1995 Ford E-250 Owner Complaints

ON AUGUST 4, 2010, MY 22 YEAR OLD SON WAS A PASSENGER IN A FORD ECONOLINE E 250 VAN ON HIS WAY TO WORK, WHEN THE DRIVER SOME HOW LOST CONTROL, HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND WAS EJECTED ALONG WITH MY SON! THE DRIVER WENT OUT FIRST AND TOOK THE WORST OF THE IMPACT. HOWEVER, HE IS STILL ALIVE WITH MASSIVE INJURIES. MY SON WAS THROWN OUT SECOND ACROSS THE HWY AND DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HIS HEAD AND TORSO. THE 3RD PASSENGER WAS REMOVED WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. MY SON NOR THE DRIVER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE MATTERED DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE 3RD PERSON WAS IN THE BACK AND A SEAT BELT WAS NOT AVAILABLE, HE WAS SITTING ON A "MAKE SHIFT" TYPE SEAT(?) MY QUESTION IS...WHY DID THIS VAN SUSTAIN THIS MUCH MASSIVE DAMAGE FROM A ONE VEHICLE CRASH? HOW DID THE "CRASH DUMMIES" SURVIVE? ALTHOUGH, IT IS AN OLDER MODEL,(1995) THERE'S SEEMS TO BE NO REASON WHY THIS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE RESULTED FROM A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I KNOW SO FAR, ROAD CONDITIONS NOR EXCESSIVE SPEED WERE AN ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PARTICULAR VAN DID IN FRONT IMPACT COLLISION TESTING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO INSURE THAT YOUR NEWER VANS DO NOT "CRUMBLE" IN THIS MANNER? I'M MORE THAN SURE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE HELPED TREMENDOUSLY! BUT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VAN SHOULD HAVE, OR COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE STURDIER BUILT???? I NEED ANSWERS AS TO WHY MY FIRST BORN SON WAS KILLED IN SUCH A HORRIFIC ONE VAN CRASH. THEY DIDN'T RUN INTO AN 18 WHEELER OR A TRAIN...IT WAS THE GUARDRAIL!!! PLEASE HELP ME AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAPPENED. UPDATED IVOQ 11/02/10 *TR

NHTSA ID

10355847

Incident

Aug 4, 2010

RECEIVED LETTERS (ORIGINALLY FROM 2006) REGARDING RECALL 05S28 - SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM MODIFICATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2007, WHERE THEY DISCONNECTED SPEED CONTROLLER, AND SAID PARTS WOULD BE IN 3 WEEKS. CALLED BACK IN SEPT, SAID PARTS WOULD BE IN OCTOBER. CALLED IN OCTOBER, TOLD DECEMBER. CALLED IN FEBRUARY, NOW TOLD APRIL. I AM TRYING TO ESCALATE WITH FORD, BUT ANY ANSWERS FROM THEM ARE NOT CREDIBLE, AS THEY NOW HAVE A HISTORY OF GIVING DATES IN THE FUTURE SO I "GO AWAY" FOR NOW. FORD SEEMS TO HAVE NO PLANS TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS, SO IN THE FUTURE I WILL NOT BE TAKING VEHICLES IN FOR A RECALL UNTIL I CAN CONFIRM THAT ALL PARTS ARE ON-HAND *BEFORE* I ARRIVE. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A GOOD RESULT OF FORD'S IGNORING THE RECALL (BY NOT ORDERING AN APPROPRIATE QUANTITY OF PARTS IN A TIMELY MANNER, STARTING IN 2006). *TR

NHTSA ID

10217697

Incident

Aug 6, 2007

Mileage

115,000 mi

DOUBLE BRAKE (FLUID) LINE FAILURE BACK-TO-BACK, ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY, RESULTING IN NO BRAKES AT ALL. VEHICLE IS OLDER, FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUST OUT. (THIS IS THE THIRD OLDER VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE WITHIN THE SAME AGE/MILEAGE RANGE, ALL WITHIN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. I AM SUSPECTING ACCELERATED OXIDATION DUE TO "SUPER-SALT" USED IN HIGHWAY DE-ICING IN RECENT YEARS.)*JB

NHTSA ID

10162166

Incident

Jul 11, 2006

Mileage

126,327 mi

ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT IN EMERGENCY STOPPING, WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CODE INDICATING FAILURE WAS CLEARED. *TC

NHTSA ID

842626

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

23,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

557560

Incident

Jul 9, 1997

HOOD OPENED, WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, SLAMMING INTO WINDSHILED SHATTERING IT. THE FIBERGLASS WAS OVERHEATED AND PEELED AWAY CAUSING LATCH TO BREAK.

NHTSA ID

539822

Incident

Aug 12, 1998

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE.

NHTSA ID

534975

GAS/BRAKE PEDAL TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CAUSING THEM TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

521166

Incident

Aug 5, 1995

DRIVER SWITCHED LANES TO AVOID ACCIDENT, UPON RETURNING TO HIS LANE THE VAN LOST IT'S STEERING CONTROL. HE PROCEEDED TO GO OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE WHEELS BROKE OFF.

NHTSA ID

513838

Incident

Dec 21, 1996

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

NHTSA ID

511716

Incident

Aug 31, 1996

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

NHTSA ID

803498

TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID

507308

Incident

Jul 30, 1996

DURING BRAKE APPLICATION, VEHICLE DRIFTS @ 30-35 MPH. IF VEHICLE IS LOADED WITH 500LBS OR MORE IT WILL NOT STOP. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID

986290

Incident

Mar 31, 1996

THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLABLY WHEN IT REACHES SPEEDS OF 55MPH OR MORE. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA ID

984172

Incident

May 5, 1996

BOTH FRONT ROTORS CRACKED W/EXCESSIVE WEAR GRINDING METAL TO METAL IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID

978646