Ford Electrical System: Wiring

Ford is recalling about 180,104 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur.

Campaign
05V270000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
10 June 2005
Vehicles
180,104
Built between
Sep 2003 – May 2004
Models
7
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
22 July 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2003 and May 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004-2005 Ford E-350Built December 2003 to May 2004
  • 2004-2005 Ford E-450Built December 2003 to May 2004
  • 2004-2005 Ford ExcursionBuilt September 2003 to May 2004
  • 2004-2005 Ford F-250 SDBuilt September 2003 to May 2004
  • 2004-2005 Ford F-350 SDBuilt September 2003 to May 2004
  • 2004-2005 Ford F-450 SDBuilt September 2003 to May 2004
  • 2004-2005 Ford F-550 SDBuilt September 2003 to May 2004

What the defect is

Certain pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans equipped with 6.0L diesel engines may experience stalling without warning while driving and may or may not restart.

What could happen

Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE (FICM) WIRE HARNESS OR REPLACED, AND/OR HAVE A NEW INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE (ICP)) SENSOR CONNECTOR INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 22, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2003 to May 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 June 2005
  3. Owners notified22 July 2005

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 10 June 2005.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
05S34
Recalling manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Recall initiated by
ODI

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Ford recall no. 05S34.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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