Ford E-350 Complaints (1999)

72 consumer complaints on file.

#872133October 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00-040; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT VIBRATION INSIDE OF THE BUS. THIS WAS THE SECOND BLOWOUT THIS MONTH. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT INTERNAL PASSENGER REAR TIRE. NO ONE WAS HURT, STEELTEX #R4S, 2257516. SHE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733143October 2, 2000
TIRES
AFTER DRIVING ON PAVEMENT, AIR TEMP 71 DEGREES FOR 45 MINUTES - THE TIRE JUST CAME APART. THERE IS A GAPING HOLE DOWN THE CENTER. WE HAD ANOTHER STEELTEX ON THE SAME VEHICLE LOOSE ITS TREAD 8 WEEKS AGO, AND REPORTED IT HERE. THIS IS THE SECOND FIRESTONE STEELTEX ORGINAL TIRE ON THE RV THAT HAS FALLEN APART. WE EVEN HAD IT INSPECTED THREE DAYS AGO, AND THE PRESSURE CHECKED. BECAUSE IT IS AN RV THE WEIGHT IS CONSIDERABLE. THE ORIGINAL TIRES JUST CAN'T SEEM TO HOLD UP. NOW WE ARE WONDERING IF THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. WE HAD IT INSPECTED BY A FIRESTONE DEALER THREE DAYS AGO, AND OBVIOUSLY THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. THIS IS VERY SCARY, A 12,000 POUND VEHICLE LOOSING TIRES, TWICE IN 8 WEEKS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XD279 TIRESIZE: LT25575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732389September 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
UPON SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45MPH, FRONT END VIBRATES AS IF YOU ARE DRIVING AN ORBITAL SANDER ON GRAVEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868219August 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. ALSO, AT TIMES THEY BLINK ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON FOR 3 DAYS AT A TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727693August 12, 2000
TIRES:VALVE
WE WERE DRIVING NORTH OF PHILADELPHIA, PA ON 08/10/00. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I OBSERVED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. JACOBS TOWING WAS CONTACTED TO COME TO THE ROADSIDE AND PROVIDE A TIRE CHANGE. (COST $50) WHEN WE ARRIVED IN MARYLAND, 08/12/00, I TOOK THE FLAT TO FIRESTONE AT 1492-94 ANNAPOLIS RD., ODENTON, MD. A MAN WEARING A BLUE SHIRT WITH RED LETTERS "FIRESTONE" NO ID TAG, ASSISTED US. HE GAVE THE WORK ORDER TO JEREMY TO CHECK THE TIRE FOR ANY ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE. THERE WAS NONE. JEREMY FOUND A LEAK NEAR THE VALVE STEM. JEREMY SAID THE VALVE STEM IS SPLIT AND ALSO NOTICED A "BUBBLE" ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE APPROXIMATELY 4-6 INCHES FROM THE VALVE STEM. THIS WAS SEPERATE FROM THE DAMAGE THAT THE TIRE SUSTAINED WHILE THE VEHICLE SAT ON THE FLAT TIRE. JEREMY REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE RIM AND INSPECTED THE ENTIRE TIRE. HE OBSERVED A LARGE PATCH OF RUBBER MISSING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE IN THE EXACT LOCATION AS THE OUTSIDE "BUBBLE." JEREMY SAID, "IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR TIRE EXPLODED ON THE INSIDE, BUT I NEED TO LET MY MANAGER SEE THIS." THE MANAGER SAID, "THAT'S NATURAL." THE MANAGER PROCEEDED TO TRY TO FIND VARIOUS REASONS FOR THE DEFORMITY INSIDE THE TIRE, NONE OF WHICH HE COULD FULLY EXPLAIN. HE EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO STATE THAT SOMEONE MUST HAVE STOOD ON THE VALVE STEM, THUS CAUSING THE DAMAGE. HE ALSO TRIED TO PROVE THAT THE HUBCAP CAUSED THE DAMAGE, WHICH I QUICKLY DISPROVED. THE MANAGER REFUSED TO EXCHANGE THE TIRES AND REFUSED TO GIVE ME HIS NAME UPON REQUEST. I PURCHASED A "SPARE" FOR $111.34. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THE RV. THE FIRST HAD A DEFECTIVE TREAD. THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN HOUSTON, TX EXCHANGED IT. IT ALSO HAD THE SAME ID INFORMATION AS THIS TIRE. ALL THE TIRES ON THE RV ARE FROM THE VDIL PLANT. SINCE THERE CURRENTLY IS A RECALL ON PASSENGER TIRES FROM THIS PLANT, I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000974June 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BUILDING EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE CAUSING THE SEAL FOR THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING TO FAIL, THIS CAUSING LARGE QUANTITIES OF FUEL TO SPRAY OVER THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856958February 15, 2000
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE SWAYS AND BOTTOMS OUT. BOX ON THE TRUCK FALLS DOWN AND HITS THE TIRES. IT IS 1500LBS UNDER GROSS WEIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY HAD CALLED THE REGION ENGINEER. VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET GVW STANDARDS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551201February 2, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED DURING ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TO FACE, HEAD AND TEETH. (THE DRIVER WAS MIKE MADRILL) YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#715591December 3, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
TO MUCH END PLAY IN STEERING BOX OUT PUT SHAFT. DEALERSHIP (GORNO FORD) HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE. IN AUGUST 1999 AND TODAY 12/3/99 AND TELLS ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM. BUT YET I CAN FEEL THE LOOSNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MANUVERING IN PARKING LOTS AND/OR DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845840August 25, 1999
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HIT A BUMP AND STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLABLE. STEERING WHEEL ALMOST JERKED FROM DRIVER'S HANDS. A STEERING STABILIZER WAS ADDED TO MAKE VEHICLE DRIVEABLE AND IT STILL IS NOT NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840875June 23, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER SAYS THE DOORS ARE OF POOR CONSTRUCTION, AND UNSAFE DUE TO CHEEP QUALITY. THE PANELS STRUCTURE (SIDE) SEEMS TO BE TOO THIN, LIKE THERE IS NO INSULATION, ALSO IF THE PANELS OF POOR CONST. THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM. UN SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838936June 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST COMPRESSION . THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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