1999 Ford E-450 Owner Complaints

A PLUG BLEW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ID

10939207

Incident

Dec 16, 2016

Mileage

153,000 mi

I HAVE A 1999 E450 RV WITH HANKOOK TIRES BELT ARE SEPARATING MANUFACTURER DATE 5/13.

NHTSA ID

10788291

Incident

Nov 2, 2015

Mileage

70,000 mi

DRIVER REPORTED INTERMITTENT CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE. WHEN RESEARCHING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUE BECAME AWARE OF CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ISSUE. IT IS UNDER FORD RECALL 05S28. IT IS BY ALL ACCOUNTS, A FIRE HAZARD. ON 6/23/2015 TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A FORD DEALER IN ROCHESTER, N.Y.FOR SERVICE UNDER THE RECALL. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED SAYING FORD HAD DECLINED SERVICE, AND THE REPAIR WORK WOULD BE CHARGEABLE. FORDS STANCE WAS THAT THE VEHICLE "SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN EARLIER". WE RECEIVED NO RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE, CASE IN POINT NEITHER THE GIRL THAT SETS THE SERVICE APPOINTMENTS, OR THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER COULD 'GET THE VIN TO GO IN" THIS RECALL IS IS FORDS RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, COVERING FULLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

NHTSA ID

10726824

Incident

Jun 2, 2015

FORD V10 TRITON BLOWS UP A SPARK PLUG WHILE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ENGINE OUR RV FILLED WITH PROPANE, WITH MY HANDICAP SON AND GRANDCHILD IN THE RV. HEARD A LOUD LIFTER NOISE, PULLED OVER TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE, AS MY HUSBAND WAS LOOKING AT THE ENGINE THEN THE LOUD EXPLOSION THOUGHT WE BLEW A MOTOR I CAME OUT TO SEE IF MY HUSBAND WAS OK, THANK GOD THE PLUG COIL AND OTHER STUFF MISSED HIS HEAD. FUEL, COIL, PROPANE THIS IS NOT A GOOD MIXTURE FOR GETTING YOUR RV TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THIS ENGINE IS A DEADLY AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE THE SPARK PLUG AND OTHER STUFF SHOT OUT AS IF FROM A CANNON! THIS RV WE USE TAKE MY VENTILATOR DEPENDENT SON [XXX] TO HIS DOCTORS? APPOINTMENTS, ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I BOUGHT THIS RV WAS FOR MY HANDICAP SON. THIS RV WE TAKE ON OUR FAMILY VACATIONS WITH OUR HANDICAP CHILDREN IN THIS RV FULL OF PROPANE,. FORD NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES BEFORE THERE IS A CATASTROPHE. DO I GET THIS PLUG REPAIRED IN (HOPES) IT STAYS AND DOES NOT BLOW UP AGAIN? IS THIS NOT TAKE A CHANCE ON (HOPE) THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE ON THE ROAD? AND (HOPE) IT DOES NOT IGNITE AND (HOPE) THE FULL PROPANE TANK DOES NOT EXPLODE? 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

NHTSA ID

10679665

Incident

Jan 28, 2015

Mileage

86 mi

TREAD BELT SEPARATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10487878

Incident

Dec 8, 2012

Mileage

102,000 mi

I FOUND OUT THAT BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FORD TRITON ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS THEY ARE PRONE TO "SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT". IN CERTAIN INSTANCES THIS CAN RESULT IN FIRE AS THE SPARK PLUG BECOMES A MISSILE AND CAN BREAK FUEL LINES ETC. AFTER SUCH AN EVENT THE REPAIR FOR OUT OF WARRANTY VEHICLES CAN EASILY BE WELL INTO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND FORD WILL ACCEPT NO RESPONSIVELY. I OWN SUCH AN ENGINE AND IN THE INTEREST OF POSSIBLY PREVENTING THIS, I HAVE LOOKED INTO REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS FAR EARLIER THAN FORD MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDS AND INSTALL THE NEW ONES PER THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THE USE OF ANTI-SEIZE PRODUCTS ON THE THREADS. BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN, IT SEEMS THAT TO REPLACE 10 SPARK PLUGS IN MY RV EXCEEDS $1000. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR THEIR ERROR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225693

Incident

Apr 24, 2008

Mileage

52,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E450. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTERWARDS, FORD SENT A SECOND RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT THEY REPLACED THE HARNESS WITH A FAULTY PART AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER OPERATED AT ALL WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE HAD TO SIGN A PAPER STATING THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. IF IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELEVANT TO THE RECALL, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,676 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,646.

NHTSA ID

10219591

Incident

Feb 28, 2008

Mileage

38,646 mi

THE AIRBAG SENSOR (INDICATOR LIGHT ) STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. *JB

NHTSA ID

10152502

Incident

Feb 24, 2006

Mileage

29,616 mi

LOUD NOISE FROM MOTORHOME WHILE DRIVING. REAR RIGHT TIRE (FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S) HAD BULGED AND THE TREAD HAD SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE, LEAVING THE STEEL SHOWING. IT RIPPED THE MUD FLAP OFF AND DAMAGED THE REAR WHEELWELL. AFTER REPLACING IT, AND LESS THAN 10 MILES LATER, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AGAIN. THE REAR LEFT TIRE HAD A LARGE BULGE AND THE TREAD HAD SEPERATED FROM IT. A THIRD TIRE ALSO HAS A BULGE.

NHTSA ID

10121725

Incident

May 20, 2005

Mileage

10,000 mi

IN 1999 I PURCHASD A NEW GULFSTREAM '30 FOOT MOTOR HOME, IT WAS BUILT ON A FORD E450 CHASSIS. THE UNIT WAS SHIPPED WITH "E" RANGE TIRES. I HAD A SEVEN TIRE ROTATION AT 5000 MILES, AT WHICH TIME THE SPARE WAS PUT INTO USE. IN A CHECK OF TIRE PRESSURES BEFORE MY LAST TRIP I FOUND A "D" RANGE TIRE(THE ORIGNAL SPARE?). I HAVE DRIVEN 25000 MILES ON THIS TIRE AT 20PSI OVER MAX RATED PRESSURE. I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT THIS TIRE DID NOT BLOW AT 65 MPH. IS THIS A STANDARED PRACTICE TO SHIP CUTAWAYS WITH LOWER RANGE(CHEAPER) TIRES?

NHTSA ID

10096184

Incident

Jun 17, 1999

PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON 1999 BIG FOOT MODEL MOTOR HOME. *MR AS THE CONSUMER MADE A TURN, A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER SAW IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, LARGE CHUNKS OF RUBBER AND BIG PIECES OF TREAD FLYING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED AND WHAT WAS LEFT WAS 2 INCH RINGS MOUNTED ON THE RIM, ALSO THE OTHER TIRE LOOKED AS IF IT WAS PARTIALLY DEFLATED. THIS PROBLEM REPEATED, BUT THIS TIME THE INNER TIRE WELL AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10079816

Incident

Dec 23, 1999

Mileage

2,100 mi

RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. *MR THERE WERE CHUNKS OF RUBBER AND BIG PIECES OF TREAD FLYING FROM UNDER THE MOTOR HOME. THE TIRE LOOKED AS IF IT WERE PARTIALLY DEFLATED. (1999 BIG FOOT MOTOR HOME MOUNTED TO THE FORD E450) *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10075854

Incident

Dec 23, 1999

DURING REGULAR INSPECTION OF OUR PARATRANSIT VEHICLES, WE FOUND CRACKS IN THE LEFT FRONT SPRING TOWER. SUPSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE OTHER 8 VEHICLE REVEALED THAT THEY ALL HAD THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10067723

Incident

Mar 15, 2004

Mileage

160,000 mi

SECOND DISINTEGRATION OF A FIRESTONE 225/75/R16E. CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE COMPARTMENT HOUSING WATER PUMP, WATER SERVICE LINE, 120V ELECTRICAL, 3/8" PROPANE COPPER TUBING TO STOVE, WATER HEATER, FURNACE, ETC. MOTORHOME IS JAYCO, CLASS C, NEW IN 1999. DAMAGE TO OUTSIDE PANELING AS WELL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10064465

Incident

Apr 1, 2004

Mileage

71,750 mi

FIRESTONE R4S BLOW OUT ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF 1999 FORD F-450SD WITH COACHMAN MOTOR HOME MOUNTED ON FRAME. UNIT NOT OVER LOADED AND PROPER AIR PRESSURE MAINTAINED.CHECKING I HAVE FOUND OTHER TIRES WITH HAIR LINE CRACKS AROUND WHERE THREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. I AM REPLACING TIRES AND WILL HOLD FIRESTONE TIRES WHILE WAITING FOR TIRES TO BE RECALLED .

NHTSA ID

10032550

Incident

Jun 17, 2003

Mileage

17,434 mi

MY RV SUFFERED A TIRE BLOWOUT AND COMPLETE TRED SEPARATION ON THE ROAD ON VACATION. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE UNDER SIDE OF MY RV BY THE TRED WIPPING THE RV AS IT SEPARATED. THE TIRE HAD ONLY 16,000 MILES ON IT, WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 55 MPH ON NORMAL DRY PAVEMENT. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT225/75 R16 LOAD RANGE E DOT VD1L 1XD 259 OTHER NUMBERS ON TIRE 25439 UR BD99805-6 DA180P D06L 06029. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025448

Incident

Jun 11, 2003

Mileage

16,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ONE OF THE GLASSESING BELONG TO 6 FOOT RIGHT DOOR BLEW OUT, AND FELL DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY. CONSUMER STATED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY OFFERED CLIPS TO REINFORCE THE GLASS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10024826

Incident

Jun 24, 2003

TREAD ON REAR RIGHT SIDE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 50MPH . FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S SIZE#LT225/75R16 DOT# VD1LE38. *TT

NHTSA ID

10021764

Incident

May 28, 2003

A TIRE LOST ITS TREAD WHILE TRAVELING ON I40 IN LEBANON,TN, WHILE ENROUTE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, ON A DUTCHMAN MOTOR HOME WITH A FORD CHASIS.*JB

NHTSA ID

10010331

Incident

Mar 10, 2003

Mileage

30,000 mi

THE "SERVICE" OF QUICK CHANGE OIL SHOPS TO ADJUST TIRE PRESSURES ON WARM/HOT TIRES TO RECOMMENDED (COLD) PRESSURES. THIS RESULTS IN COLD PRESSURES OF 4 TO 6 PSI BELOW RECOMMENDED PRESSURE IF CHECKED PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

10002996

Incident

Jan 8, 2003

NO SUMMARY. DT

NHTSA ID

769882

Incident

Apr 17, 2002

THESE TIRES ARE MOUNTED ON A 32 FOOT JAYCO CLASS C MOTORHOME ON A FORD CHASSIS. THE FIRST TIRE TO BLOWOUT WAS THE LEFT SIDE INSIDE DUAL TIRE AT 15000 MILES. THE SECOND TIRE TO BLOWOUT WAS THE OUTSIDE RIGHT DUAL AT 17180 MILES. THIS BLOWOUT CAUSED $3243.00 TO MY MOTORHOME. AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE WAS 72PSI AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES F. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM MUTUAL, HAD THE TIRE INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT CAUSED THE THREAD SEPARATION. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY SINCE THERE ARE STILL FIVE OF THE ORGINIAL SEVEN TIRE STILL ON OUR MOTORHOME. DY

NHTSA ID

769480

FIRESTONE DENIES THAT THE TIRES WERE FAULTY, THEY CLAIM THAT I DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH UNDERINFLATED TIRES. BEFORE I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY I ALWAYS CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURES AND FLUIDS. I REPLACED ALL OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES BEFORE ONE BLEW OUT ON THE FRONT AND CAUSED A CRASH. IN 26 YEARS OF DRIVING NUMEROUS VEHICLES WITH VARIOUS TIRES I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THESE TIRES THAT HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY. I KEPT THE REMAINING 5 OF THE TIRES FROM THIS SET AND AM HAVING THEM TESTED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN FIRESTONE. I FIND FIRESTONES EXPLANATION OF UNDERINFLATION IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE SINCE I AM THE ONE WHO HAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE. NLM

NHTSA ID

767623

Incident

May 4, 2002

INSIDE RIGHT REAR DUEL TIRE BLEW BLEWOUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

766801

Incident

Apr 5, 2002

DOT # WAS HARD TO READ ON THE SIDEWALL, SO I'M NOT SURE IF I GOT IT CORRECT. THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM IN THE BLOCK TO ENTER COMPLETE TIRE SIZE; IT IS LT225/75R16. CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE (TREAD SEPARATED) ON LOW-MILEAGE, PROPERLY-INFLATED TIRE. DID SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF MY RV. I HAVE A WRITTEN REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $2,010.00, WHICH WAS PREPARED BY PROPERTY DAMAGE APPRAISERS OF ALBUQUEREQUE, NM, 505-242-1531, ESTIMATE ID # 2080027.*AK

NHTSA ID

766240

Incident

Jul 28, 2002