1999 Ford Econoline Problems & Complaints

The contact owns a 1999 Ford E-350 Jamboree equipped with Sailun Tires, Tire Line: Terramax H/T, Tire Size: 225/75/R16, DOT Number: (535PLE50). The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, there were pieces of the driver's side inside dual tire striking the underside of the vehicle and hitting the highway. The contact managed to drive the vehicle back to his residence. The contact stated that the tread had separated leaving only the steel belt and the side wall. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 80,000 and the tire failure mileage was 5,000.

While turning into a parking space the bolts to the steering box sheared off with complete loss of steering. Further inspection showed severe cracking and loss of metal in the steering box area. After doing some searches I found that this is common issue in the E series vans. I did do a recall search and a CSA search to see about having this problem resolved safely by a certified shop. Unfortunately I haven't found any recall information on what is obviously a serious safety issue. Apparently the bolts shear off at low speeds while turning. The real concern is should one bolt only crack and not let the steering box become useless the vehical may be at highway speed when the failure does occour causing complete loss of control of the vehicle. I've read hundreds of emails on this subject and none had a resolution provided by the Ford Motor Company. I would think that something this critical would have been addressed by now. Concidering the recalls for comparatively much lesser safety issues. Thank you for reviewing this matter.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONO RV S-DUTY EQUIPPED WITH A SAMSUNG MICROWAVE, MODEL MR5493G. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO OVEN CIRCUIT RECALL NUMBER: 03E044400. A NEIGHBOR ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RV WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE MICROWAVE CAUSED THE FIRE AND SHE EXTINGUISHED IT WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN EXTENSIVE BURN ON HER LEG, BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SAMSUNG ADVISED HER THAT THEY HAD NO PARTS TO REPAIR THE MICROWAVE ALTHOUGH IT WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO AUTHORIZED RV DEALERS IN HER AREA TO REPLACE THE MICROWAVE. THE MICROWAVE WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IN THE RV AND IT WAS MOUNTED ON THE CEILING OF THE RV. THE FIRE BURNED A HOLE IN THE CEILING AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CABINETS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DRIVEN THE RV SINCE THE FIRE OCCURRED DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK AND THE HOLE IN THE CEILING. THE SERIAL AND PART NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. *TT

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK I HAVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END AND REAR END

SPARK PLUG EJECTION WITH PLUG PARTS GOING INTO MOTOR AND PUTTING HOLE IN PISTON-THIS IS A WORK VAN-NO WAY TO ECONOMICALLY FIX IT. HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING 25MPH ON CITY STREET

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.

MY MARK III CONVERSION VAN HAS A FUEL LEAKING FROM THE MID-SHIP TANK. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD, BUT WHEN I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER ENFIELD FORD IN ENFIELD CT THEY RAN THE VIN AND STATED MY VAN WAS EXCLUDED. THE ONLY TIME IT LEAKS IS WHEN I AM PUMPING GAS, IF I PUMP SLOWLY THERE IS LESS FUEL SPILLING ON THE GROUND

VAN IS LEAKING FUEL WHEN I ATTEMPT TO FILL THE TANK.

BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF ENGINE 2ND ONE THAT HAS HAPPEN AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH THIS ENGINE

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL STRAP BENEATH THE FUEL TANK ON THE REAR AXLE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WELDING ON THE TAIL PIPE WAS ALSO RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

THE VEHICLE STALLS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. INVESTIGATION PROVED THAT THE INTERIOR PAINT OF THE GAS TANK PEALS BLOCKING THE FUEL PUMP. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT DELAMINATION OF THE GAS TANK IS FREQUENT IN THIS MODEL CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS THE VAN CAN STOP AT ANYTIME AS IT LOOSES POWER AND PROPULSION DUE TO THE PAINT FLAKES BLOCKING THE FUEL. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE 350 EQUIPPED WITH KELLY TIRES, TIRE LINE: SAFARI LT, TIRE SIZE LT23585R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND THE SOUND OF METAL BEING DRAGGED ON THE GROUND WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED.THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V114000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V114000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE GAS IS LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. *TR

WHEN FILLING WITH FUEL, GASOLINE LEAKS ONTO GROUND. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I SEE ON LINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL STARTED TO SPEW OUT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DANGLING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR HAD BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE SOURCE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 218,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A METAL STRAP CUTTING INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,916. *TR

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 FORD E-350 EQUIPPED WITH RUNWAY ENDURO HT TIRES, LINE SIZES LT225/75/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE DRIVER SIDE REAR OUTER TIRE SHE NOTICED THAT IT HAD BECOME DEFLATED. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP WHO STATED THAT CRACKS HAD DEVELOPED IN THE TIRE WALLS AND THE STEEL BELT SEPARATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-350 EQUIPPED WITH UNICORN CREATION LT TIRES, LINE SIZE 225/75/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OUTER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEEL BELT SEPARATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,498.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GOING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FRONT BRAKES STILL FUNCTIONED BUT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E350 VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIESEL FUEL TANK DEVELOPED CORROSION. THE CORROSION HAD FILTERED INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE CONTACT HAD THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED PREVIOUSLY BUT THE CLEANING DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 285,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL POP. IMMEDIATELY, FUEL FLOODED INTO THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 372,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 372,500 UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF THE CYLINDER HEADS WERE REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATED 07/12/12

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

THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS AND THIS TIME HAD A SMALL FIRE THAT WAS PUT OUT RIGHT AWAY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REAL TROUBLE AS WE HAD 9 PEOPLE IN THE MOTORHOME AT THE TIME. *TR

SUBJECT: FORD V-8 TRUCK ENGINE SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT COMMENTS: I AM A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BUSINESS OWNER THAT USES FORD VANS FOR OUR WORK. THIS PAST WEEK WE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE HEAD OF ONE OF OUR VEHICLES THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS OCCURRED ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE EACH TIME WE HAVE TO PLACE IT IN THE SHOP IT COSTS NEARLY $300.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. NOT TO MENTION THE LOSS OF USE OF THE TRUCK FOR 2 -3 DAYS. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON MANY OF THESE ENGINES FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I WONDER IF THEIR IS SOME RECOURSE THRU FORD OTHER THAN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE TO RECOVER THE EXPENSE? PLEASE RESPOND YOURS TRULY[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A FINDING ON MY 1997 F-150. AFTER READING ABOUT THE PROB INTO THE GAS TANK STRAPS IN THE DETROIT NEWS. I FOUND THAT ONE OF MY STRAPS HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS A RECALL IS MADE AS THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD , [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WELL IT GOES LIKE THIS, NEW PLUGS AND COIL PACKS WHERE INSTALLED AT DEAN ARBOUR FORD IN PINCONNING MICHIGAN IN MY 1999 E350 ECONOLINE VAN. SO THE ISSUE AT HAND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ABOUT WAS IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF SAID PLUG OR PLUGS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IN ANSWERS.COM FROM WHAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS SAID THAT IT IS IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR OVER TIGHTENING, NOT TORQUED PROPERLY. WELL IF THIS WAS THE ISSUE AT HAND THEN THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY TRAINING THEIR TECH'S, WHICH I DO NOT SEE THAT BEING THE ISSUE AT HAND. IT IS AS I SEE, POORLY DESIGNED AS TO THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENING TO SO MANY OTHERS. WHICH I SEE THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DESIGN FLAW. MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY PROBLEM AT HAND WAS NOT UNDER HEAVY LOAD, I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WENT TO PROCEED. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS SLOWLY TO MOVE FORWARD AND BANG, AND I MEAN (BANG). IT KEEP POPPING UNTIL I SHUT IT DOWN IGNITING AS THAT CYLINDER IN ROTATION CAME TO THAT FIRING ORDER FOR THAT CYLINDER. EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE READ INDICATES THAT THE CYLINDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A 5.4 TRITON HEAD 2ND ONE FROM THE BACK FORWARD IS THE ONE THAT IS FAMOUS FOR EJECTING FROM THE HEAD. RIGHT ABOVE THE PLUG IS THE COIL PACK AND ABOVE THAT IS THE FUEL RAIL WHICH INTERN WHEN THE PLUG EJECTED ITSELF COULD HAVE BEEN VERY HAZARDOUS. THE POPPING WAS THE PLUG SPARKING, WHICH WAS IGNITING THE FUEL PUMPED INTO THE CYLINDER BY THE INJECTOR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY EXPLOSIVE SITUATION MEANING (FIRE). WITH THE LUCK OF THE DRAW I WAS NOT LIKE SOME OF THE UNLUCKY ONES THAT HAVE CAUSED A FIRE FROM THE EJECTION OF THE SPARK PLUG. WITH THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE ARISED FROM THIS ISSUE THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM, BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE FROM THIS KNOWN ISSUE. YOU WOULD THINK THAT FORD WOULD WANT TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN ISSUE FOR LIABILITY REASONS, BEFORE THE UNKNOWN HAPPENS. LOSS OF LIFE, YOU CAN'T REPLACE IT, BUT YOU CAN REPLACE OR ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

1999 FORD ECONOLINE 150, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND AT MILE POST 122 IN THE CENTER LANE. UNIT 1 LOST ITS LEFT REAR TIRE AND PULLED OFF ONTO THE NORTH BERM BEFORE COMING TO REST. *BF THE LEFT REAR TIRE SHEARED OF THE AXLE. THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND THE WHEEL BROKE OFF AROUND THE WHEEL WELL AND THE PLASTIC MOLDING UNDER THE VEHICLE CRACKED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO THE TIRE SEPARATING FROM THE AXLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0235-90) *JB UPDATED 05/11/11* BF

THE 3 MOUNTING BOLTS ATTACHING THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME BROKE/SHEARED OFF AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. 1999 FORD E150 VAN. A LOUD POPPING NOISE OR BANG WAS HEARD AND TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING WAS THE RESULT OF THE STEERING BOX DANGLING FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPOSITIONED ON A FLAT DRIVEWAY, NO INCLINE AT ALL. NO INJURIES RESULTED , BUT IF THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED DURING OPERATION, STEERING WOULD HAVE BEEN INOPERABLE LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT WHICH EASILY COULD HAVE LED TO SERIOUS INJURY TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS, AND OTHER VEHICLES AND THEIR OCCUPANTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FRACTURE IN THE TANK WHICH CAUSED THE LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,790.

FORD E-350 AND E-250 VANS, BOTH ARE YEAR,1999 THE ANTILOCK AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AT A 105K MILES ON EACH. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THIS AND I ALSO NOTICED MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. IT WILL IMPOSE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I SEEN A WEB SITE MENTIONING HOW TO DISCONNECT DASH LIGHTS FOR BOTH. PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE AUTO OWNERS START DISCONNECTING WIRE HARNESS. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

1999 FORD E-250 1999 TRUCK ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND BRAKES ARE ALL GOOD. DON'T LET AUTO OWNERS DISCONNECT DASH LIGHTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WHEN SHE REACHED HER RESIDENCE, SHE SAW THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE LUG NUTS HAD RIPPED OF THE WHEEL AND FRACTURED THE RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000.

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

DRIVING DOWN THE I94 FREEWAY IN MICHIGAN WITH MY WIFE, 2 CHILDREN, 7 AND 5,GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND HEARD A NOISE LIKE A MUFFLER DRAGGING OR SOMETHING. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND FOUND MY GAS TANK DRAGGING UNDER THE TRUCK. FRONT STRAP RUSTED AND BROKE OFF AND TANK WAS BEING PUSHED FORWARD, ALMOST GRINDING ALL THE WAY THROUGH! THE TANK WAS BEING HELD UP BY THE PLASTIC REAR STRAP HOLDER AND THE GAS FILLER TUBE. THE BACK STRAP WAS ALSO RUSTED THROUGH! HAD TO JACK UP THE TANK WITH BOTTLE JACK AND PIECES OF 2X4 FOUND ALONG THE FREEWAY. WAITED FOR FATHER IN LAW TO BRING RATCHET STRAPS TO LIFT UP VERY HEAVY FULL TANK WHILE LYING ON MY BACK ON THE FREEWAY. MY FAMILY WAS TERRIFIED! *TR

1999, FORD F-150 GAS STRAP FAILURE. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 94 I COULD HEAR A CLINKING NOISE BENEATH THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK, ONE OF THE SUPPORT STRAPS FOR THE GAS TANK WAS BROKEN AND HANGING BELOW THE VEHICLE. THIS STRAP FAILED WITHOUT ANY KNOWN EXTRAORDINARY CAUSE SUCH AS A COLLISION, OR ANY OTHER SUCH INCIDENT. *TR

WE WERE ON VACATION AND SMELLED RUBBER BURNING, PULLED OFF AND REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS SMOKING...APPARENTLY AXLE HAD BROKEN AFFECTING BRAKE LINES WE ENDED UP REPLACING REAR AXLE AND BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-250 ECONOLINE VAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 27 MPH DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF RUST OR CORROSION ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 158,563.

I WAS DOING SOME CITY DRIVING IN MY FORD VAN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO SOUND ROUGH AND LIKE MY MUFFLER FELL OFF. I STOPPED HAD IT TOWED AND THEY TOLD ME THE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. WHEN LOOKING INTO IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF I HAD NOT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF QUICKLY I COULD HAVE HAD A FIRE IN THERE AS THERE STILL IS GAS AND COMBUSTION GOING ON(THE OTHER 9 PLUGS) NOW I DON'T KNOW IF OR WHEN THE OTHER PLUGS WILL GO ON ME ANDS AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR MORE THAN A TAXI CAB RIDE HOME. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR AND IT HAS ABOUT 155,000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME WITH FIVE OF MY SIX KIDS AND TURNED OFF OF THE 4-LANE HIGHWAY ONTO OUR EXIT FOR OUR HOUSE AND THE REAR AXLE BROKE..IF SHE HAD STAYED ON THE 4-LANE AT 65 M.P.H. WE COULD'VE HAD MULTIPLE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS !! I HAVE REVIEWED ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM...WHY HAVEN'T THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS. *TR

I RETURNED TO MY TRUCK AFTER WORK TO GO HOME. WHEN I STARTED IT, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THE #3 SPARKPLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE GONE. IT WAS BLOWN OUT. *TR

RECALL 01V114000: POSSIBLE FUEL TANK CRACK. I TOOK MY VAN IN FOR BRAKE WORK. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A FUEL TANK CRACK. I RECEIVED A RECALL REPORT FROM MY MECHANIC FROM ALLDATE ONLINE STATING THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAPPENS TO MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. IT IS A VAN THAT I USE FOR WORK.*CW

OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER HEAD (GASKET) ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 CHINOOK CLASS C WITH A FORD E-350 CHASSIS POWERED BY A TRITON V-10. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT USED WE HAD A SPARK PLUG POP OUT. IT WAS AN ORIGINAL PLUG. WE HAD THEM CHANGED AND TOOK A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP. AS WE WERE COMING UP ON MEMPHIS TN. ANOTHER PLUG BLEW OUT. WE WERE ON AN INTERCHANGE IN A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE. WE COULD NOT GET OUT AS THERE WAS A FREEWAY ON BOTH SIDES. IT TOOK 3 1/2 HOURS TO GET US OUT OF HARMS WAY. JUST LAST WEEKEND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THOUGH I DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY. I HAVE SINCE READ THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AS THE GAS IS GETTING PUSHED OUT THE PLUG HOLE AND THE PLUG IS OUT AND FIRING. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FORD SAYS THE PLUGS WERE NOT TORQUED TO SPEC WHICH CAUSED IT TO HAPPEN. WE HAD OUR ORIGINAL PLUGS WHEN IT 1ST HAPPENED. I ALSO READ ONLINE WHERE A DEALER HAD A VERY LOW MILEAGE V-10 WITH ORIGINAL PLUGS AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM. I THINK THESE HEADS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. I CANNOT FIND AFTERMARKET HEADS SO I WOULD FEEL SAFER. IT HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP WHERE IT IS SAYS HE HAS A FORD KIT TO REPAIR THE HEADS. HE SAYS IT IS THE ONLY KIT FOR THIS HE HAS EVER SEEN YET FORD DENIES THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM. I JUST FEEL LUCKY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD EACH TIME. THESE ENGINES ARE IN MANY RV'S AND LARGER TRUCKS WHICH ARE HARDER TO MANEUVER I.E. MORE DANGEROUS. *TR

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. HE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FUEL SPECIALIST, AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL #01V114000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) AND WAS ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH HE EXPERIENCED AN IDENTICAL FAILURE, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

HAVE A FORD 1999 ECONOLINE VAN WITH A TRITON ENGINE, HAVE SO FAR BLOWN X3 SPARKPLUGS, ALL FIXED. *TR

I OWN A 1999 FORD E150 THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR AN UPFITTER WHEN IT LEFT THE FORD PLANT. AN AMBULANCE PREP LABEL IS IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR JAM, HOW EVER IT WAS FINISHED BY EXPLORER VAN COMPANY, WARSAW INDIANA. WHEN REFUELING I NOTICED FUEL SPILL ON THE GROUND. I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM. FORD SERVICE TELLS ME THAT IT FUEL FILLER NECK IS THE PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST ABOUT $600 TO MAKE THE REPAIR. MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW VALID FOR PROBLEM NHTSA RECALL 11V114000 WHEN REPORTED TO FORD BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO 11V114000. MY VIN IS [XXX] . SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN A COVERED RECALL? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E350. THE VEHICLE HAS KUMHO ROAD VENTURE TIRES, SIZE LT/225/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED. THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS DRY ROTTED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CONVERSION SEAT RECLINES TO AN UNSAFE POSITION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. THE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER WAS DELEGATE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 06/27/09 *BF UPDATED 06/23/09.*JB

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.

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

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER, BUT THEY WOULD DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL THE PARTS ARRIVED. AS OF MAY 16, 2008, THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT NEARLY A YEAR IS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE TO NOT HAVE RECEIVED THE PARTS BY NOW. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE; HOWEVER, SHE WANTS HER CRUISE CONTROL RECONNECTED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN.

1999 FORD ECONOLINE 250 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR ITEM. HE HAS HAD ALL WORK DONE BY FORD. FORD WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. HE STATES THAT IF SOMETHING IS WRONG IT IS FORD'S FAULT. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. HE PURCHASED A NEW VACUUM PUMP AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 04/22/08. *LJ

1999 FORD ECONOLINE WITH MULTIPLE ISSUES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH BREAKING DOWN. HE ALSO STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL ENGINE PROBLEMS, TIRE PROBLEMS, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS. *KB THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, RADIO, BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. THE AXLE SHAFT SEALS, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. THE VALVE SPRING WAS BROKEN, THE FRONT TIE ROD ENDS AND DRAG LINKS WERE REPLACED, THE TIRES, WIPER BLADES AND GASKETS WERE REPLACED. THE VAN WAS SERVICED 9 TIMES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS. *JB

1999 FORD ECONOLINE WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER ONLY DEACTIVATED THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH BUT DID NOT REPLACE IT. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS SHOULD BE IN AROUND THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE CHECKED WITH FORD EVERY THREE WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AND WAS INFORMED EACH TIME THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,500. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AT THAT TIME, AND HE HAS BEEN INFORMED EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER THAT THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,600.

MY NAME IS [XXX] . I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN BARTLETT ILLINOIS. I OWN A FORD ECONOLINE 250 & A FORD EXPEDITION. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE BEEN "FORD SERVICED" SINCE NEW. I RECENTLY HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD MANY A CAR IN MY DAYS AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS FAILURE. FORD INSISTED THIS WAS NOT AN ENGINE DEFECT, AND ALTHOUGH THEY WERE THE ONLY SERVICE PEOPLE THAT EVER WORKED ON THE VEHICLE, I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. THE COST AROUND $750. MONEY IS IMPORTANT, BUT PRINCIPLE IS MORE IMPORTANT. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I FOUND THIS: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_SPARK.HTML HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME FAILURE. IT IS MY HOPE THAT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING TO BRING THIS TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION AND FORCE FORD INTO ADMITTING FAULT. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE DO NOT BUY AMERICAN ANY LONGER; TO BE HONEST I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD PERSON; NOT ANY MORE. I AM SELLING BOTH VEHICLES AND NEVER BUYING ANOTHER FORD AGAIN. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE IN THIS MATTER. SINCERELY, [XXX] CES, INC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN AUGUST OF 2007. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT REPLACING THE CRUISE CONTROL. HE WOULD LIKE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 04-08-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NUMBER 05S28 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL). THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED, BUT THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 02-06-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE WAIT TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED IS TOO LONG. UPDATED 02/06/08 *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 05S28 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE HAS ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SINCE AUGUST 30, 2007. THREE DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF 2007. HE STATED THAT NONE OF THE DEALERS ADVISED HIM TO DEACTIVATE THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. THE SWITCH IS STILL ACTIVATED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE CALLED SEVERAL LOCAL FORD DEALERS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER DECEMBER OF 2007. HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY FORD ISSUED AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT IS DISSATISFIED WITH FORD'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,500. UPDATED 10/10/07 *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IN MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEEN GOING HAYWIRE SINCE MAY 2007. ALL THE NEEDLES WERE GOING ROUND AND ROUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD TAKEN IT TO GRIFFEN BROTHERS AND THEY CON NOT FIND A INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ANYWHERE. THEY CALLED FORD MOTORS AND THEY WERE TOLD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS IN NATIONAL BACK ORDER. IF THEY ARE IN NATIONAL BACK ORDER, THAT MUST MEAN THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS EVERYWHERE. SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE? ON AUGUST 30, 2007 GRIFFEN CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT THEY ORDERED ON 8/20, 2007. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ANY INFORMATION YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE FORD WINDSTARS HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. A T.V. STATION I HAD CONTACTED ABOUT HIS PROBLEM TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU. THEY ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT THE RESULTS ARE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD DUE TO THE LACK OF THREADING NEEDING TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE WEEKS. THERE ARE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THIS COULD BE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WE PURCHASED A 99 E250 CARGO VAN IN NOVEMBER 06, WE ARE NOT SURE IF OLD OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM, WITHIN 2 WEEKS WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH VAN STARTING. WE ONLY HAVE THE PROBLEM AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. IT DOES NOT STALL WHILE RUNNING. WE CAN TURN IT OFF AND TRY TO START IT RIGHT BACK UP, IT WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY OVER. WE HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND HAD IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT HAS BEEN HOOKED UP TO A COMPUTER, WHEN IT IS STARTED IT SHOWS NOTHING WRONG, WHEN IT WON'T START IT WON'T READ AT ALL. WITH NO RHYME OR REASON IT WILL START ON IT'S OWN. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE A FEW TRIES AND SOMETIMES IT IS DAYS TILL IT STARTS. OUR MECHANIC IS AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO FIX THIS. IT HAS CAUSED MY HUSBAND TO BE STRANDED AT JOBS 4 TIMES NOW. *TR

LAST NIGHT THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION SUDDENLY WENT UP IN FLAMES FROM A FIRE THAT STARTED BY ITSELF UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PARKED IN THE CARPORT NEXT TO THE TAHOE WHICH WE ALSO LOST DUE TO THE FIRE. THE FORD VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE IT WENT UP INTO FLAMES. WE LOST 2 VEHICLES AND OUR CARPORT. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT CAUSE BECAUSE OF ALL THE DAMAGE. HOWEVER, WE KNEW WE WERE NOT ALONE IN THIS. THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT WERE VICTIMS OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEIR FAULTY VEHICLES THAT SUDDENLY WENT UP IN FLAMES .*AK

1999 FORD E350. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HE NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CAB AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO DIE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED WITH FLAMES. *MC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB

MARCH 16, 2007. V8 (5.4L) I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD POPPING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT.MY 1999 V8 5.4 HAD BLOWN THE SPARK PLUG CERAMIC PORTION OUT OF THE HEAD. I MADE IT HOME DRIVING IT LIKE THAT (5 MILES) AND HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON EVENT FOR THE FORDS. HE IS NOW GOING TO TRY TO HELI-COIL THE PLUG HOLE TO SAVE ME A HEAD JOB, THO HE'S HAVING PROBLEMS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE PLUG. NOW CHECKING THE WEB I SEE THERE ARE MANY MANY...OF FORDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THE FED HAS EVEN URGED FORD TO FIX AND RECALL THIS PROBLEM...

DURING NORMAL TOWN DRIVING, A SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN FROM PASSENGER-SIDE ENGINE HEAD, SECOND FROM CLOSEST TO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH ENGINE. PLUGS NOT RECENTLY REPLACED. NO OBVIOUS TELL-TALE SIGNS THAT FAILURE WAS IMMANENT. VAST MAJORITY OF VEHICLE'S 140K MILEAGE WAS LONG RUN ON INTERSTATE. THREADS WERE STRIPPED, IGNITION COIL WAS DESTROYED. NO INFORMATION FROM FORD REGARDING HOW TO FIX, OTHER THAN A DEALERS SUGGESTIONS TO REPLACE HEAD OR REPLACE ENGINE. NO INFORMATION ON FORDS WEB SITE. *JB

SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF ENGINE. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. FAILURE LED TO VEHICLE DISABLEMENT DURING TRAVEL ON PUBLIC ROADWAY IN TRAFFIC, IN BAD NEIGHBORHOOD. TRANSMISSION REPLACED @ COST OF $2700.00. *NM

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

AFTER FULL ACCELERATION, THE THROTTLE ON MY 1999 FORD E250 STUCK WIDE OPEN. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHUT OFF AND THERE WAS NO TIME TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE HAS ADAPTIVE CONTROLS MAKING SHIFTING MORE DIFFICULT THAN FOR A NON-DISABLED DRIVER. THE ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT COULD BE THE CAUSE, BUT MOST LIKELY IT WAS THE FORD THROTTLE. *NM

THE RUSSELL FAMILY TRUST----I HAD A RECALL ON MY 1999 ECONOLINE MOTORHOME. I TOOK IT THIS MORNING TO THE FORD DEALER IN PURVIS MS TO GET IT CHECKED. HE SAID IT DID NOT HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER ON IT THAT THEY USUALLY CHECKED, AND HAD ME SIGN A WORK ORDER. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. *NM

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT THEY TOLD ME THAT WATER WAS GETTING IN BEHIND THE WINDSHIELD AND SHORTING OUT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THEY STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE. *JB

1999 FORD F150 4.2 LITER V-6 ENGINE. ONLY 52,000 MILES AND BLOWN ENGINE. STARTS BLOWING STEAM OUT OF EXHAUST, THEN ENGINE STARTS KNOCKING AND TIES UP BECAUSE OF HYDRO LOCK. COOLANT IN CYLINDERS LOCKS ENGINE. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL NOT BACK UP COSTING CONSUMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. ALL STARTS WITH A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH CANNOT BE DETECTED UNTIL IT'S TO LATE. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ENGINE FROM 1997 TILL ????, WHO KNOWS IF THEY ARE ANY GOOD NOW. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JB

MAJOR SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND STEERING CONTROL GREATLY REDUCED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING, AND THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME IT IS NORMAL. IF THIS IS NORMAL, THAN THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE HIGHWAYS BEFORE DEATH OCCURS. *JB

FORD EXPEDITION - SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT (ONE THROUGH CYLINDER HEAD, 2 COIL) 3 TOTAL AND COUNTING. *NM

REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING OCCASIONALLY. THE ODOMETER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE; CAN'T AFFORD TO AT THE PRESENT TIME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PUMPING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THERE IS A CRACK ON THE TOP OF THE RUBBER FUEL HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF RH HEAD OF FORD E-250 VAN. *JB

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

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

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

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 1999 FORD ECONOLINE 350 BLEW A SPARK PLUG AT 60 MPH. THIS BLEW OUT OF THE WHOLE MANIFOLD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND THE PRICE THAT THE CONSUMER WAS QUOTED WAS AROUND $2500.00. THE CONSUMER WAS IN CONTACT WITH FORD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD COULD CARE LESS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED NOW BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS. IT WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY THE CONSUMER. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS HAPPENED DUE TO LACK OF THREAD ON THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. *NM

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ON MY FORD 1999 EXPEDITION OPERATES BY ITSELF WHEN CAR IS ON. THE WIPER SWITCH IS SET TO OFF WHEN THEY COME ON. WORRIED ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM READING OTHER CONSUMER ENTRIES. *NM

AFTER TAKING OUR '99 FORD EXPEDITION IN DUE TO A SPARK PLUG SHOOTING OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO LUNCH WE HAD IT REPAIRED OF COURSE, $517 DOLLARS LATER. HE LOST TIME AT WORK THAT DAY TO GET IT TOWED AND OF COURSE WE WERE WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AT OUR EXPENSE. THERE WAS A THREAD REPAIR INSERT IN CYLINDER #5 SPARK PLUG HOLE DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON MARCH 15, 2005. LAST THURSDAY SEPT. 15TH IT BLEW AGAIN AS MY HUSBAND WAS LEAVING OUR HOME WITH OUR SON. THE HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DECIDING WHAT TO DO AS WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS $3,000 DOLLAR PROBLEM THAT IF YOU INSPECT IS VERY COMMON, MORE SO THAN THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL. EVEN A FORD EMPLOYEE MY HUSBAND WAS DISCUSSING THIS WITH TRYING TO HELP US OUT SAID HE SEES THIS EVERY DAY! *NM

MY 1999 FORD TAURUS WITH ONLY 59,371 MILES ON IT HAD THE RACK AND PINION TO GO OUT, ISN'T IT A LITTLE TO SOON FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN? WITH ME LIVING ON GUAM PARTS ARE HARD TO COME BY, BUT I AM SEARCHING THE WEB. *NM

I NOTICED A HANDLING PROBLEM ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN SWAY BAR LINKS ON BOTH SIDES. I READ ABOUT THE RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM STATING FORD ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND WOULD REPLACE THE ORIGINAL LINKS WITH A STRONGER LINK. I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT BUTTERFIELD FORD IN SANDY, UTAH AND POINTED OUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT UNDER ANY OBLIGATION TO REPLACE THE LINKS. IRONICALLY, THEY DID NOT EVEN ASK ME IF I WANTED THEM REPLACED AND THEY RELEASED MY VEHICLE WITHOUT REPLACING THEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS VEHICLE OFF ROAD NOR HAS IT EVER HIT A CURB, CHUCKHOLE, BUMP ETC. WITH ANY ABNORMAL FORCE. THESE LINKS ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, IF THEY ARE NOT. *NM

I HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VAN. I TOOK THE VAN TO THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS. ALL SHOPS SAID THAT THERE WAS A DEFICIENCY PROBLEM WITH SPARK PLUGS 6 AND 1; ALSO, ALL THREE SHOPS SAID THAT THE SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT TWO TIMES (I HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $260.00 EACH TIME I HAD TO REPLACE IT.) I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR TWO TIMES AS WELL (I HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $70 EACH TIME I HAD TO REPLACE IT.) I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FOUR TIMES THE SPARK PLUG CABLES (I HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $35 EACH TIME I HAD TO REPLACE IT.) I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS (I HAVE THE OLD ONES AND HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $50 FOR EACH.) I HAS GO TO AUTOZONE THEE TIMES TO BORROW THE COMPUTER TO TRY TO GET THE CODES (BY THE WAY, IT GAVE ME THESE CODES: 401 AND 406); EVERY TIME I HAD TO BORROW THIS COMPUTER I HAD TO HAVE $90 SO THAT AUTOZONE COULD LEND ME THE COMPUTER. I HAD TO TOW MY VAN THREE TIMES, THIS FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT $350 (BY THE WAY, I SAVED MONEY ABOUT THREE TIMES BECAUSE I HAD FRIENDS HELP ME TOW THE VAN, BY THIS I DO NOT MEAN THAT I DID NOT HAD TO PAY; I STILL PAID, IT JUST WAS LESS MONEY.) ONE OF THESE TIMES I HAD TO SPEND SEVEN HOURS IN THE FREEWAY. SINCE THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN, I HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS 1 AND 6 FOR AS LONG AS I KEPT USING THE VAN AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH (THIS SOMETIMES I HAD TO DO IT WHILE WORKING WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOOSING POWER.) I HAVE NOT USED THE VAN FOR FOUR MONTHS AND HAD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE FOR WORK. I HAD TO UNNECESSARILY BUY ANOTHER VAN. THIS TIME I BOUGHT A VAN FROM CHEVROLET BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID I WOULD GO THROUGH THIS PROBLEM AGAIN IF I BOUGHT ANOTHER VAN FROM FORD. UP TO THIS DAY I DID NOT KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VAN UNTIL I READ THE NEWSPAPER. *JB

DT: HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TOWING A BOAT. HAD BRAKES BUT NO POWER BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 30, 2005. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A FEW SECOND LATER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE MODULE THAT CONTROLLED THE FUEL INJECTION FAILED. THERE WAS A HOLE COIN THE BACK OF IT, AND IT AFFECTED THE WHOLE ENGINE. WATER DRIPPED OUT OF THE PART WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK IT OFF. *AK

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITON WENT INTO TOTAL MELT DOWN 5 MONTHS AGO. AFTER A RAIN STORM I WENT INTO IT AND AFTER STARTING IT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT NUTS THE RADIO DIED WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO MY MECHANIC WHO FINALLY WENT TO FORD AND NOW IT HAS BEEN BACK FOR THE 3RD TIME A NEW WINDSHIELD NEW COMPUTER AND STILL IF IT RAINS AND NOW IF IT IS HUMID ALL HELL BRAKES LOOSE.NOW THAT I SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND 2,000 DOLLARS LATER ALL HELL WILL BRAKE LOOSE WITH FORD BECAUSE I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER I CAN AND HAVE TO GET RESULTS.

AFTER PURCHASE, ON 3 HR. TRIP HOME, VAN HAD MAJOR VIBRATIONS. WE CONTACTED DEALER. HE SUGGESTED ALIGNMENT, OR TIRE ROTATION. WE TOOK VAN TO SEVERAL OTHER DEALSERS AS TO VIBRATION, AND GIVEN NO HELP, JUST SUGGESTIONS AS ABOVE AND TO DRIVE IT MORE TO BREAK IT IN, AND BRING BACK AFTER 20,000 MILES. TOOK IT IN FOR AN ESTIMATE FOR NEW TIRES, AND THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE TOWED TO A DEALER IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, NEEDED BALL JOINTS, ROTORS, PADS.TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE WORK DONE UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WE BOUGHT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER A YEAR LATER AS THE ROTORS WERE GONE AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED ONLY THE RIGHT ONE AS WE WOULDNT PAY AGAIN. LAST WEEK 4 BLOCKS OFF THE FREEWAY AFTER 3 HR. TRIP,TIE ROD END BROKE,HAD IT TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER AGAIN. THEY REPLACED BOTH TIE ROD ENDS, AND SAID THE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN FOR THIRD TIME IN 2 YEARS.CALLED THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM UP NORTH IN CRIVITZ WHO ASKED ME TO DRIVE IT UP TO THEM AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE. I DID, AND WHEN I GOT THERE THEYSAID IT WAS A MIRACLE I MADE IT THERE. I AM NOW WAITING FOR A INSPECTOR FROM THE WARRANTY COMPANY TO INSPECT IT TOMMORROW. IVE BEEN TOLD BY A DEALER IN MADISON THAT THE VANS SUSPENSION AND BREAKING SYSTEM IS FOR A CAR, NOT THE HIGH TOP THAT WAS ADDED TO THE VAN. NOW THEY ONLY PUT HIGH-TOPS ON E250S THE DEALARS SERVICE MAN AGREED WITH THAT OPINION. ITS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM TO ME AND MY FAMILY, AND I DONT THINK MY CHILDREN SHOULD BE KILLED OR INJURED BEFORE FORD ADMITS ITS MISTAKE IN ALLOWING THIS VAN ON THE ROAD!

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION STABILITY AND CONTROL, SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS OF SUSPENSION/STEERING COMPONENTS...TIE ROD/S BENT/BROKEN CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL AT LOW SPEED (THANK GOD I WASN''T GOING FASTER AT THE TIME) WHEELS FLOPPED ON ITS SIDES CONTINUED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL FRONT END, ARMS, JOINTS, TIE RODS, FRONT END REPAIRS COSTING $2000... PLUS...VEHICLE SWAYS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND PULLS RIGHT AND THEN PULLS LEFT WITH A LOT OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL AFTER SEVERAL 4/WHEEL ALIGNMENTS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO COURTESY FORD MATTYDALE NY SEVERAL TIMES NOW TO FIX FRONT END. NOW GOOD YEAR TELLS ME THEY FELL THE TIE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN??? PROBLEMS \ THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE DEFINITELY A RECALL ON THE FORD EXPIDITIONS. FURTHERMORE, ALL WHEEL DRIVE / 4 WHEEL DRIVE OFTEN IS LOCKED INTO 4 WHEEL WILL NOT COME OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ***ALSO, DIGITAL DASH SHORT OR LOSS OF USE LIGHTS ON DASH GOING OUT INCLUDING ODOMETER OFTEN GO OUT AND THE TURN BACK ON I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING ALL OF THE ABOVE...FOR THE 99 FORD EXPEDITIONS. *** THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO LOCKS UP IF/WHEN THE TIRE SPIN OR ENGINE REVS UP YOU TRY TO APPLY THE BREAKS HOWEVER, THE BREAK PEDAL WILL NOT MOVE IT'S LOCKED AND WILL NOT MOVE UNLIT TIRES STOP SPINNING OR ENG. STOPS REVVING...ANTI-LOCK PROBLEM???

THE EGR VACUUM SENSORS AND SWITCHES ON THE ENGINE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER - ONCE IN 2002 AND THEN AGAIN IN 2005. FORD IS THE ONLY MAKER OF THESE PARTS AND I FEEL THAT FORD IS SELLING FAULTY PARTS - WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

VERY BAD BUMP AND CLUNKING SOUND FROM STEERING WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH SURFACES AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN GOING DOWN HILL AND PUTTING ON BRAKES ESPECIALLY IN A TURN. BOUNCES OVER ROAD AND HARD TO CONTROL WHEN GOING DOWN HILL AND USING BRAKES. THE SAME PART HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THE STEERING COLUMN BY DEALER 7 TIMES AND ONLY STAYS FIXED FOR SHORT TIME. IT CONTINUALLY GETS WORSE UNTIL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I BELIEVE BRAKES AND STEERING COLUMN ARE THE PROBLEMS. BOTH HAVE WORN OUT EXCESSIVELY. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE BUYING THE VAN NEW. FORD GAVE ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. *JB

I PARKED MY 1999 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION ON THE STREET 2 BLOCKS FROM MY HOME AT ABOUT 6:40PM THE NIGHT OF APRIL 17, 2005. AT 11:16PM THE POLICE RANG MY BELL TO INFORM ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED AND DESTROYED. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS ONLY LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THIS VEHICLE SO IT IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. WHILE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR 2000 FORD VEHICLES, THERE IS NONE FOR 1999. THERE SHOULD BE!*AK

DISCCA OWNS EIGHT E-250 & E-350 FORD VANS. TWO HAVE HAD FAN SELECTOR SWITCHES OVERHEAT AND FILL THE CAB WITH SMOKE. ONE IS A 1999 E-350 AND THE OTHER IS A 2001 E-250. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK

VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL TANK HAS A CRACK. THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FUEL LINE CRACK NHTSA RECALL 01V114000.*AK

MY FORD EXPLORER 1999 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AS I SHIFTED FORM DRIVE TO PARK COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 20 FEET GOING OVER THE FLOOR DEFENSE, CLIMBING THE SIDE WALK AND THEN GOING ON THE FIRST STEP OF THE BUILDING STAIRS. I INJURED MYSELF AND THE CAR WAS DECLARED TOTAL LOSS.

MY E- 350 SUPER DUTY , 1999 BURN UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *JB

WE OWN A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. WE WERE AT A SCHOOL EVENT WITH OUR CHILDREN AND WHEN WE GOT IN OUR CAR, WE THOUGHT WE SPOTTED SMOKE BUT WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS OR IF IT WAS EXHAUST FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF US (WE WERE PARALLEL PARKED). WE WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND UNDER THE LIGHTS WE SAW ALOT OF SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY HUSBAND POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE! WE BACKED THE VAN UP AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMPS AND EVERYONE GOT OUT FINE. WE HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO GET THE FIRE OUT. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIANS THERE SHOWED US THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS MESSED UP. WE HAD THEM ORDER US A NEW PART AND WE REPLACED IT. THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE VAN IS STILL DAMAGED AS WE DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPLACE IT. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL I HEARD ABOUT YESTERDAY (1/27/05) REGARDING THE 2000 FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS. I AM POSITIVE THAT OUR VAN HAD THE SAME DEFECT.*AK

1999 FORD E150 CONVERSION VAN [XXX] GAS TANK IS LEAKING. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR 1996-2000 MODEL YEARS BUILT AT THE LORAIN ASSEMBLY PLANT, HOWEVER, IT IS LISTED AGAINST E150 WAGONS, NOT VANS. I CHECKED MY VIN AGAINST THE RECALL AND IT WAS NOT LISTED. ACCORDING TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, WAGONS COME WITH SEATS AND VANS DO NOT. SINCE MY VEHICLE WENT DIRECTLY FROM THE PLANT TO AN AFTERMARKET CONVERSION COMPANY, I DOUBT IT HAD SEATS. BUT, IT CERTAINLY WASN'T MANUFACTURED AS A CARGO VAN. I BELIEVE MY VAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT WAS ORDERED WITHOUT SEATS. REGARDLESS, IT NOW HAS A LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ON TOP OF THE TANK THAT I CAN'T SEE. I INSPECTED THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND SAW NOTHING WRONG. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BOTTOM OR SIDES AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. EVEN IF MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, IT STILL HAS AN APPARENT SAFETY DEFECT. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY HAS HAPPENED TO THE VAN. NO WRECKS, JUST NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

PURCHASED IN MAY 2001 - 1 WEEK LATER -BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON. HAD TO FIX THAT. MANY MISC. THINGS I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ON THE VAN ALSO, TO THE TUNE OF $1500.00 OUT OF POCKET. IN 2003, MY "CHECK TRANSMISSION" LIGHT WENT ON EVERY TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. DEC 2004, I'M BY MYSELF W/2 KIDS, 1 HOUR FROM HOME ON A SUNDAY. CAR IS SMOKING ON FRONT END. TO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT, I ENDED UP GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION & RADIATOR AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. TOTAL COST FROM ME - $3200.00. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT IT IS QUITE COMMON FOR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR'S TO HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION'S REPLACED WITH LOW MILES. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE POSTED ON MSN AUTO'S ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. MINE WAS REPLACED AT 70,000!! MY NEW TRANSMISSION (FORD FACTORY) "DIES" WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. SO, AFTER A 2 WEEK WAIT TO GET INTO FORD, I FIND THAT IT NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE MY $3200 I GOT 3 WEEKS AGO, ONE HAS SOMETHING WRONG. SO, I'LL BE OUT FOR 1 WEEK & STILL HAVE A "LEMON" CAR. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT IS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE $3200.00 FOR THIS CAR. I'M STILL PAYING ON THE 15,000.00 WE PAID ON THIS VEHICLE, IN ANTICIPATION OF NOT HAVING ANY MAJOR CAR PROBLEMS. A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SE. *NM

POWER STERRING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION LEAKING. *AK

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

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

TWO OF THE VEHICLE'S FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES BLEWOUT. *NM CONSUMER HAD TWO BLOWOUTS THE SAME DAY. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE BLOWOUT. *TC

THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING SUBMITTED ON 8/10/2004. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 1999 FORD E-150 VAN WITH A 5.4L ENGINE. OVER THE PAST 6 WEEKS WE HAVE HAD THREE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURES. THE MOST RECENT AND SEVERE CONSEQUENCE OF THE FAILURE IS THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS (ONE IN MARYLAND AND THE OTHER IN OKLAHOMA) HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP THREE TIMES BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE UNDERLYING ROOT CAUSE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. EACH TIME THE FORD DEALER REPLACES THE FUEL PUMP, THE VEHICLE WORKS FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN FAILS AGAIN. INTERESTINGLY, THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE IS SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND SOMETIMES NOT. WHEN A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS PRESENT, IT INDICATED A FUEL PUMP FAILURE. MOST RECENTLY (LAST NIGHT) THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL.

BEGINING IN THE YEAR 2000, THE 98 E150 WENT THROUGH THE FACTORY MOTOR AT 90,000 MILES. COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL WITHOUT EVER OVERHEATING. FORD WAS GOING TO FIX UNTIL I TOLD THEM THAT MY MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A PRIVATELY OWNED SHOP VERSUS THE DEALERSHIP (MY BROTHER OWNS THE SHOP AND THE LOCAL DEALER SENDS HIM ALL OF THEIR DIFFICULT REPAIRS). IT TOOK ME APPROXIMATELY 16 MONTHS COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO HAVE THE MOTOR MACHINED AND REPAIRED PROPERLY. TOTAL COST $4000. I FINALLY FELT CONFIDENT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SERVE ME WELL, UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP . OVERDRIVE MESSED UP AND CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL. NOW I HAVE NO WHEELS UNTIL I COME UP WITH $1700 MORE. I'M IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY,AND IF USE INFERIOR TECHNIQUES OR PRODUCTS I AM HELD ACCOUNTABLE. SHOULDN'T FORD LIVE BY AT LEAT THE SAME STANDARDS AS A LOWLY CARPENTER.*AK

THE DIESEL FUEL TANK HAD RUSTED, AS A RESULT THE FUEL LINE CLOGGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND WITHIN ONE YEAR LATER THE TANK RUSTED OUT AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE OF MINE IS THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS SWEPT IT OFF LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD E350 SUPER DUTY VAN WITH A TRITON V10 ENGINE. WHILE SEARCHING ONLINE AS WELL AS TALKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE, THIS ENGINE WAS A BIG FAILURE. I HAVE HEARD OF AT LEAST 122 OF THESE ENGINE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD CHARGES WELL OVER $3000 EACH TO HAVE THIS FIXED! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. TO TRY AND CREAT A CLASS ACTION SUITE, WOULD BE WAY TO EXPENSIVE. WHERE IS HELP? CONSUMERS NEED YOU TO HELP US. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING FORD OVER THE PAST YEAR WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE VAN. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE, WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER, THE WINDSHILED REPLACED FOR A BAD GASKET, FUEL TANK AND PUMP REPLACED, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND I CAN GO ON AND ON. I NEED HELP WITH THIS. THE VAN COST ME $25000. I HAVE PAID WELL OVER $5000 IN REPAIR COSTS. PLEASE HELP. I KNOW OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY NEED HELP ALSO.*AK

1999 FORD E250 CARGO VAN, 24K MILES, ALL 4 BALL JOINTS FAILED. REPLACEMENT SCHEDULED, WILL RETAIN PARTS. KNOW OF TWO OTHER LOW MILEAGE, LATE MODEL FORD TRUCKS WITH SIMILAR LOW MILEAGE BALL JOINT FAILURES. FORD DOES NOT BELIEVE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE YET THEIR OWN SERVICE PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME THEY SEE AN INORDINATE NUMBER OF THESE FAILURES AND WONDER WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL.*AK

LTR FM DENIS BITTENBENDER (PA) WRITER IS A QUADRIPLEGIC USE OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO OPERATE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT REQUEST NHTSA TEST EQUIPMENT DEFECT, REPLY TO THE ALLENTOWN OFC DOT 2004-4251. *LA THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OFF THE HIGHWAY AND RAN INTO A TREE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE VEERED AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RIGHT AN DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY ACTIONS THE CONSUMER TRIED TO PERFORM. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE BRAKE UNIT FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE UNIT. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SC IT WAS ALSO POSSIBLE THE VAN HAD A STEERING PROBLEM. *JB

I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED A FUNNY NOISE, AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHEN THE RIGHT REAR OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT.*AK

VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A TREE. *PH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. NHTSA DID SOME TESTING BUT COULD NOT PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS INITIATED WHICH THE CONSUMER RECEIVED AUGUST 24, 2003, 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REARRANGING HIS SCHEDULE TO COMPLY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. FIVE DAYS AFTER THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE UNIT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE UNIT AFTER SOME INSTALLER/MANUFACTURER DISAGREEMENTS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. *NM

WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

4WABS :BRAKE PEDAL HARD. ABS LIGHT ON. NO STOPING FORCE TO BRAKES. LININGS GREATER THAN 50%. CALIPERS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS FUCNTIONING FREELY VISUAL INSPECTION. FRONT WHEEL SENSORS RESPONDING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CITUATION WHEN AN ERROR OCCURS ABS SHOULD TURN OFF AND BRAKES SHOULD WORK MINUS ABS!*AK

I OWN A FORD 1999 E250 VAN THAT HAS BEEN CUSTOMIZED BY THE SPORTSMOBILE COMPANY INTO AN RV. IT CAME WITH FOUR FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT225/75R16 M/S TIRES. AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF I-505S (JUST N OF EXIT FOR ALLENDALE RD), THE TREAD ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I DROVE (AT REDUCED SPEED ON THE DAMAGED TIRE) TO THE MIDWAY RD RV PARK AT THE NEXT EXIT. THERE I MOUNTED THE SPARE. THE TIRES HAD 22K MILES ON THEM AND HAD BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GAS. CONSUMER LEANED BACKWARDS AND NOTICED THAT SEAT BACK OVERHEATED, ALMOST UNTOUCHABLE. SMOKE CAME OUT OF SEAT. *AK

I OWN A 1999 FORD E-150 VAN. THE GAS TANK HAS SPLIT AND IS LEAKING GAS. THIS VAN IS TO NEW TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM!!!!*AK

I BELIEVE INEFFECTIVE REPAIRS ARE BEING DONE AND ONLY THE SYMPTOMS ARE BEING TREATED. I HAVE TWO FAILED OIL PUMPS, THREE FAILED WATER PUMPS, A FAILED ALTERNATOR...AND THREE ATTEMPTS TO FIX VARIOUS OIL LEAKS....ALL WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE EXHAUST BOLTS THAT WERE PUT ON IN MAY, 2003 WEREN'T EVEN ON IN AUGUST, A COVER THAT GOES UNDER THE RADIATOR FLEW OFF ON THE HIGHWAY...I AM NOW WONDERING WHAT ELSE...IN ADDITION...THERE NEEDS TO BE A CAUSE TO THE CONSTANTLY FAILING WATER PUMPS. THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AC, ETC. FAILURES ARE MINOR IN COMPARISON.

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

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

TIE ROD BROKE LOOSE ALMOST MAKE VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TIE ROD ALSO BROKE TWO YEARS AGO. *LA

BRAKE FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY AND I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER AND TO CONVEY THE PROBLEM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT. ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND SERVE AS THE ONLY BRAKING FORCE. IN DRY WEATHER IT WILL "PULL" TO ONE SIDE AND IN WET WEATHER IT WILL SKID RESULTING IN NO BRAKING FORCE. ON 10/08/03 THIS OCCURRED IN A RAIN SHOWER AS I PULLED INTO AN INTERSTATE REST AREA (20-25MPH). I FIRST APPLIED THE BRAKES @ 100 - 125 FEET FROM THE REAR OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER. WITH MAXIMUM PEDAL PRESSURE NOTHING RESPONDED UNTIL I WAS 20 -25 FT FROM THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 CHINOOK CONVERSION ON A 1998 FORD 350 MOTOR HOME CHASIS. THE UNIT IS A DEATH TRAP, A TICKING TIME-BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE. I CANNOT SELL THE UNIT IN GOOD CONSIENCE AND HAD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE TO SUPPLEMENT ITS USE. IT CANNOT BE SAFELY USED IN INCLEMENT WEATHER OR ON UNPAVED SURFACES. IN THE INCEDENT ABOVE I DID NOT EXPECT RAIN AND THE SHOWER BEGAN HALF WAY TO MY DESTINATION. *LA

THE ORIGINAL TIRES OVERHEATED AND SMOKED,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE TIRES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF BLOWING OUT WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION OR SERIOUS DAMAGE. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX TIRES.*AK

GOODYEAR TIRE RECALL. I OWN A 15 PASSENGER FORD VAN, APPROX ONE YEAR AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GOODYEAR, TO TAKE MY VAN TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE THE TIRES INSPECTED FOR SOME REPLACEMENT CAMPAIGN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY TIRES WERE TO BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. RECENTLY FOUR OF THE FIVE REPLACEMENT TIRES HAVE SEPARATED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FIFTH HAS NOT SEPARATED BECAUSE IT IS THE NEW SPARE. ONE OF THE CENTER TREADS IS LETTING GO AND ARE RISING HIGHER THEN THE REST OF THE TREADS CAUSING THE TIRE TO BOUNCE DRASTICALLY. THESE TIRES ARE THE GOODYEAR CONQUEST. I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF STATIC FROM THE SUPERIOR GOODYEAR DEALERS, SO AFTER CALLING GOODYEAR, I WAS ADVISED TO GO TO DISCOUNT TIRES FOR AN ADJUSTMENT. ONE OF MY TIRES SEPARATED A WEEK AGO, I REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE, AND ON 9-19-03 THE FOURTH TIRE LET GO. I WAS ADVISED BY DISCOUNT TIRE WHY I WANTED THE SAME KIND OF TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT, I ADVISED THEM THAT GOODYEAR SAID THAT WAS THE ONLY TIRE I COULD REPLACE THEM WITH. DISCOUNT ADVISED DIFFERENTLY, AND PUT TWO MICHELIN TIRES ON FOR ME AT LITTLE COST. I GUESS ALL I AM TRYING TO DO IS TO ADVISE THAT THE TIRES GOODYEAR IS USING TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL RECALLED TIRES ARE WORSE THEN THE ORIGINALS. I HAD 50,000 PLUS MILES ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH NO PROBLEMS, AND I AM BARELY GETTING 20,000 OF THE REPLACED TIRES. I AM NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING ONLY TO ADVISE OF THE SITUATION. I AM A RETIRED STATE TROOPER FROM ARIZONA SO I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TIRES, AND I FEEL SOME ONE OF CONCERN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE. *JB

CONSUMER STATES UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 36000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TS

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH TIE RODS BROKE AND CAME LOOSE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT GOES UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE IS CONVERSION VAN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS VERY HOT AND THE TREAD LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE.*AK

THE STEERING LINKAGE FELL OFF MY 1999 FORD E150 VAN NEARLY CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN. MY FOUR CHILDREN WITH HER. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VAN AFTER THE LINKAGE FELL OFF. SHE BARELY HAD TIME TO STOP BEFORE GOING THROUGH A FENCE. I AM AN ENGINEER. IT WOULD SEEM THAT STEERING LINKAGE WOULD BE COMPRISED OF COMPONENTS WITH AN INSIGNIFICANT RISK OF FAILURE. WE DO NOT TRUST THE VAN ANYMORE. IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY IF THEY WERE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE LINKAGE FELL OFF.

I HAVE A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE CONVERSION VAN, THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS A CONSTANT GAS SMELL. I HAVE HAD IT OR TAKEN IT TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE VAN HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TT

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD WEAR. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD AND FORD STATED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE BAD. *NLM

SEVERE GASOLINE LEAK WHEN FILLING TANK ON FORD 1999 E150 FORD VAN. WHEN FILLING TANK APPROXIMATELY 1 GALLON OF GAS WOULD LEAK ONTO TOP OF TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. BOTH A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, THIS IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT AS ONE TYPICALLY DOES NOT LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN FILLING THE TANK. FURTHERMORE, SOME LEAKAGE OCCURS WHEN GOING OVER LARGE HILLS AS THE GAS SLOSHES AROUND THE TOP OF THE TANK. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FILL TUBE WITHOUT REMOVING THE TANK, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS NOT OBVIOUS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY A MISALIGNMENT OF THE TANK FILL HOLE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FILL HOSE ASSEMBLY. THIS SEEMS LIKELY GIVEN THE SMALL CONNECTORS THAT ARE USED TO HOLD THE TANK AND FILL TUBE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY TOGETHER. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE FILL TUBE ASSEMBLY, IT APPEARS RUSTY, BUT IT IS INTACT. FURTHERMORE, THE HOSE AT THE TOP OF THE ASSEMBLY WAS DRY WHEN FILLING EVEN THOUGH THE TANK WAS LEAKING PROFUSELY. I DISCOVERED THIS LEAKAGE ON A FAMILY TRIP (WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE) HAVING JUST DEPARTED FROM A HIGHWAY. BY THE TIME I DETECTED THE LEAK, A PUDDLE APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE HAD FORMED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE LEAK WAS ABSOLUTELY REPRODUCIBLE. FORD'S NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SEVERITY OF THE SAFETY ISSUE, AND SIMPLY STATED THEY RECOMMEND THAT I HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. AT THE DEALER I REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO A REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THE REGIONAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE RESOURCES FOR USE BY THE DEALERS, AND NOT AVAILABLE TO THE CUSTOMERS. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE FILL TANK HOSE ASSEMBLY AT MY EXPENSE. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM AFRAID THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM THAT IS ENDEMIC TO THE FORD ECONOLINE VEHICLE FLEET, AS THIS PARTICULAR VAN IS RELATIVELY NEW AND HAS EXPERIENCED A VERY MILD SERVICE HISTORY AS A FAMILY VEHICLE. *JB

GAS LEAKED FROM THE FUEL FILLER VALVE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED (CNG). *NLM

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. *JB

THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. *JB *TS

THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE PEDAL HARDER BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE TOTALLY AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND RUSTED AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX LEAKED. *NLM *NLM

E-150 VAN STEERING COLUMN "CLUNKS" DURING TURNS. IDENTIFIED PROBLEM WHEN VAN WAS NEW. TOLD THAT IT WAN'T DANGEROUS. SOUND IS INCREASING WITH AGE.

THE VEHICLE SWAYED WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE MECHANIC NOTICED A STABILIZER BAR HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT TIRE TO WEAR ON THE INSIDE. *JB *NLM

AFTER CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AND THE HEAT BLOWER STAYS ON. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH

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.

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

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH AND NO WARNING THE FUEL TANK HAD CRACK CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND IT CAUSE A FIRE AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, HE HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. (WHEN THE BRAKES BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HARD BRAKE LININGS AND THEY NEEDED TO BE BROKEN IN) THEN AFTER, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE BRAKES BECOMING INOPERATIVE, GRABBING/PULLING(SHARPLY), AND FAILING. ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, CONSUMER DROVE TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, AND THE LAST INCIDENT THE CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRIED TO STOP BUT THE VEHICLE HAD GONE THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, THEN 25-30 YARDS PAST THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHARPLY PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THEN RIGHT AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE CUNSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE CALIPER SLIDES ARE HANGING UP-COULD NOT DUPLICATE) *SCC

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SHARP PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT ON MANY OCCASIONS. ALSO THE STEERING SEEMS STIFF OR TURN EASILY. THE VEHICLE WAS ROAD TESTED AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *SCC

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER NOT BLOWING ON WIND. *SCC

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STARTER SEEMS TO HANG UP ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD, THE CONSUMER SAYS IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BENDIX ISN'T RELEASING. *SCC

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER BACK WINDOW IS LOOSE. *SCC

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE ACELLERATED SUDDENLY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES THAT FAILED WERE FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT225/75R16 R4S II LD RANGE D, NO OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN JG

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING AND THEN IT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. A COUPLE DAYS LATER MY RPM MONITOR STOPPED ALONG WITH MY ELECTRIC COOLING FAN, SO NOW MY CAR OVER HEATS AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOESN'T EVEN LET US KNOW THAT THE CAR IS OVER HEATED. WE ALSO PUT 2 CONSTANT CONTROL RELAY MODULES IN THIS VEHICLE AND ARE SKEPTICAL OF A 3RD ONE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER 75,000 AND WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CAN ANYONE OUT THERE HELP ME? THIS IS THE 2ND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHERS THIS CAR HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FROM THE START.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT GOES BACKWARD WHEN ACCELERATING. FORD HAS REPLACED TRACKS FOUR TIMES, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S, LT245/75R16, DOT VN11R1A338, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 43000 MILES ON A 1999 FORD E250 VAN. TREAD SEPARATION AT 55 MPH ON DRIVER REAR.*AK *JB

MY WIFE AND I PLANNED TO TAKE TWO OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN TO THE NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY IN ASHEBORO, N.C.. ON THE MORNING OF JULY 7 WE HEADED SOUTH FROM CENTRAL VIRGINIA ON ROUTE 29. WE REACHED LYNCHBURG WITHIN AN HOUR AND NOTICED THAT THE RIDE WAS GETTING ROUGHER. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE, THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND THE WHEELS AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUING OUR TRIP AND DECIDED TO TURN BACK AND HEAD HOME AGAIN. I DROVE 35 MPH WITH THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON UNTIL WE REACHED A GAS STATION NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 29 AND 60. THE VIBRATION HAD TURNED INTO A STEADY THUMPING AS I HAD PROCEEDED TO THIS POINT. I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOTICED A TEAR ALONG THE INSIDE SIDE WALL OF THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL. ON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE TEAR WAS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE TREAD AND COULD BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE TIRE. WE DECIDED TO CALL AAA AND HAVE THEM CHANGE OUT THE TIRE FOR US. AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM OUR ATTEMPTED TRIP WE DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES FOR A TOTAL COST OF $529.33. THE ATTENDANT (MACKENZIE HORN) AT THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER, JENKINS AUTOMOTIVE, 1564 SEMINOLE TRAIL, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901 (434) 974-6680 CONFIRMED OUR BELIEF THAT THE TIRE WAS INDEED DEFECTIVE.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO BLOWOUT, ONE WHILE IN MOTION AND ONE WHILE PARKED. (GOODYEAR LT 245 75R16)* NLM

WHILE BEING DRIVEN TRUCK STARTED TO WOBBLE. FRONT TIRES HAD DEVELOPED A BUBBLE, AND THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP, WHO THEN REPLACED THE TIRES. LATER, OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN WHICH DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DO REPAIRS BECAUSE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE NOT ON TRUCK. *AK NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

THE VEHICLE IS AN ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE . THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS CHAFFED AND SHORTED OUT WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF SERVICE . THE LIFT SYSTEM HAS AN INTERMITTANT PROBLEM , FREQUENTLY WILL BLOW RESETABLE BREAKER .WHEN IT RAINS THE SYSTEM GETS WET BECAUSE THE DOOR DOESNT CLOSE PROPERLY,WHEN THE FLOOR WAS DROPPED FOR THE MODIFICATIONS IT WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. BECAUSE OF THIS THE DOOR LEAKS ,CAUSES THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO GET WET . THE VAN FOR SALE , THE ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT WILL BE REMOVED FIRST THOUGH , I ASSURE YOU ! I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT AND STUCK INSIDE DUE TO THE SIDE DOOR OPENING FAILURES (MULTIPLE ).PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME , OUR LEGAL EXPERT WOULD BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF PROBLEMS . THE VAN IS FOR SALE,BUT IT WILL BE A WHILE . THE WORLD OF INDEPENDENCE COMPANY DID THE BEST THEY COULD , BUT THEY SHOULD NOT DO ANY MORE ADA MODIFICATIONS . CHARLES SCHOLL 321-452-0667

STEERING FELT LOOSE. MECHANIC DETERMINED A NUT ON STEERING COLUMN GOT LOOSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES.*AK

CONSUMER OPERATES TWELVE AMBULANCES AND SEVEN WHEELCHAIR VANS. THE VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING PREMATURE FAILURE/SEPERATION OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HINGES. *JG

AT 35MPH CONSUMER WOULD TRY TO MAKE A TURN BUT VEHICLE WILL DELAY THE TURN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

14 PEOPLE IN VAN AT TIME OF ROLLOVER. ONLY PERSON THROWN FROM VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE SEATBELT ON. *AK

THE BRAKES GRAB OR PULL LEFT OR RIGHT EVERY NOW AND THEN-MOSTLY WHEN ITS RAINING ,HAS RAINED RECENTLY OR IS HUMID .TWICE IT PULLED ME ON THE SHOULDER-ON THE GRAVEL---SEVERAL TIMES INTO THE NEXT LANE --USUALLY JUST MOMENTERALLY -TWICE THE VAN DIDN'T STOP--THE FIRST TIME I DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO MISS OTHER CARS --THE SECOND TIME I WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT--IT PULLED MOMENTERRALLY TO THE RIGHT THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL KEPT BOUNCING--I KEPT HARD PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE --STOPPED 25-30 YARDS PAST THE RED LIGHT---PULLED LEFT THEN RIGHT THEN STOPPED NORMALLY . I PULLED INTO LARRY BYARDS AUTO REPAIR SHOP--LARRY DROVE 1/2 MILE UP THE ROAD & BACK --BRAKES ACTED NORMAL..I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VAN SINCE(DEC/20/01)THEN --I'M AFRAID TO--I'M A BILATERAL AMPUTEE(LOST BOTH LEGS IN AN AIRPLANE CRASH) AND ALSO A LOT OF MY CO-ORDINATION..I HAVE 6 DOCUMENTED REPAIR ATTEMPTS OR REQUESTS AND A "LAST CHANCE TO REPAIR "LETTER TO FORD MOTOR CO.FOR THE "LEMON LAW" BUT THE BRAKES ARE STILL NOT FIXED AND THE VAN IS SITTING---WHO WOULD BE LIABLE IF I DROVE THE VAN AND SOMETHING HAPPENED ??? I WANT FORD TO TAKE THE VAN BACK --ITS DANGEROUS !!! THANKS FOR LISTENING, ESKO ALHOLINNA. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WILL HOLD SOMETIMES OR NOT HOLD AT ALL WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING DRIVER TO RUN A RED LIGHT, ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 20MPH DOWN A DIRT ROAD. THE VAN HIT A BUMP AND LOSS CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY A COLLISION SHOP. CONSUMER SUSTAINED EYE INJURIES, PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO NECK AND STOMACH, ALSO HAVING HEADACHES. LOSS OF STEERING ALSO CAME ABOUT IN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS GAS POWERED, NOT DIESEL!!! *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARTED. THE TIRE IS A GOOD YEAR RANGLER LT24575R16 LOW RANGE. NLM *YH

GOODYEAR, TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16. CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO TIRES REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. GOODYEAR REPLACED 3 TIRES DUE TO SAFETY PROGRAM. WOULD NOT REPLACE OTHER TWO. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, E350, 1999. *AK *TT

THE RADIUS ROD TO THE RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF, SEPARATED, WHATEVER, WHICH ALLOWED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO GO ITS OWN WAY. THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY LOST. WE WERE FORTUNATE IN THAT IT DID NOT SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY SHORTLY BEFORE. THIS VS A CONVERSION VAN, SOLD BY FORD, TO BE CONVERTED FOR HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM COULD APPLY TO ALL MANUFACTURERS VEHICLES THAT USE THE SIMILAR STEERING. WHICH IS JUST ABOUT EVERY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. *AK

OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET. AFTER TWO FAILURES OF THIS POSSIBLE FACTORY DEFECT, DEALER IS REPLACING MY ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ENGINE. THEY INITIALLY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE A BRAND NEW FACTORY ENGINE. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I WANT A BRAND NEW FACTORY ENGINE. FORD IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS SERIOUS NATURE. TO SAY "IT'S FIXED" BY PUTTING IN A REBUILT ENGINE IS RIDICULOUS. WORD AT FORD ENTHUSIASTS MESSAGE BOARDS IS THAT 1999 5.4 LITER ENGINES HAVE CASTING DEFECTS. PLEASE HELP.*AK

RIZZO FORD REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AND THREW ME OUT SINCE I REPORTED THEM TO FORD 3 TIMES FOR INSUBORDINATION AND THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLING ME A [XXX]. THIS IS ALSO A CONVERSION VAN THAT I PURCHASED AT RIZZO, AND I STILL CANNOT FIND ANYONE TO WORK ON IT. IT FINALLY GOT "REPAIRED" BY COLONY FORD TRUCK CENTER, BUT WITH MAJOR DIFFICULTY WITH EMPLOYEES. THEY ALSO TOOK ME OFF THE ROAD FOR 6 DAYS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT STILL WHINES AND MAKES NOISE, BUT STARTED AGAIN AFTER IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THIS IS A PARATRANSIT VEHICLE WHICH CANNOT LOSE TIME. IT'S ALL I HAVE......WHAT NEXT ? SELL IT AS A LEMON ?*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO FENDER OF VEHICLE. 245/75R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, MOUNTED ON A 1999, FORD E350, 47000 MILES.*AK. CONSUMER STATED TIRES WERE UNDER RECALL, GOODYEAR REPLACED 4 TIRES, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT REPLACED THE TIRE THAT FAILED.*JB

GOODYEAR IS REPLACING THESE TIRES ON 15 PASSENGER VANS. OUR VAN HAS THE IDENTICAL CHASSIS AND TIRES, BUT GOODYEAR IGNORES THEM. PLEASE HELP. WE TRAVEL TO ART SHOWS WITH AS MUCH OR MORE WEIGHT THEN A PASSENGER VAN. MOST OF OUR TRAVEL IS AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?*AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

WHEN APPYLING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL TEND TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS. BUT, IT HAPPENS STRONGER WHEN BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

PLASTIC CAP FOR BRAKE RESERVOIR DOES NOT REMAIN SECURE WHICH ALLOWS BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK WITHIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR PROBLEM AND REPLACED RESERVOIR CAP. REPLACEMENT CAP IS ALSO COMING LOOSE ON ONE SIDE AND DOES NOT REMAIN TIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER HAD MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING; DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

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

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

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

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

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT SEVERELY, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 8 TO 10 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER EARLIER REPLACED ROTORS/ PADS ,AND CALIPERS. BUT STILL DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE IS LOADED AND SHAKING. DEALER REPLACED WARPED FRONT ROTORS, AT THIS TIME ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN.*AK

DEALER UNABLE TO ALIGN FRONT END. BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND UNABLLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

COSCO CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT MANUFACTURED IN 02-04-00; #12935MAG. IMPOSSIBLE TO TIGHTEN HARNESS AROUND CHILD WHEN IN REAR-FACING POSITION. 3 INCHES OF SLACK IN HARNESS WEBBING AT SHOULDERS. CONTACTED COSCO, THEY DENY PROBLEM. COSCO SAID IT IS MY VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVEN IF YOU TRY TO DO IT ON LIVING ROOM FLOOR. I CONTACTED NHTSA VIA PHONE TO FIND OUT THE STANDARD FOR MAX AMOUNT OF FORCE ALLOWED TO TIGHTEN BELTS. WAS TOLD SOMEONE WOULD CALL BACK. NO ONE DID.

STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *AK

STEERING WHEEL CANNOT BE MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK ON A HILL. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL DESIGN ,AN IT CANNOT BE FIXED. *AK

DEPUTY SHERIFF ATTEMPTED TO CHECK BRAKE APPLICATION 8 TIMES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. FORD HAD INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR (FORD EMPLOYEEE)CHECK VEHICLE NO PROBLEM OUT RIGHT LIE. *AK

TIRE SIZE IS LT225/75R16 M/S, I COULD NOT FIT IT IN THE BOX. THE TIRE TREAD SEPERATED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TREAD CAUSED APORX $1000 DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND CABINET NEXT TO THE WHEEL. (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XD348 TIRESIZE: LT225/75R1)

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER HE NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK

SINCE INITIAL BRAKE/SPINDLE BREAKDOWN, WE HAVE SPENT ABOUT $4000 ON BRAKE COMPONENTS, REPEATEDLY. AND THE BRAKES STILL PULL, WHINE AND MAKE THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AND THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL.

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 4/14/01 ON THE WAY BACK TO FLORIDA FROM PA. WE WERE ON I-77 TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH. WHEN A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION STARTED. WE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. ON INSPECTION THE LEFT INSIDE DUEL HAD EXPERIENCED SEPARATION OF TREAD FROM THE TIRE. TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN SET AT MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. THE TIRE APPEARED TO HOLD AIR PRESSURE. UPON ARRIVING HOME WE TOOK PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND RETURNED IT TO OUR FIRESTONE DEALER WHO PRO-RATED IT. YESTERDAY (6/17/01 WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT SIDE INSIDE DUEL. THIS TIME THE TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD ANY AIR PRESSURE. OUR MILEAGE ON THIS TIRE WAS 19,126. WE FIND IT ODD THAT WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH OTHER RIGS WE HAVE OWNED. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER 4 TIRES SINCE WE ARE PLANNING AN EXTENDED LONG DISTANCE VACATION IN JULY. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THESE TIRES ON ANY RECALL LIST. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VO1L1XD398 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R15 )

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE SPARE TIRE CARRIER HAD BROKEN, CAUSING TIRE TO ROLL FROM UNDER VEHICLE . PLEAE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SPARK PLUGS FOR THIS V-10 ENGINE WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. SPARK PLUG WORKED ITSELF LOOSE OVER TIME AND STRIPPED THREADS IN ENGINE BLOCK BEFORE COMING COMPLETELY LOOSE. RESULTING THREAD DAMAGE FORCED A COMPLETE NEW MOTOR HEAD INSTALLATION AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAKING INTO ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE ON REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT UNLATCHED, CAUSING CHILD IN SAFETY SEAT TO BE THROWN FORWARD, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY.*AK

STEERING WHEEL WILL CRUNCH WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS, DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX. AFTER 200 MILES, ONE BOLT OF STEERING BOX SHREADED OFF. *AK *SLC

THE VAN WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN MOTIONED BY OTHER MOTORIST OF A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR TIRE (GOODYEAR WRANGLER RADIAL LT 245/175/R16 4 PLIES), THE INSPECTION REVEALED A LOW TIRE, DRIVER WAS GOING TO ANOTHER EXIT TO HAVE THE TIRE LOOKED AT, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION/BLOW OUT WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER, MULTIPLE INJURIES AND ONE FATALITY DUE TO TIRE FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS

FELT STRONG VIBRATION AND THAN LOUD NOIUSES AS TIRE SHREDDED. VEHICHLE DID MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE AS I BROUGHT IT TO A SAFE STOP. FIRESTONE DEALER FEELS IT WAS CAUSED BY A NAIL. VAN WAS IN DEALER 2 DAYS PRIOR FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION AND NOTHING WAS NOTED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M2JBA339 TIRESIZE: P25570R15)

LUGS: NUTS ON LEFT REAR WHEEL SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING TIRE TO COME OFF VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK

THE HI/LO FAN SWITCH BURNED OUT. TOXIC FUMES ENTERED VEHICLE. SUFFERED HEADACHES & UPSET STOMACH. LATER ON A FIRE CAUSED WIRES TO MELT DOWN. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC , AND INFORMED SWITCH GOING OUT WAS COMMON. HAVE ORDERED PART FOR REPLACEMENT.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL ON,TRAVELING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH,SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL,TO SLOW FOR EXIT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN,HAD TO APPLY BRAKES VERY HARD.ABLE TO GET VEHICLE SLOWED,RELEASED BRAKES AFTER STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH OUT TOUCHING ACCEL PEDAL,,,WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR,,LOOKED NEXT DAY FOUND CABLE FROM CRUISE CONTROL MODULE TO THROTTLE ,RETAINER BROKEN CABLE FRAYED AND JAMMED ON BRACKET..

AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR, AND SAME DAY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. SWAY BAR HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY/GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING/WET FLOOR ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES/ LEAK FROM FIREWALL/FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED/EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED/BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS REPLACED, WERE NOT STAYING IN POSITION/BUMPER REPLACED 3 TIMES, RUSTING THROUGH,, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK

FROM A SPEED OF 45 MPH THESE UNITS WITH REAR DISC BRAKES REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 14 FEET TO STOP WHEN TESTED AGAINST AN OLDER UNIT THAT IS IDENTICAL IN EVERY WAY EXCEPT IT HAS DRUM BRAKES ON THE REAR. WE ALSO SEE THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2000 MODELS. *AK

STRONG FUMES, SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST, ARE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY , POSSIBLY DUE TO MOLD BUILDUP, CAUSING BACTERIA . DEALER HAS ONLY USED DEORDORTIZER AND DIONIVERING MACHINE, BUT IT DOES NOT HELP. *AK

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES ON WET/SNOWY ROADS VEHICLE WOULD SKID/TRAVELED TO LEFT OR RIGHT, NO BRAKING POWER IN REAR WHEELS. *AK FRONT BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS WEAR PRMATURELY. REAR BRAKE DRUM RUSTED. THE BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YH

ENGINE REPLACED.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NEW VEHICLE WITH ONLY 6,000 MILES AND ONE YEAR OF SERVICE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM

THE (FIRESTONE STEEL TEX T45 2T 225 75 R16 M/S) TIRES HAVE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR, FIRESTONE SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AT FACTORY, ALIGNMENTS COMPLETED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING TIRE WEAR, POSSIBLE TIRE AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS.*ET

FORD DEALER ANALYSIS, TREAD SEPARATION, THEN BLOWOUT (DOT NUMBER: VDTL 1XB TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)

THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE TIRE. BECAUSE THE RV HAS 2 REAR TIRES, WHEN THIS DEFECTIVE ONE DE-TREADED, THE OTHER TIRE COMPENSATED FOR IT. (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE TIRE. BECAUSE THE RV HAS 2 REAR TIRES, WHEN THIS DEFECTIVE ONE DE-TREADED, THE OTHER TIRE COMPENSATED FOR IT.( DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

TIRES ARE LOAD RANGE E; STEEL BELTS EXPOSED.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

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

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)

NOTICED 2 SEPERATE CRACKS OR SPLITS ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE OF MY VEHICLE. THE CRACKS ARE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE ABOUT 1/2 INCH EACH.THEY ARE SEPERATE AND ABOUT A 1 INCH SPACE BETWWEEN THEM. BUT A VERY FINE LINE OR CRACK CAN BE SEEN CONECTING THE TWO FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AT BUSTLETON AND STREET RD. IN FEASTERVILLE,PA 19053 IWAS TOLD MY TIRES WERE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST , I MENTIONED THAT THESE TIRES WERE ON THE NEWS FOR BLOW OUTS AND TIRE SEPERATION.THE DEALER THEN SAID IF THE CRACKS GET WORSE TO BRING THEM BACK AND HE WOULD REINPSPECT THEM BUT FOR NOW IT LOOKED MINOR.ALSO I POINTED OUT THAT VERY SMALL CRACKS SURROUNDING THE DIAMETER OF THE TIRES BELOW THE TREAD ON THE SIDE WALL COULD BE SEEN ON ALL THE TIRES. THE DEALER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE DRY-ROT, I THEN COMMENTED THAT THE TIRES WERE NEW WITH VEHICLE AND PURCHASED 11-98 AND ONLY HAD 11,700 MILES ON THEM. THE DEALER SAID TO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THEM AND IF IT WORSENS TO COME BACK.AFTER THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOHN KENNEDY FORD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE TIRES. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THEY RECCOMMENED TO TAKE THEM TO THE TIRE MANUFACTER FOR INSPECTION. (TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

VEHICLE EXPERINCING PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION DURING DISENGAGING AND AFTER RESUMING CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TIE ROD CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED TO A STOP. *SLC

WHEN BACKING OUT VEHICLE LOCKED UP IN REVERESE GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT A BOLT THAT HOLDS REAR AXLE TOGETHER HAD SHEARED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN SERIOUS CRASH IF TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY. MARK III CONVERSION VAN. PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

DOWNHILL GRADE APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING ALONG WITH STEERING WHEEL. AS BRAKES WERE PUMPED SHAKING BECAME WORSE TO WHERE BEGAN TO LOOSE CONTROL. SAME THING ON RETURN TRIP. BRAKING WORKS FINE ON LEVEL TERRAIN. SITUATION WAS VERY FRIGHTNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER WHO STATED THAT IF THE SYMPTOMS CANNOT BE REPLICATED IN THE SHOP THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY ASKED IF THE ASB LIGHT CAME ON. I RESPONED THAT I WAS TOO BUSY TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO NOTICE. THEY SUGGESTED I TRY TO REPEAT THE SITUATION TO DETERMINE IF THE ASB LIGHT COMES ON AND IF IT DOES BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SHOP.*AK

DOWNHILL GRADE APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING ALONG WITH STEERING WHEEL. AS BRAKES WERE PUMPED SHAKING BECAME WORSE TO WHERE BEGAN TO LOOSE CONTROL. SAME THING ON RETURN TRIP. BRAKING WORKS FINE ON LEVEL TERRAIN. SITUATION WAS VERY FRIGHTNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER WHO STATED THAT IF THE SYMPTOMS CANNOT BE REPLICATED IN THE SHOP THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY ASKED IF THE ASB LIGHT CAME ON. I RESPONED THAT I WAS TOO BUSY TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO NOTICE. THEY SUGGESTED I TRY TO REPEAT THE SITUATION TO DETERMINE IF THE ASB LIGHT COMES ON AND IF IT DOES BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SHOP.*AK

UPON SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45MPH, FRONT END VIBRATES AS IF YOU ARE DRIVING AN ORBITAL SANDER ON GRAVEL

IT WAS A HANDICAP CONVERSION PURCHASED THROUGH COACHCRAFT, IN BROWNSVILLE PAYED FOR ON FEB 5,1999.THE ACTUAL CONVERSION DONE BY VANTAGE MOBILITY IN PHOENIX AR.WAS NOT DELIVERD TILL 6-11-99 AND HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF PROBLEMS.THE LIFT WAS INSTALLED WRONG AND WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY OR RELIABLY FOR ME THE HANDICAPPED TO BE INDEPENDENT, THE FUEL TANK WHEN FILLED LEAKS FUME INTO THE INTERIOR CHOKING EVERYONE AND FORCING US TO EXIT THE VEHICLE TILL FUMES CLEAR, THE AIR BAG HAS WARNING ON DASH SAYING DO NOT OPERATE VEHICLE IF LIGHT FLASH'S, THE LIGHT HAS ALWAYS FLASHED AND WE'RE TOLD DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WE HAVE $46,000 DOLLARS INVESTED IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS SPENT MORE TIME IN THE SHOP,OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF WE HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THE VEHICLE ONLY 90 DAYS TOTAL TIME AND EACH TIME WE PICK IT UP ITS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN WORKED ON. VANTAGE WILL NOT ACKNOWLEGE ANY COMUNICATIONS WE'VE SENT AND COACHCRAFT HAS IGNORED OUR PROBLEM.THE LATEST PARTY LINE IS "THE PARTS ARE LOST IN THE MAIL".E

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN BACK TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. NOTICED CRACKS 1/4" AROUND THE RIM. CHECKED OTHER TIRES & SAME TYPE OF CRACKS ON THOSE TIRES. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. HAVE NOT HAD TIRES EXCHANGED. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX, RT225/75R16 WITH 4,000 MILES ON A 1999,FORD ECONOLINE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN HOT WEATHER VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION.*AK SERVICE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WHEN ENGINE DIED, THE DRIVER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK. *YH

BRAKES HAVE FAILED BEFORE BUT WERE CHECKED BY DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG EVEN THOUGH BRAKE LITE HAD COME ON AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE WITH THE DEALERS SERVICE SHOP AS TOOK VEHICLE IN IN THE AM WITH DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT WERE TOLD BY DEALER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BELT YET A DIFFERENT DEALER WITHIN 2 HOURS SAID THE BELT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION HAD A PROBLEM AND THE DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM DIFFERENT DEALER THEN REBUILT TRANS DUE TO BURNT OVERDRIVE DEALER DOES NOT ADMIT TO ANY MINOR PROBLEMS ONLY INTERESTED IN MAJOR PROBLEM

BRAKES HAVE FAILED BEFORE BUT WERE CHECKED BY DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG EVEN THOUGH BRAKE LITE HAD COME ON AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE WITH THE DEALERS SERVICE SHOP AS TOOK VEHICLE IN IN THE AM WITH DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT WERE TOLD BY DEALER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BELT YET A DIFFERENT DEALER WITHIN 2 HOURS SAID THE BELT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION HAD A PROBLEM AND THE DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM DIFFERENT DEALER THEN REBUILT TRANS DUE TO BURNT OVERDRIVE DEALER DOES NOT ADMIT TO ANY MINOR PROBLEMS ONLY INTERESTED IN MAJOR PROBLEM

WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY THE RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING THE VAN TO SHAKE AND LOOSE STEERING ABILITY, THE VEHICLE CAREENED DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY CROSSING ALL FOUR LANES UNTIL IT STOPPED IN THE MEDIAN. NLM

VEHILCLE HAS BEEN INTO REPAIR SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD FIXED, WHICH HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE OWNERSHIP. *MJS

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

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MILES RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD CAME OFF AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND WENT INTO A DITCH. ANOTHER PASSENGER SAID THAT RIGHT TIRE CAME DOWN TO THE GROUND AND WENT BACK UP TO VAN AGAIN. *AK

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.

TRAILER HITCH HAD NO LOCKING BOLTS. WHEN HAULING FREIGHT HITCH BROKE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND VEHICLE RIVVED REAL HARD & ACCELERATED INTO THE SPACE. IT JUMPED CURB, WENT UP IN THE AIR & CAME DOWN ON THE FRONT HOOD OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER PUT VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. THEY WERE SAYING THAT SOMETHING COULD BE WRONG. *AK

SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT AS THERE IS NOTHING TO GRAB ONTO WHEN CLIMBING IN. WE PURCHASED 2 VEHICLES AT THE SAME TIME. THE OTHER VEHICLE IS A TAURUS WHICH HAS HANDLES EVERYWHERE TO ASSIST CLIMBING INTO THE CAR. FINALLY WE ARE PUTTING ON RUNNING BOARDS AT OUR EXPENSE. THE DEALER REFERRED US TO VANTASTIKS WHICH IS A COMPANY THAT COULD ALTER OUR VEHICLE. AT VANTASTIKS WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THE MOTORISTS MOBILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT FORD HAS. WE WERE NEVER TOLD ABOUT THIS PROGRAM INITIALLY. TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT THE IS NOT THE FIRST THING THEY THINK OF. I WOULD THINK THAT THE SAFETY OF THEIR PASSENGERS SHOULD BE PRIMARY AND ANYTHING THAT CAN INSURE THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT. THE HANDLES ARE ON THE PILLARS IN AN F150. THESE SHOULD ALSO BE ON THE E150. WE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM CALIFORNIA WHERE WE HAD A CHEVROLET ASTRO MINI VAN. THE STEP ON THAT VEHICLE WAS MUCH LOWER AND THERE WAS A HANDLE TO ASSIST CLIMBING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE STEPS ON THE FORD E 150 ARE MUCH HIGHER AND THERE IS NOTHING TO GRAB TO HOLD WHILE CLIMBING INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *AK TRANSMISSION LEAKS AND REAR HEATER FAILED. WINDOW COVERINGS ARE FALLING APART, DRIVERS DOOR MALFUNCTIONS AND THE STEREO SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. *YH

POOR MFG. SPECS ALLOW FOR NON ALIGNMENT OF WHEELS AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IT APPEARED THAT SOMETHING UNDERNEATH WAS ABOUT TO BREAK APART. VEHICLE IN DEALER SHOP, AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT SPRINGS AND SHOCKS ARE CAUSING SWAYING, STEERING WHEEL PULLING, EXTREME TIRE WEAR. VAN WANTS TO TRAVEL ALL OVER ROAD. TIRES ARE NO GOOD AT 18000 MILES. FORD SAYS THERES NOTHING WRONG. HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER FORD VANS. HAVE HAD 4 INDEPENT AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STORES TELL ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FRONT SPRINGS AND SHOCKS BUT FORD WILL NOT ADMITT TO ANYTHING BEING WRONG. WAS TOLD THAT AFTER MARKET SPRINGS AND SHOCKS WILL SOLVE PROBLEM OF TIRE WEAR AND STEERING. HAVE HAD THE VAN BACK TO FORD NUMEROUS TIMES FOR NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I AM EXTREMLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFTY OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE WAY IT STEERS AND WOBBLES AND THE EXTREME WERE OF THE TIRES. ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED AS TAMIAMI FORD HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL AT ALL.

WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD TRAVELING 35-40 MPH AND GOING EAST, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING WEST AND MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN, CONSUMER REARENDED OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE FIRE BURNED UP THE ENTIRE VAN. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VAN HAS BEEN TOTALLED. FIRE DUE TO FAILED FUSES. *AK *ML

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.

MASTER CYCLINDER WENT OUT, SIDE DOORS NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED, OIL, LEAK, HEAD GASKET,BRAKES NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, HARD STARTING, BACK FIRING, TRANS SHIFTING EARLY INTO OVERDRIVE,

BRAKE FAILED SUDDENLY PRODUCING A METAL TO METAL NOISE - DEALER CLAMED NORMAL WEAR & TEAR. *AK

REAR BRAKE CALIPER BOOTS REPLACED, SPLITTING. *MJS

THE STEERING SHAFT LOWER SECTOR FAILED CAUSING NOISE. *MJS

REAR CALIPER BOOTS TORN. *MJS

THIS PROBABLY SHOULD NOT BE DIRECTED AGAINST FORD BUT THE AHNAFIELD CORP. OF INDIANAPOLIS WHO BUILT THE POWERED GAS/BRAKE CONTROLS AND TO ADVANCED MOBILITY INC. WHO INSTALLED THE CONTROLS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

COULD HEAR A NOISE WHEN TURNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY. NOISE STILL PRESENT AFTER REPAIRS AND HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED. *AK *ML

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A HIGH SPEED VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ENGINE RECENTLY REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME , DUE TO OIL LEAKS OUT OF THE HEAD GASKET.BOTH TIMES THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. VEHICLE STILL NOT REPAIRED. *AK.ET.

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

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE SNOW APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ,HAD SLOWED DOWN, APPLIED BRAKES AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

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

AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED ON AND PUT IN GEAR, VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITHOUT APPLICATION OF GAS PEDAL, AND HIT A BRICK WALL. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK

4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO OWNER BRAKES MET REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS AFTER BEING BLED. OWNER FELT MASTER CYLINDER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY FOR BRAKES. THE BRAKES FELT MUSHY WHEN DRIVEN OFF LOT.

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE DRIBVER'S SIDE OF BUMPER.*AK

THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES (P225/75R16) AND (P245/75R16) HAVE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE LAST EXPERIENCE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH WHICH ALSO CAUSED BODY DAMAGE, THE CONSUMER OWNS 10 OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THESE TIRES WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TIRE PROBLEMS. *SLC

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

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.

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

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

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S REAR END VIBRATES VERY HARD. COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACTUAL FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SEAT, PER SE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT IS THAT IT IS SITTING TOO HIGH TO COMFORTABLY REACH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE. I'M FIVE FOOT NINE INCHES TALL AND THE HEAL OF MY FOOT DOES NOT REST ON THE FLOORBOARD WHILE I'M OPERATING THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR VERY LONG WITHOUT MY FOOT FALLING ASLEEP DUE THO THE BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION FROM THE EDGE OF THE SEAT BEING FORCED INTO THE BACK OF MY LEG. I DO NOT THINK THE "H" POINTS FOR SEATS ARE BEING ADHERED TO FOR THE CONVERSION PACKAGE SEATS. THE CONVERSION COMPANY, BY THE WAY IS D'ELEGANT INC. 11847 SHAVER ROAD SCHOOLCRAFT, MI. 49087. ANOTHER CONCERN ABOUT THE SEATS (DRIVER AND FRONT PASS) IS THAT THE ARM REST BLOCKS THE SEAT BELT LATCH. THIS WILL MAKE IT VERY HARD TO ACCESS AND UNLATCH THE SEATBELT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. BECAUSE OF THIS, I VERY SELDOME USE THE SEATBELT.

DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT INCLUDE SEVERAL FEATURES THAT WERE LOCATED ON PRIOR MODELS, POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO ILLIMINATION OF FEATURES. MJS

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

BRAKE PADS "BURNED" AND ROTORS WARPED ON A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE. VEHICLE HAS 14930 MILES ON IT OF WHICH OVER 12000 MILES HAS BEEN FREEWAY LONG DISTANCE WITH MINIMAL BRAKE USEAGE. THE VEHICLE WHICH IS RATED FOR 8 PASSENGERS WITH LUGGAGE, AND FOR HEAVY DUTY TRAILER TOWING HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN WITH ANY HEAVY LOADS. ALL LONG DISTANCE DRIVING WITH 1 OR 2 PASSENGERS AND LIGHT LUGGAGE ONLY. NONETHELESS FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE FORD DEALER INSIST THIS IS NORMAL AND DOES NOT REPRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT FORD HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS REGARD. I BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO AT REPLACE THE SHODDY PARTS THAT THEY USED INITIALLY, TO FOREWARN CUSTOMERS THAT THEY WILL VERY LIKELY REQUIRE COSTLY BRAKE WORK AT VERY SHORT INTERVALS, AND THAT EVEN CAREFUL DRIVERS CAN NOT MAKE IT TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WITHOUT SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRAKES. I SHUDDER TO THINK OF THE DANGER TO OCCUPANTS OF FULLY LOADED ECONOLINES USED ON A DAILY HEAVY DUTY BASIS. THE BRAKES UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD SEEM UNLIKELY TO LAST MORE THAN A FEW THOUSAND MILES.

FUSES KEEPS BLOWING OUT, CAUSES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, TURN SIGNALS & SHIFTING CAPABILITIES. OWNER FEELS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WORKING ON VEHICLE BUT CAUSE NOT FOUND AS OF YET. *AK

VIBRATION BETWEEN 50 TO 70 MPH. HAD SAME TYPE PROBLEM WITH 1997 VAN AND TIRES WERE SWITCHED TO MICHLEN AND CORRECTED PROBLEM. THEY WONT DO THIS I WAS TOLD.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON, AND IT ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

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.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMPS, VEHICLE ROCKS/WANDERS TO RIGHT OR LEFT IN WHICH CONSUMER MAY LOSE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST COMPRESSION . THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO ACTIVATE HORN, DUE TO DESIGN.