1993 Ford E350 Owner Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD FISH TAIL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT IF EVERYTHING THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN WERE REPAIRED IT MAY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 7/18/14*CN *TR

NHTSA ID

10382765

Incident

Dec 19, 2010

Mileage

85,000 mi

GOT IN MY VAN STARTED DOWN STREET AND SMELT SMOKE WENT AROUND BLOCK INSIDE OF VAN FULL OF SMOKE STOPPED VAN AND SHUT IT OFF GOT OUT OF IT AND CALLED FOR FIRE DEPT AND NEIGHBOR CALLED TO BY TIME FIRE DEPT CAME MY VAN WAS FULLY ON FIRE MELTED SIDING ON HOUSE I WAS NEXT TOO..SMOKE AGGRAVATED MY ASHTMA AND HAD TO DO MY NEBULIZER............NOW I HAD A RECALL AND SUPPOSABLY IT WAS CORRECTED BUT MY VAN STILL CAUGHT FIRE...I DON'T HAVE FIRE COVERAGE WHAT IS MY NEXT THING I CAN DO TO GET COMPENSATION....IF MY RECALL WAS FIXED WHY DID IT STILL CATCH FIRE....HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH VAN BEFORE ALL HAPPENED...ONLY WORK DONE ON IT WAS FOR THE RECALL... *TR

NHTSA ID

10261015

Incident

Mar 4, 2009

Mileage

130,000 mi

RECEIVED RECALL 1993 E-350 ECONOLINE 08S01 MADE APPOINTMENT EVERY FORD FAYETTE, AL. LEFT IT OVER NIGHT TO BE WORKED ON THE NEXT DAY. CALLED 4:30PM BEFORE CLOSING TO SEE IF IT WAS DONE. TOLD THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK IT WAS NEXT THEN THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PART & DIDN'T KNOW WHEN ONE WOULD BE AVAILABLE. WE WASTED 8 GALLONS OF GAS AND THE RECALL PART IS STILL NOT BEEN REPLACED. THEY CLAIM NO ONE HAS THE PART FOR THE ECONOLINE. I CALLED THE 1-800 NUMBER IN THE LETTER BUT IT IS ONLY A VOICE MAIL BOX AND IT DIRECTS TO MAKE THE CALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219377

Incident

Feb 27, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND FORD RECALL NUMBER 05S28 IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE CALLED FORD SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MID'DECEMBER OF 2007 AND THEN IN JANUARY OF 2008. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

NHTSA ID

10216714

Incident

Aug 30, 2007

1993 FORD E-350 TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE LOST CONTROL HE DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY AND HIT THE MEDIAN WALL. *KB (OHIO CRASH TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB

NHTSA ID

10209425

Incident

Oct 31, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE NOTICE ADVISED HIM TO CALL 1-800-444-3311 FOR A LIST OF LOCAL DEALERS. WHEN HE CALLED, THE PHONE RANG TWICE AND GAVE A BUSY SIGNAL. WHEN HE CALLED 1-800-392-3673, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH MOTORHOMES. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OR FIND A DEALER. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

NHTSA ID

10201618

Incident

Aug 30, 2007

I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN I BEGAN DECELERATING AND REALIZED ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I COASTED TO A STOP. I WAS GETTING TOOLS TO CHECK RELAYS WHEN I NOTICED FIRE AT REAR WHEEL, DRIVER SIDE, AT GAS TANK. CALLED CLOSEST FIRE DEPARTMENT. 6/9/06. PARKING BRAKE LINE ON FIRE WITH ABS LINE. HAD WIRING REPAIRED. JULY 16,2006 BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE LOCKING, REAR WAS SMOKING AGAIN, LOOKED LIKE FIRE AT GAS TANK. JULY 17 HAD MECHANIC CHECK ALL BRAKES WHICH WERE EXCELLENT EXCEPT PARKING BRAKE LINE BENT, BUT RELEASED. JULY 19, BRAKES LOCKING UP A LITTLE. JULY 20, COULDN'T DRIVE WITHOUT REVERSE/FORWARD AND STILL DIDN'T WANT TO GO. I SELL ICE CREAM TO LITTLE CHILDREN WHILE MY VAN IS RUNNING. PARKING BRAKES WORK BUT WON'T RELEASE FULLY. APPEARED TO BE VINYL LINING AT FLOOR LEVEL INTERFERING, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN WIRING. HAD A SECOND FIRE ON GROUND BATTERY TERMINAL AND INSIDE HOOD ON JUNE 16,2006 CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. DON'T KNOW CAUSE. REPLACED BURNED WIRING ONLY. ALL ELSE WORKED. ALSO, IT APPEARS THE LEAKY FILLER HOSE WAS NEVER REPLACED ON THIS VAN. INTERIOR LIGHT HAD FIRE PATTERN WHEN BOUGHT SECOND HAND. I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS A RECALL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10163012

Incident

Jun 9, 2006

Mileage

244,000 mi

WHILE TURNING IN A PARKING LOT SHIFTER DISCONNECTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. *AK IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT LINKAGE ROD SNAPPED APART INSIDE THE STEERING COULMN. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE UPDATED PARTS AND INSTALLED IT HIMSELF. *NM

NHTSA ID

10041883

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

64,000 mi

GAS TANK FELL OF VEHILCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10022120

Incident

Mar 15, 2003

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED VIBRATION DUE TO CRACKED ROTORS. THE BRAKE PADS WERE ALSO CRACKED IN HALF. *YH THE BRAKE PADS WERE CRACKED IN HALF BUT WERE NOT WORN TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER NEW BEARINGS AND SEALS WERE REPLACED. PHOTOS ATTACHED. *TT

NHTSA ID

568441

Mileage

54,590 mi

TREAD SEPARATION FROM BODY OF TIRE AT SIDEWALL. MODERATE VIBRATION PROIR TO FAILURE. TIRE REMOVED FROM SERVICE BEFORE IT CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.*AK

NHTSA ID

761818

Incident

May 11, 2002

NO FAULT CODES COULD BE FOUND AFTER INCIDENT BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED.

NHTSA ID

753771

RUBBER HOSE ATTACHMENT TO INLET PIPE TO METAL FUEL FILLER TUBE WAS CORRODED, AND DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN TANK WAS BEING FILLED.*AK

NHTSA ID

898107

WE HAE EXPERIENCED PLY SEPARATIONS ON AT LEAST TWO TIRES ON THIS VAN FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CUASE OF THIS PROBLEM WHOULD BE INITIATED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75-R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75-R16 )

NHTSA ID

746156

Incident

May 29, 2001

PARKING BRAKE SLIPS OFF ON ANY LEVEL SURFACE. RACHET MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS WAS 2ND TIME IT HAD HAPPENED. *AK

NHTSA ID

881214

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

REPAIR SHOP USED SAID MANIFOLD WAS MADE DEFECTIVE--FIRE HAZARD --I CALLED CUSTOMER SEVICE--TOLD THEY KNOW OF NO PROBLEMS--PARTS STORE SAID THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS MOTOR---I TALKED TO FORD REPS. AT THE CHICAGO CAR SHOW THEY SAID TO CALL CUST. SERVICE....I BUY MOPAR PRODUCTS NOW.*AK

NHTSA ID

740060

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

FRONT BALL JOINTS REPLACED TWICE. NEEDED TO BE DONE AGAIN. ALSO, PARK BRAKE REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

877336

Incident

Jul 1, 1996

IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS, THREE OF THESE TIRES HAVE FAILED ON MY VAN. THE FIRST WAS A BLOWOUT THROUGH THE TREAD AREA WITH LOSS OF TREAD ESTIMATED TO BE 4" BY 8-10". THE SECOND WAS TREAD SEPARATION WITH LOSS OF A 2"BY 4" SECTION OF TREAD, THIRD TIRE HAS SUFFERED A TREAD SEPARATION APPROXIMATELY 24 INCLES LONG BY 3"-4" WIDE. I DID NOT RECORD THE DOT NUMBER INFORMATION ON THE FIRST TIRE. THE LAST TWO FAILED TIRES SHOW DOT MD11 EXOV 305. (DOT NUMBER: MD11 EXOV TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

NHTSA ID

734856

DD (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16M)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16M )

NHTSA ID

733875

AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES, ALL THE TIRES EXPERIENCED INTERNAL SEPERATION WHICH ALLOWED AIR PRESSURE TO PENETRATE BETWEEN THE LAYERS. THIS CAUSED BULGING WHICH WAS NOTICED BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE TIRES WERE REPLACED IT WAS NOTED THAT SOME TYPE OF PATCH WAS APPLIED INTERNALLY TO THE TIRES TO "OVERCOME" THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THE TIRES, AS NOTED. MICHELIN SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AT NO CHARGE AS THEY WERE IN DANGER OF IMMINENT FAILURE! AS IT WAS, WE HAD TO PAY OVER $ 400 TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. (DOT NUMBER: NOT KNOWN TIRESIZE: LT245/75 R)

NHTSA ID

733398

Incident

May 8, 1997

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

725132

Incident

Jun 28, 2000

ABS VALVE WAS REMOVE AND REPLACED, DUE TO FAILURE IN BRAKE SYSTEM. *YC

NHTSA ID

545856

Incident

May 12, 1999

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING VIBRATION.

NHTSA ID

542644

Incident

Nov 1, 1997

CONSUMER COPLAINING OF GAS LEAK FROM THE HOSE BETWEEN FULLER NECK AND TANK; DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR HOSE WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PART SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY FOR MORE THE FIVE YEARS. *AK

NHTSA ID

824545

Incident

Jun 22, 1998

BOTH BOLTS ON MANIFOLD BROKE OFF, CAUSING MANIFOLD TO WARP.

NHTSA ID

531659

Incident

Apr 1, 1996