Ford E-150 Complaints

1,063 consumer complaints on file.

#10294140December 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING DOWN ROAD WHEN # 8 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF PLUG HOLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293283November 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE LINES HAVE FAILED IN THREE SEPARATE LOCATIONS OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. FORTUNATELY, IT HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. NO CONFIDENCE IN THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293038November 20, 2009
CHILD SEAT, CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
MY AGENCY OPERATES 7D VEHICLES THAT TRANSPORT YOUNG CHILDREN. THE SEATS IN WHICH WE MUST PLACE REAR-FACING INFANT CAR SEATS DO NOT ALLOW US TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CAR SEAT. THERE IS ONE TETHER INSTALLED ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT AND 2 INSTALLED WHERE THE CUSHIONS MEET. THE STRAP THAT IS SUPPOSED TO CLIP TO THE TETHER ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS TOO SHORT FOR REAR FACING CAR SEATS. THE CAR SEAT CAN BE SECURED USING THE SIDE TETHERS, BUT THE INABILITY TO SECURE TO THE REAR TETHER RESULTS IN THE CAR SEAT MOVING FORWARD & BACKWARD. IF THERE WERE A FRONT-ON COLLISION, THE INFANT'S HEAD WOULD THRUST FORWARD. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE DESIGN OR THE CAR SEAT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=FORD, MODEL=ECONOVAN E150). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293069November 20, 2009
STRUCTURE
A CHROME COLOR GRILLE ABOUT 2.5 FEET WIDE AND 6" TALL FLEW OFF THE FRONT OF OUR 1996 F150 FORD VAN WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I NOTICED OTHER SIMILAR FORD VANS THAT HAVE ALSO LOST THE SAME FRONT GRILL PART. WE WERE GOING 55 MPH DOWN A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND A LARGE TRUCK WAS GOING THE OTHER WAY. THE GUST OF AIR FROM THE PASSING TRUCK WAS SUFFICIENT TO TEAR OFF THE GRILL PART AND CAUSE IT TO FLY OVER THE TOP OF OUR VAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292850November 18, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE IN 2004 FORD F150 XLT WITH APPROX. 70K MILES AND INADVERTENTLY LOWERED REAR WINDOW. WHEN I WENT TO CLOSE THE WINDOW, I HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND REALIZED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NOT GOING BACK UP. AFTER PULLING OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER TO INSPECT WHAT HAD OCCURRED, I SAW THAT MY REAR WINDOW HAD DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT RAINING THAT DAY OR I WOULD HAVE HAD A BACK SEAT FULL OF WATER. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT FORD'S POWER WINDOW BRACKET REGULATOR, WHICH WAS CRACKED, IS ONE PIECE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT BY TAKING APART THE DOOR. $275 WAS SPENT TO FIX THE REAR WINDOW. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING FORD'S WINDOWS. RIGHT NOW I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY THAT IT HAS ONLY HAPPEN TO ONE WINDOW, BUT I WON'T BE SURPRISED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN SOON TO ANOTHER WINDOW SINCE IT APPEARS OTHERS HAVE HAD TWO OR THREE WINDOWS WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292329November 16, 2009
TIRES, STRUCTURE
I WAS DRIVING EAST, JUST PAST MONROE, LA, ON I-20 JUST PRIOR TO MILE MARKER 126 WHEN THE RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE CAME OFF MY E150 1993 FORD VAN. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VAN TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY, THE RIM/TIRE, AND BRAKE CALIPER DID NOT HIT A VEHICLE; I FOUND IT ABOUT A HALF MILE PRIOR TO WHERE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VAN STOPPED. I THOUGHT I A BLOWOUT HAD OCCURRED BUT WHEN I LOOKED, THERE WAS NO RIM OR TIRE ON THE VAN. I BOUGHT THE VAN NEW IN LATE 1992 AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT WELL THROUGHOUT ITS LIFETIME. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN? JUST PRIOR TO GETTING TO MONROE, THERE WAS A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING LIKE A BIG GUST OF WIND HAD HIT IT OR I HAD STRUCK A RECAP. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED BUT FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. I DROVE ON TO MONROE AND ATE LUNCH AT CHILI'S. SHORTLY AFTER GETTING BACK ON I-20 IS WHEN THIS EPISODE HAPPENED. A LOT OF PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH LIGHT BREEZE AND NO RAIN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. THE VAN WAS TOWED BY AAA BY BEARS TO HIXSON FORD IN MONROE, LA FOR REPAIR WHERE IT IS NOW WAITING. THE WHEEL WELL, PASSENGER DOOR AND VARIOUS TRIM ITEMS WERE ALSO DAMAGE DUE TO THE WHEEL COMING OFF AND HAVING IT TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289950October 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
AFTER FILING UP GAS TANK AND PARKING VEHICLE - NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM GAS TANK - HAD A FORD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE SIMILAR PROBLEM HE HAD SEEN WITH OTHER FORD E-150S THAT HAD CRACK IN 35 GALLON MID-SHIP FUEL TANK WHERE IT [TANK] CONTACTS THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER - HE TOLD ME TO LOOK IT UP ON LINE... I DID AND I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT - THEY SAID THIS RECALL APPLIED TO E-150S BUILT AT LORAINNE PLAINT BETWEEN APRIL 1996 AND NOVEMBER 2000... THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN AND SAID IT WAS BUILT IN NOVEMBER 1999 AT THE LORAINE PLAINT AND SHOULD BE ON LIST BUT WAS NOT -- WROTE LETTER TO FORD AND NHTSA - NO RESPONSE FROM FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288676October 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. HE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FUEL SPECIALIST, AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL #01V114000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) AND WAS ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH HE EXPERIENCED AN IDENTICAL FAILURE, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285877September 30, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS ROLLED DOWN AND WILL GO BACK UP AGAIN. THIS ITEM WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND ONLY 27,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281325August 21, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS SPEWING FROM GAS CAP INPUT AREA DURING PERIODS OF WARM WEATHER. GAS CONTINUES TO SPEW REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF GAS IN EITHER TANK. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS SAYING THEY NEVER HAD A RECALL ON THIS SUBJECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277898July 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 1999 FORD E150 THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR AN UPFITTER WHEN IT LEFT THE FORD PLANT. AN AMBULANCE PREP LABEL IS IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR JAM, HOW EVER IT WAS FINISHED BY EXPLORER VAN COMPANY, WARSAW INDIANA. WHEN REFUELING I NOTICED FUEL SPILL ON THE GROUND. I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM. FORD SERVICE TELLS ME THAT IT FUEL FILLER NECK IS THE PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST ABOUT $600 TO MAKE THE REPAIR. MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW VALID FOR PROBLEM NHTSA RECALL 11V114000 WHEN REPORTED TO FORD BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO 11V114000. MY VIN IS [XXX] . SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN A COVERED RECALL? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276194July 9, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD E-150. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTS THE ENGINE AND DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE BECOMES STUCK AT A HIGH RPM AND WILL NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO EITHER SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS DEPENDING ON WHAT GEAR IT IS IN AT THE TIME. THE ENGINE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO RESTORE THE VEHICLE TO A PROPER SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD OR STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY ARE ENGAGED. THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AT 10 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES; HOWEVER, THE REAR WINDOW WAS DAMAGED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS DEFECT ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP TWICE. DURING THE FIRST VISIT, THE MECHANIC CLEANED OUT THE ENGINE, ENGINE THROTTLE, AND CABLES. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED FOR TWO MONTHS BEFORE IT RECURRED AGAIN. DURING THE SECOND VISIT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS LUBRICATED PROPERLY. THE SHOP DID NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275468July 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A FUEL LEAK THAT BEGAN A WHILE BACK BUT ONLY WHEN BOTH TANKS WERE FULL. NOW THE LEAK IS SUBSTANTIAL AND SEEMS TO OCCUR EVEN WHEN LESS THAN FULL....BUT NOT AT ALL WHEN ABOUT HALF FULL. I AM NOT SURE OF WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE OCCURRENCE BUT IT HAS BEEN QUITE SOME YEARS NOW. I WILL ENTER A DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268467May 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD E-150. WHILE PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A HUGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V114000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267708May 4, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. MECHANIC FOUND BURNT OUT SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN FOR HAZARD LIGHT. SYSTEM. REPLACED. (FRIDAY MAY 1, 09) SATURDAY AFTERNOON 5-02-09 VAN SITTING IN DRIVE, HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE PRIOR DAY, A BURST OF SMOKE AND SOME FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN IT STOPPED. CALLED DEALER FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING 5-04 TO SEE IF COULD BRING IN FOR RECALLED WIRING HARNESS AND CC SWITCH TO BE REPLACED. WHEN GOT THERE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ON DASH ALSO CAME ON. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY HAS REPLACED THE DEFECTED PARTS AND LIGHTS ON DASH WENT OUT. ( MAY 4, 09.) I HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER REPEATEDLY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS ABOUT THIS RECALL AND WAS PUT OFF EACH TIME WITH NO PARTS, TOO BUSY, WHEN ASKED IF THEY COULD SIMPLY DISCONNECT THE UNIT, I WAS TOLD NO. NOT UNTIL I HAD A FIRE DID THEY OFFER TO GET HER IN AND REPLACE THE PARTS. AND THEN THEY SAID THEY MAY NOT REPLACE BOTH, ONLY THE HARNESS, WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT IN THE RECALL. ONLY THE SWITCH. 1992 FORD E150 ECONOLINE VAN THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE OLD PARTS SAID THEY HAD TO SEND BACK TO THE COMPANY. I HOPE THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM I DO NOT KNOW YET BUT THEY REFUSE TO HANDLE ANYTHING ELSE ONLY THE RECALLED ITEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266539April 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2003 FOCUS- MY IGNITION KEPT LOCKING ON ME. ANYWHERE I TURNED OFF THE CAR, I HAD TO SPEND A GOOD 15MIN TURNING AND TURNING THE KEY TO GET IT STARTED. MY CAR HAS ONLY 32,000.00 MILES AND IT STARTED AT 18,000.00 MILES. TODAY I HAD TO GET A LOCKSMITH TO COME IN AND FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266268April 21, 2009
STEERING
WIFE WAS DRIVING VAN OUT OF DRIVEWAY HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND AND SHE LOST STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT SHE DID NOT MAKE IT TOO THE ROAD I WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT VAN AND THE STEERING BOX BOLTS HAD SNAPPED OFF CAUSING THE STEERING BOX TOO HIT BRAKE LINE VAN WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP REPAIRS ARE PENDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254628January 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 FORD E150 VAN WITH TRITON 5.4 ENGINE SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS. SPARK PLUG BLOWS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE LAST BLOW OUT HAPPENED ON JAN 8TH 2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE NY STATE THRUWAY DURING SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. THE INCIDENT CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER TO MY ENGINE AND AN INABILITY TO NAVIGATE MY VEHICLE SAFELY. AN ACCIDENT NEARLY OCCURRED, HOWEVER I WAS LUCKY TO MAKE IT OFF THE HI-WAY WITHOUT SERIOUS INJURY. HOWEVER, I WAS STRANDED IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN FORD MANUFACTURING AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10254299January 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS WAS A CAR FIRE FORD F-150 IN FRONT A RESIDENCE THEY HAD LAST DRIVEN THE VEHICLE 5 HOURS PRIOR AND I SAW FOR THE WINDOW BY MY RESIDENCE THE SMOKING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH WITH A GARDEN HOSE AND I RECEIVED HELP FROM OFF DUTY FF HE FINISHED EXTINGUISHED BUT THE VEHICLE HAS A HEAVY DAMAGE ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253180December 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD E-150. FOR A MONTH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE WHEN ENTERING, EXITING, AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A FUEL STATION AND GASOLINE SPILLED TO THE GROUND WHILE PUMPING FUEL INTO THE TANK. THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT FILL UP PAST HALF A TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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