Ford E-150 Complaints (1999)

83 consumer complaints on file.

#10212984December 27, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1999 FORD E150 WAGON (CONVERSION VAN - ECLIPSE CONVERSIONS OF IN) HAS A CRACKED FUEL TANK. FUEL TANK IS 35 GALLON, MID SHIP. NHSTA RECALL 01V114000/FORD RECALL 01S14 SHOULD APPLY, HOWEVER WHEN DISCUSSED WITH FORD THEY SAID IT DID NOT APPLY. THEY WOULD ONLY LOOK AT INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE. WHEN I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT FORD RECALL 01S14 AND TELL ME WHY IT DID NOT APPLY, THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT THE RECALL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, BUT I NEED THE WAGON TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210033November 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEN EXPERIENCED SOME LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SPARK PLUG BLEW OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE IS AN OPENED AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION (DP05005) REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209618November 21, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 12/12/07
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204468September 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204047September 25, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE CALLED SEVERAL LOCAL FORD DEALERS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER DECEMBER OF 2007. HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY FORD ISSUED AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT IS DISSATISFIED WITH FORD'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,500. UPDATED 10/10/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185382March 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MARCH 16, 2007. V8 (5.4L) I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD POPPING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT.MY 1999 V8 5.4 HAD BLOWN THE SPARK PLUG CERAMIC PORTION OUT OF THE HEAD. I MADE IT HOME DRIVING IT LIKE THAT (5 MILES) AND HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON EVENT FOR THE FORDS. HE IS NOW GOING TO TRY TO HELI-COIL THE PLUG HOLE TO SAVE ME A HEAD JOB, THO HE'S HAVING PROBLEMS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE PLUG. NOW CHECKING THE WEB I SEE THERE ARE MANY MANY...OF FORDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THE FED HAS EVEN URGED FORD TO FIX AND RECALL THIS PROBLEM...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177827January 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. FAILURE LED TO VEHICLE DISABLEMENT DURING TRAVEL ON PUBLIC ROADWAY IN TRAFFIC, IN BAD NEIGHBORHOOD. TRANSMISSION REPLACED @ COST OF $2700.00. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176436December 1, 2006
TIRES
1999 FORD E150 RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162568July 17, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT THEY TOLD ME THAT WATER WAS GETTING IN BEHIND THE WINDSHIELD AND SHORTING OUT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THEY STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154832April 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1999 FORD F150 4.2 LITER V-6 ENGINE. ONLY 52,000 MILES AND BLOWN ENGINE. STARTS BLOWING STEAM OUT OF EXHAUST, THEN ENGINE STARTS KNOCKING AND TIES UP BECAUSE OF HYDRO LOCK. COOLANT IN CYLINDERS LOCKS ENGINE. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL NOT BACK UP COSTING CONSUMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. ALL STARTS WITH A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH CANNOT BE DETECTED UNTIL IT'S TO LATE. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ENGINE FROM 1997 TILL ????, WHO KNOWS IF THEY ARE ANY GOOD NOW. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153968March 29, 2006
STEERING, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
MAJOR SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND STEERING CONTROL GREATLY REDUCED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING, AND THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME IT IS NORMAL. IF THIS IS NORMAL, THAN THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE HIGHWAYS BEFORE DEATH OCCURS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148365January 23, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PUMPING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THERE IS A CRACK ON THE TOP OF THE RUBBER FUEL HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132810August 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VAN. I TOOK THE VAN TO THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS. ALL SHOPS SAID THAT THERE WAS A DEFICIENCY PROBLEM WITH SPARK PLUGS 6 AND 1; ALSO, ALL THREE SHOPS SAID THAT THE SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT TWO TIMES (I HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $260.00 EACH TIME I HAD TO REPLACE IT.) I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR TWO TIMES AS WELL (I HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $70 EACH TIME I HAD TO REPLACE IT.) I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FOUR TIMES THE SPARK PLUG CABLES (I HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $35 EACH TIME I HAD TO REPLACE IT.) I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS (I HAVE THE OLD ONES AND HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $50 FOR EACH.) I HAS GO TO AUTOZONE THEE TIMES TO BORROW THE COMPUTER TO TRY TO GET THE CODES (BY THE WAY, IT GAVE ME THESE CODES: 401 AND 406); EVERY TIME I HAD TO BORROW THIS COMPUTER I HAD TO HAVE $90 SO THAT AUTOZONE COULD LEND ME THE COMPUTER. I HAD TO TOW MY VAN THREE TIMES, THIS FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT $350 (BY THE WAY, I SAVED MONEY ABOUT THREE TIMES BECAUSE I HAD FRIENDS HELP ME TOW THE VAN, BY THIS I DO NOT MEAN THAT I DID NOT HAD TO PAY; I STILL PAID, IT JUST WAS LESS MONEY.) ONE OF THESE TIMES I HAD TO SPEND SEVEN HOURS IN THE FREEWAY. SINCE THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN, I HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS 1 AND 6 FOR AS LONG AS I KEPT USING THE VAN AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH (THIS SOMETIMES I HAD TO DO IT WHILE WORKING WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOOSING POWER.) I HAVE NOT USED THE VAN FOR FOUR MONTHS AND HAD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE FOR WORK. I HAD TO UNNECESSARILY BUY ANOTHER VAN. THIS TIME I BOUGHT A VAN FROM CHEVROLET BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID I WOULD GO THROUGH THIS PROBLEM AGAIN IF I BOUGHT ANOTHER VAN FROM FORD. UP TO THIS DAY I DID NOT KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VAN UNTIL I READ THE NEWSPAPER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127403July 4, 2005
SUSPENSION
AFTER PURCHASE, ON 3 HR. TRIP HOME, VAN HAD MAJOR VIBRATIONS. WE CONTACTED DEALER. HE SUGGESTED ALIGNMENT, OR TIRE ROTATION. WE TOOK VAN TO SEVERAL OTHER DEALSERS AS TO VIBRATION, AND GIVEN NO HELP, JUST SUGGESTIONS AS ABOVE AND TO DRIVE IT MORE TO BREAK IT IN, AND BRING BACK AFTER 20,000 MILES. TOOK IT IN FOR AN ESTIMATE FOR NEW TIRES, AND THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE TOWED TO A DEALER IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, NEEDED BALL JOINTS, ROTORS, PADS.TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE WORK DONE UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WE BOUGHT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER A YEAR LATER AS THE ROTORS WERE GONE AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED ONLY THE RIGHT ONE AS WE WOULDNT PAY AGAIN. LAST WEEK 4 BLOCKS OFF THE FREEWAY AFTER 3 HR. TRIP,TIE ROD END BROKE,HAD IT TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER AGAIN. THEY REPLACED BOTH TIE ROD ENDS, AND SAID THE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN FOR THIRD TIME IN 2 YEARS.CALLED THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM UP NORTH IN CRIVITZ WHO ASKED ME TO DRIVE IT UP TO THEM AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE. I DID, AND WHEN I GOT THERE THEYSAID IT WAS A MIRACLE I MADE IT THERE. I AM NOW WAITING FOR A INSPECTOR FROM THE WARRANTY COMPANY TO INSPECT IT TOMMORROW. IVE BEEN TOLD BY A DEALER IN MADISON THAT THE VANS SUSPENSION AND BREAKING SYSTEM IS FOR A CAR, NOT THE HIGH TOP THAT WAS ADDED TO THE VAN. NOW THEY ONLY PUT HIGH-TOPS ON E250S THE DEALARS SERVICE MAN AGREED WITH THAT OPINION. ITS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM TO ME AND MY FAMILY, AND I DONT THINK MY CHILDREN SHOULD BE KILLED OR INJURED BEFORE FORD ADMITS ITS MISTAKE IN ALLOWING THIS VAN ON THE ROAD!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108068January 27, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1999 FORD E150 CONVERSION VAN [XXX] GAS TANK IS LEAKING. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR 1996-2000 MODEL YEARS BUILT AT THE LORAIN ASSEMBLY PLANT, HOWEVER, IT IS LISTED AGAINST E150 WAGONS, NOT VANS. I CHECKED MY VIN AGAINST THE RECALL AND IT WAS NOT LISTED. ACCORDING TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, WAGONS COME WITH SEATS AND VANS DO NOT. SINCE MY VEHICLE WENT DIRECTLY FROM THE PLANT TO AN AFTERMARKET CONVERSION COMPANY, I DOUBT IT HAD SEATS. BUT, IT CERTAINLY WASN'T MANUFACTURED AS A CARGO VAN. I BELIEVE MY VAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT WAS ORDERED WITHOUT SEATS. REGARDLESS, IT NOW HAS A LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ON TOP OF THE TANK THAT I CAN'T SEE. I INSPECTED THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND SAW NOTHING WRONG. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BOTTOM OR SIDES AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. EVEN IF MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, IT STILL HAS AN APPARENT SAFETY DEFECT. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY HAS HAPPENED TO THE VAN. NO WRECKS, JUST NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096303October 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES. ODOMETER LIGHT FLICKERS ON & OFF. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086528August 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING SUBMITTED ON 8/10/2004. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 1999 FORD E-150 VAN WITH A 5.4L ENGINE. OVER THE PAST 6 WEEKS WE HAVE HAD THREE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURES. THE MOST RECENT AND SEVERE CONSEQUENCE OF THE FAILURE IS THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS (ONE IN MARYLAND AND THE OTHER IN OKLAHOMA) HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP THREE TIMES BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE UNDERLYING ROOT CAUSE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. EACH TIME THE FORD DEALER REPLACES THE FUEL PUMP, THE VEHICLE WORKS FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN FAILS AGAIN. INTERESTINGLY, THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE IS SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND SOMETIMES NOT. WHEN A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS PRESENT, IT INDICATED A FUEL PUMP FAILURE. MOST RECENTLY (LAST NIGHT) THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074363May 21, 2004
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE, AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
LTR FM DENIS BITTENBENDER (PA) WRITER IS A QUADRIPLEGIC USE OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO OPERATE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT REQUEST NHTSA TEST EQUIPMENT DEFECT, REPLY TO THE ALLENTOWN OFC DOT 2004-4251. *LA THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OFF THE HIGHWAY AND RAN INTO A TREE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE VEERED AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RIGHT AN DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY ACTIONS THE CONSUMER TRIED TO PERFORM. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE BRAKE UNIT FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE UNIT. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SC IT WAS ALSO POSSIBLE THE VAN HAD A STEERING PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068580April 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A TREE. *PH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. NHTSA DID SOME TESTING BUT COULD NOT PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS INITIATED WHICH THE CONSUMER RECEIVED AUGUST 24, 2003, 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REARRANGING HIS SCHEDULE TO COMPLY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. FIVE DAYS AFTER THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE UNIT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE UNIT AFTER SOME INSTALLER/MANUFACTURER DISAGREEMENTS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059199February 17, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GAS. CONSUMER LEANED BACKWARDS AND NOTICED THAT SEAT BACK OVERHEATED, ALMOST UNTOUCHABLE. SMOKE CAME OUT OF SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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