https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Ford LCF 450 Series. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:42:33 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1492740 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT THE FUEL TANK DELANMINATES FROM THE INSIDE, ALLOWING PAINT CHIPS TO FLOW INTO THE PUMP AND INJECTORS, CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO SUDDENLY DIE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1259679 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT MY LCF DUMP TRUCK BEGAN IDLING A BIT IRRADICALLY. DRIVING THE TRUCK AT ABOUT 40 MPH IT BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER, UNTIL THE ENGINE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD. I OPENED UP THE PRIMARY FUEL FILTER AND FOUND IT TO BE CAKED WITH A SILVER METALLIC MATERIAL. I PUT IN A NEW FILTER AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK HOME, BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AS IT SHOULD. I RESEA https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1183052 Fri, 15 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 2007 AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS 2ND ENGINE JUST NEW LAST YEAR NEW ONE ONLY HAS ABOUT 3,000 MILES AND I HAVE PUT ABOUT 40 INJECTORS IN THIS ENGINE THIS TRUCK IS A SWEEPING TRUCK, IT COST ME ABOUT 120,000 BRAND NEW FOR THE TRUCK AND THE SWEEPER I HAVE INVESTED ABOUT 60,000 INTO THIS TRUCK OVER A 6 YEAR PERIOD, I HAVE ALSO SEEN MANY C https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1183053 Fri, 15 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 2007 AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS 2ND ENGINE JUST NEW LAST YEAR NEW ONE ONLY HAS ABOUT 3,000 MILES AND I HAVE PUT ABOUT 40 INJECTORS IN THIS ENGINE THIS TRUCK IS A SWEEPING TRUCK, IT COST ME ABOUT 120,000 BRAND NEW FOR THE TRUCK AND THE SWEEPER I HAVE INVESTED ABOUT 60,000 INTO THIS TRUCK OVER A 6 YEAR PERIOD, I HAVE ALSO SEEN MANY C https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1183054 Fri, 15 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 2007 AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS 2ND ENGINE JUST NEW LAST YEAR NEW ONE ONLY HAS ABOUT 3,000 MILES AND I HAVE PUT ABOUT 40 INJECTORS IN THIS ENGINE THIS TRUCK IS A SWEEPING TRUCK, IT COST ME ABOUT 120,000 BRAND NEW FOR THE TRUCK AND THE SWEEPER I HAVE INVESTED ABOUT 60,000 INTO THIS TRUCK OVER A 6 YEAR PERIOD, I HAVE ALSO SEEN MANY C https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1087439 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT THE DRIVER IS ONTHE ROAD, TRUCK ENGINE BOGS, THEN DIES.HE MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, LET SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN THE TRUCK RESTARTED AND RA FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER, THEN THE SAME SCENARIO, SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE HE MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE SHOP. I PULLED BOTH FUEL FILTERS AND FOUND THE ON-FRAME FILTER PLUGGED WITH A SCALY, WHITISH-SILVER CRYSTALLINE FILM. I REPLACED BOTH FILTERS, NOW https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1087440 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT THE DRIVER IS ONTHE ROAD, TRUCK ENGINE BOGS, THEN DIES.HE MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, LET SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN THE TRUCK RESTARTED AND RA FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER, THEN THE SAME SCENARIO, SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE HE MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE SHOP. I PULLED BOTH FUEL FILTERS AND FOUND THE ON-FRAME FILTER PLUGGED WITH A SCALY, WHITISH-SILVER CRYSTALLINE FILM. I REPLACED BOTH FILTERS, NOW https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1087441 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT THE DRIVER IS ONTHE ROAD, TRUCK ENGINE BOGS, THEN DIES.HE MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, LET SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN THE TRUCK RESTARTED AND RA FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER, THEN THE SAME SCENARIO, SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE HE MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE SHOP. I PULLED BOTH FUEL FILTERS AND FOUND THE ON-FRAME FILTER PLUGGED WITH A SCALY, WHITISH-SILVER CRYSTALLINE FILM. I REPLACED BOTH FILTERS, NOW https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1087442 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER HAS NOTICED A SLOWING DOWN(BOGGING) OF THE ENGINE AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT SHUTOFF, THAT I KNOW OF, BUT THE DRIVER IS WARY OF OPERATING THE TRUCK, DUE TO BOGGING ISSUE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1087443 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER HAS NOTICED A SLOWING DOWN(BOGGING) OF THE ENGINE AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT SHUTOFF, THAT I KNOW OF, BUT THE DRIVER IS WARY OF OPERATING THE TRUCK, DUE TO BOGGING ISSUE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1087444 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER HAS NOTICED A SLOWING DOWN(BOGGING) OF THE ENGINE AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT SHUTOFF, THAT I KNOW OF, BUT THE DRIVER IS WARY OF OPERATING THE TRUCK, DUE TO BOGGING ISSUE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1083948 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT 2006 FORD LCF FUEL SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES OVER 6 OR 7 YEARS, FORD REPAIRED FUEL SYSTEM, OVER $5,000. FUEL TANK DELAMINATED, MAY 2014 SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN. THE TRUCK HAS STALLED ON THE ROAD AT 40 MPH SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR. AFTER THE STALL IS WILL NOT RESTART, NEEDS TOWED. I HAVE OVER 18,000 IN REPAIRS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. IT IS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND NEED INJECTOR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1051918 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE 2 LCF'S. BOTH THE FUEL TANKS ARE FAILING BECAUSE OF DIESEL ADDITIVES. I HAVE REPLACED ONE ALREADY WHICH COST ME $1700, NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE OTHER. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-1038631 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT THIS TRUCK PURCHASED MAY 2007 ...I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FROM DC TO NJ BUT CLOSED TO BALTIMORE THE TRUCK LOSE POWER, I HAVE TO DRIVE AT SPEED AROUND 30 MPH BACK HOME TO A FORD DEALER AT TYSONS VA, IT TAKES GOOD 30 DAYS TO GET REPAIRED I ALSO CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE MANY MANY TIMES THE BILL I PAID IS $ 2,772.45 FROM $ 4,467.20 THE MILEAGE IS 34983 LAST YEAR 2013 DEC 21 THE TRUCK WAS BROKEN D https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-971668 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT OUR 2006 FORD LCF RUNS VERY ROUGH,AND STALLS WHILE MOVING. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THE FUEL TANK IS DELAMINATING INSIDE, CAUSING THE FUEL INJECTORS TO FAIL. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE'VE REPLACED SEVERAL FUEL INJECTORS OVER THAT TIME. THE COST TO FIX THIS (FROM FORD) IS 5,000.00. NEW TANK,FUEL LINES, ALL NEW INJECTORS. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT TH https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-971669 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT OUR 2006 FORD LCF RUNS VERY ROUGH,AND STALLS WHILE MOVING. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THE FUEL TANK IS DELAMINATING INSIDE, CAUSING THE FUEL INJECTORS TO FAIL. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE'VE REPLACED SEVERAL FUEL INJECTORS OVER THAT TIME. THE COST TO FIX THIS (FROM FORD) IS 5,000.00. NEW TANK,FUEL LINES, ALL NEW INJECTORS. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT TH https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-896475 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT FUEL TANK ON THIS TRUCK IS FAILING. THE COATING ON THE INSIDE IS COMING OFF CAUSING THE FUEL SYSTEM TO FAIL. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-891725 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT DELAMINATED FUEL TANK. 5 OUT OF 7 TRUCKS. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-891719 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT DELAMINATED FUEL TANK REPAIR $2243.99. NO HELP FROM FORD 5 OUT OF 7 TRUCKS ALL LCF'S. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-891720 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT DELAMINATED FUEL TANK. 5 OUT OF 7 TRUCKS ALL LCF'S REPAIR COST $1,243.93. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-891721 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT DELAMINATED FUEL TANK 5 OUT OF 7 LCF'S REPAIR COST $2,325.33. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-891728 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE 7 OF THESE TRUCKS AND 5 DELAMINATED FUEL TANKS AT $1,600.00 EACH TO REPLACE. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM AND FORD IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-887103 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT WE PURCHASE THE FORD LCF IN APRIL OF 2006 AND HAD OUR FIRST FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT IN FEB. OF 2007 AT JUST OVER 14,000 MILES. LUCKILY THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR/REPLACEMENT WE HAVE HAD THE TRUCK DOWN FOR SIMILAR RELATED ITEMS TO FUEL PUMP 7 TIMES. WE STOPPED BRINGING IT TO RUSH TRUCK CENTER AFTER WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED BECAUSE THEIR RATES ARE SO HIGH. THIS YEA https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-875866 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD LCF DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL FILTER WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING AND AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANC https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-874252 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD LCF 450 SERIES. WHILE CHANGING THE FUEL FILTER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-862815 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT DIESEL FUEL TANK BREAKING DOWN 2006 FORD LCF, FUEL TANK WAS REMOVED, CLEANED AND RESEALED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-858825 Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD LCF TRUCK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER WAITING TWENTY MINUTES AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TEN TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR DEFECT AND REPAIRED EACH TIME UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL DELIVERY RAIL WAS REPLA https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-839998 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO "JUMP START" THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. JUST FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC THEY WERE CHARGING 575.00 SO I DECIDED TO TAKE TO AN OTHER MECHANIC SHOP I AM REALLY https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-825982 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT OUR FORD LCF450 WAS LACKING POWER AND WAS IDLING ROUGH. WE TOOK IT IN TO OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING WHICH CLOGGED THE FUEL LINES. THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTERS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY PUTTING IN DIESEL FUEL THAT HAD TRACE AMOUNTS OF BIOFUEL. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series https://plaincars.com/make/ford-lcf-450-series#complaint-823302 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT OUR COMPANY HAS A 2006 FORD LCF MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT AND THE 4.6 L V-6 POWERSTROKE DIESEL. AT ABOUT 24,000 MILES WE BEGAN HAVING POWER LOSS ISSUES WITH IT. WE PULLED THE FUEL FILTERS AND FOUND THEM CLOGGED WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE FLAKES OF SILVER PAINT. ASSUMING WE HAD GOTTEN A BAD TANK OF FUEL, WE REPLACED THEM AND ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. SINCE THEN WE HAVE H