1995 Ford Econoline

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THEN, ABS BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. AFTER REPAIRS, DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 49,000 MILES AND PROBLEM REAPPEARED. THIS WAS THIRD TIME HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 12/28/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILED 1996 AND REPLACED. FAILED AGAIN DEC 2001 AND REPLACED FOR $761. A MULTI-TON 15 PASSENGER VAN SHOULD HAVE WORKING ABS BRAKES. WITH THE REPAIR COST, I SUSPECT MANY OWNERS ARE NOT FIXING THE DEFECTS AND IT IS UNDER-REPORTED. APPARENT PART NUMBER CHANGE SUGGESTS POSSIBILITY FORD KNOWS OF A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT REPORTED IT. NARROWLY AVOIDED MAJOR COLLISION WHEN ABS WERE INOP. *AK

• 12/28/2001· TIRES

  DOT#MD11 520V 344; TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 ONE OF FOUR TIRES FAILED WITH A SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALL BULDGE NOTICED BEFORE FINAL FAILURE. SEARS REPLACED TIRE PRO-RATED FOR WEAR, BUT REPAIR PERSON SEVERELY OVER-TORQUED LUG NUTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF LUG BOLTS AND NUTS. NOT CONFIDENT OF REMAINING THREE TIRES; NOR THE SERVICE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT REPLACE THE WHEELS. NOT ENOUGH SPACES ON YOUR ONLINE FORM FOR TIRE SIZE AND DOT#. MFG #? 272892GRF66 A 15 PASSENGER VAN SHOULD HAVE GOOD TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: MD11520V34 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

• 12/22/2004· TIRES

  I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR MY FORD WINDSTAR VAN BACK AT THE END OF JULY 2004. I HAD ONE REAR TIRE TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE RIM AND SHRED. I WAS CHARGED MY ROAD HAZARD FEE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. AGAIN THIS PAST SUNDAY MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM AND TOTALLY SHREDDED. I WAS GIVEN A NEW TIRE A NO CHARGE THIS TIME, HOWEVER THE SEPARATION WAS SO BAD THAT BY THE TIME I GOT THE VAN STOPPED MY RIM IS NOW CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES. *JB

• 12/17/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE SHIMMIES WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING

• 12/15/1998· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BECOME TRAPPED IN. AT 44,OOO MILES TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. ALSO, A 3RD SET OF BRAKES AND TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED. IN ADDITION, DOOR LOCKS JAMMED AND THE DOOR CANNNOT BE OPENED . *AK THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT DUE TO POOR ALIGNMENT. THE WEATHER STRIP WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE REAR DOOR MOULDING FAILURE. THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA UNDER ACELERATION OR GOING UP HILLS. WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL KNOB MUST BE TURNED ALL WAY AROUND TO TURN ON WIPERS DUE TO MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE. *YH

• 12/15/1997· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION. OWNER STATES THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS CHEWING THE GEARS UP AND LOCKS THE VEHICLE UP. ENGINE SURGES/BUCKS AT 42 TO 55 MPH IN OVERDRIVE. *AK

• 12/12/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED.

• 12/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

• 12/02/1996· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT INTERSECTION IN FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR, RATCHET ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED UPON IMPACT, CAUSING DRIVER TO SLIP OUT OF SEAT BELT AND WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE; ALSO, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/29/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HYDRAULIC ANTI LOCK BRAKE CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/29/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY, FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST. *MJS

• 11/27/2000· TIRES

  DEEP WIDE CRACKS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE 1 INCH FROM THE BEAD. I MANAGE A FLEET OF 135 VEHICLES AND ALL OF OUR FORD VANS HAVE SEVERELY CRACKED TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MD11520V24 TIRESIZE: P24575/R16)

• 11/27/2000· TIRES

  GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT TIRES (P245 75) EXPERIENCE SPLITTING IN THE SIDEWALLS. *SLC

• 11/24/2001· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED, HORNE FORD (NOGALES, AZ) HAS INSTALLED 4 REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR OF USE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THEIR SHOP AWAITING INSTALATION OF THE FIFTH TRANSMISSION! *AK

• 11/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE FRONT DISC BRAKE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES PURCHASE TRUCK NEW . TT

• 11/16/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DO A SLOW CONTROL, WHICH MEANS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, NOT BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

• 11/14/2002· EQUIPMENT

  THE FACTORY INSTALLED CAGE HAD BOLTS THAT WERE FASTENED TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE VAN. THE BOLTS HAD BROKEN THROUGH THE METAL, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE CAGE TO MOVE FOWARD IN A COLLISION. JG *JB

• 11/13/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE "ABS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 1/25/10 *CN UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

• 11/13/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  OWNER HAS A FLEET OF 22 1994-1995 VEHICLES THAT ARE STARTING TO SHOW A HIGH RATE OF FAILURES OF THE UPPER BRAKE SHOE ANCHOR IS BREAKING OUT OF THE BACKING PLATE, THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE SHOES TO CONTACT THE OUTBOARD FACE OF THE BRAKE DRUM, WHICH CAN ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL CYLINDER AND CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. *SLC

• 11/08/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS ONLY ON WET SURFACE. *AK

• 11/07/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WAIT TIME WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,770.UPDATED 12/07/07

• 11/07/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL FILLER HOSE AND THE OVERFLOW HOSE HAVE ROTTED AND CRACKED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. AFTER REFUELING, THE GAS FUMES ARE ARE QUITE STRONG AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL BLOWING BACK ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST AND BRAKES IS EXTREMELY HIGH. FORD DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS ON THE FUEL HOSE FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AT OTHER LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.*AK

• 11/06/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP AND FILTER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE STALLING.

• 11/01/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FLOOR BOARDS ARE GETTING VERY HOT WHILE DRIVING, TO DRIVE VEHICLE HAVE TO USE 2" PADDING TO DRIVE VEHICLE. TT

• 10/29/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STALLED WHILE MOVING BECAUSE OF BLOWN 60 AMP FUSE. AUTO SERVICE HAD TO FIND WIRE THAT SHORTED (TOOK 6 HOURS) SPLICE THAT WIRE AND COVER IT. TOTAL COST WAS $585 INCLUDING TOW.*AK

• 10/28/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE IMPACT BETWEEN BOTH VEHICLES WAS 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE, CONSUMER WHO OWNED THE VAN SUSTAINED INJURIES . *SLC

• 10/27/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS BRAKES LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF. THE FUEL BLEW OUT OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE UNIT DUE TO FLUID CONTAMINATION. *AK

• 10/27/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/27/1995· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE SHIMMIES. *SD

• 10/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL SOFTENS, AND IF REAPPLIED, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. *AK

• 10/25/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  LOST FRONT BRAKE, DUE TO FRONT ROTOR OVERHEATING AND CRACKING. TT CONSUMER HAS ALSO HAD ALL FIVE TIRES REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING OUT OF ROUND.*JB

• 10/23/1996· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT 7,000 MILES THE ABS BRAKES FAILED AND THE FRONT END HAD THREE ALIGNMENTS; ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS/SHOES/MACHINED ROTORS. *AK

• 10/22/1996· STRUCTURE

  FRAME WELDING FROM THE FACTORY IS UNSATISFACTORY. AFTER REPAIR PER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 96B98 CRACKS AND HOLES COULD STILL BE FOUND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME WELDING.

• 10/21/1997· PARKING BRAKE

  CONSUMER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE AND THE CABLE BROKE DUE TO RUST. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD OWNER THAT BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OVER THE MILEAGE UNDER THE WARANTY THAT THE PROBLEM IS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. *AK

• 10/21/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES OWNER BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING WHICH MEANS BRAKES ARE OPERATING WIITHOUT ASSISTED POWER TO PREVENT LOCKUP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 10/17/2000· TIRES

  WHILE TRANSPORTING PATIENT TO HOSPITAL REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF TIRE,CAUSING DAMAGE TO INSIDE FENDER WELL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DA180P TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

• 10/15/2003· STEERING

  A BLACK GREASE-LIKE COMPOUND OOZED FROM THE STITCHING ON THE PADDED LEATHER STEERING WHEEL COVER.*MR THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO WIPED THE "GREASE" SUBSTANCE FROM HIS HANDS AND THE STEERING WHEEL. NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS CONTACTED KNEW OF THE CAUSE. ONE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST $626. FOR THE PART AND $50. FOR THE LABOR. THE PART WAS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE IT CAME WITH THE AIR BAG INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER FEELS FORD SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER AND ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE ALL STEERING WHEELS WITH POTENTIAL OF LEAKAGE. *PH *JB *JB

• 10/15/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER STATES THAT IT FEELS AS IF HE IS SKIDDING ON ICE THEN THE BRAKES WILL CATCH, CONSUMER HAS ALSO TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE FIVE TIMES WITH NO REMEDY. *AK

• 10/13/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VAN JUST STOPS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE DEALER SAYS IT IS FUSABLE LINKS THAT KEEP BRAKING. I AM A PARAPLEGIC AND I HAVE HAD TO TOW THIS VEHICLE 4 SEPERATE TIMES. ONCE ON VACATION IN GULFPORT, MS. I READ AN ARTICLE IN MY LOCAL NEWSPAPER(KINGSPORT TIME NEWS-THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE 12TH, 2000SECTION 3A THAT SOUNDED EXACLTY LIKE MY SITUATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME.

• 10/12/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING DOWN A RAMP AND APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN AT 45MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE APPEARED TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYED THAT IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND THEN STALLED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING GEAR WAS FRACTURED. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING GEAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND RECOMMENDED THAT A NEW CAMSHAFT BEARING BE INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

• 10/11/2000· TIRES

  TIRE BLEW OUT IN THE TREAD AREA FOR NO APPARENT REASON THAT THE TOW COMPANY OR FORD COULD FIND.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT225/75 R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT225/75 R )

• 10/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE , LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS ONLY ON WET SURFACE. *AK

• 10/08/2000· TIRES

  HAS THIS TIRE BEEN RECALLED? I WAS VERY LUCKY THIS TIME!! (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XB026 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

• 10/08/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN WET CONDITIONS, THE STEERING LOCKS UP. *AK

• 10/04/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND ENTERING A STORE, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE POLICE THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL LETTER # 06V286000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHICH THE CONTACT HAD JUST RECEIVED. THE PART WAS REPLACED, BUT THE BRAKE AND RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

• 10/03/2000· TIRES

  RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD MASSIVE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. MOVED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CHANGED OUT TIRE. PRIOR TO FAILURE NOTICED THUMPING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE THAT SHOOK VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS STRUCK TO CAUSE THIS INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. I SUSPECTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHEN THE THUMPING NOISE BECAME NOTICABLE, HOWEVER I THOUGHT THE TIRES MIGHT NEED BALANCING. NOW THERE ARE MORE THUMPING NOISES SO I AM GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGEOUT THE THE REMAINING THREE TIRES. I TRIED TO CONTACT FIRESTONE BUT THE WAIT TIME TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WAS TOO LONG. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO BRING IT IN FOR YOUR ANALYSIS SINCE I AM IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA.*AK (DOT NUMBER: V6TTBTA TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)

• 10/02/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL OVERFLOW HOSE FORD PART # F7U79170AA HAS ROTTED AND CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1.5'' LONG JUST ABOVE THE CLAMP THAT SECURES IT TO THE FUEL TANK. AFTER REFUELING, THE GAS FUMES ARE QUITE STRONG AND WOULD LEAVE A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER VEHICLE. WOULD ALSO LOOSE FUEL WHEN DRIVING WHEN TANK WAS OVER 3/4 FULL. FUEL WOULD DRIP DOWN FROM ALL SIDES OF FUEL TANK. THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL BLOWING BACK ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST AND BRAKES IS EXTREMELY HIGH. I AM HOLDING ONTO THE DEFECTIVE FUEL OVERFLOW HOSE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. *JB

• 10/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP UPON HARD BRAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO LEFT. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE LINE HOSES. *TT

• 10/01/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  MY 1995 ECONOLINE VAN BLEW UP IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE TURNED OFF. IT EXPLODED UNDER THE HOOD AND A HUGE FIREBALL WENT THROUGH THE CABIN. IT CAUGHT MY HOUSE AND GARAGE ON FIRE, ALONG WITH MY GIANT OAK TREE.*AK THIS IS THE SECOND ECONOLINE VAN THAT HAS BLOWN UP LIKE THIS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. BOTH TIMES WE WERE LUCKY; NO ONE WAS IN THE VAN AT THE TIME. THEY WOULD HAVE DIED OR BEEN SEVERELY BURNED. FORD ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS; THEY WERE NOT EVEN INTERESTED ENOUGH TO SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR.