Ford E-150 Complaints

1,063 consumer complaints on file.

#11010235July 24, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I STARTED GETTING A CHECK FUEL INLET WARNING OCCASIONALLY AND THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE WAS FAULTY AND WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AT THE COST OF $341. AS IT WERE MY 2010 FORD FUSION HAS THE VERY SAME PART BEING REPLACE AS PART OF A SAFETY RECALL. I NOTED THIS TO BOTH MY FORD DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT I AM STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. MY QUESTION IS WHY IT'S A SAFETY RECALL IN ONE INSTANCE BUT AN OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY IN ANOTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004215July 11, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE WATER PUMP AND VACCUM PUMP ARE LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002038June 28, 2017
STEERING
THE VAN WANDERS BACK AND FORTH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (> 60MPH). I HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION CHECKED OUT - ALL OK. PROBLEM GETS WORSE WHEN PULLING A 5000 LB CAMPER - ALMOST A SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002065June 28, 2017
ENGINE
UNEXPECTED AND RANDOM LOSS OF POWER --- HAVE TO RESTART TO GAIN POWER OCCURRED 7 TIMES ON 6/27/17 ON A 45 MILE ROUND TRIP ERRORS ON SCREEN HAPPENED TWO TIME ON 6/28 ON 4 MILE ROUND TRIP HAPPENED ONCE IN EARLY MAY WHICH I TOLD THE FORD SERVICE PERSON SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE STOPPING MID TRAFFIC REAR END COLLISION I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE AND TURN IT OFF PUT IN PARK THEN START AGAIN TO GET GOING AGAIN "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" "HILL ASSIST MODE NOT AVAILABLE" "SEE MANUAL" WRENCY SYMBOL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000749June 23, 2017
ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993136June 5, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
1. VEHICLE CLUNK AND LURCH FORWARD RIGHT BEFORE IT REACHES COMPLETE STOP. 2. WITH FULLY ALIGNED WHEELS, THE STEERING WHEEL CAN NOT BE CENTERED WHEN GOING STRAIGHT. VEHICLE WANDERS ON PERFECTLY LEVELED ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983143May 2, 2017
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD E-150 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE: LT225/75R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALLS AND TREAD SEPARATION ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978497April 14, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND LOSS ALL ACCELERATION, IT SHOWED A WRENCH ON THE DASH SCREEN, COASTED TO A SAFE PLACE AND TURNED TRUCK OFF. IT RESTARTED FINE. APPROX 30 MINS LATER ON THE HIGHWAY IT DID THE SAME THING, STARTED SHAKING, NO ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH SHOWED UP. AGAIN COASTED TO A SAFE SPOT AND RESTARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971593April 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD E-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK WITH FUEL, THE FUEL LEAKED OUT. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MIDSHIP FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A CRACK WHERE IT CONTACTED THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V114000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955638February 20, 2017
POWER TRAIN
AT ANY SPEED IT WILL SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. SPEEDOMETER WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 0-65MPH. REAR WHEELS LOCK UP, AND YOU WILL LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. A COUPLE HOURS AGO, ON THE FREEWAY IT SHIRTED TO 1ST GEAR, LOCKED UP THE REAR END, AND THE CAR BEHIND ME CRASHED INTO CENTER DIVIDER TRYING TO AVOID ME. THIS LOCK UP HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON FREEWAY AND MANY TIMES ON STANDARD ROADWAY. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A RE-FLASH OF THE COMPUTER, AND THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS ON SATURDAY 2/18, AND IT JUST DID IT AGAIN MONDAY 2/20. I ENDED UP FACING THE WRONG WAY ON THE RAINY FREEWAY. IT IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALER AGAIN. THEY SAY IT COULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT ARE NOT SURE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!! SOMEONE WILL LOOSE THEIR LIFE!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948604January 31, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
UGA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944226January 11, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FIRST BRAKING ACTION DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AS SAY THE SECOND APPLICATION AS FAR AS BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, WHEN IN MOTION. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHETHER IT'S ON THE STREET OR HIGHWAY OR TURNING. MARCH OF 2016 I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AND DIDN'T THINK I WOULD AVOID THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. HOWEVER A SEMI TRACTOR WITH TRAILER REAR ENDED ME CAUSING ABOUT $5,000.00 DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE E-150. BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE ON VACATION I REPORTED THE BRAKING ISSUE WITH THE ANDY MOHR FORD IN PLAINFIELD IN., THEY SAID THE BRAKES NEEDED BLED WITH A MACHINE AND THAT IF THAT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE THEY WOULD BLEED THEM MANUALLY. I DIDN'T TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. I PAID FOR THE MACHINE BLEED, JUST AROUND $100.00. I KNEW FROM MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS A MECHANIC, THAT BLEEDING THE SYSTEM WOULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOLID AND NOT SOFT OR MUSHY. ANYWAY, I ASKED AND RECEIVED A REFUND AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THEY DID REPLACE THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL THAT I DISCOVERED WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE BEFORE TAKING A TRIP TO FLORIDA. THE LEAKING AXLE SEAL HAD NO AFFECT WITH THE VEHICLE STOPPING AS THERE WAS NO LUBRICANT DRIPPING OR SLINGING ONTO THE ROTOR OR BRAKE CALIPER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERNS. THEY WOULD BLEED THE BRAKES MANUALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938984January 1, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ELECTRONICS ON THE DASH RESET, CAUSING THE RADIO TO MALFUNCTION AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES WITH DATE, TIME AND RADIO PROGRAMS, DIMMING CONTROLS, AND UNKNOWN OTHER ISSUES. THE DEALER RESETS, BUT I HAVE TOO KEEP RETURNING FOR CORRECTIONS. THIS MUST BE COMPLETED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS IS NOT CORRECT AS I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT OTHER COMPONENTS ARE AFFECTED. BY THIS. THE DEALER SAYS THE DASHBOARD SYSTEMS MAY NEED TO BE EXCHANGED. WHY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938696December 30, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
12-25-2016 AFTER DROOPING OFF MAID AND GARDENER HERE IN HUATULCO MEXICO MY POWER STEERING QUIT. SINCE GOING SO SLOW DOWN HILL ON VILLAGE STREET I THOUGHT THAT MOTOR HAD QUIT. REALIZED THAT MOTOR WAS RUNNING. THEN NOTICED DASH WARNING THAT SAID HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK . CALLED DEALER THAT WE BOUGHT TRUCK FROM THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A COMPUTER UPDATE NEEDED FOR TRUCK. NOT TO HAPPY SINCE I HAD TOLD DEALER WHEN TRUCK WAS IN SHOP THAT WE DRIVE 2850 MILES TO OUR HOME IN HUATULCO MEXICO EACH YEAR AND THAT I WAS IN HUTULCO. HAD LOCAL DEALER LOOK AT. LOCAL DEALER NOW TELLS ME THAT TRUCK NEEDS POWER STEERING COLUMN AND THAT HE DID PUT IN SERVICE UPDATE ALSO BLINKER WILL NOT STAY ON UNLESS HELD DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936808December 21, 2016
ENGINE
I WAS CRUSHING AT 55 MPH AND I HEARD A LOUD POP THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUOUS POPPING OBVIOUSLY FROM LOST COMPRESSION. I TOOK TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS TYPE OF MOTOR TO "BLOW SPARK PLUG". THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND IS NOW A HARDSHIP FOR ME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936202December 19, 2016
STEERING
THE CAR STEERING BOX SEEMS TO WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD AND CAUSE ME TO GO INTO THE DITCH. COULD HAVE BEEN WORST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935146December 13, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ON SANTA FE BLVD IN DENVER CO. WAS COMING TO A RED LIGHT, PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, SWERVED INTO NEXT LANE WITH CARS FURTHER AWAY, AND AVOIDED A CRASH AS THE LIGHT CHANGED.. THIS IS A VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA AND I AM LUCKY TO NOT HAVE CAUSED A ACCIDENT INVOLVING SEVERAL CARS.. LAWSUIT APPROPRIATE ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933940December 8, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING ON BESTBUY PARKING LOT, WENT OVER A SPEED BUMPER HEARD A LOUD CLUNK COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. DROVE HOME, STOPPED VAN, GOT HELP, WHILE TURNING THE STEERING TO LEFT, LOUD METAL CLUNK FROM THAT DRIVER SIDE, HELPER ON FLOOR NOTICED THAT BOTTOM BOLT HOLDING POWER STEERING BOX IS GOING IN AND OUT, RUSTED ON FRONT AND BACK OF FRAME, THIS BOX SHOULD BE MOUNTED ON REINFORCED BRACKETS FRONT AND BACK OF FRAME THEN WELDED TO FRAME TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS FROM POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF BOX AND FRAME WITH CONSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT (COULD BE FATAL WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE). SO, WITH THE ENGINE ON, IN PARK, IF THE STEERING IS TURN TO THE LEFT, DRIVER WILL FEEL AND HEAR THE CLUNK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927074November 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OPENED THE SUN/MOON ROOF AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE AND AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS IT STUCK IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION. THE FORD DEALER SAID THAT TWO PINS OR BRACKETS OR CLIPS HAD BROKEN OFF THE TRACK MECHANISM THAT THE SUN/MOON ROOF SLIDES WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN IT FAILED AND REMAINED IN THE OPEN POSITION. NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS IN THE AREA HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON F-150 SUN/MOON ROOFS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE TWO PLASTIC PINS THAT BECOME BRITTLE AND BREAK OFF RESULTING IN THE SUNROOF FAILING. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS AN OCCUPANT SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE SUDDEN EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF. THE FORD DEALERS REPAIR COST WAS NEARLY $2000 FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE SUNROOF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926539November 16, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE THREE BOLTS HAD BECOME LOOSELY CONNECTED ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING. THE CONTACT TIGHTENED THE WASHER AS AN INTERIM REPAIR TO PREVENT A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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