Ford E-250 Complaints

322 consumer complaints on file.

#10018808May 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
NOTICED GASOLINE DRIPPING ON GROUND WHILE FILING TANK. THEN IT CONTINUED TO DRIP WHEN PARKED. INVESTIGATED THE FILLER TUBE AND IT WAS CRACKED. REPLACED THE TUBE. IT APPEARED THE ORIGINAL TUBE WAS TOO SHORT AND A STRESS CRACK RESULTED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016179April 18, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
215/75R/16 FIRESTONE STEELEX WITH OVER 50% OF LIFE LEFT SEPARATED FROM ITS TREAD. THE 3/4 TON VAN SKIDDED ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY, AND FINALLY ROLLED OVER. THE VAN WAS TOTALED. THE TIRE FAILED WHEN LESS THEN MID LIFE WAS LEFT. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10015906April 15, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS LEAKED FROM THE FUEL FILLER VALVE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED (CNG). *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015435April 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER ALSO PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR BY ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013996April 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAS A 29 GALLON FUEL TANK. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND I FUEL UP THE VEHICLE IT WILL ONLY TAKE 22 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE DEALER TELLS ME THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A RESERVE, BUT A 7 GALLON RESERVE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 F-250 WITH THE SAME SPECS AND WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY IT WOULD TAKE UP TO 29 GALLONS, I HAD THE 2002 VEHICLE AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEY ALSO TELL ME THE GAUGE IS WORKING PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015156April 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008993February 21, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
THE VEHICLE SWAYED WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE MECHANIC NOTICED A STABILIZER BAR HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT TIRE TO WEAR ON THE INSIDE. *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004411January 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW ON 04/30/01. WHILE DRIVING ON A DAILY BASIS, CONSUMER WOULD EXPERIENCE NAUSEA, BURNING EYES, SEVERE HEADACHES AND STOMACH CRAPS. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED CONSUMER WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED EGR VALVE AS CAUSE OF ILLNESS. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT EGR VALVE IS LEAKING AGAIN, BECAUSE SYMPTOMS HAVE RESURFACED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000324December 20, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REAR DOOR WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY ON MY 1998 CHINOOK MOTOR HOME. THIS IMPROPER INSTALLATION HAS RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGE AND LEFT ME WITHOUT A SAFE CLOSURE FOR THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PRESENTED FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER FAILED TO MAKE PROPER REPAIRS TO REPAIR THIS POOR FACTORY INSTALLATION. BOTH THE MANUFATURER AND DEALER ARE NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS STRUCTURAL FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT IN PEOPLE BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023606December 3, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND WOULD NO LONGER REPAIR, SINCE THERE REALLY WAS NO SOLUTION. TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770300December 1, 2002
TIRES
TIRE TREAD SEPERATION AFTER ONLY 10,000 MILE ON THE VEHICLE. WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE VAN BEFORE THE TIRE BLEW. THE ENITRE OUTER SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023163November 22, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK WITH GAS THE GAS WILL LEAK AROUND THE SEAM OF THE TANK. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEIR WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE FRAME RUBBING AGAINST THE TANK. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PART BUT IT FOR THE 1995 VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022712November 14, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#91V146000 FUEL TANK. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022031October 31, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
NHTSA#6238-91-V-146-000 FUEL TANK: THE DUAL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS CONSUMER STATES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768729October 22, 2002
TIRES
OUR TRUCKS ARE VERY LOW MILEAGE, IMPECABLY MAINTAINED, THE TIRE PRESSURES ARE REGULARLY MONITORED AND ADJUSTED. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED (AT 10,150 MILES) WITH THE TRUCK LOADED. THE VEHICLE HAS A GVW OF 8600 LBS. THE TRUCK WAS SCALED WITH THE LOAD AT 7760 LBS GVW WELL UNDER THE VEHICLE AND TIRE WEIGHT CAPACITES. THE TREAD SHOWED SEPARATION AND THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED (AT 10,330 MILES) WITH THE TRUCK EMPTY, AGAIN THE TREAD SHOWED SEPARATION AND THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021071October 17, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATES ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (TIRES) GENERAL TIRE MODEL# _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DOT:#_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BELT IS BROKEN., DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MODEL# AND DOT #. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015507August 5, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S, LT245/75R16, DOT VN11R1A338, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 43000 MILES ON A 1999 FORD E250 VAN. TREAD SEPARATION AT 55 MPH ON DRIVER REAR.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764365July 17, 2002
TIRES
MY WIFE AND I PLANNED TO TAKE TWO OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN TO THE NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IN ASHEBORO, N.C.. ON THE MORNING OF JULY 7 WE HEADED SOUTH FROM CENTRAL VIRGINIA ON ROUTE 29. WE REACHED LYNCHBURG WITHIN AN HOUR AND NOTICED THAT THE RIDE WAS GETTING ROUGHER. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE, THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND THE WHEELS AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUING OUR TRIP AND DECIDED TO TURN BACK AND HEAD HOME AGAIN. I DROVE 35 MPH WITH THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON UNTIL WE REACHED A GAS STATION NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 29 AND 60. THE VIBRATION HAD TURNED INTO A STEADY THUMPING AS I HAD PROCEEDED TO THIS POINT. I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOTICED A TEAR ALONG THE INSIDE SIDE WALL OF THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL. ON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE TEAR WAS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE TREAD AND COULD BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE TIRE. WE DECIDED TO CALL AAA AND HAVE THEM CHANGE OUT THE TIRE FOR US. AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM OUR ATTEMPTED TRIP WE DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES FOR A TOTAL COST OF $529.33. THE ATTENDANT (MACKENZIE HORN) AT THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER, JENKINS AUTOMOTIVE, 1564 SEMINOLE TRAIL, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901 (434) 974-6680 CONFIRMED OUR BELIEF THAT THE TIRE WAS INDEED DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764286July 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VAN FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE EXPRESSWAY. AFTER GETTING UP TO SPEED THE FIRE STARTED FULL BLAST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566461July 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
EXHAUST IS SMOKING BAD, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATES ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A TSB REGARDING THIS, TSB 99-20-7. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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