2004 Ford E350 Engine Problems

AT 68,450 MILES, SEVERAL ISSUES OCCURRED: 1) OIL PRESSURE SWITCH BLEW OUT OF THE HOUSING, 2) OIL WAS VISIBLE IN COOLANT, 3) OIL WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE, 4) IDLE VACILLATED UP AND DOWN W/O ANY ACTION ON PART OF THE USER. TOOK VAN TO DEALER, WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED THESE ITEMS. INSPECTION OF THE "REPAIRED VEHICLE" REVEALED OIL STILL DRIPPING OFF ENGINE ONTO GROUND. WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL" AND WOULD DISAPPEAR. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. ENGINE HAS CONTINUED TO LEAK AND OIL CONTINUES TO MIX WITH COOLANT FLUID, EVEN AFTER FLUSHING SYSTEM TWICE SINCE REPAIR. DESPITE NUMEROUS CALLS TO DEALER, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. ENGINE HAS LESS THAN 13K ADDITIONAL MILES ON IT SINCE "REPAIR" AND OIL IS STILL LEAKING. LEAK CONTINUES TO GET WORSE WITH TIME. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SINCE THE ENGINE HAS FAR LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT, SHOULD BE REPAIRED AS A WARRANTY ITEM. MIXING OF OIL AND COOLANT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE PROGRAMMATICALLY ADDRESSED BY FORD.

NHTSA ID

11018700

Incident

Jul 8, 2008

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E-350. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR, FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE SILVER COATING IN THE FUEL TANK WAS FROM ONE OF THE DAMAGED PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 04/07/15*LJ UPDATED 11/3/15*JS

NHTSA ID

10680645

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

52,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. BOTH TECHNICIANS ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE EGR COOLER AND THE HEAD GASKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

NHTSA ID

10548763

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

Mileage

83,000 mi

VEHICLE CUTS OUT DURING DRIVING . *TR

NHTSA ID

10324703

Incident

Apr 11, 2008

Mileage

196,000 mi

I HAVE A FORD E-350 SUPER DUTY VAN THAT HAS HAD DRIVABLE PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS NEW. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO DEALERSHIPS I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO FIX AT THIS TIME AND FORD SHOULD COME OUT WITH A FIX IN THE FUTURE. THE ENGINE DIES WHEN HOT AT TIMES CAUSING HARD BRAKING AND LOSS OF STEERING. AT 100699 MILES, JUST 699 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY THE ENGINE QUITE RUNNING WHEN HOT. IF IT SITS FOR 6 OR MORE HOURS IT WILL RESTART AND RUN FOR ONLY 20 MINUTES. FORD TOLD ME IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266163

Incident

Sep 12, 2007

Mileage

100,699 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER 20 MINUTES, AND WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V270000, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA ID

10175315

Incident

Dec 4, 2006

Mileage

34,000 mi

2004 FORD E-450 AMBULANCE 5/31/06 CREW STATED THE ENGINE WAS SURGING, EGR VALVE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. 5/31/06 CREW STATED A/C QUIT BLOWING AND GRINDING NOISE HEARD LARGER FUSE INSTALLED BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STATED ALL OTHER A/C TEST CHECKED OUT OK. DEALERSHIP ADDED BOOSTER REPLACED TO DIESEL FUEL ALSO REPLACED FILTER, DRAINED WATER SEPARATOR. 9/1/06 ENGINE OIL LEAKING, CREW ALSO HAD A/C CONCERNS AGAIN DEALERSHIP REPLACED GEO ROTOR OIL PUMP COVER GASKET AND SEAL WEAR SLEEVE AND REASSEMBLE POST ROAD. DEALERSHIP FOUND COMPRESSOR SHAFT BROKE REPLACED A/C COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLE ACCUMULATOR AND FRONT ORIFICE TUBE. DEALERSHIP ALSO REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE HARNESS, AND EXHAUST PRESSURE SENSOR SECONDARY TO RECALL. 10/12/05 CREW COMPLAINS THAT ENGINE SOUND LIKE IT IS "SUCKING AIR" DEALERSHIP STATED NOTHING WRONG, LATER THAT WEEK CREW MEMBERS FOUND AIR LEAK AT TURBO BRACKET CONTACTED DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT WAS THE WAY IT SHOULD SOUND. WE STILL HAVE THIS EXTREME SURGING SOUND IN THE CAB ON ACCELERATION, THE SOUND IS SO LOUD THAT WE CAN NOT HEAR THE COMMUNICATION RADIO. THIS TRUCK IS A 2004 AMBULANCE WITH ONLY 24,964 MILES ON IT AND IS HOUSED INSIDE A CLIMATE CONTROLLED STATION. WE ARE AGAIN MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE TURBO CHECK BECAUSE OF AIR LEAK. *NM

NHTSA ID

10172471

Incident

Apr 25, 2005

OIL LEAKING FROM 2004 F-350 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. EGR FAILURE CAUSING TRUCK TO SHUT OFF ON ROAD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153956

Incident

Nov 3, 2005

Mileage

34,000 mi

2004 FORD WAGON E350 WITH FLOOR LOWERED BY VANTAGE MOBILITY INT. FOR HANDICAP PEOPLE. DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING LIKE TRAFFIC JAMS WHILE PULLING A TRAILER THE FLOOR BETWEEN FRONT SEATS GETS MORE THAN HOT ENOUGH TO BURN YOUR FOOT. SLIDING DOOR OPENER HAS BROKEN 6 TIMES LEAVING THE DOOR FREE TO SLIDE OPEN AND SHUT. I KEEP A BUNGY CORD TO TIE IT UP BUT INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHEN USING BUNGY CORD. THE ORIGINAL LATCH BY FORD WAS REMOVED TO INSTALL THE DOOR OPENER. SPLIT DRIVE SHAFT INSTALLED TO MAKE ROOM FOR UNDER VEHICLE LIFT BY BRAUN CORP HAS A LOW ROAR TO IT. BICYCLE TYPE CHAIN FOR THE SLIDING DOOR OPENER AT WHEELCHAIR LIFT DRAGS ACROSS PART OF DOOR JAMB.(NO PULLEY OR SPROCKET). PAID $48,000 FOR THIS NEW 2004 MODEL IN APRIL, 2005 I'M ASKING FOR MY MONEY BACK. PLEASE HELP US. *NM

NHTSA ID

10145829

Incident

Sep 24, 2005

Mileage

20 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E 350 A CONVERSION VAN WHICH WILL NOT START. THE VAN HAS A POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TWELVE OR MORE TIMES TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO DEALER COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE ABOUT FIFTEEN TIMES. THE CONTACT HAS TALKED TO FORD NUMEROUS TIMES. HE INVESTED $96,000 IN THE VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THIS I HAPPENED AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY. THE CONTACT WAS LIVING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS HAVING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN TOWING EXPENSES. ALSO, THERE WERE RENTAL CAR AND MEDICAL EXPENSES AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10140210

Incident

Dec 14, 2004

Mileage

600 mi

DT: CONTACT STATED ON 7-31-05 WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON I-81 70 MPH AND CARRYING 3000 LBS OF STEEL AND ENGINE SHUT OFF 2 MILES SOUTH OF EXIT #66. ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE A WASHING MACHINE AFTERWARDS. CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY IN ORDER FOR THE WRECKER TO LOAD IT. CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 05S34 ON 07/29/2005. DEALER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS WAS THE FIRST PROBLEM CONTACT HAD WITH THE ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10131076

Incident

Jul 31, 2005

Mileage

132,862 mi

FORD E-450 6.0L ENGINE LOSES POWER, STALLS, WILL NOT RESTART. BAYSHORE FORD SERVICE (WILMINGTON DE) RESULTS IN IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS OF DEFECTIVE EXHAUST BACK PRESSURE SENSORS, THROTTLE BODIES AND UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THESE DEFECTS SHOULD BE ADDED TO NHTSA RECALL # ) 05V270000. *NM

NHTSA ID

10130401

Incident

Jun 30, 2005

Mileage

15,000 mi

I HAVE 3 VEHICLES WITH 5.4 LITER EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK, SEVERAL BOLTS ARE CRAKED I HAVE 50,000 MI JUST SHORT OF WARR.MY MECHANIC WON'T TOUCH IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10104539

Incident

Sep 9, 2004

Mileage

49,600 mi