Ford E-150 Complaints

1,063 consumer complaints on file.

#10252853December 26, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REPEATED VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252518December 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150 ECONOLINE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT FILLS THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE WOULD SPILL OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL AND THE FUEL NOZZLE STOPPED, GASOLINE STILL LEAKED EXCESSIVELY OUT OF THE TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250963December 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2000 FORD E-150 VAN BLEW SPARK PLUG NUMBER 6, WITH LOSS OF POWER ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD NOISE, SMELL OF EXHAUST AND GASOLINE. HAD TWO CHILDREN IN VAN WITH ME AT THE TIME. HAD PREVIOUSLY HEARD A SLIGHT TICKING WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A DEVELOPING EXHAUST LEAK OR POSSIBLY TICKING VALVE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED 50 MILES TO HOME TOWN MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED DAMAGE WITH FORD RECOMMENDED HELICOIL AT A COST OF NEAR $400.00. FORTUNATELY BREAKDOWN HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP VAN OFF TO EMPTY PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241701September 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-150. AT 80,000 MILES, A TUNE-UP WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE COIL AND THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG AGAIN. AT 140,000 MILES, THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE HEAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG EJECTED AGAIN AND DAMAGED THE HEAD, WHICH RESTS ON TOP OF THE CYLINDER OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG EJECTS FROM TIME TO TIME. APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES LATER, THE NUMBER SEVEN SPARK PLUG EJECTED. THE DEALER HAD THE INSERT PLACED IN THE HEAD AND REPLACED THE NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG AND THE COIL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239930August 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E150. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A RISK PIN IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THIS TYPE OF ENGINE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238837August 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
I OWN A 2003 FORD F150 SUPER CREW FOUR WHEEL DRIVE PICK UP. WHEN ENGAGING THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM MOST OF THE TIME THE FRONT WHEELS WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE TRANSFER CASE ENGAGES EVERY TIME, BUT I WOULD ESTIMATE THE FRONT WHEELS ENGAGE ABOUT TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TIME. THE SYSTEM IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND YOU CAN NOT COUNT ON IT WORKING WHEN YOU NEED IT. IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FOR ME YET, BUT I HAVE BEEN STUCK SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238478August 16, 2008
SEAT BELTS
THE OUTER COVERS OF ALL THE SEATBELTS IN THE 3RD ROW HAVE ALL FRACTURED RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO LATCH ANY OF THE SEATBELTS. . THIS SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FORD ESCAPE RECALL 03V507000. WHEN THE REAR OF CASING FRACTURED, THE INNER PART OF THE SEATBELT MOVED WITHIN THE CASING RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO LATCH THE SEATBELT. ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235890July 26, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
E-150 1.CRUISE CONTROL USE. 2.OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. 3. FORD REFUSED. MY SYMPTOM, MODEL, AND YEAR OF VEHICLE IS INCLUDED ON FORD RECALL UPDATE OF 6/26/08 AS FIRE HAZARD BUT BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT LISTED FORD REFUSES EVEN TO EXAMINE MY VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. HTTP://WWW.FORD.COM/DYNAMIC/METATAGS/ARTICLE-DETAIL/223_IMPORTANT_NOTICE_VOLUNTARY_RECALL_UPDATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234288July 14, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD E-150 ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS VERY LOW. IN ADDITION, THE SPEED CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AND THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEED BRAKE FLUID AND THAT THE SPEED CONTROL FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE THE CONTACT $110 FOR OVERAGE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS HANDICAPPED TRIPLETS AND THE BRAKES AND SPEED CONTROL ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 08/18/08 *BF THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. UPDATED 08/19/08 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232970July 1, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 91V146000 REFERS TO A SAFETY RECALL FOR A FAULTY DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE IN FORD ECONOLINE VANS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL FUEL TANKS BUILT BETWEEN 1989 AND 1991 AND OTHER SIMILAR MODELS . I HAVE CONTACTED FORD TO INVESTIGATE , BUT THERE ARE NO RECORDS THAT CONFIRM OR DISAFFIRM MY VEHICLE'S INCLUSION IN THIS RECALL. BASICALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF MY VAN WAS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL AND IF ANY RECALL SERVICES WERE PERFORMED. I AM EXPERIENCING A FAULT IN THE DUAL FUEL TANK SYSTEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WILL NOT SWITCH TO THE MAIN TANK, AND WHEN FILLED, THE MAIN TANK WILL FLOW PAST THE FILLER CAP AND CAUSES A FUEL LEAKAGE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. I CONTACTED A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO ADVISED ME THAT NO RECALL SERVICE CAN BE PERFORMED TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE MY VIN# DOES NOT REGISTER IN THE FORD RECALL DATABASE. AGAIN, FORD CANNOT CONFIRM OR DISAFFIRM ANY RECALL SERVICES PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY SERVICE RECORDS PRIOR TO 2005. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN, I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE SECONDARY FUEL PUMP, AS ADVISED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC. I HAVE ALSO OVERHAULED BOTH FUEL TANKS TO CHECK FOR CLOGGING, OR ANY FOREIGN MATERIALS, AND I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL SEALS AND MISC. HARDWARE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS CONCERN HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2005. I AM ONLY ABLE TO OPERATE MY VEHICLE ON THE AUXILLARY (REAR) FUEL TANK WITH A 13 GALLON CAPACITY. WHEN THE SELECTOR SWITCH IS ON THE FRONT TANK, THE VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY STALL AS IF IT IS OUT OF FUEL. WHEN THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH IS SET TO THE REAR TANK, I AM ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE NORMALLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LIMITED RANGE DUE TO THE SMALL AUXILLARY FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232665June 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THROTTLE STICKS AND DOES NOT FULLY RETURN TO IDLE. MUST RIDE THE BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP PROPERLY. HOVE NOT CRASHED, BUT HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES. DEALER ADDRESSED ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS REPEATED PROBLEMS, NOW THAT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, WITHOUT CHARGING $80 DIAGNOSTIC FEE + REPAIRS. SECOND ISSUE.... SIDE DOOR FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY AT THE TOP. I AM AFRAID IT MAY FLY OPEN IN A CRASH. DEALER HAS WORKED ON IT 5 TIMES AND IT STILL DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. REFUSES TO WARRANT IT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232072June 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1992 FORD E150. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BEFORE THEY ARRIVED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED BETWEEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 5-6 RECALL NOTICES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231475June 18, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND MY BRAKES FAILED TOTALLY. I RAN HEAD ON INTO A TREE WHICH CAUSED ME TO BLACKOUT. ONCE RESCUED FROM TRUCK I WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. SO I FEEL THERE ARE TWO FAILURES HERE THE BRAKES AND THE AIR BAG. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10229928June 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
A 2006, FORD F150, CREW CAB P/UP , CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 9,000.00 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND WAS BOUGHT NEW. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE AND NOTHING ALTERED ON THIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO IT BURNING. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MCDONALD"S PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228626May 22, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD E-150. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD THE LOCK UNLATCH, BUT THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. WHILE TRAVELING BACK HOME, THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY LUBRICATED THE LOCK AND ADJUSTED THE COMPONENTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL THE FAILURE OCCURS IN THEIR PRESENCE. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228528May 21, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD E150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. AFTER THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO FIRST INSTALL A FUSE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK BEFORE BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER HE INSTALLED THE FUSE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM TO HIS STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,009.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228297May 20, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD E-150. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER A/T TIRES, SIZE P235/70R25. ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE CONTACT'S TIRE. THE TIRE THEN BLEW OUT ON THE WAY TO THE TIRE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228203May 19, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E150. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED APPROXIMATELY 6-8 MONTHS AGO. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH FORD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227744May 14, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD E150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL IN DECEMBER OF 2007. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. ON MAY 7, 2008, HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE WIRING HARNESS FUSE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE HARNESS WAS ALREADY MELTED, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL LIABILITY, NOR WOULD THEY ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. UPDATED 5/30/08 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227399May 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
IN MY 1997 FORD F-150 4.6 LTR. AUTO TRANSMISSION I HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH SELECTING DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH MY GEAR SHIFT. ALSO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTING ON OCCASION BECAUSE THE SHIFTER WASN'T ALL THE WAY IN PARK. WHEN YOU SHOVE IT IN PARK IT WOULD WORK, I FIGURED I WAS GOING TO BE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION SOON. TONIGHT THE TRUCK WILL NOT GO IN PARK AND I AM HAVING TO START THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL AND KEEP THE EMERGENCY BREAK ON. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IF THE EMERGENCY BREAK IS NOT ON OR FAILS THEN IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. I HAVE NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT WILL HAVE IT DONE TOMORROW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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