Ford E-150 Complaints

1,063 consumer complaints on file.

#10177875January 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1998 FORD E-150 V6 4.2 ENGINE LEAKED COOLANT INTO #1 CYLINDER CAUSING ROD TO BEND AND DISABLE ENGINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177827January 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. FAILURE LED TO VEHICLE DISABLEMENT DURING TRAVEL ON PUBLIC ROADWAY IN TRAFFIC, IN BAD NEIGHBORHOOD. TRANSMISSION REPLACED @ COST OF $2700.00. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176468December 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1996 FORD E-150 SERPENTINE BELT, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION MODULE REPLACED, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, TIE RODS REPLACED, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176436December 1, 2006
TIRES
1999 FORD E150 RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174371November 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
I JUST PURCHASED A 2006 F-150 ON SEPT.17,2006 AND WHILE DRIVING ON NOV.25,2006 IT LOCKED UP ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END CRASH. THERE WAS NO WARNING VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SAW THAT THE 4 WHEEL DIVE LOW LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE SWITCH FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173965November 21, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. AFTER 500 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE DISTRIBUTOR WAS CONTACTED WITHOUT A POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DISTRIBUTOR WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. THE TIRES WERE SOLD WITH 60000 MILES TROUBLE FREE GUARANTEE. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUS SAFETY RISK INVOLVED IN BOTH INCIDENTS. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171348October 19, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP...NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON... BRAKE PADS BURNT TO A CRISP...WARPED ROTORS AND CALIPERS...HAD TO GET WORK DONE BY OTHER THAN FORD...2006..OR COULD DRIVE IT !!!! FORD FAILED TO PAY UNDER THEIR WARRANTY... HAVE HAD HOWLING IN REAR END ??? SINCE NEW...FORD CAN'T REPAIR, THEY TRIED THREE TIMES... THEN SAID THEY WOULD HAVE A DISTRICT FORD REP LOOK AT IT...FAILED TO DO SO UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT... UNABLE TO USE THE ESP WARRANTY ANYWHERE BUT A FORD DEALERSHIP... LIKE I WANT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SAME PEOPLE THAT CAN'T FIX IT !!!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170481October 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HORN BEGAN HONKING WITHOUT WARNING, AND WITH NO DISCERNIBLE CAUSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED, THE INSIDE OF THE VAN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SMOLDERING WIRES IN THE RADIO PANEL BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES, AND THE SMOLDERING WIRES WERE EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169937October 4, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND ENTERING A STORE, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE POLICE THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL LETTER # 06V286000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHICH THE CONTACT HAD JUST RECEIVED. THE PART WAS REPLACED, BUT THE BRAKE AND RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169191September 25, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK JACKKNIFED AND THE CAB OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10168587September 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED INTO CYLINDER DUE TO GASKET FAILURE CAUSING PISTON ROD TO BEND. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1997 4.2 V6. I AM UNABLE TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED AT THIS TIME .THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED $4,000.00. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168396September 15, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
1993 FORD E150 VAN FRAME CRACKED AROUND BOLT HEADS THAT HOLD STEERING BOX ON, CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169094September 15, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1994 E150 REAR A/C LINES HAD BEEN CAPPED OFF. THE A/C LINES UNDER VEHICLE WERE CORRODED. *TS THE VEHICLE HAD NO REAR A/C INSTALLED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167441September 6, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
BROKEN FRONT SPRING ON 1996 ECONOLINE VAN APPARENTLY DUE TO CORROSION ISSUE. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND STATES THAT BROKEN SPRING MAY OR MAY NOT COME LOSE AND RESULT IN A SAFETY HAZARD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165508August 15, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE WAS LOCALIZED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V286000 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162568July 17, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT THEY TOLD ME THAT WATER WAS GETTING IN BEHIND THE WINDSHIELD AND SHORTING OUT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THEY STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161255July 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 97 FORD E150 HAS THE 5.4 MOTOR IN IT. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS SPARK PLUG BLOW OUTS. THIS IS MY SECOND IN A YEARS TIME. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE DUE TO RAW FUEL COMING OUT OF THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND THE COIL LAND ON THE HEAD COULD CASE A SPARK AND BOOM BAD FIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159562June 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) TUBE BROKE AT THE FLEXIBLE SECTION OF THE TUBE ON MY 1995 FORD E-150 VAN WITH A 5.8L ENGINE. THE BROKEN EGR TUBE CAUSES EXHAUST TO LEAK. FORD CURRENTLY HAS A SIMILAR RECALL ON 1993 -1997 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS, NHTSA RECALL #97V209 (FORD CAMPAIGN #97S92). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158909June 3, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SEAM SEPARATED IN THE FORWARD END OF THE FUEL TANK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156047April 25, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY FORD F150 PICKUP HAS ELECTRONIC ODOMETER. WHEN I DRIVE MORE THAN 5 OR 6 MILES THE NUMBERS GO BLANK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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