2019 FORD F-350 — Complaint #2007179
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NHTSA Complaint about FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL FILTER filed July 12, 2024
NHTSA complaint #2007179 (ODI reference 11601616) concerns a 2019 FORD F-350 and was filed on July 12, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on July 8, 2024. The vehicle had 48,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Washington based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as fuel system, other:fuel filter, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD F-350 cohort independently describe similar fuel system, other:fuel filter failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2019 FORD F-350 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the reduced engine power and check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle lost motive power. In addition, the contact noticed white smoke and diesel odor entering the interior of the vehicle. The contact parked the vehicle and noticed diesel fluid pouring out onto the ground. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a cracked fuel filter. The contact was informed that the fuel filter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously serviced by an independent mechanic and the fuel filter was replaced several days before the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the new fuel filter had only 600 miles before the failure occurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2007179 |
| ODI Number | 11601616 |
| Date Filed | July 12, 2024 |
| Failure Date | July 8, 2024 |
| VIN | 1FT8W3BT0KE |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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