2004 Ford E-450 Problems

2004 FORD DIESEL OVERHEATS AND STALLS. *TR

UNKNOWN AS TO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS, VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND AT TIMES ENGINE SURGES WITH POWER AND LOSES POWER. VEHICLE IS A FORD E 450 WITH A 6.0 LT DIESEL , MGF BY INTERNATIONAL TRUCK MOTORS FOR FORD MOTOR CO. INCIDENT FIRST REPORTED OCT 28, 2006 AND IS ON GOING TO THIS DATE, GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, RENDING VEHICLE UNRELIABLE. VEHICLE IS AN AMBULANCE, MODULAR AFTERMARKET MFG IS PL CUSTOM, OWNED BY THE PITTSTON TOWNSHIP AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION. CONTACT INFO WITH FORD IS MONIQUE - 1.800.343.5338, THEN SELECT OPTIONS - 3, THEN 7, THEN 4. CASE ID # - 41-AGBDWM. *TR

PROBLEM: HESITATION ON ACCELERATION, ROUGH IDLES, LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION. INJECTOR FOUND CLOGGED ON 12-2006. REPLACED TURBO ASSEMBLY AND COLD AIR BOOT ON 12/20/2006. FILED WRITTEN COMPLAINT TO FORD IN APRIL 2006 FOR RECURRING ENGINE ISSUES. FORD NEVER ANSWERED. ON 1/30/09 TRUCK NOT RUNNING AND FORD REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. ASKED FORD SERVICE TO CHECK ROUGH RUNNING AND ENGINE POWER LOSS BUT COMPUTER SHOWED NO CODES. TOOK TRUCK INTO FORD ON 1/21/20011 FOR BRAKES AND VEHICLE NOT RUNNING PROPERLY EVEN AFTER WARM UP. DIAGNOSIS FROM FORD --- FOUND RUST IN THE FUEL FILTER, WAS TOLD FUEL TANK NEEDED REPLACED AS WELL AS INJECTORS AND INJECTOR PUMP AND FUEL LINES. COST TO REPLACE $5000 OR MORE. WARRANTY RAN OUT NOVEMBER 2010. FORD IS NOW REQUIRING VEHICLE OWNERS TO REPLACE THEIR FUEL TANKS AND ANY ANCILLARY PARTS AT THEIR OWN COST. FORD HAD TO OF KNOWN THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANKS DELAMINATING AFTER 2004. AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN THIS ECONOMY HAVING TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY ON A PROBLEM THAT COULD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF UNDER WARRANTY IS EGREGIOUS. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 113,000 MILES AND TO ALREADY HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE FUEL TANK IS INDICATIVE OF A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. FORD IS NEGLIGENT IN NOT ACKNOWLEDGING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO LIFE SAFETY PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E-450. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE USUALLY RESTARTS ITSELF AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND ALL THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE (FICM) WIRE HARNESS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 337,000.

AVI FOODSYSTEMS VEHICLE # [XXX] IS A DANGER ON THE ROAD IT IS NOT FEDERALLY INSPECTED AND YOU CAN SEE THE TRUCK IS A HAZARD. I FEEL BAD FOR THE DRIVER EVERYTIME I SEE HER COME TO OUR ACCOUNT. SHE IS RISKING HER LIFE DRIVING THAT VEHICLE. THIS TRUCK HAS OHIO PLATES AND IS IN ERIE,PA I WANTED TO INFORM D.O.T. ANONYMOUSLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E-450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ALUMINUM PUCKS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM EXPANDED WHEN HEATED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ALUMINUM PUCKS WITH STEEL ONES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 3/28/14*CN

My box truck caught on fire, fire started at the plug in receptacle that keeps the glow plug warm and spread from there. Luckily my across the street neighbor helped put out the fire temporarily with 2 of his fire extinguisher until the fire truck arrived, otherwise it would have been a major catastrophe.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E-450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE, STARTER AND THE HOP OIL PRESSURE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY RV DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN THE INSIDE DUAL BLEW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. BEFORE THE TIRE BLEW OUT I NOTICED A VIBRATION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE RV. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD CAME OFF COMPLETELY LEAVING ONLY THE SIDE WALLS. I DO NOT REMEMBER RUNNING OVER ANY OBJECTS IN THE FREEWAY AND HAD NOT HIT ANY POT HOLES. THIS TIRE WAS THREE YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD CHECKED AND VERIFIED THE TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE LEAVING AND ENSURED THAT I HAD INFLATED THE TIRES TO THE RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE PER THE VEHICLES OWNER MANUAL 80 PSI. THESE TIRES WERE THE DEFINITY DAKOTA LT225/75/16 TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY PEP BOYS AS I HAD PURCHASED THE HAZARD WARRANTY.

BFG COMMERCIAL T/A TIRE (215/85 R16) BLEW OUT AND HAD TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING SOME VEHICLE DAMAGE. TIRE WAS UNDER 5 YEARS OLD PER DOT DATE CODE, UNDER 15K MILES, HAD GOOD TREAD, NO INDICATION OF DAMAGE. NO KNOWN IMPACT WITH ANY ROAD DEBRIS, BLOW OUT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 55 MPH. VERY LITTLE WARNING, JUST SLIGHT FEELING OF MISBALANCE BEFORE TIRE EXPLODED. TIRES HAD BEEN CHECKED FOR PROPER INFLATION 2-3 DAYS BEFORE. TIRES WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED DURING TRAVEL - NO SIGNS OF OVER/UNDER INFLATION. *TR

ENGINE WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES BY FORD DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM NEVER FIXED , EVERY RE-BUILD ENGINE THAT WAS INSTALLED HAD DIFF. ISSUE , THEN THE LAST ONE JUST CAUGHT IN FIRE FROM LEAKING OIL AND ALSO FROM THE WAY THEY INSTALLED 11-01-07 DATE CAUGHT IN FIRE. *TR

WE HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING WHEN IT WAS DISPATCHED TO A CALL. INTERNAL OIL COOLER DISENTIGRATED, AND LEAKED OIL INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE CAM SENSORS, AND INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, AND HAS HAD ALL OF THE INTERNAL GEARS REPLACED SINCE. ALL OF THE WIRING HARNESSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.THIS PARTICULAR UNIT HAS SPENT MANY MONTHS THIS YEAR IN A SHOP BEING WORKED ON. *JB

FORD E450 DOORS POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BODY IS TWISTED, THE DOORS POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLUS THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED EVEN MORE SEVERE PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, THE ROOF LEAKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND THE OVERHEAD OF THE CAB WAS COMING OFF OVER THE WINDSHIELD. *JB ODI NOTE: THIS IS A ROCKPORT BODY ON AN E450 FORD CHASSIS - GTB 5-2-08

I BOUGHT A FORD 2004 E450 WITH A6. 0 ENGINE AND HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TWICE, ALSO REPLACED 2 HEATER CORES. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY . I HAVE HAD NO LUCK WITH FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO SELL BACK VIA LEMON LAW. *NM

THE component system addressed, which is available for inspection, is the propane line routed through a jagged torched hole in the vehicle main frame; location is left-rear frame extension. Pictures are available. IF piping is allowed to remain, the propane line will sustain a propane leak with constant rubbing against the hole going through the frame. Our safety, and the safety of many others across the nation is at risk, specifically with the reports of motorhome fires to date. THE existing problem has not been confirmed by a dealer or independent service center at this time. THE existing problem has not been confirmed by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others. NO indicators of any kind for system failure are included on this model. Propane smell or fire would be immediate. Problem appeared after news broadcast of last motorhome fire; I investigated problem on my own. TWO attempts to report this system problem failed when NHTSA would not accept or recognize vehicle VIN number.

FORD E450 DOORS POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BODY IS TWISTED, THE DOORS POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLUS THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED EVEN MORE SEVERE PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, THE ROOF LEAKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND THE OVERHEAD OF THE CAB WAS COMING OFF OVER THE WINDSHIELD. *JB ODI NOTE: THIS IS A ROCKPORT BODY ON AN E450 FORD CHASSIS - GTB 5-2-08

PROBLEM: HESITATION ON ACCELERATION, ROUGH IDLES, LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION. INJECTOR FOUND CLOGGED ON 12-2006. REPLACED TURBO ASSEMBLY AND COLD AIR BOOT ON 12/20/2006. FILED WRITTEN COMPLAINT TO FORD IN APRIL 2006 FOR RECURRING ENGINE ISSUES. FORD NEVER ANSWERED. ON 1/30/09 TRUCK NOT RUNNING AND FORD REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. ASKED FORD SERVICE TO CHECK ROUGH RUNNING AND ENGINE POWER LOSS BUT COMPUTER SHOWED NO CODES. TOOK TRUCK INTO FORD ON 1/21/20011 FOR BRAKES AND VEHICLE NOT RUNNING PROPERLY EVEN AFTER WARM UP. DIAGNOSIS FROM FORD --- FOUND RUST IN THE FUEL FILTER, WAS TOLD FUEL TANK NEEDED REPLACED AS WELL AS INJECTORS AND INJECTOR PUMP AND FUEL LINES. COST TO REPLACE $5000 OR MORE. WARRANTY RAN OUT NOVEMBER 2010. FORD IS NOW REQUIRING VEHICLE OWNERS TO REPLACE THEIR FUEL TANKS AND ANY ANCILLARY PARTS AT THEIR OWN COST. FORD HAD TO OF KNOWN THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANKS DELAMINATING AFTER 2004. AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN THIS ECONOMY HAVING TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY ON A PROBLEM THAT COULD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF UNDER WARRANTY IS EGREGIOUS. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 113,000 MILES AND TO ALREADY HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE FUEL TANK IS INDICATIVE OF A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. FORD IS NEGLIGENT IN NOT ACKNOWLEDGING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO LIFE SAFETY PROBLEM.

FORD E450 DOORS POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BODY IS TWISTED, THE DOORS POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLUS THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED EVEN MORE SEVERE PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, THE ROOF LEAKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND THE OVERHEAD OF THE CAB WAS COMING OFF OVER THE WINDSHIELD. *JB ODI NOTE: THIS IS A ROCKPORT BODY ON AN E450 FORD CHASSIS - GTB 5-2-08

AVI FOODSYSTEMS VEHICLE # [XXX] IS A DANGER ON THE ROAD IT IS NOT FEDERALLY INSPECTED AND YOU CAN SEE THE TRUCK IS A HAZARD. I FEEL BAD FOR THE DRIVER EVERYTIME I SEE HER COME TO OUR ACCOUNT. SHE IS RISKING HER LIFE DRIVING THAT VEHICLE. THIS TRUCK HAS OHIO PLATES AND IS IN ERIE,PA I WANTED TO INFORM D.O.T. ANONYMOUSLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FORD E450 DOORS POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BODY IS TWISTED, THE DOORS POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLUS THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED EVEN MORE SEVERE PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, THE ROOF LEAKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND THE OVERHEAD OF THE CAB WAS COMING OFF OVER THE WINDSHIELD. *JB ODI NOTE: THIS IS A ROCKPORT BODY ON AN E450 FORD CHASSIS - GTB 5-2-08

FORD E450 DOORS POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BODY IS TWISTED, THE DOORS POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLUS THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED EVEN MORE SEVERE PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, THE ROOF LEAKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND THE OVERHEAD OF THE CAB WAS COMING OFF OVER THE WINDSHIELD. *JB ODI NOTE: THIS IS A ROCKPORT BODY ON AN E450 FORD CHASSIS - GTB 5-2-08

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E-450. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V782000 (EQUIPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 1-855-262-3540 APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO. THE CONTACT LEFT A VOICEMAIL FOR A CALL BACK, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME HAD PASSED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. BRAKE STOP LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. DEALER FOUND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED . PART # 1LIZ*9F924*AA KIT, BRAKE REPAIR. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. *NM