Ford E-450 Complaints (2000)

42 consumer complaints on file.

#10000680January 2, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES
WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST 5 SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR OF OUR AMBULANCES IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS. THE LATEST BEING YESTERDAY. WE ARE USING MICHELEN XPS RADIALS. DOT FWJHAHWX1702. THERE IS 10/32 TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE. OTHERS HAVE HAD MORE SOME LESS. THIS ONLY OCCURS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE E-MAILED MICHELIN WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE GOT NO RESPONSE. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF REMEDY. THIS MAY BE OF A SAFETY CONCERN. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766415August 29, 2002
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765925August 20, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THREE TIRES FAILED DUE TO COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION[NO ROAD HAZZARD AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765208August 5, 2002
TIRES
DURING A PERIOD OF BETWEEN 13000 AND 16000 MILES ON THESE TIRES I LOST 4 OUT OF 7 OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES DELIVERED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BLOW OUTS WERE MASSIVE TREAD SEPERATIONS. ONE BLOW OUT CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $1200 IN DAMAGE TO MY MOTORHOME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765009July 31, 2002
TIRES
FIRST TWO BLOWOUTS BLEW OUT THE SIDE, TREAD STAYED WITH TIRE. THIRD BLOWOUT WAS CATASTROPHIC, NOTHING LEFT OF THE TIRE. ALL BLOWOUTS WERE ON REAR INSIDE TIRES. FOURTH FAILURE WAS ON LEFT FRONT AND ID'D PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. DEFECT WAS IDENTIFIED BY VISIBLE SHIFT IN TREAD ON ABOUT A 20 DEGREE SECTOR OF TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013734July 11, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM. ALSO, WITHIN 3 WEEKS TWO OTHER TIRES BLEWOUT. *AK*SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566138June 19, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING TWO U-BOLTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAN, A TIRE BLEWOUT AND CREATED A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE AMBULANCE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WROTE IN BEHALF OF THE RUSHFORD COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICE, THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A VELVET RIDE SUSPENSION. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763205June 18, 2002
TIRES
THE DRIVER AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE:[XXX]. HE INDICATED HE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 6 HOURS ON INTERSTATE 70 AT 65 MPH ON A HOT DAY IN UTAH. THEY HEARD A FLOPPING SOUND AND FELT A VIBRATION AND APPARENTLY PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. NONE OF THE 4 PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE HURT AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S. THE VEHICLE IS A 29' 2000 WINNEBAGO MINNIE CLASS C MOTOR HOME ON A FORD F-450 CHASSIS. THE VIN#: [XXX]. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 16,500 MILE ON IT. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIALS R4S. THE DOT#: VD1L 1XD 339. THE TIRE SIZE: LT 225/75R16 M/S. THERE IS A SMALL STICKER ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WHICH READS: 6009-483. IT WAS LOCATED ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE RIGHT REAR. THE OWNERS OF THE TIRE STILL HAVE THE TIRE. THE OWNERS CONTACTED A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER IN DENVER. THE CENTER INDICATED IT WAS A TIRE SEPARATION MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY UNDERINFLATION AND A POSSIBLE OVERWEIGHT CONDITION. THE CENTER OFFERED TO ADJUST FOR MILEAGE AND REPLACE THE TIRE. THE CENTER INDICATED ONE OF THEIR TECH'S WOULD INSPECT THE TIRE THEN DESTROY IT OR SEND IT TO THEIR RESEACH PEOPLE FOR FURTHER ANAYLSIS. THE OWNER ELECTED NOT TO GIVE THEM THE TIRE AT THAT TIME UNTIL THE NHTSA WAS CONTACTED IN CASE THEY WANTED TO SEE THE TIRE THEMSELVES. THE OWNERS ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE IF THE NHTSA WANTS TO SEE THEM IN LIEU OF PHYSICALLY INSPECTING THE TIRE. THE OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IF ANYTHING THE NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO DO SO THAT THE TIRE CAN BE RETURNED TO FIRESTONE FOR A REPLACEMENT. THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE (TLT INC.) ARE THE ONES WHO ARE FILLING OUT THIS FORM AND THE ONES WHO SHOULD BE CONTACTED.*AK 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
#761245April 26, 2002
TIRES
MOTORHOME TIRES WERE REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAD BEEN CHECKED JUST 50 MILES BEFORE BLOWOUT OCCURRED AND WERE AT CORRECT OPERATING PRESSURE. A SLIGHT VIBRATION STARTED JUST SECONDS BEFORE TOTAL TIRE FAILURE, I STARTED TO SLOW AND PULL OVER BUT NOT BEFORE THE TIRE SIDEWALL CAME APART AND THE WHEEL WELL WALLS WERE SEVERLY BATTERED CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE TO SHEILDING, WIRES, AND NEARLY RUPTURING THE GAS FILLER PIPE. I'M VERY FORTUNATE IT WAS A REAR DUAL TIRE, NOT A FRONT ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761184April 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
UPON INSPECTION BY FORD-CERTIFIED MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TWO OF THE BOLTS ON THE CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD SHEARED. THE REMAINING BOLTS HAD LOOSENED AND THE SLACK WAS CREATING VIBRATION NOISES THAT WERE HEARD AT LOW SPEEDS. IF THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC RESULTS AS THE LOOSE DRIVE SHAFT COULD HAVE DUG INTO THE PAVEMENT AND DEFINITELY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND PERHAPS INJURY AND DEATH TO THE OCCUPANTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007858April 17, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE DUALER. THE TREAD PEELED, ALL YOU COULD SEE IS THE STEEL AROUND WHEEL. CONTACTED FIRESTONE. TIRE SIZE LT255/75R16 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR 2000 FORD ECONOLINE E 450. NLM DOT.VD1L1XD.299 *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005199February 15, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPERATION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755216December 3, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON BACK WHEEL DURING TRAVEL. TEMPARATURE WAS COOL AND TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. I UNDERSTAND TAHT TEH STEELTEX WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL BUT I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT IN CASE THERE ARE OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE INCURRED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDIL1XD269 TIRESIZE: LT225-75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755225December 3, 2001
TIRES
FIRST TIME TRAVELING 55-65MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES ON INTERSTATE, MOTORHOME (FORD E450 DUAL REAR AXEL) STARTED TO SHAKE AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS WE HEARD A LOUD BANG. PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR TIRE HAD ALL OF THE TREAD COME OFF. THE SECOND TIME (APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS LATER) AFTER DRIVING 60-65MPH ABOUT 100 TO 150 MILES OF INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. WE FOUND THIS TIME THAT THE LEFT INSIDE REAR TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF THE TREAD OFF THE TIRE. WE HAD BOTH TIRES INSPECTED SEPERATELY BY TIRE REPAIR PERSONS AND BOTH TIMES EACH HAD INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO THE TIRE HITTING OR SCRAPING ANYTHING.. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893760August 7, 2001
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, FIRST BEING AT 11,023 MILES SECOND AT 11300 MILES, WHICH CAUSED A TIRE BLOWOUT. HE HAD THEM TAKEN OFF.*AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4 LT2251/74R16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749611August 1, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE SIDEWALL EXPLODED AND SEPARATED- I STILL HAVE BOTH PARTS AND THE OTHER 5 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED!*AK (DOT NUMBER: VD111XD349 TIRESIZE: 225-75-16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888161May 14, 2001
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
VEHICLE SUFFERED A VALVE STEM DEFECT. AFTER IT CAME LOOSE IT MADE VEHICLE HAVE A TIRE BLOWOUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, AFTER VALVE STEM BLEW OUT CONSUMER TOOK THE WHEELS OFF AND TRIED ANOTHER VALVE STEM BY PULLING IT WITH HIS HAND AND THE STEM CAME OUT EASILY, CONSUMER HAD ALL STEMS REPLACED WITH STEEL STEMS AND HAS HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884418March 28, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE LT P225/75R16, LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE DOT NUMBER CAN NOT BE READ DUE TO SIDEWALL DAMAGE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740307February 1, 2001
TIRES:VALVE
TIRE VALVE STEM NOT ACCESSIBLE ON OUTER REAR TIRES ON DUALIES: WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DELIVERED TO THE CUSTOMER, THE OUTER TIRE VALVE STEM IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR CONSUMERS TO CHECK FOR PROPER INFLATION. YOU HAVE TO HAVE VALVE STEM EXTENDERS PUT ON THE INNER AS AN ADDITIONAL PARTS. MANY PEOPLE WHO BUY A NEW RV DON'T THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CURRENT ACCESS TO THE INNER TIRE VALVE STEM IS INADEQUATE. THE OUTER TIRE VALVE STEM FACES BACK TOWARDS THE INNER TIRE AND IS BEHIND THE RIM. FLEETWOOD (MOTOR HOME MANUFACTURER) AND FORD (CHASSIS MANUFACTURER) AND OTHER VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE TIRE VALVE STEMS ACCESSIBLE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS OF DRIVING SAFETY AND TIRE CARE. THIS PROBLEM/OVERSIGHT SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO CONSUMERS TO ADD ON ADDITONAL FEATURES TO MAKE MONITORING THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE EASIER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733068October 1, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE HAS A THREE INCH SPLIT IN THE SIDE WALL 1/2 INCH FROM RIM. (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1X1 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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