Ford E-250 Complaints (1999)

31 consumer complaints on file.

#8015507August 5, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S, LT245/75R16, DOT VN11R1A338, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 43000 MILES ON A 1999 FORD E250 VAN. TREAD SEPARATION AT 55 MPH ON DRIVER REAR.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764365July 17, 2002
TIRES
MY WIFE AND I PLANNED TO TAKE TWO OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN TO THE NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IN ASHEBORO, N.C.. ON THE MORNING OF JULY 7 WE HEADED SOUTH FROM CENTRAL VIRGINIA ON ROUTE 29. WE REACHED LYNCHBURG WITHIN AN HOUR AND NOTICED THAT THE RIDE WAS GETTING ROUGHER. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE, THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND THE WHEELS AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUING OUR TRIP AND DECIDED TO TURN BACK AND HEAD HOME AGAIN. I DROVE 35 MPH WITH THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON UNTIL WE REACHED A GAS STATION NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 29 AND 60. THE VIBRATION HAD TURNED INTO A STEADY THUMPING AS I HAD PROCEEDED TO THIS POINT. I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOTICED A TEAR ALONG THE INSIDE SIDE WALL OF THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL. ON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE TEAR WAS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE TREAD AND COULD BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE TIRE. WE DECIDED TO CALL AAA AND HAVE THEM CHANGE OUT THE TIRE FOR US. AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM OUR ATTEMPTED TRIP WE DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES FOR A TOTAL COST OF $529.33. THE ATTENDANT (MACKENZIE HORN) AT THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER, JENKINS AUTOMOTIVE, 1564 SEMINOLE TRAIL, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901 (434) 974-6680 CONFIRMED OUR BELIEF THAT THE TIRE WAS INDEED DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900693December 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE WET OR DAMP.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884035March 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE HI/LO FAN SWITCH BURNED OUT. TOXIC FUMES ENTERED VEHICLE. SUFFERED HEADACHES & UPSET STOMACH. LATER ON A FIRE CAUSED WIRES TO MELT DOWN. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC , AND INFORMED SWITCH GOING OUT WAS COMMON. HAVE ORDERED PART FOR REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556312October 20, 2000
SUSPENSION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE (FIRESTONE STEEL TEX T45 2T 225 75 R16 M/S) TIRES HAVE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR, FIRESTONE SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AT FACTORY, ALIGNMENTS COMPLETED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING TIRE WEAR, POSSIBLE TIRE AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731408September 14, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
IT WAS A HANDICAP CONVERSION PURCHASED THROUGH COACHCRAFT, IN BROWNSVILLE PAYED FOR ON FEB 5,1999.THE ACTUAL CONVERSION DONE BY VANTAGE MOBILITY IN PHOENIX AR.WAS NOT DELIVERD TILL 6-11-99 AND HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF PROBLEMS.THE LIFT WAS INSTALLED WRONG AND WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY OR RELIABLY FOR ME THE HANDICAPPED TO BE INDEPENDENT, THE FUEL TANK WHEN FILLED LEAKS FUME INTO THE INTERIOR CHOKING EVERYONE AND FORCING US TO EXIT THE VEHICLE TILL FUMES CLEAR, THE AIR BAG HAS WARNING ON DASH SAYING DO NOT OPERATE VEHICLE IF LIGHT FLASH'S, THE LIGHT HAS ALWAYS FLASHED AND WE'RE TOLD DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WE HAVE $46,000 DOLLARS INVESTED IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS SPENT MORE TIME IN THE SHOP,OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF WE HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THE VEHICLE ONLY 90 DAYS TOTAL TIME AND EACH TIME WE PICK IT UP ITS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN WORKED ON. VANTAGE WILL NOT ACKNOWLEGE ANY COMUNICATIONS WE'VE SENT AND COACHCRAFT HAS IGNORED OUR PROBLEM.THE LATEST PARTY LINE IS "THE PARTS ARE LOST IN THE MAIL".E
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#724828July 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SPRINGS AND SHOCKS ARE CAUSING SWAYING, STEERING WHEEL PULLING, EXTREME TIRE WEAR. VAN WANTS TO TRAVEL ALL OVER ROAD. TIRES ARE NO GOOD AT 18000 MILES. FORD SAYS THERES NOTHING WRONG. HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER FORD VANS. HAVE HAD 4 INDEPENT AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STORES TELL ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FRONT SPRINGS AND SHOCKS BUT FORD WILL NOT ADMITT TO ANYTHING BEING WRONG. WAS TOLD THAT AFTER MARKET SPRINGS AND SHOCKS WILL SOLVE PROBLEM OF TIRE WEAR AND STEERING. HAVE HAD THE VAN BACK TO FORD NUMEROUS TIMES FOR NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I AM EXTREMLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFTY OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE WAY IT STEERS AND WOBBLES AND THE EXTREME WERE OF THE TIRES. ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED AS TAMIAMI FORD HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723139May 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MASTER CYCLINDER WENT OUT, SIDE DOORS NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED, OIL, LEAK, HEAD GASKET,BRAKES NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, HARD STARTING, BACK FIRING, TRANS SHIFTING EARLY INTO OVERDRIVE,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856612February 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE SNOW APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ,HAD SLOWED DOWN, APPLIED BRAKES AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558623January 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES (P225/75R16) AND (P245/75R16) HAVE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE LAST EXPERIENCE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH WHICH ALSO CAUSED BODY DAMAGE, THE CONSUMER OWNS 10 OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THESE TIRES WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TIRE PROBLEMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852565November 4, 1999
SUSPENSION
BRAKES PULLING LEFT / RIGHT CAUSING NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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