Ford E-150 Complaints (1993)

71 consumer complaints on file.

#700835November 23, 1998
SUSPENSION
HELLO, MY NAME IS TED AND I CURRENTLY OWN 1993 FORD CLUBWAGON, AND I'VE HAD IT FOR NEARLY 5 YEARS. (PLEASE EXCUSE MY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CAR. I DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT PARTS OF VEHICLE.... ) ANYWAY, I'VE NEVER FOUND ANY PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT IT TENDS TO LOSE THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT QUITE OFTEN, AND HEARD REALLY LOUD, DULL "THUMB" SOUND EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO COUNTERCLOCKWISE. I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT THEY COULDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. RATHER, THEY HAVE SUGGESTED AS IF IT WAS TO BE DISREGARD. FEW DAYS AGO, I PULLED MY CAR FROM THE PARKING LOT AND AGAIN, AS USUAL, I HEARD THAT "THUMP". BUT THIS TIME, THERE WAS A SMALL METALLIC PART FLEW OUT OF THE CAR. SO I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND FOUND OUT DRIVER SIDE FRONT FRAME WAS CRACKED !!!! THE CRACK RAN ALL THE WAY TO GEARBOX. AND OF COURSE, IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE FRAME COSTS FORTUNE, FOR IT WILL BE STRUCTURAL REBUILD. (THE ESTIMATE, SUM OF $6,000 OR UP, WAS MADE BY FORD DEALERSHIP). SO I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY WEREN'T WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'M SO PERPLEXED ABOUT THE FACT THAT DESPITE I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE WELL OVER THE YEARS, THE VEHICLE IS PRACTICALLY A JUNK. TO ME, IT'S CAUSED BY MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTIVE PART, FOR THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN COLLISION. NEVER. AND AS YOU WELL KNOW, CLUBWAGON ISN'T A CARGO VAN, IT'S RATHER LUXURIOUS PASSENGER VAN. I'VE NEVER OVERLOADED THE VEHICLE WITH STUFF NOR PUT 20 PEOPLE IN IT. THEREFORE FRAME WASN'T DAMAGED DUE TO MISUSE NOR EXCEEDING ITS CAPABLE LIMIT, I BELIEVE. I'VE ONLY SEEN OR HEARD OF INCIDENTS OF BROKEN FRAME OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT, NOT JUST PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT. I'M POSITIVELY CONVINCED THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS TO BLAME, AND AS I SUBMIT THE COMPLAINT, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700620November 15, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THESE VANS ARE HAVING TROUBLE. THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIME WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO WORK THE KEY AND ALSO TURN THE STEEING WHEEL BACK AND FOR TO GET THE KEY OUT. I TOOK IT TO A AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRED. THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH CYLINDER THEY SAID. ONE WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING THE VAN AND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT SOME TIME I WOULD HAVE TO USE FORCE TO GET THE WHEELS BACK TO THE RIGHT. THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN THEM WHILE GOING TO BACK UP AND ALSO I COULD NOT GET THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF DRIVE. AGAIN THEY SAID THE CABLE TO THE TRANSMISION HAD BROKEN AND WAS REPLACED. MY QUESTION WHAT HAS TO BE DISASSEMBLED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH CYLINDER AND IF THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE PULLED TO DO SO AND IF DURING REASSEMBLING THAT THE ROD THAT LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN PLACE WAS DISTURBED AND HAS TO BE LINED UP. AND IF NOT PROPERLY ALINED WOULD THIS EFFECT THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION. I AM VERY CURIOUS DO KNOW. IF YOU COULD WOULD YOU PLEASE E-MAIL ME WITH A ANSWER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827450September 1, 1998
WHEELS:RIM
RIM ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IS CRACKING FROM THE VALVE STEM AND CONTINUES AROUND THE RIM. THE TRUCK WAS CONVERTED BY STARCRAFT. STARCRAFT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826339August 6, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. OWNER HAD TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN A SECOND. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535681May 19, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
POWER MIRROR SWITCH FAILED, RESULTING IN FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822347April 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKES JERK, VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN APPLIED. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. TOOK TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIRS & WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. DEALER HAD VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY & TECNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. WOULD NOT REPAIR WHEN VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517784June 3, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING FAILED AT LOW SPEEDS DURING WET WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810785April 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ONE CAN HEAR THE BRAKES DRAGGING AGAINST THE ROTORS. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN 4/96 WITH ABOUT 18,000 MILES ON VEHICLE BECAUSE OF WARPING. THE ROTORS HAVE BECOME WARPED AGAIN AND NEED REPLACING WITH ABOUT 28, 000 MILES. ROTORS HAVE NOT BEE REPLACED THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809516March 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809999March 14, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#546797February 20, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINTS WEAR EXCESSIBLEY VERY QUICKLY CREATING STEERING AND VEHICLE CONTROL PROBLEMS. EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT TIRE INCREASES RISK OF BLOWOUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511649November 22, 1996
STEERING
STEERING IS LOCKING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511619November 21, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RECTRACT DUE TO FAULTY RECEIVER. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804090October 28, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SOMETIMES AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLS. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509476September 30, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801620August 29, 1996
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT BULB MELTED . *AK ONE OF THE REAR MAP/COURTESY LIGHTS GOT STUCK IN THE ON POSITION, THIS CAUSED THE INTERIOR LIGHT HOUSING TO MELT, CONSUMER HAS THE MELTED LIGHT HOUSING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800804August 13, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#506851July 30, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE FIRE. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#505319June 6, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#504720May 24, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
REAR BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ACROSS REAR AXLE WAS WORN OUT BY A BRACKET ON BACK OF AXLE, CAUSING THE LINE TO BREAK, RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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