Everyone,

It seems to me that the biggest complaint on this site is the radiator fluid leak on the older F150 models. I'm now beginning to see this problem flowing over into some of the 99 and up models as well.

There is a governing body that forces a manufacturer to initiate a mandatory recall if that body receives enough complaints about a manufacturers product.

I'm not sure who this company is, but I do know that it exists.

We need to research to find out which company this is and compile a complaint petition to have Ford recall these vehicles to have this problem fixed.

I believe we need to begin this project now.

I think what we need to do first is that everyone who has had this problem with their trucks, to post their experience on this thread.

We also need to research to find out who this governing recall body is and post any info we find on this thread as well.

Once we've received enough information, we can compile a petition from this site, as well as all the other v6 F150 sites, and submit an official complaint with this company.

This problem affects all of us. This problem began with the older models first, and is now creaping into the newer models.

Anyone owning a late model 4.2 may very well run into the same problem 1 or 2 years from now.

Lets all work on this together and see if we can force Ford to address this situation.

Tom

 

Tom,i'm with you brother! And to show that it is legit,i'm posting my VIN so it can be verified that I had my lower intake gaskets replaced at a Ford dealership;
VIN-1FTDF1729VNB85995
Date work was done-11/06/2002
Dealership-Gator Ford,Seffner Florida 33584
Ford techs #-8334

I'm hoping to be reimbursed for the work done if ever there is a recall!

 

You may not use this site to petition a recall, seek a lawsuit, etc. FTE does not want to be involved in your personal legal matters, and is it fair to attempt to drag this company into it.

There are approriate channels for this, such as your attorney, the NHTSA ( www.nhtsa.gov ), etc.

 

I wasn't using this site as a basis for a lawsuit or to drag FTE into any lawsuits. I just wanted to know if any one knew of the governing body in which to file a complaint. That's all.

In order to file a complaint with them, I would need to have a list of people who have experienced this problem. What better place to gather a list such as this than the site on which everyone make their complaints regarding this problem. My attorney could not develope such a list. And I'm not looking to sue anyone. I just want the recall committee to be aware that there is an ongoing problem. I don't see why this has to be an FTE issue, when it's not.

Tom

 

In fact, you just solved one of the problems Ken. Which is one that I was looking for. So, if I hadn't posted this thread, I would never have received that info. So, thanks.

Tom

 

Actually, to begin the complaint process (thanks to Ken) we can all go here and file an online complaint.

Please do not mention FTE in your compaint but please post here that you did file one so that we all know how many people did.

here is the url.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/

 

Ok I'm submitted my complaint. Maybe I should submit once a day.

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