Ford E-150 Complaints (1997)

102 consumer complaints on file.

#10137421September 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD E150. ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOST THROUGH THE REAR BRAKE LINES. THE MECHANIC DESCRIBED IT AS CORRODED, RUSTED LINES. THE CONSUMER REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. HE NOTICED THIS TODAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136821September 17, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1997 FORD ECONOLINE 150 UNIVERSAL CONVERSION VAN. GAS LEAKS AT GAS TANK WHEN FILLING UP. THE MAIN FILLER TUBE ( HOSE) SEEMS TO BE LEAKING. GAS RUNS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND. GAS TANK MUST BE DROPPED TO REPLACE HOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129680July 22, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT: CONTACT HAD BALL JOINTS PUT ON THE TRUCK WHEN IT WAS STAKEN TO TO THE DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT. . WHEN DEALER WENT TO ALIGN VEHICLE THEY FOUND A CRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRAME, ALL THE WAY FROM WHERE THE DRIVE BOX WAS TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. ON THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HELD THE FRAME TOGETHER, THE RIVET WAS OUT OF THE FRAME. HE NOTICED THIS ON JULY 1, 2005. HE CALLED FORD TWICE, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SEND ANYONE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO 2 AUTO BODY FRAME SHOP AND HAD IT REPAIRED. BOTH BODY SHOPS SAID THE CAR WAS NOT HIT, AND THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT FORD. HE CALLED THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD NOT CALLED HIM BACK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126801July 22, 2005
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: CONTACT STATES BECAUSE OF HIS DISABILITY THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO PUT INTO GEAR, ALSO IT IS HARD TO START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128951July 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN
MY FORD 150 WAS PURCHASED WITH THE 504 LITER ENGINE AND ALTHOUGH IT IS A 1997 MODEL HAS ONLY 19000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK THAT HAS BEEN ROUGHLY DIAGNOSED AS THE MAIL SEALS BOTH FRONT AND REAR. I HAVE SPENT $300.00 TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAL AND THE REAR SEAL HAS BEEN QUOTED TO ME AS ANOTHER $600.00. I FEEL FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ME AS I DOUBT MINE IS THE ONLY OCCURANCE OF THIS TYPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110247February 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
FORD MOTOR CO. HAD KNOWLEDGE OF FAILURE OF THE FRONT COVER GASKET AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN 97 & 98 E-150 AND F-150 VEHICLES. FAILURE OF ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS WILL END THE LIFE OF A ENGINE. FORD WILL NOT ACKKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH NUMEROUS TSB'S HAVE BEEN PUT OUT. THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT A WEB SITE IS DEDICATED TO IT. (LEAKINGFORDS.COM) ANOTHER SITE THAT HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IS HTTP://FORUMS.TREEMEDIA.COM/FB/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=224&PAGE=4&PP=15 PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS FAILURE END UP NEEDING A ENGINE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#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
#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
#10086783August 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1) ENGINE BEGINS TO RUNS ROUGH. ) EGR PORTS BECOME CLOGGED 3) INTAKE HAS TO BE REMOVED AND PORTS CLEANED AND INJECTORS FLUSHED. WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FORD 6 CYL. ENGINE, AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT IT. IT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE AGAIN PERIODICALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064486April 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I DROPPED A ROD TODAY IN MY 1997 FORD-F150 WITH 77,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SEEMS TO COME ON EVERY 1000 MILES. HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT. MAYBE 1997 MODEL WAS A PROBLEM WITH FORD ACKNOWLEDGING PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058241February 16, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHILE FILLING THE FUEL TANK ON MY 1997 E-150, GASOLINE BEGIN LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WHERE THE FILLER TUBE AND TANK MEET, A TEAR HAD DEVELOPED IN THE RUBBER HOSE. THE REPAIR SHOP CONTACTED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ON ANY POSSIBLE RECALL INFORMATION. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS, BUT THIS WAS A "COMMON" PROBLEM. THIS IS AND CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053433January 6, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVE WAY. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED FUEL TANK WITH CRACKS IN TWO PLACES. ALSO, FILLER WAS CRACKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038825September 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I TOOK MY 1997 FORD E150 CONVERSION VAN IN FOR SERVICE, WITH THE COMPLAINT OF THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE WORSE AFTER I FILL IT UP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED IN HIS REPORT THAT THE TOP OF THE TANK WAS WET WITH GASOLINE AND HE SUSPECTS THAT IT IS CRACKED. HE ALSO TOLD ME A SEARCH CAME UP WITH A FORD RECALL FOR 1997 E150 VANS WITH THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL FOR MY VAN. I LOOKED ON YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND RECALL #01V114000, WHICH SEEMS TO PERTAIN TO MY VAN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VAN, WITH GAS LEAKING AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TANK WOULD BE $400 + LABOR TO REPAIR. *JB WHAT NOW? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP SINCERELY, BRIAN HOLGATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015646April 10, 2003
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
THE PARKING CABLE WAS DESIGNED TOO SHORT, AND WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004410February 6, 2003
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER
TEMPERATURE WAS STUCK ON COLD. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET TO MODERATE. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022869November 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
AFTER CONSUMER FILLED THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK WITH GAS THEY SMELT GAS FUMES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766630September 3, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION ON 2 TIRES WITHIN 1,000 MILES OF EACH OTHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015120July 30, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE REFUELING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION CONSUMER SAW FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. THERE IS RECALL O1V014000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014229July 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED, DEALER DETERMINED THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD MELTED ON ONE SIDE, AND MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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