling new 2008 F-series Super Duty pickups equipped with the 6.4-liter diesel engine after receiving reports of tailpipe fires. The majority of the pickups ââ¬â 29,000 ââ¬â were still on dealers' lots, the Ford said. Ford is also recalling 8,400 of the trucks.
According to the Associated Press, Ford spokesman Dan Jarvis said the company received three reports of flames coming from the truck's tailpipe, caused by leaking fuel that ignited in the exhaust system's diesel particulate filter near the tailpipe.
"It's really something that we noticed early on, and we're moving swiftly to fix the problem," he said.
Ford said the problem is rare and has only occurred in a few vehicles with damaged engines or turbochargers. No trucks were destroyed by the problem, and there have been no reports of accidents or injuries, though it is blamed for one small roadside grass fire in Texas. Ford says the problem is being corrected by updating the truck's software in both individual vehicles and at the Louisville, Ky., plant where the trucks are built.
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The New Ford Chariot of Fire. :lol:
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would you believe there's a video of the problem out there already?
people pay extra for this kind of mod!
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:lol: I love how they hold the truck responsible for "igniting" a short grass fire in Texas :lol:
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That's freaking hilarious!
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that's freakin awesome....next time I load one, I'm letting it idle for a bit...hahaha
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darkpuppet,Mar 26 2007, 12:39 PM Wrote:would you believe there's a video of the problem out there already?
people pay extra for this kind of mod!
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That's not an '08. It's not even a diesel. Does have a small engine problem though...
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bluetoy,Mar 27 2007, 09:46 AM Wrote:darkpuppet,Mar 26 2007, 12:39 PM Wrote:would you believe there's a video of the problem out there already?
people pay extra for this kind of mod!
[right][snapback]232018[/snapback][/right]
That's not an '08. It's not even a diesel. Does have a small engine problem though...
[right][snapback]232133[/snapback][/right]
whoops, my bad.
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darkpuppet,Mar 27 2007, 09:56 AM Wrote:bluetoy,Mar 27 2007, 09:46 AM Wrote:darkpuppet,Mar 26 2007, 12:39 PM Wrote:would you believe there's a video of the problem out there already?
people pay extra for this kind of mod!
[right][snapback]232018[/snapback][/right]
That's not an '08. It's not even a diesel. Does have a small engine problem though...
[right][snapback]232133[/snapback][/right]
whoops, my bad.
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You know what. I researched a bit more and it is an '08. Still seems to have a rather severe engine problem though. You can hear the miss and the kinda noticeable tick is a dead giveaway that there is some major internal engine self destruction going on.
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