2000 Ford Econoline Problems & Complaints

We rented a Class C RV based on a Ford E-Series chassis from El Monte RV. During our trip, we experienced two dangerous tire tread separations. The first incident occurred on the third day of our trip on the highway. The right rear tire's tread detached while driving at moderate speed (~55–60 mph), causing the tire to explode. The violent separation destroyed the wheel well area and shook the entire vehicle violently. Our RV contained a [XXX] child, and we were forced to stop on the shoulder in a dangerous situation. The second tire separation happened two days later, again involving a rear tire. Fortunately, it was a slower separation and didn’t cause structural damage, but it further endangered our family and disrupted our trip. We believe these tires were not in a safe condition when the vehicle was rented to us. One of the separated tires showed severe dry rot and age. We had to pay for a replacement tire out-of-pocket during the first incident. The RV company has not responded to our compensation request. These issues could have resulted in serious injury or fatality, and we are filing this report so NHTSA can investigate if this vehicle or others of its kind have similar tire issues. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2000 Ford E-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 MPH, the driver's side air bag exploded hitting her face and chest. The contact stated that she also observed smoke emanating from behind the air bag and when the vehicle stopped, she disconnected and reconnected the battery. The vehicle was restarted, and she continued to drive. Medical attention was not needed. A police report was not taken. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 116,600.

2 TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAVE TO BE REMPLEZE WITH OUT A WARNING TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-350. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE TWICE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, BOOMING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A SPARK PLUG EXPLODED AND DISLODGED FROM THE ENGINE, WHICH SHATTERED THE ENGINE COIL PACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (TOM HOLZER FORD, 39300 W. 10 MILE RD, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

THE FUEL TANK ON THIS FORD E150 VAN LEAKS FUEL DURING FILL UPS. THE FORD DEALER (PACIFICO FORD IN BROOMALL, PA) STATES THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW GAS TANK. THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPED CRACKS AND PIN HOLES AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. RESEARCH ONLINE STATES THAT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED WITH OTHER FORD TRUCK AND VANS AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE RECALL, NAMELY 01V114000 COVERS FORD VANS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 04/09/1996- 11/14/2000. MY VEHICLE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FROM FOR IS DATED AUGUST 28, 2000 AND THEREFORE PROVES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE SPECIFIED DATES. THIS VEHICLE IS USED AS A WORK TRUCK, SO IT OPERATES NEAR THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT. DUE TO A LACK OF INSULATORS SEPERATING THE TANK AND STEEL CROSS MEMBERS, THE CONSTANT RUBBING CAUSED THE DETERIATION OF THE FUEL TANK.

THE SPARK PLUG NO.7 BLOW OUT WITH THE IGNITION COIL. *TR

2000 FORD E-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRE DAMAGED HIS HOUSE AND THE VAN WAS DESTROYED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *JB

ONE OF OUR VANS' BCT JB42 FRONT TIRE BLEW UP LEAVING FROM A PARKED AREA WITHOUT GOING OVER ANY SHARP OBJECTS OR CURVES. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD. I CHECKED FOR RECALL ON THIS TIRE BUT IT WAS NOT... I WILL NOW HAVE TO REPLACE 12 OF THESE TIRES ON MY OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE I CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE CHANCES WITH THESE TIRES ALTHOUGH THEY ARE IN DECENT CONDITIONS... I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THIS TIRE MODEL FOR FUTURE SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE AREA THAT WAS EXPOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E350 EQUIPPED WITH RUNWAY ENDURO HT TIRES, SIZE LT 225-75-R16 DOT NUMBER (5WTM0408). THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS EXTREMELY WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE STEEL BELTS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 18,478. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,544. ... UPDATED 02/28/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE WAS ABNORMALLY WORN IN ONE SPOT. THE CONSUMER IS IN POSSESSION OF THE TIRE. UPDATED 03/27/2013 *JS

MY FUEL TANK INTERIOR FLAKED SO SEVERELY IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BUCK VIOLENTLY AND DRAMATICALLY LOOSE POWER. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ALMOST COMPLETE BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL TANK PICKUP SCREEN/FILTER. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO DISASSEMBLE AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE FUEL PICKUP OF THE FLAKES 4 TIMES INCLUDING TODAY. EACH TIME THE PICKUP WAS PACKED WITH SILVER FLAKES FROM THE DETERIORATING LINING OF THE FUEL TANK. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED EACH TIME WHILE TRAILERING MY RV DOWN THE INTERSTATE. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND THE ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO GET TO THE NEXT EXIT. THE PROBLEM IS SO PERSISTENT THAT I HAVE PUT A DOOR IN THE FLOOR OF MY VAN SO THAT I NO LONGER HAVE TO DROP THE TANK FOR ACCESS. I PURCHASED THIS FORD E-350 DIESEL NEW IN 2000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION TO SLOW IT DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED OR A MAT ON THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, HOWEVER NO FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS MICHELIN LTX N-S TIRES, SIZE P235/75/R15 THAT WERE EQUIPPED ON A 2000 FORD E-150. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER EXAMINING THE TIRE FURTHER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INNER SIDE WALL HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE. THE TIRE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000. UPDATED 8/30/11 *CN UPDATED 09/26/11

THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2000 FORD F150 FELL OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING @ 30 OR 35 MPH THE FRICTION WITH THE PAVEMENT CAUSED THE TANK TO LEAK AND I HAD A FULL TANK. . THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS OVER $ 750. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 FORD E150 . THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT FIRST NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

I WAS DRIVING A FORD DIESEL VAN NORTH ON HIGHWAY 31 TOWARDS PENNINGTON, NJ, WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED ACTING UP. ULTIMATELY, IT STALLED - RIGHT THERE ON THE HIGHWAY; 4 LANES, SEMI TRUCKS COMING AROUND A BEND @ 40 + MPH, AND NO SHOULDER. I TOLD MY HELPER TO LEAVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE I WAS SURE WE WERE GOING TO GET HIT. NO WAY A TRACTOR TRAILER, AT THOSE SPEEDS, COULD STOP IN TIME. SEVERAL SEMI'S HAD TO CUT OFF CARS IN THE LEFT LANE TO AVOID US. I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WAS DEAD. AFTER SWEATING IT OUT, I FINALLY GOT THE TRUCK STARTED AND GOT TO A SIDE STREET, AT ABOUT 5 MPH. THAT'S WHEN I CALLED AAA & GOT THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY FORD DEALER, WHERE THEY WANT $2500 TO REPAIR WHAT THEY CALL " FUEL TANK DELAMINATION". I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING AND NEITHER DID ANYONE I SPOKE WITH IN THE AUTO REPAIR INDUSTRY SO I GOOGLED IT: FORD DIESEL FUEL TANK PROBLEMS, AND AS IT TURNS OUT, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I"M SURPRISED NO ONE HAS DIED YET, BUT I GUESS THAT'S WHAT IT WILL TAKE, MAYBE WHEN A COUPLE OF KIDS DIE, FORD WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, IF IT DOESN'T COST TOO MUCH - OF COURSE. TO ALLEVIATE THIS "PROBLEM," THE FORD DEALER IS, IN EFFECT, GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM, AT THE CONSUMERS COST. NEW FUEL TANK, NEW FUEL TRANSFER PUMP, CLEAN OUT THE FUEL LINES, REPLACE FUEL FILTER, CLEAN INJECTORS, SO, BEND OVER. PS REALLY HOPE NOBODY HAS TO DIE - BUT THAT'S YOUR CALL. *TR

2000 FORD V8 TRITON ENGINE SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT AND ENGINE MISFIRE HAD THE COIL REPLACED AND HAD MECHANIC TAP OUT THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND RE SET THE PLUG AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON SATURDAY JULY 3RD 2010. *TR

FORD E350 7.3 LITER DIESEL VAN - HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH POWER AND BOGGING DOWN AND AT TIMES DYING. DROPPED THE FUEL TANK AND FOND PAINT FLAKES FROM THE TANK DELAMINATING. HAVING TO REPLACE THE TANK AND HOPING THERE IS NO FURTHER DAMAGE ALREADY DONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD E350 THAT STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT WAS NEEDED I DID'NT KNOW WHAT HAPPENING TO THE VEHICLE IT JUST STARTED SPUTTERING AND SPEWING THICK SMOKE OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. I LIMPED THE VAN TO THE DEALETSHIP AND AFTER ALL DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN FUEL PARTS WAS SAID AND DONE IT WAS A CLOGGED FUEL SENDING UNIT DUE TO A RUSTY FUEL TANK CAUSED BY DELAMINATION OF THE LINING INSIDE THE TANK. THESE PARTICALS OF DELAMINATION AND THE RUST OF THE EXPOSED METAL OF THE TANK CAUSED THE SENDING UNIT TO BE CLOGGED TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT, THE SENDING UNIT ALONE WAS OVER $600.00 OF THE $1600.00 BILL, IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE PROBLEM OF THE CLOGGED FUEL SENDING UNIT WILL HAPPENING AGAIN IN ABOUT A YEAR DUE TO THE TANK FAILING. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH LOSING POWER AGAIN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AND SPEWING THE BIG CLOUD SMOKE OUT THE TAIL PIPE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AND POSSIBLY BLINDING THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TANKS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC NOW TO AVOID/FIX THIS PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH FORD MOTOR CORP., THEY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS UNVOIDABLE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE, IT IS A SERVICE VEHICLE FOR MY COMPANY AND WHEN IT IS DOWN I DO NOT MAKE ANY MONEY. I DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO PERFORM THE PREVENITIVE MAINTENANCE, THERE IS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO AVOID THIS SAFETY ISSUE, FORD KNOWS THE PROBLEM/SAFETY ISSUE IS THERE AND DID NOT WANT TO HELP OUT AT ALL. AFTER ALL THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE SINCE PAYING THE BILL AT THE DEALERSHIP I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR WHAT OTHERS ARE GOING THROUGH AND THE ROUTES THEY ARE TAKING TO TRY TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, THIS WHY I HAVE WRIITEN YOU THIS LETTER. *TR

2000 FORD ECONOLINE VAN INCLUDED IN A RECALL BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY BURNED DUE TO THE DEFECT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-350. HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 08V051000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE AN AUTHORIED TECHNICIAN COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE ON WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 203,304

AFTER FILING UP GAS TANK AND PARKING VEHICLE - NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM GAS TANK - HAD A FORD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE SIMILAR PROBLEM HE HAD SEEN WITH OTHER FORD E-150S THAT HAD CRACK IN 35 GALLON MID-SHIP FUEL TANK WHERE IT [TANK] CONTACTS THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER - HE TOLD ME TO LOOK IT UP ON LINE... I DID AND I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT - THEY SAID THIS RECALL APPLIED TO E-150S BUILT AT LORAINNE PLAINT BETWEEN APRIL 1996 AND NOVEMBER 2000... THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN AND SAID IT WAS BUILT IN NOVEMBER 1999 AT THE LORAINE PLAINT AND SHOULD BE ON LIST BUT WAS NOT -- WROTE LETTER TO FORD AND NHTSA - NO RESPONSE FROM FORD. *TR

2000 FORD E-150 VAN BLEW SPARK PLUG NUMBER 6, WITH LOSS OF POWER ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD NOISE, SMELL OF EXHAUST AND GASOLINE. HAD TWO CHILDREN IN VAN WITH ME AT THE TIME. HAD PREVIOUSLY HEARD A SLIGHT TICKING WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A DEVELOPING EXHAUST LEAK OR POSSIBLY TICKING VALVE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED 50 MILES TO HOME TOWN MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED DAMAGE WITH FORD RECOMMENDED HELICOIL AT A COST OF NEAR $400.00. FORTUNATELY BREAKDOWN HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP VAN OFF TO EMPTY PARKING LOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-150. AT 80,000 MILES, A TUNE-UP WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE COIL AND THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG AGAIN. AT 140,000 MILES, THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE HEAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG EJECTED AGAIN AND DAMAGED THE HEAD, WHICH RESTS ON TOP OF THE CYLINDER OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG EJECTS FROM TIME TO TIME. APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES LATER, THE NUMBER SEVEN SPARK PLUG EJECTED. THE DEALER HAD THE INSERT PLACED IN THE HEAD AND REPLACED THE NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG AND THE COIL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, BUT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONSISTENTLY CALLING THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE PART HAD ARRIVED, BUT WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT THE PART HAD NOT BEEN MANUFACTURED AND TO CALL BACK LATER. THE CONTACT HAS BECOME VERY DISCOURAGED AND DOES NOT KNOW IF THE RECALL PART WILL EVER BE MANUFACTURED BY FORD. HE WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT ALL THE VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NEEDED THE PART TO WARRANT THE REPAIR SERVICE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-150. HE STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000) IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE HOWEVER; THEY PROVIDED AN INVOICE STATING THAT THEY REPAIRED THE PART. AS OF APRIL 15, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,800 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. UPDATED 05/05/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. UPDATED 05/05/08 *JB

SECOND TIME SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD, ONCE EACH SIDE. $3500 REPAIR FIRST TIME. WE'LL SEE ON THIS ONE. *TR

REC'D NOTIFICATION OF A SAFETY RECALL DATED AUGUST 2007, RECALL # 0S28 I HAVE CALLED REPEATEDLY REGARDING THIS REPAIR, BUT THEY STATE THE REQUIRED PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. AS OF TODAY I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WILL BE AT LEAST JUNE 2008 WHEN THIS CAN BE DONE. A 10 MONTH WAIT FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS ON A SAFETY RECALL SEEMS RATHER OUT OF THE ORDINARY. FORD 2000 ECONOLINE VAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN AUGUST OF 2007 AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED. SINCE THAT TIME, SHE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE RECALL REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED; HOWEVER, SHE HAS BEEN GIVEN FOUR DIFFERENT DATES AS TO WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 4/21/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ECONOLINE VAN. SHE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST 2007. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY ADVISED HER TO CALL PERIODICALLY TO SEE IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS NOT DISCONNECTED; HOWEVER, SHE IS AWARE THAT IT CAN CAUSE A FIRE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS JUNE 2000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD ECONOLINE 150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE DEALERS IN HIS STATE ADVISED HIM THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2008; HOWEVER, THEY ONLY HAVE PARTS TO REDO THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,450. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND OFF, THE SWITCH MOUNTED IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT FIRE. THE SWITCH AND CONNECTOR WERE DESTROYED. I WAS NEARBY WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND WAS ABLE TO DOUSE THE FLAMES, THEREBY PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

FORD HAS A RECALL #08S01 ON THEIR FUSED JUMPER HARNESS .WE ARE A CHURCH WITH TWO VEHICLES THAT ARE NEEDING THIS RECALL. THE LOCAL DEALER METRO FORD IN TUPELO MISSISSIPPI HAS NOT HAD THIS PART FOR THREE MONTHS AND HAS NOT IDEA WHEN IT WILL COME INTO THEIR SHOP. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH ISSUE? PAUL *TR

7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE STALLING. FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER REPLACED;FUEL TANK REMOVED AND CLEANED; SILVER PAINT FLAKES WERE FOUND BLOCKING THE FUEL PICKUP. TANK WAS RE-INSTALLED AND PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED WITHIN 100 MILES. VAN WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND TANK WAS REMOVED AGAIN. SILVER PAINT FLAKES WERE FOUND BLOCKING THE FUEL PICKUP LINE AGAIN. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK LINER WAS DE-LAMINATING, AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED REPLACING. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TANK IN MY POSSESSION. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT CAUSED ENGINE STALLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ENDANGERING MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS BEHIND AND BESIDE ME. THIS WAS ALSO AN EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING REPAIR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF USE AND RENTAL EXPENSES. *TR

HAVE EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM FOR YEARS. A BLOWER CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, CAUSING THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS BEEN CALLING FORD EVERY SINCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

RECALL ON SCDS FORD MTR CO. AUGUST 2007. AS OF TODATE THIS PART IS STILL NOT AVAILBLE. *CN

2000 FORD ECONOLINE WITH RECALL FOR SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE PARTS WERE BACK ORDERED. HE KEPT CALLING BACK AND WAS FINALLY TOLD THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN APRIL 2008. *KB

I WENT TO START MY CAR ONE NIGHT AND THE KEY WOULD NOT FIT IN THE IGNITION. MY COUSIN HAS TRIED WORKING ON IT AND HE CAN'T EVEN GET THE OLD IGNITION SWITCH OUT OF THE CAR TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF A CAR FOR A WEEK AND AFTER RESEARCHING FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS NOT FIXED. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JULY OF 2007 FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. SHE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FORD RECALL NUMBER WAS 05S28. THERE IS NO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER AVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

THE TREAD ON A TIRE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE TREAD PEELED OFF AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY BUMPER, AIR CONDITIONER, WASHING FLUID RESVERVOIR, SPARE TIRE AND HEADLIGHT/FOGLIGHTS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WERE TEARING. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES. FORD COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND BURNED UNTIL IT WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE DONE TO MY HOUSE. MY FAMILY ALSO SUFFERED FROM MENTAL TRAUMA. *TR

I HAVE A 200 FORD E-350. AT 130,000 MILES THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF NUMBER 8 CYLINDER. AND BROKE THE COIL PACK. THEN BLEW OUT AGAIN AT 155,000 MILE AND NOW HAS TAKEN THE THREADS WITH IT. THE ENGINE MUST BE PULLED, IN WHICH WILL RESULT IN A HUGE BILL FOR ME. FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE WITH MANY OF THERE ENGINES. *TR

PARKED TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY,WENT IN TO EAT LUNCH,CAME OUT FOUND TRUCK ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY,CROSSED THE ROAD ON TO MY NEIGHBORS LAWN WHERE IT HIT A TREE AND DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF TRUCK. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY AND STATED THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD ECONOLINE. THE PART THAT IS ON RECALL IS NOT READY OR IN-STOCK TO GET HIS CAR FIXED IN A REASONABLE TIME UNTIL DECEMBER 2007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. UPDATED 01/07/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD BE DISCONNECTED. UPDATED 12/12/07

REAR LEFT LEAF SPRING CRACKS, CONSIDERED A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD BY FORD SERVICE TECHS. THIS FAILURE WAS ON A 2000 FORD E-150 VAN. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JAN. 2001 AND ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES. I AM A DISABLED DRIVER AND DO NOT DRIVE FAST OR ANY TYPE OF OFF RODE, ALL CITY DRIVING. IN DEC. 2006 I HAD FORD PERFORM A THOROUGH SAFETY INSPECTION PRIOR TO MY 6 YEAR WARRANTY END. THIS INSPECTION INCLUDED THE SUSPENSION AND IT CHECKED OUT FINE. 9 MONTHS AND ONLY 2,000 MILES LATER 3 OF THE STEEL BARS ARE CRACKED ON THE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE CRACKS UNTIL IT WAS CAUGHT DURING A ROUTINE MAITAINANCE VISIT AT FORD. I HAD NO ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, OR HIT ANY POTHOLES, BUMPS ETC. IN FACT, I HAD THE FORD SERVICE TECH AND TWO INDEPENDANT TECHS TELL ME THAT CRACKED LEAF SPRINGS NOT RESULTING FROM AN ACCIDENT ARE ALMOST UNHEARD OF. ALL THE MECHANICS SAID IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN QUITE A JOLT TO HAVE CRACKED THE LEAF SPRING. I WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED AN EXTREMELY HARD JOLT AS I DRIVE FROM A WHELCHAIR AND WITH HAND CONTROLS, BELIEVE ME, YOU ARE VERY AWARE OF EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS. THERE IS NO BENT AXLE, TIRE, SHOCK, OR WHEEL RIM DAMAGE, AND EACH MECHANIC WAS LEFT SCRATCHIN THEIR HEAD AS TO HOW THE LEAF SPRING COULD HAVE CRACKED. THE TWO NON FORD MECHANICS SUGGESTED THE POSSIBILITY OF POOR QUALITY STEEL. FORD REPLACED IT, UNFORTUNATELY 7 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED. I ASKED THE FORD DEALER IF THEY WOULD SEND THE PART BACK TO THE FORD ENGINEERS TO SEE IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE, THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO IF IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE IT IS 7 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD LOOK INTO SENDDING IT BACK. ANYWAY, ITS FIXED, BUT I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WASN'T CAUGHT AND CRACKED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. ESPECIALLY USING FULL HAND CONTROLS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD ECONOLINE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE COIL PACK, HOWEVER, IT FAILED AFTER 1,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINS PARKED MOSTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

MY 2000 FORD VAN E150 IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (RECALL 05S28). I FOLLOWED THE STEPS CONTAINED IN THE RECALL LETTER, AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY FORD DEALER (WORLD FORD IN PEMBROKE PINES, FL) TO HAVE THE REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. ON THE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT, I ARRIVED TO BE TOLD, RATHER RUDELY AT THAT, THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO ACCOMPLISH THE REPAIR, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE ANY. NO EFFORT WAS MADE TO DISENGAGE THE DEFECTIVE PART TO PROTECT AGAINST FIRE, AND NO PROMISE OF ANY FUTURE WORK ON A DATE SPECIFIC WAS MADE. APPARENTLY, FORD IS NOT TAKING THIS RECALL AS SERIOUSLY AS IT SHOULD. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN NEEDED IN MAKING CERTAIN THAT FORD FOLLOWS THROUGH ON THIS RECALL. *TR

2000 FORD E250 VAN, PURCHASED NEW AUG 2000. PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY, 5 YEARS. NOVEMBER 2005; HARMONIC BALANCER FELL OFF ENGINE. ~79K MILES (APPROX 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY) TOWED TO DEALER AND REPAIRED. JULY 2007; HARMONIC BALANCER FELL OFF ENGINE. ~101K MILES. TOWED TO DEALER AND REPAIRED. REPAIR PARTS ARE WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS. THIS IS 8 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE NOTE: HARMONIC BALANCERS DO NOT USUALLY FALL OFF OF ENGINES. THIS REPAIR HAS A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E150. ON JULY 13, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000. UPDATED 08/13/07 *TR

VEHICLE DIED DURING TRAVEL WITH NO WARNING, FORD ISSUED RECALL. HOWEVER DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF CONSUMERS WITH THIS YEAR AND SPECIFIC MODEL COMPLAINTS WERE OVERLOOKED. DEALER SHOULD OFFER RECOURSE. *AK

2000 WINDSTAR. ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HAVE HAD CAR LOOKED AT 4 TIMES AND TOLD "PROBLEM" (A SEAL IN THE MECHANISM) WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM FIXED. BUT IT'S NOT - ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. EXPENSIVE TO "FIX". ALSO, BRAKE FLUID LEAKS AND HAVE HAD TIMES WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING AND DELAYED STOPPING. LUCKILY HAVE NOT HAD ACCIDENTS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. HAVE ALSO HAD BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT - NO PRE-WARNING ON THIS MODEL WINDSTAR WHEN BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT. HAD TO HAVE BRAKE PADS REPLACED, AND ROTORS REPLACED - AGAIN AND EXPENSIVE FIX TO A PROBLEM WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, BRAKES KEEP SQUEALING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED - AM TOLD THIS IS AIR IN THE LINES (HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT LINES FLUSHED BUT PROBLEM STILL KEEPS HAPPENING). ALSO, WHEN STEERING AFTER THE LAST TIME ABS LIGHT PROBLEM "FIXED" THERE IS A GRATING STEERING NOISE WHENEVER WHEEL IS TURNED. WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT - BUT PROBLEM WITH ABS STILL EXISTS AND I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER $700. BILL TO "FIX" PROBLEM. 2000 WINDSTAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS ABS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE BY FORD. AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED WITH THIS PROBLEM - AND FEEL THAT I AND MY CHILD ARE DRIVING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

2000 FORD E-350 ECONOLINE DIESEL SERIAL [XXX] WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL DUE TO LEAKING DIESEL FUEL FROM 35 GAL. TANK. FORD CLAIMS RECALL WAS PERFORMED FOR PREVIOUS OWNER. TANK IS LEAKING AGAIN. REPAIR WAS NOT SUFFECIENT TO ELIMIATE FAILURE. MILEAGE AT SECOND LEAKAGE 99,000 TO PRESENT. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT WHEEL MADE A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED WHILE IN MOTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE WHEEL IS CURRENTLY WOBBLING AND MAKING A POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE. THE MECHANIC HAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. SAFETY CAMPAIGN # 01I017000(WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS) INVOLVES THE SAME FAILURE, HOWEVER, THE CAMPAIGN EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31, 2002. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO PERFORM THE REPAIR FOR FREE. THE VIN IS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 153,000.

AFTER CAR WAS DRIVEN TO WORK APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES. MY EMPLOYERS SECURITY DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED ME THAT MY CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHILE PARKED ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER ARRIVING TO WORK. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND PUT OUT FIRE, AND IT RELEASED A REPORT STATING FIRE DEFINATELY STARTED IN UNDER THE THE HOOD IN ENGINE AREA.*AK

2000 FORD E150 CONVERSION VAN WITH WHEEL CHAIR LIFT THAT CAUGHT FIRE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE VAN WAS ON THE LIST OF A RECALL REGARDING THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE BATTERY THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER HOUSE AND HER DAUGHTERS CAR WAS ALSO DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. *JB

AFTER BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. ON INSPECTING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THAT ALL 8 BOLTS HOLDING THE DUAL WHEELS TO THE AXLE HAD SHEARED OFF. (FORTUNATELY THE WHEELS REMAINED ON THE AXLE.) IN RETROSPECT, I HAD NOTICED A SLIGHT "CLUNK" WHEN MOVING FORWARD FROM A STOP. (THERE WERE ICING CONDITIONS AT THE TIME, AND I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE SOUND OF SUSPENSION COMPONENTS BREAKING FREE OF ICE.) WHILE RIDING WITH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER, I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD EVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT BEFORE, AND HE HAD, ESPECIALLY WITH DUAL-WHEEL-EQUIPPED FORDS. THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN 2 YEARS WHERE I HAD BEEN DRIVING A VEHICLE OF THIS TYPE AND LOST A WHEEL. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, 4 OF THE 8 STUDS SHEARED OFF AND THE LUG NUTS HAD COME OFF THE OTHER 4; THE OUTER OF THE 2 WHEELS CAME OFF. (I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO A STOP WHILE THE INNER WHEEL WAS STILL ON THE VEHICLE.) IN BOTH OF THESE CASES, THE VEHICLE WAS A FORD VAN COMPLETED BY A 3D-PARTY MANUFACTURER, AND IN BOTH CASES IT WAS THE RIGHT-HAND WHEEL THAT FAILED. I HAVE LEARNED FROM SEVERAL SOURCES THAT SOME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH LEFT-HANDED THREADS ON THE LEFT-SIDE WHEELS, TO AVOID A LOOSENING PROBLEM. (NEITHER FORD HAD LEFT-HAND THREADS ON ANY WHEELS.) I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW OFTEN SUCH INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED, AND IF ANY RECENT RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE ON THE ADVISABILITY OF LEFT-HANDED THREADS TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. *JB

FORD 2000 EXPITITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND OCCURED IN MY DRIVEWAY AROUND 7AM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON AND THE LAST TIME USED AROUND 10:30 PM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. *NM

2000-FORD E-350 SPARK PLUG BLEW RIGHT OUT OF THE ALUMINUM HEAD. *NM

#8 SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF HEAD CAUSING THE THREADS TO STRIP IN HEAD & BUSTED COIL PACK. CONVERTER WAS GLOWING RED & POPPING. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION THAT WHEN DRIVING, AS SOON AS THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. I HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I AM LESS THAN A MILE FROM A GAS STATION, AND THE TRUCK HAS TROUBLE MAKING IT TO THE GAS STATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN MY SUV IS PARKED UP HILL AND IT HAS MORE THAN A QUARTER TANK OF GAS, AND IT HAS A HARD TIME STARTING. I HAVE TO PUT IT ON NEUTRAL, LET IT ROLL BACKWARDS AND PUT IT ON LEVEL SURFACE BEFORE IT CAN START AGAIN. RECENTLY IT HAS STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHEN I DRIVE, WITH A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF FUEL. ALSO THE SERVICE ENGINE HAS COME ON, IT RUNS ROUGH. I HAVE PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES ON THIS SUV. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE COME CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED AND OR GETTING STRANDED. I ALSO OWN A GMC TRUCK, AND WHEN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON, I CAN STILL DRIVE THIS TRUCK FOR MORE THAN 15 MILES. I HAVE PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES ON THIS VEHICLE, AND IT HAS NOT SHUT OFF ON ME EVER. THIS IS A COMPARISON ONLY. I AM TAKING MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION TO GET SCANNED FOR PROBLEM CODES TOMORROW AND FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OR HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE, AND IF THERE IS , WHY HAS FORD NOT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. *NM

UNDER HOOD FIRE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR TWO DAYS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE, THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE OWNED BY THE CONTACT. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE WIRING OF THE VEHICLE IN BACK OF THE BATTERY. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.

ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *NM

E350 DRIVING ON HWY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. I OWN 3 FORDS, IT HAS HAPPENED TO TWO OF THEM. THIS VAN @100,000 MILES AND MY 2001 EXCURSION @ 51000 MILES TRAVELING @ 25 MPH.

MY FORD F150 PICKUP HAS ELECTRONIC ODOMETER. WHEN I DRIVE MORE THAN 5 OR 6 MILES THE NUMBERS GO BLANK. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING BATTERY GOING DEAD BARE WIRES ARCING GEM MODULE GOING OUT TRANSMISSION SENSOR BAD WINDSHIELD LEAKING. *JB

(1) NOTHING REMARKABLE HAPPENED LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE TRUCK WAS IDLING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. (2) THE FAILURE WAS THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF THE HEAD WHICH ALSO DAMAGED THE COIL IN MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENGINE, WHICH HAD 82000 MILES. (3) THE HEAD WAS REPAIRED WITH AN AFTERMARKET KIT THAT ALLOWED A NEW SPARK PLUG TO BE INSTALLED. OLD SPARK PLUG HAS BEEN DISCARDED. *JB

BATTERY KEPT DRAINING AND THE IGNITION CHIMED WITH KEY REMOVED. HEATER BLOWER RAN AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND TOUCH KEY PADS STUCK CAUSING LIGHTS TO STAY ON. ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS WERE ATTRIBUTED TO A WATER LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD WHICH LEAKED INTO A ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BLOCK BEHIND DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE ELECTRICAL BLOCK MELTED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO BLOCK AND WIRING AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WAS REMOVED AND RESEALED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF LEAK. *JB

BROKEN VALVE SPRING, 2 BENT PISTON RODS, 1 BROKEN PISTON ROD, TWO DAMAGED PISTONS, 2 HEADS REPLACED, GASKETS REPLACED WATER HAS BEEN THE CAUSE BUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS ALWAYS TESTED OK AS WELL AS THE HEADS. *JB

2000 FORD CONTOUR SPORT SE. DASHBOARD HAS WARPED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS INTERFERING WITH THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING PROCESS. THE WARPING CAUSES PART OF THE DASHBOARD TO PRESS UP AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD TRAPPING WARM AIR UNDERNEATH AND NOT ALLOWING WARM AIR TO REACH THE WINDSHIELD DRIVER VIEWING AREA. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. PROBLEM BEGAN AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. *JB

SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *NM

DURING A RAINY DAY I FOUND WATER LEAKING INTO MY EXPEDITION THROUGH THE SUNROOF AND THE TRIM AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START AS THE THEFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING. WHEN WE WOULD GET IT STARTED AND THEN ONCE IT WAS TURNED OFF, THE HEAT/AIR WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. ALSO, THE ODOMETER NUMBERS WOULD BLINK. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BOTH THE SUNROOF AND WINDSHIELD WERE LEAKING AND THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX WERE DESTROYED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE INCLUDING A NEW WINDSHIELD FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $1200. *JB

1) RAPID UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE TO 20 MPH 2) UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE 3) CAR REPAIRED - CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED. *JB

WATER LEAKING IN TOP RIGHT OF WINDSHIELD, DOWN TO THE DASH. EVIDENTLY IT LEAKED TO THE CONTROL BOX AND SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. *NM

WATER LEAKING INTO FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE, DAMAGING CARPETING AND CAUSING MILDEW DAMAGE...HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF LEAK...BUT DAMPNESS OCCURS EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN, EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR SNOWS.

HEATER FAN REMAINS ON WHEN IGNITION SWITCH IS OFF WIPPERS COME ON WHEN THEY WANT RAIDO COMES ON WHEN KEY SWITCH IS OFF AND GOES OFF WHEN KEY SWITCH IS ON.

SPRING SEAT IN FRONT SUSPENSION WAS CRACKING. MECHANIC HAD FRONT END OF AMBULANCE FRAME WELDED SO WE COULD CONTINUE TO USE THE VEHICLE.

SPRING SEAT IN FRONT SUSPENSION WAS CRACKING. MECHANIC HAD FRONT END OF AMBULANCE FRAME WELDED SO WE COULD CONTINUE TO USE THE VEHICLE.

I CONTACTED FORD ONCE IN JAN. '05 AND AGAIN IN FEB. '05 ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH ON MY 2000 EXPEDITION. THEY SAID I WOULD GET IT IN THE MAIL SHORTLY. ITS BEEN 6 MONTHS AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ASAP AT THEIR COST NOT MINE.

DT: PROBLEMS WITH THE FRAMES ; CRACKS IN THE FRAMES; RECEIVED A SVC. BULLETIN AND AN ARTICLE BY THE NATIONAL AMB. ASSOC. TO REPORT THIS

WHEN I ARRIVED BACK TO MY VEHICLE, EVERYTHING FROM THE ENGINE TO THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETLY BURNT. WHAT A SURPRISE WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM DINNER. I SPOE TO THE WITNESS WHO MADE THE 911 CALL. SHE STATED THAT SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE, BUT IGNORED IT UNTIL SHE GOT TO HER DOOR AND HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN. SHE STATED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED AND LOOKED, SHE SAW SPARKS COMING FROM THE FRONT GRILL, SO SHE WENT INSIDE TO CALL THE POLICE. THE WITNESS STATED THAT AS SHE WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE POLICE, SHE LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW, TO DISCOVER THERE WERE FLAMES TO THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING. MY TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN HOURS, AND THE LAST TIME THAT IT WAS DRIVEN, IT WAS TO THE STORE ON THE CORNER. THERE WAS NO ENGINE NOISE,CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON IN THE DASH, OR ANY SIGNS THAT MY TRUCK WOULD GO UP IN FLAMES.

WATER LEAKING THROUGH WINDSHIELD INTO ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (GEM MODULE). THIS HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FOLLOWING DURING RAINY WEATHER, AND SOMETIMES LONGER, EVEN IN BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING RAINY WEATHER WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF RAIN STORM. HEAD LIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS DON'T WORK AT ALL IN RAIN. INTERIOR LIGHTS INCLUDING DASH BOARD LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. HEAD LIGHTS AND WIPERS ALL QUIT WORKING IF RADIO IS TURNED ON. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY WON'T WORK. 4 X4 WON'T TRANSFER IF USED, STAYS IN ONE GEAR AND GETS STUCK, WHICH I AM SURE IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. TWO DAYS AFTER A RAIN STORM, MY EXPEDITION WAS OUTSIDE TRYING TO START ITSELF. I WAS INSIDE WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE. IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE WAS OVER STARTING THEIR VEHICLE. IT WAS THAT GRINDING SOUND OF THE STARTER BEING OVER TURNED. WHEN I WENT OUT SIDE TO MY DISBELIEF IT WAS MY EXPEDITION!

SPARE TIRE ON 2000 FORD ECONOLINE 250 WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD NOT BE USED. OUNG FORD IN CHARLOTTE, NC DENIES RESPONSIBILITY AND FIRESTONE TIRES CLAIMS THAT THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1998 AND IS THEREFORE OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK FIRESTONE LT225/75R16 TUBELESS RADIAL TIRE, 32480UR BM18047. *BF *NM

SMELLED SMOKE AFTER IGNITION. FOUND ELECTRICAL FIRE AFTER OPENING UP THE HOOD AT A SERVICE STATION. THE ATTENDANT QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. TOWED THE CAR TO PREMIER FORD. OUR INSURANCE ADJUSTER FROM TSC DIRECT INSPECTED MY VEHICLE. HIS REPORT WAS THAT THERE OIL DRIPPING FROM A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER THAT CAUSED THE WIRING TO HEAT UP. THUS, CAUSING THE FIRE. WE THINK THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD WARRANT A RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY DENY THE CLAIM BECAUSE WE ARE OVER THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THEREFORE, WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE FULL COST OF THE JOB, LABOR AND TOWING EXPENSES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY VAN LOST ALMOST ALL POWER, DROPPING FROM 65 MILES PER HOUR TO 25 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TRY AND MOVE OVER TO THE SLOW LANE. I QUICKLY LOST ALL POWER AND MY STOPPED RUNNING. PART OF MY LEFT REAR WAS SLIGHTLY OUT IN THE TRAFFIC LANE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE MY VAN TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT MAINTAINS MY VAN. THE DEALER INFORMED ME MY FUEL TANK HAD "DELAMINATED", THE INSIDE COATING HAD DETERIORATED AND HAD CLOGGED THE ENTIRE FULE SYSTEM AND THAT THE TANK, FILTERS, PUMPS AND ALL LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND MOVING PARTS FAILING, BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A FUEL TANK FAILING EXCEPT THROUGH PUNCTURE OR EXTERIOR DETERIORATION THROUGH RUSTING. REPAIRS WILL COST SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SAY THIS HAS OCCURED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WITH FORD DIESELS, RANGING IN MILEAGE FROM 30,000 TO 200,000. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS SAID THE CAUSE IS FROM USING ADDITIVES OR FROM THE FUEL. I DO NOT USE ADDITIVES AND HAVE USED ONLY PROPER FUEL FROM REPUTABLE COMPANIES. I APPROACHED FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR ASSISTANCE IN COVERING THE COST OF REPAIRS BUT WAS TOLD THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM CAUSED BY EITHER A POORLY ENGINEERED OR INCORRECTLY APPLIED INTERIOR TANK LINING THAT FAILS WITH NO WARNING AND CAUSES EITHER TOTAL OR NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. IF THIS OCCURS ON A CROWDED, FAST MOVING FREEWAY, THE DANGER IS OBVIOUS. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT A TIME OF DAY WHEN THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THEIR DIESEL FUEL TANK LINING MATERIAL. I NOW AM HAVING A NEW TANK BEING PUT INTO MY VAN, BUT WHAT IS THERE TO ENSURE ME THAT THE SAME SITUATION WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN? IT IS NOT MILEAGE DEPENDENT ACCORDING TO THOSE WHO SHOULD KNOW, THE FORD MECHANICS. SUCH A SITUATION IS NOT ONLY UNSATISFACTORY, BUT EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR BOTH MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD.*AK

UPON EXITING THE GROCERY STORY ON TUESDAY MARCH 29, 2005 I FOUND MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION ON FIRE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A BATTALION OF FIREMEN SHOPPING AT THE TIME & THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE VERY QUICKLY. BECAUSE THEY WERE THE FIRE CAPTAIN ASKED ME IF I HAD HAD THE CAR SERVICED, IN PARTICULAR THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, AS THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY THE POINT OF ORIGIN. I SAID NO. A PASSERBY MENTIONED THE RECALL (WE HAD ONLY JUST RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL) AND AFTER REMEMBERING THE CONTENTS OF THE LETTER WE RECEIVED DID WE REALIZE THIS FAULTY PART WAS THE CAUSE. WE HAD OUR CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND HAD ONLY GOTTON THE RUN AROUND SINCE. THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO OUR VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS WELL AS LEFT FRONT TIRE AND AREA BETWEEN THE ENGINE & TIRE. THIS WAS DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE FIREMEN WHEN FIRE BROKE OUT.*AK

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY 528 ON 7/1/04 AT AROUND 9 A.M., MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE THREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LIFT UP ON ONE SIDE ABOUT TWO FEET. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.THE IMPACT DENTED THE SIDE OF MY FENDER AND DAMAGED THE TRIM PANEL ON MY TRUCK. THE TIRE WAS STILL FULL OF AIR AND I MANAGED TO LIMP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PUT MY SPAR TIRE ON FOR FREE. IT IS NOTED IN THE REPAIR INVOICE THE MILEAGE 57663 AND THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE. THE TIRES STILL HAVE GOOD THREAD AND SEEMED TO BE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. THE THING THAT SCARED ME THE MOST WAS THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK THE TRUCK TO SEARS AND HAD A COMPLETE SET OF NEW TIRES COOPER BRAND INSTALLED. THE TIRES THAT WERE ON THE TRUCK A 2000, F-350 WERE STEELTEX A/T, LT265/75R16 123/1200 M/S LOAD RANGE E. I HAVE SOME OTHER #'S THAT COULD HELP YOU IN SEEING IF THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM, 28216 EX, BM14474-3, E4 00 8061. I AM THE ORIGNAL OWNER AND TAKE VERY GOOD OF THIS TRUCK, I ALSO HAVE SOME PICTURES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU. *AK

MY CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS ON MY 2000 FORD ECONOLINE. ALSO, I HAD TO REPLACE ME REAR AIR CONDITIONER LINES, THEY RUSTED OUT.*AK

WINDSHIELD WILL NOT WORK DEPENDING ON WEATHER. ALSO AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO WILL NOT WORK DEPENDING ON WEATHER. I'VE HAD IT TAKE VEHICLE TO FORD 3 TIMES, THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. REPLACED MARGALIN AND OTHER PARTS. ACCIDENT HAS NOT ACCURRED, BUT I'M TRYING TO PREVENNT ACCIDENT. I HAVE 4 KIDS AND MARRIED. IT'S SCARY FOR WIPERS TO STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHEN BRAKING ANY SPEED, THE FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEAT AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM

THE REAR OUTBOARD SEATBELTS DISENGAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. FORD HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL ON THE 2001 EXPEDITION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH HAVE REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. DO TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF THIS ISSUE AND THE OTHER RECALL FORD SHOULD REPLACE THESE SEATBELT LATCHES. *AK

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION. OUR BROTHER INLAWS 1999 EXCURSION AND AN 2004 F350 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

1) PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WE HAD NO UNUSAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. FEBRUARY 1, 2005 THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED PER FORD RECALL. ) FEBRUARY 12, 2005 THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS TAKEN TO A CAR WASH. WHEN IT REACHED THE END OF THE WASH CYCLE, THE ATTENDANT GOT IN THE VEHICLE TO PULL IT FORWARD AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED (6000 RPM) AND TRAVELLED OFF THE CAR WASH LOT AND OVER A 5 LANE HIGHWAY BEFORE HITTING AN EMBANKMENT AND STOPPING. ) THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR REPRESENTING OUR INSURANCE. OMPANY. BOTH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND FORD WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS DEALING WITH THE CAR WASH BUT FORD DID NOT WANT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO EITHER PROVE OR DISPROVE IT WAS A MANUFACTURING ERROR. OUR BELIEF IS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT IS RELATED TO MANUFACTURING AND THAT FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 12TH TO OUR VEHICLE. LIVES WERE IN DANGER.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE (30 AMP INSIDE FUSE PANEL) KEEPS BLOWING. THERE WAS NO EVENT EXCEPT A SMALL BUMP ( SMALL BUMP ) IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED RADIO TO POWER OFF FOR SECOND THEN COME BACK ON. SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING OUT FROM UNDER STEERING SIDE DASH. I REFUSED, AND WIPERS WOULD WORK UNTIL I ANY MINOR DIP,BUMP,OR TURNING WOULD CAUSE FUSE TO BLOW. NOW THE FUSE BLOWS AS SOON AS IT IS PUT IN. SAFETY ITEM, WIPERS ARE NEEDED TO DRIVE SAFE, IN FOG,RAIN AND SNOW

MY GIRLFRIENDS MOTHER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH IN HER 2000 FORD ESCAPE, AND HIT AN ELK. LUCKELY NO HARM WAS DONE TO HER, BUT HER AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. MY CONCERN IS THAT MAYBE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ESCAPES, AND WOULDN'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED FROM THE PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE COULD CONTACT ME IN SOMEWAY SO THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS ABOUT 5,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CRUSHED LIKE AN ACC. *AK

(1) MY WIFE DROVE OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION TO THE GROCERY STORE ON JANUARY 5TH, 2005. WHEN SHE CAME OUT, ABOUT 25 MINUTES LATER, THE FIRE ENGINE HAD ARRIVED AND WAS TRYING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THEY HAD TO BREAK THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TO GET TO TO THE HOOD RELEASE. 2) HE INSURANCE FIRE INVESTIGATOR CLAIMED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ALTERNATOR ELECTRICAL SHORT. BUT AS WE NOW KNOW FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH OVERHEATING AND CAUSING FIRES. 3) WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH PROBLEM FORD FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED HAVING. *AK

IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN MY FORD FOCUS 2000. A PROBLEM MANY HAVE HAD ON THIS TYPE OF CAR. *NM

OWNER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING STRAIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SPIN BUT IT WOULD NOT ALTER THE DIRECTION. OWNER SAYS THAT THE STEERING BOX WAS EFFECTED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS *NM

MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE SUV HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 5+ HOURS. OUR NEIGHBOR GOT UP TO USE THE RESTROOM AROUND 11:45 AND NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING FROM OUR SUV. THE FIRE COMPLETLY DESTROYED OUR TRUCK. THE FIRE GOT SO HOT IT MELTED THE HOOD,FRONT TIRES AND THE FRONT CAB. OUR TRUCK WAS IN GOOD CONDITION NO MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. HOW DOES A TRUCK BURSTT INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY?*AK

JUST RECENTLY I HAD TO HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBUILT & A NEW PLANETARY GEAR INSTALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING - THE VAN JUST SIMPLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. REVERSE WAS THE ONLY GEAR THAT WOULD WORK. IF YOU KNOW HOW I CAN NOTIFY FORD ABOUT PLEASE ADVISE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED BUT IT HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE MILEAGE WAS 72901. *AK

DETAILS: THE VINYL COVERING ON THE DASHBOARD IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE. IT HAS, OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 5 MONTHS, PEELED BACK FAR ENOUGH THAT IT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST VENT TRIM NO LONGER FITS INTO PLACE. THE DEFROSTER NO LONGER WORKS PROPERLY, AS THE VINYL NOW OBSTRUCTS THE AIR FLOW. THE VINYL IS ALSO IN SUCH A POSITION AS TO POTENTIALLY IMPEDE THE FUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE DASH, FORD WILL NOT COVER THE FULL COST OF THE REPLACEMENT ($1200). THE DASH ON A 4 YEAR CAR SHOULD NOT WARP SO BADLY IT LOOKS LIKE A PRINGLES CHIP. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS, AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. *JB

THIS IS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. LAST YEAR THERE WAS A FIRE STRARTED BY A RELAY FAILURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS REPAIR WAS $2300.00, $435.00 WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED. IN THE PAST MONTH I HAVE NOTICED PAINT FAILURE LEADING TO RUST ON THE ROOF, AND LAST FRIDAY THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. FORD SAYS WE NEED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WILL COST $5,500.00. THE ENGINE HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 65,000. WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED, IT EFFECT THE BREAKING AND POWER STEERING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

VEHICLE SURGED WHILE BEING PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND AGAIN IN A PARKING LOT. THE RPM GAUGE WENT BEYOND NORMAL RAMIFICATION. AFTER CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE MANUFACTURER THEY AGREED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. *AK PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DETECTED. *TC

THE VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONE OR TWO CYLINDERS SEEM TO STOP FUNCTIONING AND THIS RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO PROCEED EVEN IN THE MOST BENIGN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. WHEN THE CYLINDERS FAIL TO FUNCTION THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON . THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS A HIGH VOLTAGE COIL ON EACH SPARK PLUG SITING THAT THIS MAY ENHANCE PERFORMACE BUT IT ALSO REDUCES ENGINE RELIABILITY. *TC *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 01V110000. HOWEVER, CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WOULD HAVE TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

2000 FORD E-150 MODIFIED VEHICLE UPDATE. *BF

COMPLAINT REGARDING 2000 FORD 3-150 LIBERTY VMI VAN.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD REGARDING THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATINGS ON THE F150 VAN AND WAGON MODELS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MOBILITY MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY HOLD HIM IT WAS HIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS, MILEAGE, FUEL, RENTAL COST AND LOSS OF TIME. *NM

MY FORD FOCUS IGNITION LOCKED UP ON MY CAR AND I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO FORD WEST DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED $40.00 FOR TOWING. I THEN HAD TO PAY $398.00 TO HAVE MY IGNITION REPAIRED WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WITH FORD FOCUS. I SAW ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSE BECAUSE IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT THIS A DEFECT PROBLEM WITH FORD. *AK

POWER STEERING LEAKS AND PUMP FAILURE ON 2000 FORD ECONLINE E250. VEHICLES HAD PUMPS RELACED. *AK

THE TIRES ON MY FORD 2000 E150 ARE "PEELING" ... THE OUTSIDE RUBBER ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRES IS PEELING AWAY AND EXPOSING THE "FABRIC" BENEATH. (IT'S LIKE THE VENEER PEELING OFF A PIECE OF FURNITURE.) THIS IS REMINDING ME OF THE TIRE PROBLEMS FORD HAD SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE TIRES ON MY FORD E-150 ARE MICHELINS.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BRAKES AND SUSPENSION.*MR DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OVERWEIGHTED BY WITH THE MOBILITY CONVERSATIONS PACKAGE SYSTEM THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL WEAR OF THE DRIVETRAIN, BRAKE SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS OVERWEIGHT WHEN THE CONSUMER ALONG WITH HIS WHEELCHAIR AND A FORTH OF A TANK OF GAS WHERE IN THE VEHICLE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR RIGHT OUTER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, BUT DIDN'T' GO FLAT. THE CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE NOISE. THE LEFT REAR INNER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED 9 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 40 MPH. THESE WERE LOAD RANGE E TIRES. BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. *AK THE SECOND TIRE CAUSED SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND THE FIRST TIRE SIMPLY MARRED THE INNER WHEEL WELL. BOTH TREAD SEPARATIONS BEGUN ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM WHICH WAS ALSO AT THE SAME POINT ON THE TIRE. *SC *JB

THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN REPLACED. *NM

2000 MOTOR HOME,23650MI,AIR PRESS. CORRECT,OA TEMP 73F.12PM RIGHT REAR INSIDE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE SHREDDED, ONE HOUR LATER,LEFT REAR INSIDE STEELTEX TIRE SHREDDED. ALL TIRES INSPECTED AT THAT TIME SHOWED RIGHT FRONT STEELTEX WAS READY TO LOOSE IT'S TREAD. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND INSPECTED IT . RIGHT OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE TOP LAYER SEPARATED, DAMAGING REAR OF VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX R4S, LT225/75R16. *AK THE CAUSE OF DAMAGE WAS WEARING DOWN OF THE THREAD OR SHOULDER AREA EXPOSING THE STEEL BELTS TO MOISTURE AND CONTAMINATION. THE CONTAMINATION CAUSED THE BREAK DOWN IN THE RUBBER TO STEEL ADHESION AND ALLOWED CENTRIFUGAL FORCE TO TEAR THE THREAD PACKAGE AWAY FROM THE BODY PLY OF THE TIRE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT WHEELS SHIMMIED AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIRED SOME PARTS ON THE FRONT. THE PROBLEMS RECURRED AFTER THREE REPAIRS.*AK

FRONT WELD AT UNIVERSAL JOINT, FAILED CAUSING DRIVESHAFT TO DROP TO THE GROUND WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. EXAMINATION OF THE FAILED COMPONENTS SUGGESTS A LIKELY FATIGUE FAILURE CAUSED BY A POOR WELD. WELD CONTAINED SPHERE-SHAPED PORES AND WAS NOT CENTERED ON THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE U-JOINT AND THE SHAFT. ALTHOUGH FAILURE WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, DEALER HAS THUS FAR DENIED A WARRANTY CLAIM CITING TO THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE. SINCE THIS WELD WAS PROBABLY PRODUCED BY AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT, IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT OTHER DRIVESHAFTS MANUFACTURED DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD MAY ALSO BE DEFECTIVE. A FAILURE AT A HIGHER SPEED, SUCH AS ON THE HIGHWAY, MAY RESULT IN MUCH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.*AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AT A RAPIDLY INCREASING RATE. *LA THE CONSUMER THEN SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE PLACED HIS FEET ON THE BRAKES, ONLY TO DISCOVER THE SPEEDOMETER SOARING TO 95 MPH. THE CONSUMER PLACED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE N THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRAYED, HOWEVER TWO WEEKS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SNOW WAS IN THE CARBURETOR. THE VEHICLE SURGED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. *JB

LEFT FRONT WHEEL MAKES NOISE OVER BUMPS. STEERING IS OFF BECAUSE OF IT AND IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BREAK ANY SECOND. *AK

THIS IS ERGENT!!! ON 2000-2001 FORD FOCUS MODELS HAVE A TERRIBLE FAULTY IGNITION. WHEN I INSERT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION IT DOES NOT TURN AND MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED..I THINK THIS IS WORTHY ENOUGH TO BE A RECALL MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS DUE TO THIS FAULTY IGNITIONS ON FORD FOCUS CARS..CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM MANY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OF THIS IGNITION FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A FUNNY NOISE WHILE DRIVING, AND WAS TOLD BY PASSING MOTORIST THAT THE REAR TIRE WAS SHIMMYING BACK AND FORTH, AND WAS READY TO FALL OFF. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THAT A LUG BROKE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD FISH TAIL. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK DUE TO THE VEHICLE FISHTAILING THERE WAS A CRASH. *JB *NM

ROLL OVER AT LOW SPEEDS....OUR CHURCH DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL A VIDEO FROM 60 MINUTES SHOWED US JUST HOW DANGEROUS THIS VEHICLE IS. WE (THE CHURCH) WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FORD REPLACE THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAFER 12-PASSENGER VERSION. IT IS BUILT ON THE STANDARD VAN FRAME AND NOT EXTENDED OUT LIKE THE 15-PASSENGER ONE.

THE DESIGN OF THE TRUCKS DIESEL FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR LEVER MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN THE LEVER IS IN THE SHUT OFF POSITION. AS A RESULT DIESEL FUEL SPILLED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SHUT IT OFF. *NLM CONSUMER STARTED ENGINE AND LET IDLE FOR 2 MINUTES. SMELLED FUEL AND CUT IT OFF. HE THEN NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN HE CHECKED THE LEVER HE REALIZED IT WASN'T CLOSED ALL THE WAY. *PH

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK *NLM

AT 35,500 MILES ON MY 2000 E-150 SERIES VAN, THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH PULLING OR "DRIFTING HARD" TO THE RIGHT. AFTER REQUESTING THAT THE VEHICLE HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT CHECK, THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE BALL-JOINTS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. JOINTS WERE REPLACED UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY ON 07/2002, BUT ALIGNMENT WAS CHARGED TO ME. NOW THE VEHICLE WAS JUST IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HARD DRIFT TO RIGHT (AT 55MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE ENOUGH OF DRIFT TO CHANGE ONE FULL LANE IN 5 SECONDS) WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AGAIN, AND WERE REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT DRIFTING WAS NORMAL FOR VANS. *LA

CAR STALLS, OR HAS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHEN FUEL DROPS BELOW 1/4 TANK. ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI TODAY. *LA

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK

DOOR METAL ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS CRACKING WHICH PRODUCES A SQUEAKY NOISE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION LOST POWER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH. MANUFACTURE RAND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THERE WERE NO GREASE FITTINGS WHICH COULD CAUSE FRONT END TO DETACH. ALSO VEHICLE APPEARED TO LEAK FUEL ONLY WHEN FULL. THERE HAD NOT BEEN A DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OUTER RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION LEFT OUTER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A STRONG VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION-LIKE SOUND AS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED DAMAGING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

THE WHEEL BEARING ARE SEIZING UP AND GOING BAD THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING WITH ALL THESE HEAVY DUTY PICK UPS F350 DUAL DIESEL. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HAUL HEAVY LOADS AND IF THE BEARING TOTALLY SIEZES UP THE WHEEL WILL FALL OFF. A MECHANIC WE KNOW SAYS THIS IS A PROBLEM THE COMPANY HE WORKS FOR REPLACES 10 A WEEK.*AK

BRIDGESTONE DUELER LT285/74R16, BLEW OUT AT 60 MPH IN F350 PU ON I15, IN CALIF. LIFTED LEFT REAR OFF GROUND WITH NO WARNING AND DAMAGING LR QUARTER PANEL RECENTLY REPLACED BY FIRESTONE STEEL TEX TIRE FAILURES (2XS). WENT FOUR HOUR AND RIGHT REAR BRIDGESTONE SEPERATE CLEANLY, AS IF RECAP. TIRES CHECKED PRIOR TO TRIP, AND AGAIN AFTER FIRST BLOWOUT. NOT LOADED, PULLING EMPTY HORSE TRAILER. CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I'M REPORTING THIS, NTHSA IS EFFECTIVE AS THE USELESS TIRES! *NLM

TIRE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. RIGHT REAR OUTER DUAL TIRES WERE CHECKED TO HAVE 80 PSIG COLD 3 HOURS EARLIER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *NLM *CB *JB

AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING CRASH. NEITHER OF THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE CONSUMER IS QUESTIONING THE AIR BAGS OF FORD VEHICLES, INCLUDING 2000, AND THOSE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. *MR *CB *NLM

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON 2000 DUTCHMEN RV. *MR ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES BLEW OUT. ONE AT 16,000 MILES AND THE SECOND (SPARE TIRE) AT 19,000 MILES WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE MOTORHOME. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE TWO OTHER TIRES WERE ABOUT TO BLOW. (DUTCHMEN CLASS C MOTORHOME ON A FORD CHASSIS) *TT *JB

BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC ,AND WAS TOLD THAT BULBS WER FINE, BUT SHE WILL HAVE TO BRING IT BACK IN BECAUSE MECHANIC MAY HAVE TO CHANGE THE SWITCH, AND IF THAT DOES NOT WORK, SHE MAY HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER/MECHANIC. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS (@ 45,000 MILES) CAUSED STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. CURRENTLY (@ 47,000 MILES) RPM'S ARE ERRATIC AND VEHICLE STALLS.*AK

ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED IN EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS INVOLVING A FORD E-350 15 PASSENGER VAN. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WHICH THEN LEFT THE ROAD AND ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE. VAN WAS TOP HEAVY, TOO DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, BEGAN FISHTAILING AND ROLLED OVER. DESIGN DEFECT AND FAILURE TO WARN. *JB

215/75R/16 FIRESTONE STEELEX WITH OVER 50% OF LIFE LEFT SEPARATED FROM ITS TREAD. THE 3/4 TON VAN SKIDDED ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY, AND FINALLY ROLLED OVER. THE VAN WAS TOTALED. THE TIRE FAILED WHEN LESS THEN MID LIFE WAS LEFT. *NLM

SPARE TIRE FELL FROM HOLDER. *NLM

THE 3 PASSENGER BENCH/SECOND ROW/RIGHT HAND SHOULDER SEAT BELT NOW FAILS TO RETRACT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN 2001 AND THE BELT AND RETRACTOR WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 11/19/2001. ONE OTHER BELT IN THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD LATCHING PROBLEMS BUT WAS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME IN 11/2001 .*JB

AIR BAG / AIR CONDITIONER.. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR CONDITION DID WORK. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING DOWNWARD. ALSO STATED THE HE HIT A DEER AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON COLLISION. TS

IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WINDSHEILD. FORD REFUSES TO FIX IT.

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD JUST LOCK UP FOR NO REASON AT ALL. PH

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND WOULD NO LONGER REPAIR, SINCE THERE REALLY WAS NO SOLUTION. TS *JB

THE VAN SMELLED OF BURNING RUBBER SEVERAL TIMES DURING MY 1000 MILE DEER HUNTING TRIP TO WEST VIRGINIA. I STOPPED AT MY NEPHEW JOHN DAILEY'S HOME (A DEPUTY SHERRIF IN PUTNAM COUNTY WV)TO UNLOAD MY GUNS AND A FEW MAJOR ITEMS. I INFORMED HIM I SMELLED BURNING RUBBER IN MY VAN AND WAS TAKING IT TO THE FORD GARAGE TO BE CHECKED. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM HIS HOME SMOKE BILLOWED FROM BENEATH THE DASH. IT SEEMED TO ORIGINATE UNDER THE DASH APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY ACROSS THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMED TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE RADIO. I HAD A BAG OF TRASH AND OLD NEWSPAPERS ALONG WITH PAPER BAGS OF BELONGINGS ON THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, IN THE SEAT AND BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PAPER MATERIALS ON THE FRONT FLOOR WERE ON FIRE AND IT SPREAD QUICKLY ACROSS THE SEAT TO THE REAR COMPARTMENT. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT BUT CARS WERE STOPPED IN THE OTHER LANE. PARENTS HAD PICKED UP CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL AND THE LONG LINE OF VEHICLES WERE FILLED WITH CHILDREN. I WAS AFRAID THE ABANDONED VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT ONE OR MORE OF THE CARS. SO I TRIED TO DRIVE IT OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE RESTING PLACE BEFORE JUMPING OUT. I JUMPED OUT AS I STEERED IT ACROSS THE DITCH AND UP ON THE BANK BESIDE THE ROAD. IT ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE DITCH WERE IT BURNED COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER FROM WHOM I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE JUST A FEW MONTHS EARLIER AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I HOPED FOR A DISCOUNT ON A REPLACEMENT VAN BUT I WAS TREATED RUDELY. UPON THE ADVICE OF AND WITH THE HELP OF THE SERVICE MANAGER I COMPLETED A DEALER REQUEST FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS REVIEW. I FOLLOWED UP WITH THE DEALER TO AS CERTAIN HE STATUS OF MY REQUEST BUT HE HAS NEVER HAD ANY INFORMATION. TO DATE NOON HAS CONTACTED ME ABOUT THE INCIDENT. ON MY WAS HOME TO FLORIDA I RELAYED MY INCIDEN TO A FEW INDIVIDUALS AT REST AREAS, GAS STATIONS, ETC AND FOUND THREE (3) HAD PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF 2000 FORD ECONOLINE VANS THAT HAD BURN

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHAKES REALLY HARD BETWEEN 35 AND 60 MPH, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGE FRONT END PARTS. THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VAN WILL OCCASIONALLY VEER TO THE LEFT. IN ONE SITUATION DRIVER MADE AN ATTEMPT TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WAS HARD FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, AND THEN DESCENDED. *AKTHE DEALER SAYS THE PULLING TO THE LEFT IS NORMAL. *JG

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER. CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE PROCEEDING SLOWLY, APPROX. 3 MPH, MOVING UP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT, FELT SLACK WITH SOME SLIGHT VIBRATION & POPPING AT , AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES IT ALMOST SEEMED AS THOSE THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. PEDAL WOULD ONLY DEPRESS APPROX 1/4 , WITH SOME VIBRATION IN PEDAL, WITH A GRUMBLING NOISE. THE VAN THEN FELT AS THOUGH BRAKES LOCKED UP WITH THE REAR END SLIDING. NO COLLISION BUT WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE. THERE WERE NO HIGH SPEEDS INVOLVED & IN ADDITION THE ROADS WERE NOT WET. THE VAN WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT DUPLICATE; THEREFORE NO ACTION WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR.*AK

DRIVING 40 MPH FELT A SLIGHT SHIMMY THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A FLAT, STARTED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER, AND BEFORE I WAS STOPPED THE REAR TIRE WAS ALREADY OFF, AND UPON MY INSPECTION ALL 5 LUGS: NUTS WERE SHEARED OFF. I WALKED BACK APPROX. 100 FEET AND FOUND TWO. THEY WERE SHEARED IN EQUAL LENGTHS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP PULLING VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OF HIGHWAY. *AK

SOME HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM WE'RE HAVING...ON MARCH 24,2002 WHEN WE WERE RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY CALL WE DROVE OVER A SMALL WATER WAY IN THE STREET OF OUR TOWN. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE AMBULANCE LEANED TO THE RIGHT SIDE. AT THIS POINT TWO OF THE U POINTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF OUR AMBULANCE FAILED CAUSING A TIRE TO BLOW OUT AND MADE A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE AMBULANCE. NEEDLESS TO SAY OUR AMBULANCE WASN'T IN RUNNING CONDITION. I CALLED THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME WHERE TO TAKE IT AND HOW TO HAVE IT TRANSPORTED. NOW OUR AMBULANCE IS A 2000 FORD TRUCK. WHEN WE ORDERED THE AMBULANCE WE ADDED ON A VELVET RIDE SUSPENSION FOR ADDED COMFORT FOR OUR PATIENTS WE TRANSPORT. REMEMBER WE LIVE IN MINNESOTA WHERE THE ROADS ARE VERY ROUGH FOR A GREATER PART OF A YEAR. THE ADDED COAT OF THIS WAS $3800., BUT WE FELT IT WAS WORTH IT. HERE IS WHERE THE PROBLEM BEGINS. BF GOODRICH ADDED THE SUSPENSION, SINCE THEN SOLD IT TO A LORD COMPANY. THESE PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, ONE TIME WHEN I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH A MIKE FOSTER, HE WAS WHISTLING. ANYWAY THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD US THE U BOLTS WERE MADE OF POOR GRADE STEEL WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BREAK. I SINCE THEN RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALER IN OHIO WITH MANY PROBLEMS. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**763294

CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS CAMPER VAN CONVERSION HAS NOT HAD A SMOOTH RIDE DUE TO TIRES. THE TIRE MAKE AN OSCILLATING NOISE WHICH MAKES THE CONSUMER THINK THE TREAD IS ABOUT TO SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FOR DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO BE BALANCED. IN THE OPINION OF THE TECHNICIAN THE TIRES WERE TOO FAR OUT OF TOLERANCE. ONE OF THE TIRES COULD NOT BE BALANCED THEREFORE GOODYEAR REPLACED IT. THE CONSUMER READ SEVERAL ARTICLE ABOUT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN NHTSA AND GOODYEAR TO REPLACE 200000 TIRES ON 15 PASSENGER VANS EQUIPPED WITH LIGHT TRUCK LOAD RANGE E TIRES FOR MODEL YEARS 1996 TO 2000. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE CAMPER CONVERSION SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE REPLACEMENT. *NM

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A FORD, FUN MOVER, E450, 2000 DUALLY, STEELTEX LT22575R16, DOTVD1L1XD319/329. INSIDE PASSENGER REAR TIRE EXPLODED, AND TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF, CONSUMER PUT ON SPARE. 150 MILES LATER, DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE TIRE EXPLODED, EXACT SAME WAY AS REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. AK *TT

VEHICLE WILL PULL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO INTO THE OTHER LANE .THIS WILL OCCUR FOR DAYS THEN STOP FOR A FEW DAYS. ITS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP AND STILL PULLS. THIS IS THE SECOND 2000 VAN THAT DID THIS. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME ANOTHER VEHICLE IN AUG, 2000. *AK

WHEN BRAKING CONSUMER'S FOOT COME IN CONTACT WITH FOOT REST AND INTERFERED WITH BRAKING PRESSURE OF BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.*AK *TT

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY FAILS, AND DRIVER CANNOT DETERMINE THE SPEED AT WHICH VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. DURATION OF FAILURE WILL LAST FOR A FEW MINUTES OR FOR LONGER THAN A WEEK. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AT 34,000 MILES WHEN PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED, AND REPLACED A FUSE WHICH TEMPORARILY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WITH 43,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, PROBLEM HAS STARTED TO REOCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25MPH HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN FRONT END AND FELT VEHICLE WAS SWAYING, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BUSHINGS WERE BROKEN, HAD BUSHINGS REPLACED, AND THEY BROKE AGAIN WITHIN 3 DAYS.ALSO, INDICATED THIS WILL BE A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

AT 24075 MILES THE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE ROTORS ALSO WERE TURNED BUT THE PEDAL WAS NOT PULSING FORD JUST TURNED THEM ANYWAY, AT 35735 I NEEDED NEW UPPER BALL JOINTS WITH ALLIGNMENT , AT 38571 I NEEDED A NEW TIE ROD SLEEVE . THERE SEEMS TO BE A VERRY LOW STANDARD OF QUALITY IN BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS THERE ARE NO GREASE FITTINGS SUPPLIED FROM FORD ON THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, THIS IS A MUST IF YOU WANT ANYTHING RELATED TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO LAST ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS USED FOR FLEET PURPOSSES. THANK YOU GREG.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE IS VIBRATION ,AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND/OR RIGHT. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE OR MADE ANY ADJUSTMENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONVERSION PART THAT WAS PUT ON BY THE DEALER HAS FALLEN OFF. CONSUMER THESE PARTS WERE FOR BUMPER COVER. CONSUMER FELT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE, AND CAUSED BUMPER COVER TO FALL OFF IN RAIN WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER RAN IT OVER AND ALMOST HIT A GUARD RAIL. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE COVER WAS NOT PUT ON PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

DISCOVERED RUPTURED FUEL TANK AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT. *AK

SINCE THE EARLY 1960'S , I HAVE BEEN VERY AWARE OF MANY FORD PRODUCTS THAT THE BRAKE/SYOP LIGHTS FAIL TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE VEHICLE S BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR A LIVING SINCE THE EARLY 60'S AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS TODAY ON MANY FORD PRODUCTS THE SAME AS IT ALWAYS HAS. I HAVE PERSONALLY STOPPED AND TOLD MANY OF THOSE DRIVERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING REAR-ENDED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEHIND THEM NOT BEING ALERTED TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE SLOWING/STOPPING. AT ONE TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH LOCATET UNDER THE DASH THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. I DO NOT KNOW IF ANY CORRECTIONS WERE EVER MADE TO THAT PROBLEM BUT AS RECENTLY AS THIS WEEK I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING A FORD THAT DID NOT HAVE WORKING BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN IT STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. I AM RETIRED FROM THE BELL SYSTEM AND AS A REQUREMENT TO OPERATE A COMPANY MOTOR VEHICLE WE WERE GIVEN TRAINING ANNUALLY CALLED SMITH SYSTEM DEFENSIVE DRIVER TRAINING AND ALONG WITH ALL THE EXCELLENT SKILLS WE WERE TAUGHT WE WERE ALSO TOLD TO NOT FOLLOW A FORD WHENEVER POSSIBLE FOR THE OBVIOUS REASONS JUST STATED. IF I CAN BE OF ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANKS FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR SAFETY. RON WOGULIS

NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM . THE FIRST PERSON NAMED TOM SAID THAT I HIT A CURB THE PERSON AT THE NEXT DEALER LOCATION SAID HE WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE AND THAT SOMETHING WAS PROBABLY WRONG INSIDE . THE SIDEWALL HAD A LARGE BUBBLE AND APPEAR AND IT GREW FROM THE THREAD TO THE RIM AT THE TIME THER WAS ONLY 9500 MILES ON THE TRUCK . THIS TRUCK IS DRIVEN BY VERY FEW PEOPLE . MY ESTIMATE OF MILEAGE PUT ON FROM OTHERS DRIVING THIS TRUCK IS AROUND 500 MILES THE REST ARE MINE. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR A TIRE THAT HAS 90% MORE WEAR LEFT . THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH WITH THE TIRE AND EVEN THOUGH THEY WORKED WITH ME A PROBLEM DOES EXIST AND THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO . PLEASE CALL ME AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I CAN HELP WITH. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 038059 TIRESIZE: 22570R15)

DRIVERS SIDE BACK TIRE BLEW OUT FRO NO APPARENT REASON, TRIED TO GET OFF THE ROAD, TO NO AVAIL DUE TO SPEED. ONCE REACHED 10MPH WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY.

FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX TIRES LT 225/75R16, DOT VD, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, FORD E 350, AMBULANCE WITH 52000 MILES.WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER'SSIDE REAR OUTER TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AND VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. FOLLOWING THAT CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO STRAIGHT AND TO RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND GROUNDED DOWN FRONT ROTORS. SINCE THEN, EVERY TIME CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE BRAKES SQUEALED LOUDLY. BACK TO DEALER 5 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY SQUEALING, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THIS SQUEALING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WAS NORMAL FOR A ECONOLINE VAN. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION JERKS AND RATTLES AND THERE IS ALSO A VIBRATION, 30 DAYS OF ATTEMPTED REPAIR, HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. *JB

THERE IS A VOLUNTARY RECALL OR I THINK A TSB ABOUT INSULATOR IN FUEL SYSTEM THAT WAS RECALLED. BUT WHEN CONTACTING DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT IN YET. *AK

AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING VEHICLE, POLICE KNOCKED ON CONSUMER'S HOUSE DOOR TO ALERT HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT FIRE HAD STARTED IN ENGINE THROUGH DASHBOARD INTO PASSENGER'S SEAT.*AK *SLC

BRAKES VIBRATE REAL BADLY AND IT IS VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE TO BE RESURFACED EVERY 9,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NO REMEDY.*AK

WHEN REACHING THE SPEED OF 50 MPH OR MORE THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHAKES, WHICH PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S VERY WINDY OUT. ALSO, WHEN TURNING ON THE A/C THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR, WHICH CAUSES HEADACHES/NAUSEA. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S GLUE FROM PUTTING THE WOOD IN THE INTERIOR AND THE DEALER SAYS IT IS HARMLESS TO ME AND MY FAMILY.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT ANY SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS TRIED TO CHANGE TIRES, AND SOME OTHER PARTS OF VEHICLE, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS.*AK

UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER CONSTANTLY GETS AN ELECTRIC SHOCK, THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SEAT MATERIAL IN THE VEHICLE. NLM

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT. IN SNOW BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKES FAIL, THERE IS STEERING ABILITY. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS POOR STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING.*AK

EMERGENCY FLASHERS CANNOT BE USED FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES WITHOUT OVERHEATING THE COMPONENT THUS CAUSING A COMPLETE FAILURE OF EMERGENCY FLASHERS, TURN, PARKING, BRAKE LIGHTS,RUNNING LIGHTS. TIRES DEVELOP MAJOR CUPPING AND FEATHERING THUS CAUSING SEVERE BOUNCE AND VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING AND HANDLING. (DOT NUMBER: 71532B TIRESIZE: 19.5)

CONSUMER PURCHASED A CAR ON FEBRUARY 21, 2000 WITH 0 MILES. AFTER DRIVING 18 MILES, NEXT MORNING VEHECLE WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER , AND THEY REPLACED STARTER.*AK

VEHICLE TRACKS IN A SLIGHTLY SIDEWAYS OR "DOGGIE" MANNER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FRONT ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED WITH NO CHANGE. VEHICLE TRACKS IN SAME WAY WHETHER LOADED OR EMPTY OF WEIGHT. VEHICLE CAN BE VIDEOTAPED AND EASILY SEEN OF THE PROBLEM.. ALSO I HAVE NOTICED A NUMBER OF OTHER ECONOLINES OF SAME YEAR DRIVING IN THE SAME WAY. LORD ONLY KNOWS HOW MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE OUT THERE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM CAN EASILY PLACE THE VHICLE IN A SKID IF DRIVEN ON A SLIPPERY OR ICEY ROADWAY SINCE THE VEHICLE IS TRYING TO BASICALLY GO IN 2 DIRECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME. PLEASE REPLY WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS, HELP, OR GUIDANCE. MY INQUIRY TO MY DEALER WAS PRETTY MUCH A WASTE OF TIME.

BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A "DEAD" SPOT BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE GIVING ONE THE IMPRESION THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK WHEN IN FACT IT IS BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE. IT FALLS INTO THIS POSITION RATHER EASILY. WHEN THE SPRING ON THE SHIFTER ITSELF IS RELEASED IT SNAPS MIMIKING THE SOUND OF THE SHIFTER ENGAGING FULLY IN PARK. THE CAR WILL NOW BE IN A NEUTRAL POSTION WHERE AS THE MOTOR CAN BE REVED AS IF ONE WAS IN PARK . NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR SLIPED INTO REVERSE AFTER I HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IN MY OPINION THE SHIFTER SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET IN THIS POSITION AS EASILY AS IT DOES AND AN "IDIOT" NOISE SHOULD SOUND IF THE DOOR IS OPENEND LETTING ONE KNOW THE CAR IS NOT ENGAGED IN PARK PROPERLY. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A CATOSTOPHIC ACCIDENT. *AK

ROLLED VAN, ALSO HEAD ON WITH LARGE TREE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. SEAT BELTS LOOSENED A LOT.*AK

WHEN BRAKING ON PATCHY AREAS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS TERRIBLE AND LONGER THAN THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF OTHER VEHICLES. *SLC

POOR DESIGN AND MATERIAL OF RUNNING BOARD; PLASTIC RIVET IS CONSTENTLY BREAKIN. ; DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FELL OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. *CJ

WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE 50MPH OR SO WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE/VIBRATE. IT WOULD THEN DRIFT LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR PROBLEM, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE DRIFTING. *AK *SLC

REAR END KEEPS GRABBING WHEN MAKING A BEND,EVENTUALLY FAILING, AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. REAR END HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 12,000 MILES . DEALER CAN ONLY SUGGEST TO ADD MORE MILES, AND CLUTCHES WILL WEAR IN. *AK

WHILE USING REAR DEFOGGER HEATER WILL BLOW HOT AIR JUST IN FRONT, NOT IN REAR. EVEN WHEN HEAT IS ON, IT WILL NOT WORK WELL. *AK *SLC

WAS MAKING AN EMERGENCY TRANSPORT WITH A CARDIAC PATIENT ON BOARD, APROX SPEED @ 70 MPH, FELT VIBERATION FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS, THEN TREAD OF TIRE TORE FROM SIDEWALLS AND TREAD FLEW FROM UNDER AMBULANCE, CAME TO A SLOW STOP NOTICED WHAT HAD ACTUALLY OCCURED, CALLED FOR MUTUAL AID TO TRANSPORT CARDIAC PATIENT ON TO HOSPITAL, TOOK PICTURES OF TREAD, SIDE WALLS REMAINING ON RIM, SLOWLY DROVE AMBULANCE BACK TO BP STATION WHERE ATTENDANT CHANGED TIRE. REPORTED INCIDENT TO FIRESTONE DEALER, DANVILLE, KY 40422 (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1X1469 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

WAS MAKING AN EMERGENCY TRANSPORT WITH A CARDIAC PATIENT ON BOARD, APROX SPEED @ 70 MPH, FELT VIBERATION FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS, THEN TREAD OF TIRE TORE FROM SIDEWALLS AND TREAD FLEW FROM UNDER AMBULANCE, CAME TO A SLOW STOP NOTICED WHAT HAD ACTUALLY OCCURED, CALLED FOR MUTUAL AID TO TRANSPORT CARDIAC PATIENT ON TO HOSPITAL, TOOK PICTURES OF TREAD, SIDE WALLS REMAINING ON RIM, SLOWLY DROVE AMBULANCE BACK TO BP STATION WHERE ATTENDANT CHANGED TIRE. REPORTED INCIDENT TO FIRESTONE DEALER, DANVILLE, KY 40422( DOT NUMBER: VD1L1X1469 TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

14 DAYS AND STILL WAITING FOR PARTS TO REPAIR SEATBELTS(3 SEPERATE SEATS). THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD THE VAN THE ONE SEATBELT JAMMED. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER WHO REPAIRED SAME. APPROXIMATLY SIX WEEKS LATER, SAME SEAT BELT JAMMED THEN A REAR SEAT BELT JAMMED. WHEN DEALER COULD FINALLY SET UP APPOINTMENT APPROXIMATLY 2 WEEKS LATER THEY DISCOVERED A THIRD SEAT BELT JAMMED. THIS IS A CONVERSION VAN THERFORE THEY ARE WAITING FOR PARTS FROM CONVERSION COMPANY. *AK

LEFT FRONT GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE 305/70R16 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND EXPERIENCE A ROLLOVER, DOT OF TIRE AMMBV4N0V0600, FAILURE CAUSED 1 DEATH AND DAMAGED VEHICLE. *SLC

BLOW OUT AND TREAD SEPARATION ON A 2000 FORD E-350 AMBULANCE WITH PATIENT ON BOARD. AMBULANCE IS OWNED BY HOSPITAL. I HEARD THAT THIS MODEL OF TIRE IS ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION. FEEL FREE TO CALL, THANKS. (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/55R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/55R16 )

VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH NON ADJUSTABLE CAMBER BUSHINGS, CAUSING OUTER TIRE WEAR IN THE FRONT TIRES. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH NON ADJUSTABLE CAMBER BUSHINGS, CAUSING OUTER TIRE WEAR IN THE FRONT TIRES. *SLC

MICHELIN LTX TIRE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OUTER TIRE WEAR DUE TO THE NON ADJUSTABLE CAMBER SLEEVES, DEALER REPLACED WITH ADJUSTABLE ONES AND THE PROBLEM NO LONGER EXISTS. *SLC

NOTICED A TIRE SEPARATION DEFECT DURING PRE TRIP INSPECTION, REMOVED TIRE FROM SERVICE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

FIRESTONE TIRE LT 225 75 R16 SHREDDED. *SLC

DRIVING SOUTH ON I-25 FROM ALBEQUERQUE TO EL PASO. TIRE BLEW OUT & I MADE A CONTROLLED STOP. LOOKING UNDER THE REAR INSIDE DUAL WHEEL I SAW THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. I EXITED ALMOST AT ONCE TO A SMALL TOWN NAMED BELEN, N.M. THIS OCCURRED ALMOST NOON ON A SATURDAY. I CONSIDERED MYSELF LUCKY TO FIND A TIRE STORE OPEN IN SUCH A SMALL TOWN. I'M ALMOST 75 WITH A HEART CONDITION. NO WAY I WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THAT TIRE ON A HOT INTERSTATE ALONE. CRAIG TIRE CO. EXPLAINED THE RECALL POLICY. THEY REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE (IN 2 PIECES) AND PLACED IT IN MY RV MOTOR HOME. I PAID THEM $165.08 AND HAVE THE RECEIPT. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND A TIRE DEALER ON SATURDAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEW MEXICO DESERT. I HAVE CALLED FORD, FIRESTONE, THE RV DEALER, THE RV MANUFACTURER, THE LOCAL TV STATION, EVEN THE NEWSPAPER. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. THENCE, NEWS OF NO IMPORTANCE! WRONG! I'M RETIRED. UNEXPECTINGLY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TO TRAVEL AT MY LEISURE. THE PRICE OF ALMOST $69,000.00 IS NOT PRIMARILY IMPORTANT. SOMEONE SELLING ME SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE ENDED MY WIFE'S AND MY LIVES IS MY MAJOR CONCERN. HOW MANY OTHER UNEXPECTING BUYERS MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE? I USED TO DRIVE A SEMI; I OWNED 12 TRUCKS. GOOD THING I HAD EXPERIENCE WITH BLOWOUTS. PERHAPS THE NEXT PERSON WON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE BLOWOUT. LUCKILY, THIS WAS NOT A FRONT TIRE, BUT AN INSIDE DUAL REAR TIRE. I DON'T WANT THE FIRESTONE I HAVE. NO ONE IS INTERESTED IN MY PROBLEM NOR REIMBURSEMENT. ADDITIIONALLY, ON CLOSER EXAMINATION I FOUND ANOTHER TIRE, SAME SIZE, ON THE RIGHT REAR OUTSIDE DUAL HAS A 2" CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL, WHICH I DEEM UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. I ALSO OWN A 1998 FORD RANGER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES, P225/70R15 M/S 1005. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 5,281 MILES, PURCHASED NEW. I'M TOLD WILDRENESS HT'S ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CLARIFICATION. (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRESIZE: 225/75R16E)

I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR 5/6 TIMES, AND IT STILL ISN'T RIGHT!

VEHICLE WILL WANDER OFF TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX AND ADJUSTED IT. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER IS HEARING WIND NOISE INSIDE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

FORWARD CLUTCH DRUM LEAKING AND CLUTCHES WORN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE A WHILE TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE WHEN COMING OUT OF REVERSE. NLM

THE TELEVISION IN THE VEHICLE GETS NO RECEPTION. NLM

CONSUMER INSTALLED LIFT EQUIPMENT, HOWEVER THE LIFT INSTALLATION CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO BECOME TOO CLOSE TO THE CONSUMER, POSSIBLE INJURY IF AIR BAG DEPLOYS, DESIGN OF THE EQUIPMENT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY IN THE VEHICLE. *MJS

AS I WAS DRIVING THE 2000 FORD E350 UHAUL THE REAR RIGHT TIRE DISINTERGRATED AND BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A VERY HOT DAY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BUT MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHERE I WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THE HIGHWAY PATROL TO RESCUE ME. YOU FOLKS NEED TO SERIOUSLY INVESTIGATE UHAUL, FIRESTONE, AND FORD FOR PUTTING MY LIFE AT RISK AND SELLING DANGEROUS CRAPPY TIRES. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: HUGE )

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

QUICK RELEASE SOFA BED: CHILD WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN SOFA BED AND CAPTAIN'S CHAIR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER FELT THAT CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED, AND THAT CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE DEVISE. NEEDED A SAFETY DEVISE, MAYBE AN ON AND OFF SWITCH. *AK

LOTS OF WIND NOISE, TIRES OUT OF ROUND

RIGHT HAND SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR IS A REGULAR MIRROR. IT IS NOT A CONVAY MIRROR, THE TYPE THAT MAKES VEHICLE LOOK SMALLER THAN IT ACTUALLY IS. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT IS HOW VEHICLE IS MADE. *AK

BY SETTING THE MIRROR IN A LOWER POSITION DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE A VEHICLE COMING UP ON THE SIDE OF HIM. WHILE BY SETTING THE MIRROR IN A UPPER POSITION, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE VEHICLE PARALLEL/ BESIDE HIS VEHICLE. BOTH INCIDENTS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, AND VAN WOULD NOT STOP. BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED, BUT WAS OUT OF PROPER LANE, AND WENT INTO THE ENTER SECTION. *AK

WHILE TOWING DOWN A HILL TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AND DRIVER CAN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS IT PICKS UP SPEED. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, CAUSING POOR VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

THE CONDENSATION PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY SEVERE IF IT STARTS RAINING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I LITERALLY CANNOT SEE OUT THE WINDOWS. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNWILLING TO HELP ME. I FEEL THE CAR SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND THAT I JUST NEED TO INSTALL AN AIR CONDITIONER. THIS AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION IS NOT NORMAL. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT TO THE SPEEDOMETER. NO ADJUSTMENT TO THE SEAT HELPS. I'M 5'11" TALL AND CAN NOT SEE THE INDICATOR ABOVE 30 AND BELOW 75MPH. FORD SAYS IT CAN'T BE FIXED AND TO BUY ONE THE NEXT TIME WITH A TILT STEERING WHEEL.I AM AFRAID MYSELF OR ONE OF MY DRIVERS MAY BE INJURED DURING CORNERING WHEN REDUCED SPEED IS REQUIRED. *AK

BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK PULLS FAR TO THE LEFT. *AK