2008 Ford F-250 Engine

I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS DRIPPING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK AND SUSPECTED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I ALSO GAVE THEM SEVERAL TSBSS CONCERNING THE RADIATOR LEAK TO MAKE THEM AWARE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD. OBVIOUSLY THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM (RADIATOR, HOSES AND DEGAS BOTTLE) NEEDED REPLACEMENT, IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY $1,776. I ONLY HAVE 39K MILES ON IT AND I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE REPLACING A RADIATOR THIS SOON. I HAVE ALWAYS BABIED THIS TRUCK AND MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. I FEEL THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THIS DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE COSTS INCURRED BY ME TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. WHO IS TO SAY THAT THIS MAY NOT OCCUR AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD? I HAVE READ THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR TRUCKS NEEDING SEVERAL REPLACEMENT RADIATORS. IT'S CONCERNING TO ME THAT FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS KIND OF DESIGN FLAW (OR SCAM) WITHOUT ANY REPERCUSSION FROM OUR GOVERNMENT. *TR

LIFTERS AND CAM HAVE FAILED. AND HAS TRASHED THE MOTOR. HAVE ASKED FOR HELP FROM FORD AND THEY HAVE DENIED CLAIM. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT $55,000.00 TRUCK THAT IS ADVERTISED TO BE SUPER DUTY AND SHOULD LAST 400000 TO 500000 MILES WITH ONLY MINER ENGINE REPAIRS, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. FORD KNOWS FOR A FACT THAT THEY HAVE A FAULTY MOTOR AND FAULTY INTERNAL PARTS ON ALL THE 2008 THRU 2010 6.4 L DIESEL MOTORS. THAT'S WHY THEY DESIGNED A NEW MOTOR AND ARE SUING NAVISTAR THE ENGINE DESIGNER. NOW YOU CAN GO ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND FIND THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE. FORD KNOWS THAT THE LIFTERS WILL FAIL AT SOME PREMATURE POINT, AND THE ROCKER ARMS WILL BREAK. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS THAT THERE IS SO MUCH BACK PRESSURE ON THE MOTOR DUE TOO THE PARTICULATE FILTER. THAT HAS EVEN BEEN RE-DEIGNED IN THERE NEW 6.7 MOTOR. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS MOTOR OR SOME KIND OF MANDATORY RETROFIT OR FINANCIAL AID TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. ON ANOTHER NOTE I HAVE ALL MOST HAD A LEAST 8 HEAD ON COLLISIONS FROM LOST POWER DUE TO THE EGR COOLERS FAILING OR THE PARTICULATE FILTER CLOGGING UP. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE ALSO YOU CAN BE IN GREAT DANGER WHEN TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOME ONE SOON.. THANK YOU IN THIS MATTER. HOW CAN FORD TURN THEIR BACKS ON LOYAL AMERICANS.......

THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE LAST PCM UPDATE WHEN IT GOES INTO "CLEAN EXHAUST FILTER" MODE WILL SHOOT OUT HEAVY SMOKE FOR 2 MILES. THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MONTHS. DEALER STATES IT IS"NORMAL". *TR

ON MARCH 13, 2012, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING A REPAIR THEY MADE TO MY TRUCK. THE CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. I HAD TO REPLACE TWO RADIATOR HOSES COSTING ME $500. THEY WERE NOT DEFECTIVE DUE TO ABUSE OR MAINT. THEY HAD A DESIGN FLAW PER THE SERVICE TECH. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR ONE OF THEM WAS LEAKING. THEY REPLACED BOTH FOR THEY SAID THAT THE OTHER ONE WAS GOING TO LEAK EVENTUALLY. THEY WERE REPLACED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED HOSE TO PREVENT THE LEAKING. THE TECH STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR TRUCK. I REALIZE THE TRUCK WAS PAST THE 3 YEAR/36000 MILE WARRANTY; HOWEVER IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY OR FORD SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE COST. IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DESIGN FLAW AND COULD HAVE BLOWN OUT ON THE ROAD CAUSING A BREAK DOWN AND HIGHWAY SAFETY HAZARD. ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND A RECALL BE MANDATED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD BE REIMBURSED. SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I'M SURE OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. ALSO, I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE TWO DEFECTIVE AND DESIGN FLAWED RADIATOR HOSES. I MADE THE DEALERSHIP GIVE THEM TO ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

RADIATOR HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES. THE FOURTH TIME IT FAILED IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING NOISES AND STALLED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A COOLING SYSTEM LEAK AND THE RADIATOR AND HOSES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH HIGHER GRADE HOSES AND TANKS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,730 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2008 FORD F250 DIESEL 6.4L RADIATOR LEAKS. FORD BLAMES THIS ON T-STATS AND VENTURI TEE'S BUT IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. FORD CONTINUES TO BURY THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND. EITHER NHTSA NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SHOULD BRING THIS TO THE FOREFRONT. *TR

NOTICED A COOLANT LEAK COMING OFF THE DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK IT IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. $1,400 LATER THEY SAID IF I HAD A HYPER EXTENDED THERMOSTAT IT WOULD BE FREE AS THAT IS WHAT FORD BELIEVES IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WELL OBVIOUSLY ITS NOT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAK AT TANK SEAM. *TR

LEAKING RADIATOR THAT IS A $1,200 REPAIR. *KB

I CAME HOME FROM WORK, SHUT MY VEHICLE OFF, CLIMBED OUT AND NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS DRIPPING FROM THE FRONT END. GOT UNDER AND FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING AND AT A PRETTY GOOD RATE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK DETAILS ABOUT IT AND AGREED TO DROP IT OFF THE NEXT DAY. I HAD TO REFERENCE THEM TO A TSB 09-23-1 CONCERNING THE RADIATOR LEAK DUE TO A HYPER EXTENDED THERMOSTAT. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I GET A CALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THERMOSTAT "SEEMS" TO BE FINE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF THE RADIATOR REPLACEMENT AT $1400. FORD REPLACED THESE RADIATORS IN JOB 1 TRUCKS IF THEY WERE LEAKING AT THE TIME THE VENTURI TEE WAS BEING INSTALLED IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. I HAD THE RECALL DONE BUT IT WASN'T LEAKING AT THE TIME. I HAVE 37K MILES ON IT. I'VE NEVER OVER HEATED IT, OVER SPED IT AND I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT IF THEY REPLACED THE PARTS, SENT THEM TO FORD AND FORD FOUND THEY WERE STILL GOOD, I WOULD THEN GET BILLED BACK LATER. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I HAVE NOT HAD THEM CONTINUE WITH THE WORK ON THE TRUCK. THE MAIN REASON IS BECAUSE THAT IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD COVER THIS KNOWING IT'S A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL AS I STATED EARLIER, AND AT LEAST 2 TSB'S STATING THAT THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM. IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT FORD IS STICKING IT TO PEOPLE LIKE ME FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. IT'S CRACKED AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME HOW IT CRACKED. WHEN ASKED, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED, "THAT'S THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION." WHAT MAKES THIS EVEN WORSE, I'M ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND AM PREPARING FOR A DUTY STATION MOVE IN AUGUST. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO TOW MY RV AND FAMILY OF 5, NOT FOR IT TO BREAK AND NO APPARENT REASON FOR IT BESIDES THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE OR SPORADICALLY AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EXHAUST SENSOR AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

1/1/10 ISN'T THE FIRST SMOG-OUT, BUT DEFINITELY THE WORST & MOST DANGEROUS. WHILE DECENDING FROM THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN IN GATLINBURG IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC WHERE IT TOOK 45-60 MINS TO GO 2 MILES, THE EXHAUST CLEANING WAS BLOWING SUFFOCATING AND BLINDING BLUE SMOKE CONTINUOUSLY. THEN GOING THROUGH TOWN WHERE PEOPLE ARE WALKING UP & DOWN BESIDE THE ROAD (STILL IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC) IT WAS STILL SMOGGING THE PEOPLE WALKING AND PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND ME COULD NOT SEE. IF A MOTORCYCLE OR PERSON ENDED UP BESIDE US WHEN WE HAD TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY BURNED. IT CONTINUED TO CLEAN DOWN TO PIGEON FORGE FOR A TOTAL OF 1-1/2 TO 2 HOURS. FORD ENGINEER WAS SUPPOSED TO RECALIBRATE TO MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T CLEAN IF UNDER 35 MPH, BUT IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME, SOMETIMES DAY AFTER DAY FOR HOURS. *TR

RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 FORD F-250. THE TRUCK UPON ACCELERATION SURGES AT 2800-3000 RPM'S AND BLOWS WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS DURING HIGH HUMID, OR RAINY DAYS, OR WHILE THE TRUCK IS OPERATING IN A STEADY STATE OF DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU PULL OFF THE FREEWAY, AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP THE TRUCK STUMBLES AND LOOSES ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THERE ARE NO CODES BEING DISPLAYED IN THE COMPUTER. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEBODY TO GET RUN OVER TRYING TO ENTER THE FREEWAYS. FORD IS NOT TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS EITHER. *TR

2008 FORD F-250. RADIATOR LEAKING. DEALER STATES TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THEY FOUND A LEAK IN APRIL OF 2010. THEY NEVER INFORMED ME OF IT HOWEVER. IN APRIL THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE 36,000 MI. WARRANTY. I FIRST NOTICED THE LEAK AROUND THE LAST OF NOVEMBER 2010 AND BY THEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT 46,000 MI. AND OUT OF WARRANTY. MY DEALER TELLS ME THEY AND FORD ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE RADIATORS BUT FORD HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. DEALER WONT INCUR ANY OF THE COST FOR REPAIRS AND FORD WONT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE EITHER. *TR

2008 F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL EXPLODED (NEIGHBORS' DESCRIPTION) WHILE PARKED. WE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM TOWING A SKID LOADER BACK FROM A JOB SITE AND APPROXIMATELY HALF AN HOUR LATER, NEIGHBORS CALLED TO SAY THAT OUR TRUCK HAD EXPLODED. THE FIRE DEPT WAS ON THE SCENE WHEN WE ARRIVED AND THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. WE HAD OWNED AND USED THE TRUCK FOR 9 DAYS AND IT HAD PERFORMED WITHOUT PROBLEM DURING THAT TIME WHICH INCLUDED A 400 MILE TRIP FROM THE POINT OF PURCHASE IN PA TO OUR HOME LOCATION IN COLUMBUS OH. NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OTHER THAN TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF. *TR

WE OWN A FORD 2008 F250 SUPER DUTY CREWCAB SRW. TOOK IT IN FOR A OIL LEAK AND DEALER FOUND THE RADIATOR HAD ' C/S VEHICLE HAS COOLANT LEAKS. RADIATOR & TOP & LEFT LOWER RADIATOR HOSE FAULTY LEAKING COOLANT' THE RADIATOR FROM THE MANUFACTURE WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 2009. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD RADIATOR REPLACED. DEALER IS NOW CHARGING US $1,233.31 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE 3RD ONE. OUR SON WHO HAS A F350 HAS HAD 3 RADIATORS REPLACED. IS THIS SOMETHING THE CONSUMER NEEDS TO BE PAYING FOR THE LENGTH OF THE OWNING A FORD TRUCK AND IS IT COMMON TO HAVE A RADIATOR REPLACED EVERY YEAR. *TR

HEAT SHIELD AROUND TURBOS ON 08 F-250 WITH THE 6.4 DIESEL IS LOSING ITS SHAPE AND BEGINNING TO HANG TOO CLOSE TO THE TURBO AND CAN CATCH FIRE. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN WITH NO CLIPS TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN A WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED "FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER". WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HE STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 02/14/11

ON 8/10/2010, AFTER DRIVING MY 2008 F-250 ON INTERSTATE 5 FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS CONTINUOUSLY AT APPROX. 70MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE, I OVERRODE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE AND PASS A VEHICLE. AS I RETURNED TO THE RIGHT SIDE DRIVING LANE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN AN UNCONTROLLED FASHION. WITH HEAVY BRAKING I WAS ABLE CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER WHERE I SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND CUT THE IGNITION OFF. A RESTART OF THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE RUN-UP IN RPM WHICH COULD ONLY BE CONTROLLED BY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. NO ENGINE OR OTHER WARNING LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED. BY OPENING THE HOOD AND MANUALLY RESETTING THE AIR FILTER CONTAMINATION SENSOR ON THE AIR INTAKE DUCT, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND HAVE IT OPERATE NORMALLY. I DID NOT AGAIN USE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS IS A REPEAT OF THE CONDITION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN ID# 10279704. THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF ALL THREE INSTANCES OF OCCURRENCE ARE THAT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN OPERATED AT 65-70 MPH FOR APPROX. SIX HOURS, CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, AND THE ENGINE IS EITHER IN OR HAS JUST COMPLETED AN EXHAUST REGEN CYCLE . FORD APPEARS TO BE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO IDENTIFY OR ADDRESS THIS SITUATION, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

SUBJECT OWNS A 2008 F250 W/ 6.4L DIESEL. AT RANDOM, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, PULL ONTO A HIGHWAY, OR OTHERWISE INCREASE SPEED, VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND STUMBLE. WHITE SMOKE HAS BEEN NOTICED FROM THE EXHAUST DURING AT LEAST ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS. FORD HAS TSB 08-25-1 WHICH ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, BUT VEHICLE IS PAST WARRANTY, AND OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM PERSISTS EVEN AFTER HAVING THE TSB PERFORMED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ON AUGUST 20, 2010 WE WERE PULLING A 10,000 TRAILER AND WENT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE PASSING (STUMBLE/SMOKE) FOR APPROX 5 SECONDS, BEFORE REGAINING POWER. WE COULD HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IF THERE HAD BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC PRESENT AND/OR POWER HAD NOT RETURNED. PROBLEM IS ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. *TR

DRIVING AROUND AND DIESEL FUEL SMELL CAME INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS TRUCK HAS A 6.4L JOB 1 DIESEL. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE DRIVING IT MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH AND LIGHT HEADED. FORD TELLS US IT WILL HAPPEN EVERY 100-600 MILES AND LAST 10-40 MINUTES EACH TIME DURING REGENERATION. FORD SAYS THIS IS A 'NORMAL OPERATION CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE'. THE DEALERSHIP REFERENCED TSB 09-16-9 AND TOOK THE TIME TO HIGHLIGHT CERTAIN AREAS. #1 - I WAS NOT IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND #2 - THIS IS NOT A BRAND NEW TRUCK ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE LOW MILEAGE. HOW CAN THIS BE CONSIDERED NORMAL IF IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND NOW MAKES ME SICK WHEN I DRIVE THE TRUCK? THE SMELL IS STILL FAINTLY IN THE HEADLINER OF THE TRUCK. WHAT IS IN THIS STUFF THAT MADE ME LIGHT HEADED AND SICK TO MY STOMACH?*CW

RADIATOR LEAKS ON FORD F 250 6.4 DIESEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE DEALER CHANGED THE COMPUTER IN THE INTERNAL ENGINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE STATING THAT IT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE COMPUTER MODULE, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE POOR FUEL MILEAGE. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN UPDATED 08/13/09.*JB