Ford E-350 Complaints (2001)

52 consumer complaints on file.

#11354066September 9, 2020
ENGINE
SPARK PLUG - I'M REALLY SHOCKED THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED! PURCHASED THIS 2001 FORD E-350 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO WAS A MECHANIC AND KEPT ALL SERVICE RECORDS OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HAD THE VAN SERVICED AND LOOKED OVER BEFORE TAKING IT ON A LONGER TRIP. AT 2 AM AND ONLY AFTER 5 HOURS OF DRIVING (ALL HIGHWAY) WE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY EVEN LOUDER RUMBLING AND INTENSE GAS SMELL. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND THE VAN WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND WAIT UNTIL THE MORNING. THE NEXT MORNING WE TOOK THE ENGINE APART AND FOUND THE SPARK PLUG COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. AFTER BUYING THE REPAIR KIT FROM THE PARTS STORE AND PUTTING IN A NEW SPARK PLUG WE WERE ABLE TO LIMP OUR WAY HOME. DUE TO THE FORCE CAUSED BY THE FIRST SPARK PLUG BEING SHOT OUT, THE ENGINE NOW SOUNDS LIKE SOME OTHER SPARK PLUGS ARE VERY LOOSE AND READY TO GO. NOT SURE THE TOTAL DAMAGE UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092628May 9, 2018
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RANDOMLY COMES UNLATCHED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE THIS DATE AND HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES EACH TIME IT IS DRIVEN. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR NOT. IT HAS HAPPENED SITTING STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS A TRW 33012760 PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917209October 18, 2016
ENGINE
MY 2001 FORD E350 SUPER DUTY VAN BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND COST ME $900 FOR DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR....WITH ONLY 117,000 MILES ON IT. FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763386September 13, 2015
ENGINE
SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM ENGINE. NO ADVANCED WARNING OR UNUSUAL SOUNDS OF ANY KIND. ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY AND RELIABLY UP UNTIL THIS EVENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10636951September 17, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE SUB FRAME, UNDER CARRIAGE AND THE TIE RODS. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 10/31/14*LJ UPDATED 7/9/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456780April 28, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH/MISSING LOST ENGINE POWER. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND PUMP. STILL HAD PROBLEMS. TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO FINALLY ADVISED FUEL TANK LAMINATE WAS FLAKING. FOUND 4 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ONLINE FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN MULTIPLE YEARS/DIESEL TYPES FROM FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441215December 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF 5.4L ENGINE CAUSING GAS FUMES IN PASSENGER AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426450September 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, TIRES
I PARKED MY F 350 DIESEL IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE FOR THE NIGHT. NEXT MORNING ,BEFORE 6 A.M., I WOKE TO THE NOISES OUTSIDE:CRACKING, POPPING, AND EXPLOSIONS. THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS COMING AROUND ALL SIDES OF THE HOOD AND AROUND THE FRONT WHEEL AREA,ALSO THROUGH THE DASH AND STEERING AREA. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. AND STARTED PUTTING THE FIRE OUT USING THE GARDEN HOSE. FOUR MORE EXPLOSIONS HAPPENED,AND TWO FRONT TIRES EXPLODED AS WELL. I FOUGHT THE FLAMES UNTIL FIRE TRUCKS SET UP AND TOOK OVER. THEY PUT IT OUT JUST IN TIME TO SAVE $ 4,000 CASH AND AMMO INSIDE THE CAB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426089September 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2001 FORD E-250. CONSUMER STATES LEAK IN FILL HOSE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FILL HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, BECAUSE IT LEAKED WHEN RE-FUELING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10387368March 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2001 FORD F350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. HE MANAGED TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER FOUND THE FUEL FILTER OVER THE DIESEL TANK WAS CLOGGED DUE TO RUST FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365503November 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK HAD COME OUT OF PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS GARAGE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD FILE A REPORT AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WITH A TEMPORARY FIX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,350 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,422.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356020September 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON FORD ENGINE FOR THE THIRD TIME DIFFERENT PLUG EACH TIME AND ALSO HAS HAPPENED OVER THE INTERVAL OF 80,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351697August 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD E350. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHEN HE HEARD AN LOUD EXPLOSION. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. ONCE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A HOLE HAD BEEN BURNED IN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, RIGHT ABOVE THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,411.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325436April 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FORD E350 15 PASSENGER VAN SUFFERED PASSENGER CABIN FIRE...MAY BE RELATED TO CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN MY 2001 VAN IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320055March 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE HAVE A 2001 FORD E-350 VAN WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. A SPARK PLUG HAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE, STRIPPING THE BLOCK. OF COURSE, GASOLINE SPEWS FROM THE OPEN CYLINDER, AND THE SPARK PLUG IS STILL SENDING OUT A SPARK. A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, ONE THAT I READ IS COMMONPLACE, FROM THE WEBSITE : HTTP://WWW.FORDPROBLEMS.COM/SPARK-PLUG-EJECTED-FROM-ENGINE.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297366December 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF TRITON V10 ENGINE ALMOST CAUSING A FIRE. TRUCK ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT. VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291302November 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NORMAL USE .FORD E-350 5.4 2001.SUDDEN FAILURE OF RIGHT NO.2 CYLINDER .SPARKPLUG EJECTED. COIL-OVER DAMAGED.;REPAIR BY COIL INSERT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279112August 2, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MODULE SHORTING OUT BECAUSE OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE MODULE. I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE JUST OUTSIDE MY HOME WHERE MY VAN IS PARKED, LESS THAN 2 FT. FROM THE HOUSE, AND WENT OUT TO INVESTIGATE. SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SO I RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE ABS MODULE, SO I REMOVED IT AND THE COVER HAD BLOWN OFF, AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE WAS FRIED. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, AND YET I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY VAN IS A 2001 FORD E-350. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE, AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ALMOST 2 DAYS (IT WAS THE WEEKEND), THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION, AND THE VAN WAS LOCKED AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250673December 3, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
I HAVE A 2001 FORD E-350 VAN WITH A 7.3 LITRE DIESEL ENGINE. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND UPON RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK INTERIOR LINING HAS DEGRADED AND IS CLOGGING THE FUEL SYSTEM. ESTIMATES FOR THE REPAIR ARE IN THE RANGE OF $1500-1600. UPON INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET AND DURING A CONVERSATION WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH FORD DIESEL EQUIPED VEHICLES. WE FEEL THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247794November 5, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR ILLUMINATE; HOWEVER, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A WEEK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE LIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATING. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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