Ford E-150 Complaints

1,063 consumer complaints on file.

#10108068January 27, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1999 FORD E150 CONVERSION VAN [XXX] GAS TANK IS LEAKING. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR 1996-2000 MODEL YEARS BUILT AT THE LORAIN ASSEMBLY PLANT, HOWEVER, IT IS LISTED AGAINST E150 WAGONS, NOT VANS. I CHECKED MY VIN AGAINST THE RECALL AND IT WAS NOT LISTED. ACCORDING TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, WAGONS COME WITH SEATS AND VANS DO NOT. SINCE MY VEHICLE WENT DIRECTLY FROM THE PLANT TO AN AFTERMARKET CONVERSION COMPANY, I DOUBT IT HAD SEATS. BUT, IT CERTAINLY WASN'T MANUFACTURED AS A CARGO VAN. I BELIEVE MY VAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT WAS ORDERED WITHOUT SEATS. REGARDLESS, IT NOW HAS A LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ON TOP OF THE TANK THAT I CAN'T SEE. I INSPECTED THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND SAW NOTHING WRONG. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BOTTOM OR SIDES AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. EVEN IF MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, IT STILL HAS AN APPARENT SAFETY DEFECT. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY HAS HAPPENED TO THE VAN. NO WRECKS, JUST NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108956January 26, 2005
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL STUDS. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH, AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP SIGN, ALL FIVE WHEEL STUDS ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BROKE COMPLETELY OFF. THE STUDS WERE NOT RUSTED. ALL FIVE WERE CLEAN BREAKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106104January 11, 2005
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
1996 FORD F-150 2WD MILEAGE 112,500 (WELL MAINTAINED) OSS OF STEERING RESULTING FROM SOMETHING INSIDE STEERING BOX DISENGAGING. CAUSING NO CONTROL FROM OPERATOR OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT AND HIT PARKED CAR, ONCE PASS PARKED CAR VEHECLE CONTINUED TO PULL TO RIGHT, OVER THE LAWN AND HITTING ANOTHER PARKED CAR IN DRIVWAY BEFORECOMING TO A STOP NTIRE INCIDENT TOOK 3 SECONDS. I WAS ON I SIDE STREET CLOSE TO HOME DOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH, HAD IT BEEN A HIGHWAY, PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. LSO AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHY! PLEASE SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS!*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10105866January 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES I NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. THE ROTORS ARE BADLY WARPPED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CALIPERS, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE REAR DRUMS ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND HAS LITTLE WEAR. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE REAR DRUMS ADJUSTED REGULARLY, IN AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE THE LONGEVITY OF THE FRONT BREAKS. I HAVE ABOUT 140,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES 7 OR 8 TIMES. I DID HAVE ONE ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR BREAKING, AND THE NEXT DAY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103062December 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SIRS, I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB TRUCK. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IT HAS SHUT OFF SIXTEEN TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I WAS LUCKY AND DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE FILE THIS COMPLAINT, BECAUSE I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I HOPE IT IS CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THANK YOU, PAUL FERGUSON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103836December 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
IN RAINY/SNOWY WEATHER HORN FAILS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEREFORE, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102445December 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DURING VERY WET WEATHER, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK OR WORKS VERY FAINTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VAN IS A 2002. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMD BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I MADE A COMPLAINT TO THEM ON 2 OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENTS OTHER THAN HITTING MY HORN AND HAVING LITTLE NOISE COME OUT. I AM AFRAID THAT WHEN I NEED THE HORN IT WILL NOT WORK IN WET WEATHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099794December 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
UPON FILLING THE GAS TANK THERE IS EXTERNAL GAS LEAKAGE.THE GAS RUNS BACK OUT ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER REPAIRED IT. *AK 1 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HOSE AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK CRACKED. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100643November 28, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1)NORMAL OPERATION, 2)THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. PLACED IN NEUTRAL JUST IN TIME TO AVOID ENTERING BUSY INTERSECTION. 3)NO PARTS REPLACED. WAITING FOR WEATHER TO WARM. DID MANUALLY OPERATE THROTTLE AT THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE STICKS IN OPEN POSITION SUGGESTING THAT IT IS NOT A CABLE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101274November 18, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098459November 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, TIRES
ON 11/04/04, RECALL WORK FOR ABS SENSOR WAS PERFORMED. AT THE SAME TIME, FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER - THEIR SUGGESTION ("10% LEFT"). ON 11/05, AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, DRY-CLEAR DAY, I NEEDED TO STOP AGGRESSIVELY DUE TO UNKNOWN TRAFFIC SITUATION AHEAD. SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO ABS ACTIVATED. SWERVED ONTO GRASS SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH OTHER VEHICLESTO COMPLETE STOP. 11/8-BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER CLAIMS THE OB COMPUTER SHOWS NO INCIDENT, AND COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. "LARRY" DEALER SERVICE REP CLAIMS THEY DO NOT BLEED BRAKES DURING REPLACEMENT. "LARRY" ALSO INDICATED THAT ABS NOT WORKING IS TYPICAL IN THE FIRST 1,500 MILES OF A BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101153November 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONE OR TWO CYLINDERS SEEM TO STOP FUNCTIONING AND THIS RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO PROCEED EVEN IN THE MOST BENIGN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. WHEN THE CYLINDERS FAIL TO FUNCTION THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON . THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS A HIGH VOLTAGE COIL ON EACH SPARK PLUG SITING THAT THIS MAY ENHANCE PERFORMACE BUT IT ALSO REDUCES ENGINE RELIABILITY. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096303October 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES. ODOMETER LIGHT FLICKERS ON & OFF. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096571October 12, 2004
STRUCTURE
FROM THE DATE THE CONVERSION VAN WAS PURCHASE, THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE VAN WOULD NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT, IT WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. OVER THE YEARS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THE BALL JOINTS AND STEERING GEAR HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095437October 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AND VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ,AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDE BY MRS. WILLIAM'S FRIEND MR BRONEK DUTJIEWICZ.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096731October 5, 2004
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUG NUTS ON VEHICLE WERE OVER TIGHTENED AND BROKE OFF. *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WAS LEANING FORWARD AND THE REMAINING 2 LUG NUTS WERE CRACKED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091098September 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FIRST APPLICATION OF BRAKES AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY RATTLING NOISE IN BRAKE LINES AT THE ABS CONTROL MANIFOLD, IT IS HYD. PRESS. BLEEDING OFF, BRAKE PEDAL STARTS TO GO DOWN, I HAVE EXP. WITH HYD. AND KNOW THAT, THE VIBRATION IN THE LINE WILL CAUSE FITTINGS TO FAIL AT THE VALVE UNDER THE (B) NUT,,#2 (LEDS) IN MIRROR ARE FALLING BACK IN TO THE BODY OF THE MIRROR ASSY, BARELY VISIBLE FROM DRIVER SEAT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095052September 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2000 FORD E-150 MODIFIED VEHICLE UPDATE. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090589September 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING
RUBBER HOSE BETWEEN FILLER NECK AND FUEL TANK CRACKED AND DETERIORATED RESULTING IN FUEL SPILL DURING FILL UP. PURCHASED FORD PART NO. F7UZ-9047-BE AS A REPLACEMENT PART. CLERK AT PART COUNTER REMARKED, "WE SELL A LOT OF THESE." OLD PART IS AVAILABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088545August 25, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO MY COMPLAINT FROM LAST YEAR (ODI 10038825). I REMOVED THE GAS TANK FROM MY VAN AND FOUND THE LEAKS (SEVERAL) WERE CAUSED BY THE METAL TANK RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME CROSS RAILS. *AK THE TANK IS METAL TO METAL CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE VAN, THERE IS NO ISOLATION OF ANY KIND. THIS SEEMD TO BE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW (TO ME ANYWAY) AND I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO LET THEM KNOW. FORD EXPRESSED NO CONCERN, SINCE THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY DEATHS OR INJUIES REPORTED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FRAME AND TANK, PRIOR TO HAVING IT REPAIRED. I TOOK THE TANK TO A SHOP AND HAD THE LEAKS WELDED, I ALSO CUT UP AN INNER TUBE AND PLACED IT BETWEEN THE TANK AND FRAME RAILS, TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I THINK THERE ARE LOTS OF FORD VANS ROLLING ON THE ROADS OF THIS COUNTRY THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THEM BLOWS UP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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