1999 Ford Econoline

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

• 12/31/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1999 FORD E350 WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES HAS THE BRAKE LINES SO BADLY RUSTED THAT THEY ARE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE CAN'T BE DRIVEN UNTIL ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE REPLACED. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM FORD. I MUST FABRICATE REPLACEMENTS FROM GENERIC PARTS. IT SHOULD BE A REQUIREMENT THAT BRAKE LINES BE MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL SO THEY CAN'T RUST OUT. THIS IS A CLEAR DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD BE ELIMINATED IF MANUFACTURER WERE REQUIRED TO USE STAINLESS STEEL WHICH WILL NOT RUST. I ALMOST DROVE THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE BURST. I HAD TO JAM ON THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING ONE DAY THE BRAKES WORK THE NEXT DAY THEY DON'T. MAKE BRAKE LINES FROM STAINLESS STEEL SO THEY WON'T RUST!! *TR

• 12/31/2004· STEERING

  POWER STERRING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION LEAKING. *AK

• 12/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I MUST REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO A LEAK ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER FORD MODELS FOR THAT YEAR BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOESN'T APPLY TO WINDSTARS. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE SINCE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? *JB

• 12/27/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 12/26/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DIESEL FUEL TANK FILLER NECK FAILURE. WHEN FILLING WITH FUEL FILLER NECK LEAKS FUEL. THIS WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED IN 2000. FILLER NECK REPLACED. SEPTEMBER 2001 TANK MOUNTS REPLACED IN RECALL. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK. FORD REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY.

• 12/26/2000· TIRES

  WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY DRIVER FELT LIKE HE HAD BEEN HIT, FELT WOBBLY AND PULLING. THEN, HEARD AN EXPLOSION, DRIVER'S REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED LT225/75R16, UNDER INVESTIGATION, TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES. *SLC

• 12/22/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150 ECONOLINE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT FILLS THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE WOULD SPILL OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL AND THE FUEL NOZZLE STOPPED, GASOLINE STILL LEAKED EXCESSIVELY OUT OF THE TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

• 12/21/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  1999 FORD E350 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO A TOTAL LOSS WHILE SITTING COLD IN MY DRIVEWAY. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED ON NOV 8, 2010. DEC 12, 2010 I DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES TO THE GROCERY AROUND 20:30; I RETURNED HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY ABOUT 20:45. ABOUT 22:15 A PASSING CAR OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND FLARING TO CONTACT MY HOUSE. THE WITNESS ALERTED ME AT MY DOOR. I IMMEDIATELY GRABBED THE GARDEN HOSE AND ATTEMPTED TO SPRAY WATER INTO THE FRONT GRILL, LEFT SIDE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I COULD NOT SEE WHERE THE ACTUAL FIRE WAS AS THE HOOD WAS CLOSED, I SPRAYED WHERE THE FLAMES EXITED THE GRILL. THE WIND WAS BLOWING ABOUT 20 MPH AND I COULD NOT EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS FACING NORTH, THE WIND BLOWING FROM WEST TO EAST. THE FLAMES BEGAN TO SHOOT OUT FROM THE PASSENGER WHEEL WELL IN A HORIZONTAL STREAK AS THE WIND STOKED THE FIRE. NEIGHBORS CALLED 911 WHILE I DIVERTED THE WATER SPRAY FROM THE VEHICLE TO THE HOUSE AND GARAGE SINCE THE VAN WAS PARKED WITHIN 2 FEET OF THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE WIND NOW HAD FLAMES SHOOTING 8-12' HIGH AND BRUSHING THE WOOD GARAGE DOOR. THE FIREMEN ARRIVED, KNOCKED THE VEHICLE HOOD OFF WITH A TOOL AND SPRAYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DUE TO THE WIND, THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY FIRE GUTTED AND A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE INSPECTOR ADVISED ME OF THE FORD CRUISE CONTROL RECALL AND SAID HE COULD FIND NO OTHER POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS THERE WERE NO LEAKS OF ANY KIND AND NO RECENT REPAIRS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LOCAL FORD DEALERS HAVE DECLINED TO TELL ME IF MY VIN HAD WARRANTY WORK TO REPAIR THE SWITCH. *TR

• 12/21/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  I WAS DRIVING FROM NEW YORK TO PHILADELPHIA WHEN I ALMOST GOT HOME THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE BACK OF THE CAR WHERE THE WHEEL ARE, ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

• 12/18/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE E250 VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY, THE FUEL FILLER SHUT OFF FAILED, CAUSING GASOLINE FUEL TO SPILL BACK OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

• 12/18/2000· TIRES

  WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, MICHELIN M+S ALL SEASON TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. HAD 2 PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. 235/75R15, MICHELIN. *AK *SLC

• 12/17/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINSTAR IN 2005 AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 1500.00 WHILE SEARCHING YOUR SITE I DISCOVERED MANY DEFECTS AND RECALLS TO MY VAN WHICH I PLAN TO TAKE TO A FORD DEALER. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

• 12/15/2003· TIRES

  FRONT PASSENGER/ DRIVER'S PASSENGER, AND REAR TIRES LOST AIR. CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY PUTTING AIR INTO THE TIRES. *AK

• 12/14/2005· TIRESCrash

  CONSUMER TREAD ON LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER AT THE TIME OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TRAILER/VAN FISHTAILED VIOLENTLY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE TRAILER ENDED UP ROLLING OVER AND CAUSED THE VAN TO ALSO ROLL ONTO IT'S SIDE. THIS WAS THE SECOND GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE ON THE VEHICLE TO SEPARATE. THE FIRST TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED SEPT 2004*NM

• 12/13/1999· STEERING

  WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD PULLED TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTINUE NORMAL DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/11/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE WET OR DAMP.*SLC

• 12/07/2000· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ENGINE - REVS UP WHILE VEHICLE IS IDLING, LEAPING FORWARD, UNEXPECTEDLY. STEERING, PULLS LEFT COONSTANTLY.*AK

• 12/06/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS COMPLETELY 3 TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. *AK

• 12/03/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000). THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL MAY OR JUNE OF 2008. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WAIT TIME FOR THE PART WAS EXCESSIVE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED

• 12/03/1999· STEERING

  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.

• 12/01/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DRIVING DOWN ROAD WHEN # 8 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF PLUG HOLE. *TR

• 12/01/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT ON MY FORD E150. THIS IS A RIDICULOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS/VANS/ SUVS- WHY IS FORD ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS? JUST GOOGLE "FORD SPAR" AND INSTANTLY "FORD SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT" POPS UP- THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF WEBPAGES ABOUT THIS, YET FORD CONTINUES TO ESCAPE LIABILITY FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN. CAN'T SOMEONE MAKE THESE PEOPLE @ FORD DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX IT? *TR

• 12/01/2006· TIRESCrash

  1999 FORD E150 RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS *JB

• 11/30/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  1999 FORD ECONOLINE WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER TOLD HIM THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE REPAIR. *KB THE DEALER OFFERED TO DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE CONSUMER DECLINED BECAUSE HE DIDN'T FEEL THAT WAS AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER).*JB

• 11/30/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FORD TRITON 5.4L BLEW OUT #2 SPARK PLUG. REQUIRING CYL. HEAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2680.61. *NM

• 11/27/2015· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-350 EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN TIRES, TIRE LINE: ROADIAN HT, TIRE SIZE: LT225/ 75R16 (N/A), AND DOT NUMBER: BEAKBAMR3312. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STEEL BELT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,012 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,913.

• 11/27/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.

• 11/22/2002· SUSPENSION

  THE PROBLEM PRESENTED AS A "POPPING" NOISE AS REPORTED BY THE DRIVER, WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. UPON INVESTIGATION FOR BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM THE REPAIR STATION IDENTIFIED THE BROKEN SPRING. THIS COIL SPRING IS BROKEN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE UPPER COIL, WITH FRAGMENTATION IN LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE BODY OF THE SPRING MATERIAL. THIS COULD PRESENT A LOSS OF SUSPENSION CONTROL IF THE BREAKAGE WORSENED, OR OCCURRED AT MULTIPLE OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE COURSE OF DEGRADATION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE, AND OTHER UNITS IN THE SAME ORDER HISTORY FOR THIS FLEET ARE BEING INSPECTED. DT

• 11/21/2007· 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

• 11/19/2013· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AS A RESULT OF POSSIBLE RUST CORROSION. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,300.

• 11/16/2019· STEERING,WHEELS

  I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 24' 1999 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SPIRIT WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE AND AT THAT TIME I NOTICED A SHAKING OR VIBRATION PROBLEM POSSIBLY COMING FROM THE TIRES. I OWNED A MOTOR HOME IN THE PAST AND HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE. THIS MOTOR HOME SAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS SO I ATTRIBUTED THE SHAKING TO THE MEMORY IN THE RUBBER OF FLAT SPOTS ON THE BOTTOM FROM SITTING FOR A LONG TIME THAT USUALLY SMOOTH OUT WHEN DRIVEN ESPECIALLY AFTER 30 OR 40 MILES ON A WARM DAY, BUT AFTER A 400 MILE TRIP IT DIDN'T SMOOTH OUT, IN FACT IT SEEMS TO HAVE WORSENED. BEFORE PURCHASING IT FROM A PRIVATE PARTY I RAN AN INSTAVIN AND CARFAX REPORT AND ONLY DISCOVERED AN UNCOMPLETED NHTSA RECALL #05S28 ON THE SPEED CONTROL ONLY. I THEN SEARCHED SEVERAL FORUMS AND DISCOVERED MANY, MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SHAKING AND LEARNED IT IS DUE TO FAULTY WHEELS AND FORD IS NOT MAKING GOOD THE PROBLEM BUT OFFERED AN EXPENSIVE FIX THAT I UNDERSTAND IS ALSO IFFY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DRIVING ON THESE DEFECTIVE WHEELS AND FIRST LOOKED INTO REPLACING THE TIRES WHICH I LEARNED ISN'T THE PROBLEM BUT THE FAULTY WHEELS THAT WERE AN OEM FORD PART, SO I WANT TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE MANY YOU ALREADY HAVE AND MAYBE FORD WILL FIX THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.

• 11/16/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT DISC BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

• 11/16/1999· SUSPENSION

  VERY BAD VIBRATION PROBLEM, BELIEVED TO BE FROM THE FRONT END, THE TIRES WERE BALANCED BY GOODYEAR AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIMS WERE OUT OF ROUND. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD AT 45-55 MPH. THE FORD CHASSIS MOTORHOME HOTLINE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. MY ATTORNEY CURRENTLY HAS 4 CASES PENDING AGAINST FORD AND FLEETWOOD MOTORHOMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEITHER FORD OR FLEETWOOD WILL ADDRESS. MY MOTORHOME VIBRATED SO BAD THAT THE TAIL SECTION DROPPED 2 INCHES, CURLED THE LEAF SPRINGS BACKWARDS, CAUSED STRESS CRACKS, RATTLES AND DESTROYED THE REAR RING AND PINION GEARS.*AK

• 11/14/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SEL 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD HELL WITH IT EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN OWNED BY ONE OTHER PERSON AND HE HAD TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT RIGHT OVER 50,000 MILES. @ 130,000 MILES I TOO HAD TO PUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN IT. NOW THE VAN HAS 160000 AND I AM AGAIN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I THINK THAT FORD HAS DONE A TERRIBLE JOB OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEY ARE LOOSING ME AS A CUSTOMER. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

• 11/13/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE E150. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER REFUELING, THE FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V114000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ UPON INSPECTION, THE RUBBER GAS FILLER HOSE TO THE GAS TANK WAS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK WHEN FILLING THE TANK. THE REPAIR COST WAS $ 300. UPDATED 01.09.13

• 11/09/2000· STRUCTURE

  THE RUNNING BOARD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING POINT, AS PASSENGER WAS EXITING THE VAN, CAUSING PASSENGER TO FALL AND HURT HER LEG. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *CJ

• 11/07/2016· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  IF YOU LOWER THE STEERING WHEEL FOR COMFORTABLE STEERING THE BLINKERS AND BRAKES AND SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STOP WORKING. WHILE IN MOTION OR STOPPED.IF YOU RAISE THE STEERING WHEEL LL THE WAY BACK UP THE THINGS START WORKING AGAIN.

• 11/07/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK DEVELOPED CRACKS AT BOTTOM AND CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND DONE REPAIRS AT 30% OFF. *AK THE COMPANY OPERATES FLEET OF 52 VEHICLES. ELEVEN OF THESE VEHICLES DEVELOPED FUEL TANK CRACS AT LOW MILEAGE. *YH

• 11/05/2004· TIRES

  MY HUSBAND AND I EXPERIENCED TWO BLOW OUTS ON FIRESTONE TIRES DURING A TRIP IN JULY-AUGUST, 2004. AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE ALL OF THE TIRES DURING THE TRIP WE CALLED FORD AND FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE OFFERED TO PAY$100.00 TO COVER SOME OF THE EXPENSES OF SPARE TIRE REPLACEMENT(AFTER THE BLOW OUTS AND BEFORE WE PURCHASED NEW TIRES BECAUSE WE FEARED FURTHER PROBLEMS) BUT WE REFUSED THIS. WE BELIEVE THESE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S TIRES ARE HAZARDOUS AND SOME WARNING SHOULD BE ISSUED. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE SURVIVED WITHOUT BODILY INJURY. I WILL CALL AND/OR SEND A COPY OF THE LETTER SENT TO THE FORD DEALER WHO SOLD THE VAN TO SPORTS MOBILE WHO CONVERTED IT INTO A CAMPING VAN. I ALSO SENT A COPY OF THIS LETTER TO FIRESTONE. *AK

• 11/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTSCrash

  SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE BRAKES FAILED PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT WERE TOLD BY DEALER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WAS COMMON FOR ABS BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR WHEN SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT HOWEVER THEY DID PLAY WITH PEDAL UNTIL IT CAME UP SEVERAL TRIPS TO DEALER NEVER RESOLVED PROBLEM YET WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER AND COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES , TRANSMISSION,STEERING,OUTSIDE RIGHT MIRROR AND SEAT BELT IN MID RIGHT SEAT DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH ANYTHING BUT MIRROR WHICH THEY REPLACED HOWEVER TWO HOURS LATER ANOTHER DEALER SAID SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD ORDER ONE A SECOND DEALER SHORTLY THEREAFTER REPLACED LOOSE LINKAGE IN STEERING, AND REBUILT TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD BURNT OVERDRIVE AND DEFECTIVE PARTS IN LOWER RANGE STILL NO-ONE COULD FIND BRAKE PRBLEM UNTIL CRASH WHEN DEPUTY SHERIFF TESTED BRAKE PEDAL 8 TIMES PUTTING PEDAL TO FLOOR FORD MOTOR CO SAYS THE DEPUTY WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO PERFORM SUCH A TEST AND WILL NOT ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THERE IS AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THAT IS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE APPARENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS AS THE MECHANICS STATED THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN WITH THE COMPLAINT

• 11/04/1999· SUSPENSION

  BRAKES PULLING LEFT / RIGHT CAUSING NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *YC

• 11/03/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE INSULATED PADS THAT PROTECT THE GAS TANK FROM BEING DAMAGED. THE PADS ARE RUBBING METAL TO METAL AND CAUSE THE GAS TANK TO CRACK AND LEAK FUEL. THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED WHEN SHE SMELLED GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING. AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE AND REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 10/31/2001· TIRES

  2 INCH LONG 1/8 INCH DEEP SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALL PERPENDICULAR TO THE TREAD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD11 1XD52 TIRESIZE: LT225/75R1)

• 10/30/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY FORD E350 1999 MADE A LOUD FLAPPING NOISE AS I WAS LEAVING MY HOME. I PULLED RIGHT BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I FOUND OUT THAT THE #2 SPARK PLUG HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES. I AM A MECHANIC, AND FORMER JET ENGINE MECHANIC ALSO. MY OBDII CONFIRMED A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER #2 THAT IS HOW I LOCATED WHICH PLUG IT WAS. FORD SAID IT WOULD COST $260 TO LOOK AT IT, AND UP TO $1700 IF THEY COULD REPAIR IT. PLUS TOWING. I ASKED HOW MUCH A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST SINCE THE VAN IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FORD SAID IT WOULD COST $7,200 FOR A NEW ENGINE. THIS VAN HAS COST MORE FOR REPAIRS THAN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED IN MY LIFE. I AM 62. AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR $700.00 COIL ON SPARK PLUG $130 ABS BRAKE SENSOR $138.00 FLEX PLATE AND FLYWHEEL $700.(CAUSED BY LOOSE IGNITION SWITCH) EGR BLACK BOX $400 REPLACEMENT. FORD WANTED $100.00 TO CHANGE MY FUEL FILTER. I WENT TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT THE SPECIAL WRENCH FOR $16 ,DID IT MYSELF IN 15 MINUTES. RECALL FOR WIRING NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT COULD CATCH FIRE, 1/2 DAYS WAGES LOST. IT TOOK ME 4 HOURS TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS. IT WAS THE WORST DESIGN I HAVE EVER SEEN. A NIGHTMARE TO GET TO THE SPARK PLUGS. I SOLD THE VAN FOR $500 TONIGHT. GLAD THE NIGHTMARE IS OVER. *TR

• 10/27/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS PROPANE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN PROPANE TANK NEEDED TO BE LIFTED OFF THE SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 4/7/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER PUT PROPANE/LIPI GAS LINES AROUND THE BACK TIRES. THE GAS LINES HAVE NO STRONG PROTECTIVE SHIELDS AROUND THEM. THE LIPI GAS LINE WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE REAR LEAF SPRING. UPDATED 11/4/2015 *JS

• 10/26/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED .CAR WAS TOWED, AND AS OF THIS EMAIL IS BEING REPAIRED IN FLORIDA. WE WERE ON VACATION AT THE TIME. HEAD WAS REMOVED, AND IS BEING REPAIRED. WE HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET BACK TO PA. ALSO HAVE TO FLY BACK TO FLORIDA TO DRIVE CAR BACK TO PA. *TR

• 10/25/2001· AIR BAGS

  ANOTHER CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN VEHICLE AND REACHED IN TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND WHEN CONSUMER REACHED IN TO RESTART VEHICLE, AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN HIS FACE WITHOUT REASON. CONSUMER BECAME UNCOUNSCIOUS, CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK *JB

• 10/24/2007· WHEELS

  1996 FORD ECONOLINE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED HE THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. *KB THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT TIRE, ROTOR, STEERING ARM AND FRONT QUARTER PANEL. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB

• 10/24/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES. ODOMETER LIGHT FLICKERS ON & OFF. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2001. *AK

• 10/21/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM CYLINDER HEAD OF MY 1999 FORD E-150 5.4L ENGINE. THE THREADS WERE STRIPPED AND THE DEALER SAYS $4000+ TOTAL REPAIR. THE FUEL AND AIR LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH A CONVENIENT IGNITION SOURCE, THE SPARK PLUG, FORTUNATELY DID NOT LEAD TO A FIRE BUT IT'S POTENTIALLY ENORMOUS. AFTER INTERNET SEARCHING, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE FORD DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. *LA