Ford E-350 Complaints (1999)

72 consumer complaints on file.

#10190061April 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 FORD E350. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HE NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CAB AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO DIE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED WITH FLAMES. *MC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183635February 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DURING NORMAL TOWN DRIVING, A SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN FROM PASSENGER-SIDE ENGINE HEAD, SECOND FROM CLOSEST TO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH ENGINE. PLUGS NOT RECENTLY REPLACED. NO OBVIOUS TELL-TALE SIGNS THAT FAILURE WAS IMMANENT. VAST MAJORITY OF VEHICLE'S 140K MILEAGE WAS LONG RUN ON INTERSTATE. THREADS WERE STRIPPED, IGNITION COIL WAS DESTROYED. NO INFORMATION FROM FORD REGARDING HOW TO FIX, OTHER THAN A DEALERS SUGGESTIONS TO REPLACE HEAD OR REPLACE ENGINE. NO INFORMATION ON FORDS WEB SITE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178662January 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF ENGINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146418December 14, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER TREAD ON LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER AT THE TIME OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TRAILER/VAN FISHTAILED VIOLENTLY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE TRAILER ENDED UP ROLLING OVER AND CAUSED THE VAN TO ALSO ROLL ONTO IT'S SIDE. THIS WAS THE SECOND GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE ON THE VEHICLE TO SEPARATE. THE FIRST TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED SEPT 2004*NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132428August 11, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TOWING A BOAT. HAD BRAKES BUT NO POWER BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 30, 2005. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A FEW SECOND LATER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE MODULE THAT CONTROLLED THE FUEL INJECTION FAILED. THERE WAS A HOLE COIN THE BACK OF IT, AND IT AFFECTED THE WHOLE ENGINE. WATER DRIPPED OUT OF THE PART WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK IT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114393March 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
DISCCA OWNS EIGHT E-250 & E-350 FORD VANS. TWO HAVE HAD FAN SELECTOR SWITCHES OVERHEAT AND FILL THE CAB WITH SMOKE. ONE IS A 1999 E-350 AND THE OTHER IS A 2001 E-250. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110184February 9, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY E- 350 SUPER DUTY , 1999 BURN UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080292July 1, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE DIESEL FUEL TANK HAD RUSTED, AS A RESULT THE FUEL LINE CLOGGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND WITHIN ONE YEAR LATER THE TANK RUSTED OUT AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078804June 25, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE OF MINE IS THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS SWEPT IT OFF LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD E350 SUPER DUTY VAN WITH A TRITON V10 ENGINE. WHILE SEARCHING ONLINE AS WELL AS TALKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE, THIS ENGINE WAS A BIG FAILURE. I HAVE HEARD OF AT LEAST 122 OF THESE ENGINE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD CHARGES WELL OVER $3000 EACH TO HAVE THIS FIXED! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. TO TRY AND CREAT A CLASS ACTION SUITE, WOULD BE WAY TO EXPENSIVE. WHERE IS HELP? CONSUMERS NEED YOU TO HELP US. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING FORD OVER THE PAST YEAR WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE VAN. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE, WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER, THE WINDSHILED REPLACED FOR A BAD GASKET, FUEL TANK AND PUMP REPLACED, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND I CAN GO ON AND ON. I NEED HELP WITH THIS. THE VAN COST ME $25000. I HAVE PAID WELL OVER $5000 IN REPAIR COSTS. PLEASE HELP. I KNOW OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY NEED HELP ALSO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060300March 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
4WABS :BRAKE PEDAL HARD. ABS LIGHT ON. NO STOPING FORCE TO BRAKES. LININGS GREATER THAN 50%. CALIPERS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS FUCNTIONING FREELY VISUAL INSPECTION. FRONT WHEEL SENSORS RESPONDING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CITUATION WHEN AN ERROR OCCURS ABS SHOULD TURN OFF AND BRAKES SHOULD WORK MINUS ABS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050572December 15, 2003
TIRES
FRONT PASSENGER/ DRIVER'S PASSENGER, AND REAR TIRES LOST AIR. CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY PUTTING AIR INTO THE TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041720October 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY AND I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER AND TO CONVEY THE PROBLEM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT. ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND SERVE AS THE ONLY BRAKING FORCE. IN DRY WEATHER IT WILL "PULL" TO ONE SIDE AND IN WET WEATHER IT WILL SKID RESULTING IN NO BRAKING FORCE. ON 10/08/03 THIS OCCURRED IN A RAIN SHOWER AS I PULLED INTO AN INTERSTATE REST AREA (20-25MPH). I FIRST APPLIED THE BRAKES @ 100 - 125 FEET FROM THE REAR OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER. WITH MAXIMUM PEDAL PRESSURE NOTHING RESPONDED UNTIL I WAS 20 -25 FT FROM THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 CHINOOK CONVERSION ON A 1998 FORD 350 MOTOR HOME CHASIS. THE UNIT IS A DEATH TRAP, A TICKING TIME-BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE. I CANNOT SELL THE UNIT IN GOOD CONSIENCE AND HAD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE TO SUPPLEMENT ITS USE. IT CANNOT BE SAFELY USED IN INCLEMENT WEATHER OR ON UNPAVED SURFACES. IN THE INCEDENT ABOVE I DID NOT EXPECT RAIN AND THE SHOWER BEGAN HALF WAY TO MY DESTINATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042507October 7, 2003
TIRES
THE ORIGINAL TIRES OVERHEATED AND SMOKED,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE TIRES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF BLOWING OUT WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION OR SERIOUS DAMAGE. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039311September 22, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR TIRE RECALL. I OWN A 15 PASSENGER FORD VAN, APPROX ONE YEAR AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GOODYEAR, TO TAKE MY VAN TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE THE TIRES INSPECTED FOR SOME REPLACEMENT CAMPAIGN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY TIRES WERE TO BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. RECENTLY FOUR OF THE FIVE REPLACEMENT TIRES HAVE SEPARATED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FIFTH HAS NOT SEPARATED BECAUSE IT IS THE NEW SPARE. ONE OF THE CENTER TREADS IS LETTING GO AND ARE RISING HIGHER THEN THE REST OF THE TREADS CAUSING THE TIRE TO BOUNCE DRASTICALLY. THESE TIRES ARE THE GOODYEAR CONQUEST. I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF STATIC FROM THE SUPERIOR GOODYEAR DEALERS, SO AFTER CALLING GOODYEAR, I WAS ADVISED TO GO TO DISCOUNT TIRES FOR AN ADJUSTMENT. ONE OF MY TIRES SEPARATED A WEEK AGO, I REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE, AND ON 9-19-03 THE FOURTH TIRE LET GO. I WAS ADVISED BY DISCOUNT TIRE WHY I WANTED THE SAME KIND OF TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT, I ADVISED THEM THAT GOODYEAR SAID THAT WAS THE ONLY TIRE I COULD REPLACE THEM WITH. DISCOUNT ADVISED DIFFERENTLY, AND PUT TWO MICHELIN TIRES ON FOR ME AT LITTLE COST. I GUESS ALL I AM TRYING TO DO IS TO ADVISE THAT THE TIRES GOODYEAR IS USING TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL RECALLED TIRES ARE WORSE THEN THE ORIGINALS. I HAD 50,000 PLUS MILES ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH NO PROBLEMS, AND I AM BARELY GETTING 20,000 OF THE REPLACED TIRES. I AM NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING ONLY TO ADVISE OF THE SITUATION. I AM A RETIRED STATE TROOPER FROM ARIZONA SO I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TIRES, AND I FEEL SOME ONE OF CONCERN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022911June 12, 2003
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS VERY HOT AND THE TREAD LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017280April 21, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD AND FORD STATED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE BAD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014653March 28, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. *JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000381December 26, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
DIESEL FUEL TANK FILLER NECK FAILURE. WHEN FILLING WITH FUEL FILLER NECK LEAKS FUEL. THIS WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED IN 2000. FILLER NECK REPLACED. SEPTEMBER 2001 TANK MOUNTS REPLACED IN RECALL. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK. FORD REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770019November 22, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE PROBLEM PRESENTED AS A "POPPING" NOISE AS REPORTED BY THE DRIVER, WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. UPON INVESTIGATION FOR BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM THE REPAIR STATION IDENTIFIED THE BROKEN SPRING. THIS COIL SPRING IS BROKEN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE UPPER COIL, WITH FRAGMENTATION IN LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE BODY OF THE SPRING MATERIAL. THIS COULD PRESENT A LOSS OF SUSPENSION CONTROL IF THE BREAKAGE WORSENED, OR OCCURRED AT MULTIPLE OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE COURSE OF DEGRADATION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE, AND OTHER UNITS IN THE SAME ORDER HISTORY FOR THIS FLEET ARE BEING INSPECTED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567456September 16, 2002
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES THAT FAILED WERE FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT225/75R16 R4S II LD RANGE D, NO OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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