Ford E-150 Complaints

1,063 consumer complaints on file.

#741646February 27, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
QUESTIONAIRE NOT SUITABLE FOR REPORTING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.NEED ROOM TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880726February 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
FUEL VENT LINE HOSE DEVELOPED CRACKS. WHEN TANK IS FULL WITH GAS VENT LINE LEAKS. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880727February 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
FUEL VENT LINE HOSE HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS. WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULLED UP VENT LINES BEGIN LEAKING. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880703February 15, 2001
SEATS
CONVERSION VAN WITH AFTERMARKET SEATS THAT RECLINE & SWERVE, NOT MOUNTED ON MANUFACTURER'S BASE. PEDESTAL WAS BUILT TO BOLT SEAT. MAIN HOLDING 4 1/4 X20 BOLTS WITH 3/8 NUT. THIS FAILED TO HOLD SEAT PROPERLY. SEATS WOULD MOVE AROUND.*AK BACK SUPPORT FRAMES FOR TWO OF CAPTAIN SEATS BROKE CAUSING THE SEATS TO LAY DOWN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES ALL VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740918February 15, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE CAR SHUDDERED. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS THEN AT THE 2/7 POSITION INSTEAD OF THE 3/9 POSITION. TOOK THE CAR HOME FROM HERE. LATER DROVE AROUND THE CORNER (ABOUT 1/10 MILE) TO PICK UP KIDS FROM SCHOOL DANCE. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOW AT THE 6/12 POSITION. CONTACTED REPAIR SHOP ON SATURDAY 2/10. DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES AWAY DOING ABOUT 25 MPH OR LESS. PARKED IT. MECHANIC CAME OUT TO SEE HOW MUCH PLAY WAS IN THE WHEEL, HEARD ANOTHER LOUD POP AND THE WHEEL PROCEEDED TO GO IN COMPLETE CIRCLES. INSPECTION BY MECHANIC SHOWED THAT ALL THREE BOLTS IN THE GEAR BOX HAD BROKEN. HEAD MECHANIC SAID THAT IN THE THIRTY SOME YEARS HE'S BEEN IN THE BUSINESS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN. THESE BOLTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880209February 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
STRONG FUMES, SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST, ARE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY , POSSIBLY DUE TO MOLD BUILDUP, CAUSING BACTERIA . DEALER HAS ONLY USED DEORDORTIZER AND DIONIVERING MACHINE, BUT IT DOES NOT HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880147February 8, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND BLEWOUT. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. *AK DOT #272556GRF65, TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740077January 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THREE TIMES THE LEFT FRONT INNER WHEEL BEARING HAS DISINTEGRATED ALLOWING ROTOR TO FALL DOWN ON SPINDLE, WITH NO INDICATION OF BEARING FAILURE, NO NOISE WHATSOEVER.THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT TIRE WHEEL ROTOR CAME COMPLETELY OFF SPINDLE AT 70 M.P.H. THE OUTER BEARING STILL FULL OF GREASE . INDICATION THAT THERE IS INSTANTANIOUS DISCENERGRATION OF INSIDE BEARING. I BELIEVE SPINDLE WAS TURNED TO SMALL BY A FEW THOUSANDS ALLOWING RACE TO BREAK LOOSE. I AM BLESSED TO HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM THIS ENGNEERING DIASTER CALLED FORD ECONOLINE. I AM 53 YEARS OLD @ HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN THAN ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE EVER OWNED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878684January 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HAD TURNED ON HEATER AND IT FAILED TO WORK. CAN HEAR CLICKING SOUNDS AS IF TRYING TO COME ON. ALSO, VENTS DO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE FOR HEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878621January 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF LAST GEAR & VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRATE AS IF GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. VIBRATIONS IN TRANSMISSION WOULD LAST ABOUT 15-25 SECONDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739507January 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION BEARING AND SEAL CAUSES LOUD WHINE WHICH INCREASES IN FREQUENCY AND VOLUME WITH VEHICLE SPEED. REPEATED REPAIRS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877859January 10, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRAME IS CRACKING WHERE STEERING BOX IS BOLTED TO FRAME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877642January 8, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN, ALSO WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARKED GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK POSITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877469January 4, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO FEEL OUT OF BALANCE. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER FOR REBALANCING & ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC SHOWED DRIVER THAT TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRES. LATER CONSUMER CONTACTED GOODYEAR AFTER HEARING NEWS ABOUT TIRES. INFORMED TO EXCHANGE TIRES FOR NEW ONES. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877206December 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THEN, ABS BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. AFTER REPAIRS, DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 49,000 MILES AND PROBLEM REAPPEARED. THIS WAS THIRD TIME HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877209December 29, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STARTED VEHICLE & SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS SUDDENLY. HAD FOOT ON BRAKES AT THE TIME. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. WENT THROUGH NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE. NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876923December 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE 50MPH OR SO WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE/VIBRATE. IT WOULD THEN DRIFT LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR PROBLEM, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE DRIFTING. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876668December 18, 2000
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, MICHELIN M+S ALL SEASON TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. HAD 2 PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. 235/75R15, MICHELIN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737899December 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTIFIED BY AUFFENBERG FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT TIMING COVER SEAL ALLOWED MOISTURE INTO ENGINE BLOCK RESULTING IN BLOWN ENGINE. ADVISED BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS IS A RECALL PROBLEM WITH THE 4.2 LITER ENGINES ON THE F-150 WHICH IS ALSO THE SAME ENGINE INSTALLED ON THE E-150 VAN SERIES. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VANS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT A VEHICLE MAINTAINED AS WELL AS THIS ONE WAS WOULD DEVELOPE THIS TYPE OF A MAJOR PROBLEM AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. A SYNTHETIC BLEND WAS USED FOR THE OIL WHICH WAS CHANGED AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS AND MONTHLY DURING THE WINTERS. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL SERVICE DEALERS IN THE AREA, I WAS LEFT WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM OF DEFECTIVE PARTS INSTALLED BY FORD MOTOR CO.. TWO OF THE LOCAL INDEPENDANT SERVICE CENTERS INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM RECENTLY ON THE E-150'S WITH FORD DENYING ANY PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737432December 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS COMPLETELY 3 TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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