1996 Ford Econoline

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

• 12/31/1998· STRUCTURE

  THREE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS CRACKED WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE OF -28DEGF JUST BY CLOSING DOOR. BREAK OCCURRED IN PLASTIC PANEL JUST BELOW WINDOW ON DRIVE AND PASSENGER DOORS, APPROX 3/4 OF THE WAY TOWARDS BACK OF DOOR. BREAK IS APPROX 3" LONG, AND IN COLD TEMPS WILL BE FLEXED APPROX 3/8". NEED TO REDESIGN TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPANSION IN COLD TEMPERATURES.

• 12/31/1996· SEAT BELTS

  UPPER SEAT BELT ANCHORS ON THE FRONT SEATS ARE LOCATED SUCH THAT THE SHOULDER BELT CROSSES THE NECK INSTEAD OF THE SHOULDER.

• 12/29/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THE MORNING OF 23 DEC 2006 AROUND 5:00 AM, MY 1196 FORD ECONOLINE CONVERSION VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DUE TO THE INTENSE HEAT MY HOME SUFFERED FIRE DAMAGE AS WELL. THERE WERE NO KNOWN MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN. IT WAS RUNNING LIKE A CHAMP UNTIL THIS INCIDENT.

• 12/24/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICFire

  UPON INSTALLING PERFORMANCE FRICTION BRAKE PADS ON VEHICLE, I FELT THEY WERE WRONG. I CALLED AUTO ZONE FROM WHOM I PURCHASED AFTER MEASURING AND FINDING THEY WERE 0.773 THICK. THEY ASSURED ME THEY WERE THE RIGHT PADS. I INSTALLED AND THOUGHT NOTHING MORE OF IT. UPON DRIVING VEHICLE AROUND A MONTH LATER, I HAD NOT GOTTEN 5 MILES WHEN THE FRICTION CAUSED MY CALIPER SEALS TO CATCH FIRE. WE CONTACTED PERFORMANCE FRICTION THE SAME DAY AND TALKED TO MIKE COCHRANE, WHO ASSURED HE WOULD INVESTIGATE AND GET BACK TO ME. AFTER NOT HEARING ANYTHING FOR OVER A WEEK, WE CONTACTED AGAIN. THIS TIME I TALKED TO JENNIFER RAMSEY, WHOM CONTACTED ME THE FOLLOWING VIA E-MAIL AND SAID THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE AND GET BACK. I DID SOME INVESTIGATING MYSELF AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING : NAPA PADS MEASURED 0.719 ; ALBANY 0.720 ; WAGNER 0.717 ; WAGNER HEAVY DUTY 0.738 AAND MOTORCRAFT 0.738. I REPORTED THESE FINDINGS TO MS. RAMSEY AND ASKED WHY THEIR PADS WERE NEARLY 0.040 THICKER THAN ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER, BUT STILL HAVE NO ANSWER. THE LAST CONTACT I RECEIVED FROM MS. RAMSEY STATED THAT THESE PADS WERE HIGH VOLUME SELLERS AND THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS, AND THEY WERE STILL INVESTIGATING DATED 11/07/01. I LAST E-MAILED MS. RAMSEY ON 12/07/01 AND HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THANK YOU. *AK

• 12/19/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, CONSUMER'S FOOT HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

• 12/17/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  OWNER STATES THAT ABS BRAKES ARE NOT OPERATEING PROPERLY, HE NOTES THAT THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE MORE PRESSURE THAN REAR BRAKES, RESULTING IN COSTLY REPAIRS AND POOR BRAKE OPERATION. *AK

• 12/16/1997· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  UPON TRAVELING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. ALSO VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

• 12/15/2011· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE OPEN IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS OR EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAULTY DOOR CABLE. THE FAILURE INVOLVED BOTH SIDE DOORS AND REAR DOOR. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE DOOR CABLE KIT AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 01/20/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A FLAW IN THE MECHANICS THAT OPERATES THE DOORS THAT CAN BECOME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CABLES OPERATING THE LATCHES CAN AND DO FAIL BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE OF VINYL AND IN TIME FAIL. UPDATED 01/20/12

• 12/14/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 11, 2005 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY I EXPIRED A SUDDEN SPIKE IN TEMPERATURE ON MY 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT MY "PLASTIC" INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION AND HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY SORT OF CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION FROM FORD. I HEARD ABOUT THE MANIFOLD ISSUE FROM A FELLOW EMPLOYEE. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS FAULTY MANIFOLD WAS $978.00. I FEEL IF THEY KNEW THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE IT WITH AN ALUMINUM MANIFOLD THAN THEY KNEW THE PLASTIC ONES WERE FAULTY.*JB

• 12/12/2006· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  1996 FORD E-150 SERPENTINE BELT, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION MODULE REPLACED, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, TIE RODS REPLACED, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *KB

• 12/07/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY 1996 MERCURY VILLAGER DEVELOPED A FAILURE IN THE AIR FLOW SENSOR (PART $330) THAT RESULTED IN VEHICLE STALLS, INCLUDING STOPS ON THE HIGHWAY, THAT NEARLY RESULTED IN CRASHES. THE REQUIRED REPAIRS EXCEEDED $500. I KNOW FORD HAS A SIMILAR RECALL OUT NOW FOR THE 1997-2003 (/) MODELS). *TR

• 12/07/2000· TIRES

  TWO FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

• 12/04/2001· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK HAS BROKEN ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 12/03/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  GULF STREAM RV MANIFACTORYING. BUILT THE CLASS C RV ON FORD E-350 CUT A WAY CHASSIS. THE FORD CHASSIS MANUAL STATES THAT IT IS SUPPLIED W/ 2 HAZARD AND TURN LIGHTS ON FRONT AND 2 ON THE BACK (TOTAL OF 4 LIGHTS) AND A FLASHER FOR 2 BULB AND 4 BULB MAX FLASHER #SF-602 THIS IS THE ONLY FLASHER THAT FORD HAS. GULF STREAM ADDED ANOTHER TURN/ HAZARD BULB ON EACH SIDE ON REAR. PLUS TWO TRAILOR LIGHTS. THE FORD REFERENCE MANUEL PAGE 19 TABLE H STATES THAT IF MORE LIGHTS ARE ADDED THEY ARE TO CHANGE THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER. WITH ONE HAVING THE CORRECT LAMP RAREING. GULF STREAM DIDN'T DO THIS THEY LEFT THE ONE THAT FORD PUT ON AT THE FACTORY. WHEN YOU TURN THE HAZARD FLASHER LIGHT ON IT OVER LOADS THE FLASHER OUT ($38.00 EA) THEN YOU DON'T HAVE FLASHERS. I HAVE BURNT OUT 2 SO FAR. I HAVE CONTACTED GULF STREAM RV ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND ON THIS. THEY SAID I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. ONLY THE 1996 FORD E-350 USES THIS FLASHER. I CAN'T FIND ANOTHER ONE ANY WHERE THAT WILL WORK IN THE E-350. FORD TOLD ME THAT IS THE ONLY FLASHER THAT WILL WORK AND THAT IT IS A GULF STREAM PROBLEM AND THEY DENY THE PROBLEM. THIS AFFECTS ALL 1996 FORD E350 VANS. DT

• 12/02/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE THE CONSUMER HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE INJECTOR DRIVER MODULE WAS THE PROBLEM. THIS MODULE WAS POSITIONED IN A WAY THAT MOISTURE COULD SEEP IN, CAUSING THE IPM MODULE TO FAIL. *AK RESPONSE FROM DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS POOR. *PH

• 12/02/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  I WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO STOPPED SUDDENLLY. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD MY FOOT WAS NOT FULLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE I JUST PIVOT MY FOOT KEEPING THE HEEL SATATIONARY. I WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ENOUGH THAT PART OF MY RIGHT PUT DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT STOPPING. EITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOCATED TO CLOSELY TO THE GAS PEDAL OR THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL IS EXCESSIVE.

• 12/01/2000· SEATS

  SEAT BRACKETS ON DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, CONSUMER'S FOOT ON BRAKE, SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY BACK. FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY SINCE OUT OF WARRANTY, AND VEHICLE BEING CONVERSION VAN. FORD DEALER OFFERED TO PAY 2/3 OF COST OF REPAIR. *AK

• 11/30/2001· TIRES

  TIRE HAD BIG LUMP ON SIDEWALL*AK (DOT NUMBER: 8XHLIPY TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

• 11/30/2000· TIRES

  THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S LT 225/75R16 E TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 20000 MILES DUE TO SIDEWALL AND TREAD CRACKS, THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 30451 MILES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, DEALER CREDITED THE CONSUMER FOR SOME OF THE TIRE EXPENSE. *MJS

• 11/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEALER CAN'T (WON'T) REPRODUCE OR FIX PROBLEM. TAKES ALL DAY, BUT DOES NOTHING. VERY FRUSTRATING. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

• 11/30/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/25/2002· TIRES

  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 3 TREAD SEPARATIONS ON FIRESTONE STEEL TEX BRAND. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. TS ONE OTHER TIRE SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION WHICH INCLUDED THE SPARE. ALL TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *JB

• 11/25/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON/GOES OUT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED/REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER/MFR. NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 11/22/2002· EQUIPMENT

  CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE SPEAR TIRE CARRIER HAD BROKEN CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO FALL FROM UNDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 11/22/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK WITH GAS THE GAS WILL LEAK AROUND THE SEAM OF THE TANK. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEIR WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE FRAME RUBBING AGAINST THE TANK. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PART BUT IT FOR THE 1995 VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 11/20/2009· STRUCTURE

  A CHROME COLOR GRILLE ABOUT 2.5 FEET WIDE AND 6" TALL FLEW OFF THE FRONT OF OUR 1996 F150 FORD VAN WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I NOTICED OTHER SIMILAR FORD VANS THAT HAVE ALSO LOST THE SAME FRONT GRILL PART. WE WERE GOING 55 MPH DOWN A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND A LARGE TRUCK WAS GOING THE OTHER WAY. THE GUST OF AIR FROM THE PASSING TRUCK WAS SUFFICIENT TO TEAR OFF THE GRILL PART AND CAUSE IT TO FLY OVER THE TOP OF OUR VAN. *TR

• 11/18/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY 19,000 MILES, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ON TWO OCCASIONS. BUT, REAR BRAKES STILL APPEARED LIKE NEW; ALSO, EXPERIENCED FRONT WHEEL LOCKUP. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS PROBLEM OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/18/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE AT A STOP THE VAN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND OVERRODE THE BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED A CRASH IN APRIL OF 1997 AND SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/17/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE PARKED ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. COMSUMER WANTS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR LOSSES. *AK *ML

• 11/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/09/1998· AIR BAGS

  DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY 70 MPH DOWN INTERSTATE ,CONSUMER WENT TO PUSH HORN NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

• 11/07/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS TANK CORROSION CAUSE LEAK OF FUEL AND FUMES INTO PASSENGER SPACE. ALTHOUGH FOUND UNDER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY LIMITS, REGULAR WARRANTY EXPIRED 3 MONTHS EARLIER. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH FORD AND DEALER, THEY REPLACED TANK UNDER "EXTENDED WARRANTY" BUT CHARGED US FOR LABOR COSTS. STEERING PROBLEM : HAVE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE VISITS TO DEALER TO DISCUSS PROBLEM OF ALIGNMENT (VAN CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT) YET DEALER CAN FIND NO PROBLEM AND BLAMES IT ON "THE CROWN OF THE ROAD". HOWEVER, EVEN IN LEFT HANDED LANE (CROWN LEFT) VAN STILL PULLS TO RIGHT. EVEN HAD TO REPLACE ORGINIAL TIRES DUE TO WEAR PATTERN. IN OCTOBER 2000, FRONT RT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY BROKE, REPAIRED BY DEALER, (FREE ALIGNMENT) BUT VAN STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

• 11/04/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 11/02/1998· TIRES

  SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE RESULTING IN THE TIRE FALLING OFF ONTO THE HIGHWAY.

• 11/01/2001· AIR BAGS

  STRONGLY FEEL FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING INDICATOR LIGHT SAFETY ISSUE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH NO ACCIDENTS. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SAID THE PROBLEM IS OUT OF WARRANTLY (5 YRS OR 50K MILES). THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $80 TO TROUBLE SHOOT LET ALONE FIX. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MANUFACTURERS DEFECT PROBLEM THAT FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD COVER. YOUR ADVICE AND INPUT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK

• 10/31/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED A 15 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

• 10/31/2002· TIRES

  3 TIRES ALL SEPERATED AT DIFFERENT TIMES WITHIN A 3 MONTH. BOTH FRONT TIRES AND ONE REAR TIRE. ALL 3 TIRES HAD THE SAME DOT NUMBER. THE OTHER 3 TIRES DID NOT SEPERATE AND HAD A DIFFERENT DOT NUMBER. I STILL HAVE ALL OF THE TIRES. DT

• 10/31/2000· TIRESCrash

  ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1996, E150 P235/75R15 SIZE. AT 70MPH FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK 2 GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT TIRES DOT#PDHLRN4RD86 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ONE OCURRED ON 5-7-00 AND THE OTHER OCURRED ON 12-7-00. *SLC

• 10/27/2000· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT EARLY THAT DAY. THEN, ANOTHER BLOWOUT IN THE EVENING, BUT CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FORDTRUCK, ECONOLINE, 1996 HTLT 245/75 R16, DOT MD11 520 V425 272885-GRF-66.*AK FIRST TIRE FAILURE WAS THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE, SECOND FAILURE WAS THE DRIVER REAR TIRE, TIRES WERE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT, SECOND FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE INCLUDING THE WATER TANK AND GAS HOSE. *SLC

• 10/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  UPON STARTING VEHICLE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC. PARTS COULD NOT BE ORDERED LOCALLY BECAUSE THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD. IT TOOK TWELVE DAYS BEFORE PARTS ARRIVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/27/1997· STEERING

  STEERING COLUMN FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKES FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· STRUCTURE

  BOLT ON RUNNING BOARD FAILED CAUSING THEM TO PULL OUT.

• 10/27/1997· STEERING

  POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN NOISE.

• 10/26/2001· TIRES

  TIRES CAME APART& BLEWOUT.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16R)

• 10/26/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS M/V HAS BEEN WORKED ON AT LEAST 15-20 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE BEGINING CAR WAS TAKEN TO SULLIVAN BROS WHILE UNDER WARRENTIE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SINCE 7-2000 THIS CAR WAS AT TWO DEALERS AND THE COST CLOSE TO $800,00 CAR STILL HAS SAME PROBLEMS. STALLS THE PAST WEEK THIS CAR HAS ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS AS THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN INTO ON COMING LANES. CAR STALLS AND EVERY THING GOES DEAD. SINCE AUGUST THE CAR HAS BEEN WORKED ON AT SHIRETOWN FORD INC 147 SAMOSET ST PLYMOUTH MA #02360 STILL WAITING FOR PHONECALL TO BRING CAR BACK AGAIN WHAT CAN I DO. *AK

• 10/26/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DASH BOARD "ABS" LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY. SINCE VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE BUT IS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR TIME, FORD MOTOR COMPANY ESTIMATES $750.00 TO REPAIR HOWEVER DO NOT THINK THAT A COMPONENT OF THIS NATURE SHOULD FAIL AT THIS LOW MILEAGE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS USED IN VERY LIGHT DUTY AS EVIDENCED BY MILEAGE SHOWN SINCE PURCHASED IN JUNE 1996.*AK

• 10/20/1997· SUSPENSION

  DEPENDING ON THE ROAD CONDITIONS, REAR OF THE VAN IS UNCONTROLLABLE.

• 10/19/2000· TIRES

  THE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY WAS EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION OF FIRESTONE TIRES (STEELTEX R4S 225-75R16) USED ON THEIR BUSES. (E-350 SUPER DUTY CHASSIS 1996,1997 AND 1999) *YH

• 10/18/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WIT THE ABS SYSTEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE HCV/HYD CONTROL UNIT FOR THE ABS FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNDER HARD BEARING, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON/OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL #96VZ14000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE OWNED ANOTHER VEHICLE LIKE THIS BEFORE AND IT ALSO HAD PROBLEMS-SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *MR *SCCB *NLM