New 2003 6.0 Recall
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Originally Posted by jdadamsjr
Hmmm...
thanks J...
wonder if my having an suvlights kit will get my warranty voided ?
thanks J...
wonder if my having an suvlights kit will get my warranty voided ?
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And I thought it was just the 'new car' smell.. 
.. Great.. Something else to have to watch out for.. A 'blob' of plastic on the driveway!!
......................HP....................
.. Great.. Something else to have to watch out for.. A 'blob' of plastic on the driveway!!......................HP....................
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Here it is
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said it has recalled 170,500 vehicles in North America over a variety of defects!
The recall affects 145,500 F-Series Super Duty pickup trucks, Excursion sport utility vehicles. The 2003 model-year pickup trucks and Excursion SUVs equipped with diesel engines have problems with battery connectors, which could affect the performance of the engine, cause it not to start and potentially melt other vehicle parts due to the high voltage, Ford said.
Both the vehicles were built from December 1, 2002, through March 31, 2003, in Ford's Kentucky truck plant.
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said it has recalled 170,500 vehicles in North America over a variety of defects!
The recall affects 145,500 F-Series Super Duty pickup trucks, Excursion sport utility vehicles. The 2003 model-year pickup trucks and Excursion SUVs equipped with diesel engines have problems with battery connectors, which could affect the performance of the engine, cause it not to start and potentially melt other vehicle parts due to the high voltage, Ford said.
Both the vehicles were built from December 1, 2002, through March 31, 2003, in Ford's Kentucky truck plant.
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Someone at ford-trucks.com posted this:
Sound slike the engine ground bolt is bad, so all the juice shoot through the small radio suppression strap, which is not built to take the amperage.
The recall has the techs replace the main engine ground bolt.
You also check the radio supression strap at the right rear corner of the engine for signs of increased amperage flow (I.E. burned-up strands). If the ground is bad, the whole engine at times will find ground through this strap. It really does not have anything to do with the cable itself.
You also check the radio supression strap at the right rear corner of the engine for signs of increased amperage flow (I.E. burned-up strands). If the ground is bad, the whole engine at times will find ground through this strap. It really does not have anything to do with the cable itself.
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Phttttt....
Phttttt....
Whoosh :-)
Saw it on the every news channel....
but you know what - I may miss them, but do they put that much emphasis on all the foregin brands that have recalls ???
Didn't I hear of Toyota or VW having a 1/2 million vehicle recall or something like that ??? or am I in dream world again
Phttttt....
Whoosh :-)
Saw it on the every news channel....
but you know what - I may miss them, but do they put that much emphasis on all the foregin brands that have recalls ???
Didn't I hear of Toyota or VW having a 1/2 million vehicle recall or something like that ??? or am I in dream world again
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Originally Posted by jdadamsjr
Didn't I hear of Toyota or VW having a 1/2 million vehicle recall or something like that ??? or am I in dream world again
http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...b04-206182.htm
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Originally Posted by jschira
Someone at ford-trucks.com posted this:
Sound slike the engine ground bolt is bad, so all the juice shoot through the small radio suppression strap, which is not built to take the amperage.
Sound slike the engine ground bolt is bad, so all the juice shoot through the small radio suppression strap, which is not built to take the amperage.
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Originally Posted by jschira
you KNOW some S....tuff !
(or have a quick search engine :-)
either way, thanks !
But my point being.... did we see that on the local news ?
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Originally Posted by Tim Lamkin
So is this something the average guy can fix?
I dunno. Maybe look it up in the 6.0 Bible and see where it is.
Only reason not to take it to the dealer is because they will want to reflash you.
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Originally Posted by jdadamsjr
Gosh J....
you KNOW some S....tuff !
(or have a quick search engine :-)
either way, thanks !
But my point being.... did we see that on the local news ?
you KNOW some S....tuff !
(or have a quick search engine :-)
either way, thanks !
But my point being.... did we see that on the local news ?
I like that Detroit News site. It's a good one.
I don't watch much local news. Internet to too fun and much more immediate.