2007 Ford E350 Problems

HANKOOK DYNAPRO AS LT245-75/16 TREAD SEPARATION ON A 2007 FORD E350 SUPERDUTY VAN. THIS WAS THE 4TH OCCURRENCE OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS BRAND / MODEL / SIZE TIRE ON A SINGLE FORD E350 VAN. ONE TIRE FAILURE EACH YEAR ON AVERAGE. ALL FAILURES OCCURRED AT 15,000-30,000 MILES, 7/32 - 10/32 TREAD DEPTH, WHILE MOUNTED ON THE REAR AXLE. *TR

TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AFTER ONLY ABOUT 23,000 MILES OF USE ON A "VAN CONVERSION" OF A FORD E350. THE MAKER OF THE VAN CONVERSIONS IS PLEASURE-WAY (NOT FOUND IN YOUR LIST OF VEHICLE MFG AND MODELS). MULTIPLE OWNERS OF PLEASURE-WAY VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR TIRE PROBLEMS. *TR

PRIVATE AMBULANCE BASED IN CHICAGO HAS DIESEL FUMES COMING INTO THE CABIN AND IN THE BACK OF THE AMBULANCE. IT HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE RIGS ARE 116, 120 AND 112. I HAVE NOTIFY THE ISSUE TO THE OWNER AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD E-350. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED TO BRAKES AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS EXPERIENCING DELAMINATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,628 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERED AND SHIMMIED AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT NEW A 2007 E350 HEAVY DUTY DIESEL CARGO VAN THAT DEVELOPED DANGEROUS DRIVING/HANDLING CONDITION AT APP 75,000 MILES. NEVER A ACCIDENT, ALWAYS PROPERLY SERVICED, FREEWAY DRIVING 90% OF THE TIME , LOAD EVENLY DISPERSED AND UNDER WEIGHT FOR E350. IT HAS FLOATY, DRIFTY, WANDERING HANDLING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. CONSTANT CONDITION NOW. DEALER HAS HAD VAN 4-5 TIMES AND IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR OVER 40 DAYS OFF AND ON. 3 MONTHS PURSUING THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE REPLACED BUSHINGS, COIL SPRINGS, SHOCKS, DRIVING GEAR BOX AND ALIGNED THE VAN 3 TIMES. FORD TECH'S INVOLVED. 3 MONTHS AND $3000.00 EXPENSES INCURRED, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE THIS WEEK TO LET THE DEALER HAVE ONE MORE SHOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE. MY SERVICE REP ADVISED ME TODAY THAT THE VAN IS DRIVING FINE AND THAT IT IS MY IMAGINATION THAT THE CONDITION STILL PERSISTS. ARGUED WITH ME , AND INFORMED ME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PURSUE THE PROBLEM ANY FURTHER. MY FORD SERVICE DEPT/ DEALER IS NOW FLAT OUT DENYING THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE IS HARD TO DRIVE WITHOUT A WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE. RIDES BETTER BECAUSE OF THE NEW SHOCKS AND SPRINGS BUT THE FLOATY, WANDERING DRIVABILITY STILL VERY PRESENT AND CONSTANT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THERE ARE OTHER NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND BULLETINS REGARDING THIS VERY PROBLEM WITH MY SAME MODEL VAN. UNACCEPTABLE. DANGEROUS. VAN ALSO HAD TREAD SEPARATION ON EVERY FACTORY TIRE INCLUDING THE SPARE AT 30,000-45,000. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

PRIVATE AMBULANCE BASED IN CHICAGO HAS DIESEL FUMES COMING INTO THE CABIN AND IN THE BACK OF THE AMBULANCE. IT HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE RIGS ARE 116, 120 AND 112. I HAVE NOTIFY THE ISSUE TO THE OWNER AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

YESTERDAY I WENT TO START A 2007 FORD E-350 SUPER DUTY CARGO VAN WITH A 5.4L TRITON ENGINE. ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS WAS IMMEDIATELY EJECTED WHICH RESULTED IN RUINING THE PLUG AND COIL. I WAS ABLE TO RE-INSERT THE PLUG AND TIGHTEN IT UP, BUT IT IS ALSO THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME. PREVIOUSLY IT ALSO HAPPENED ON A 1999 E-350 WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND ALSO THE SAME CYLINDER. I TRADED THE 99 IN FOR THE 2007 AND IN LESS THAN A MONTH HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 215,000. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ; UPDATED 4/12/18*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING AND DID NOT REVERSE. UPDATED 1/14/2016*JS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD E350. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A VIOLENT JERK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION. AN ERRATIC SHIFTING OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. ALSO, THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHEN TRAVELING AT THE SPEED RATE BETWEEN 10-20 MPH AN UNUSUAL NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A JOLT WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED FROM "DRIVE" INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.

I BOUGHT NEW A 2007 E350 HEAVY DUTY DIESEL CARGO VAN THAT DEVELOPED DANGEROUS DRIVING/HANDLING CONDITION AT APP 75,000 MILES. NEVER A ACCIDENT, ALWAYS PROPERLY SERVICED, FREEWAY DRIVING 90% OF THE TIME , LOAD EVENLY DISPERSED AND UNDER WEIGHT FOR E350. IT HAS FLOATY, DRIFTY, WANDERING HANDLING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. CONSTANT CONDITION NOW. DEALER HAS HAD VAN 4-5 TIMES AND IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR OVER 40 DAYS OFF AND ON. 3 MONTHS PURSUING THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE REPLACED BUSHINGS, COIL SPRINGS, SHOCKS, DRIVING GEAR BOX AND ALIGNED THE VAN 3 TIMES. FORD TECH'S INVOLVED. 3 MONTHS AND $3000.00 EXPENSES INCURRED, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE THIS WEEK TO LET THE DEALER HAVE ONE MORE SHOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE. MY SERVICE REP ADVISED ME TODAY THAT THE VAN IS DRIVING FINE AND THAT IT IS MY IMAGINATION THAT THE CONDITION STILL PERSISTS. ARGUED WITH ME , AND INFORMED ME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PURSUE THE PROBLEM ANY FURTHER. MY FORD SERVICE DEPT/ DEALER IS NOW FLAT OUT DENYING THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE IS HARD TO DRIVE WITHOUT A WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE. RIDES BETTER BECAUSE OF THE NEW SHOCKS AND SPRINGS BUT THE FLOATY, WANDERING DRIVABILITY STILL VERY PRESENT AND CONSTANT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THERE ARE OTHER NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND BULLETINS REGARDING THIS VERY PROBLEM WITH MY SAME MODEL VAN. UNACCEPTABLE. DANGEROUS. VAN ALSO HAD TREAD SEPARATION ON EVERY FACTORY TIRE INCLUDING THE SPARE AT 30,000-45,000. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WANDER. INSUFFICIENT SUSPENSION AT AND BELOW RATED CAPACITY. CONSTANT CONTINUAL CONDITION. REPLACED SHOCK ABSORBERS. REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX. UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION REMAINS UNCHANGED.

SECONDARY SIDE DOOR UNLATCHES WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. DOOR BEGINS TO RATTLE AND SHAKE. PRIMARY SIDE DOOR SEEMS SECURE BUT NO GUARANTEE THAT DOOR WILL NOT SWING OPEN WHILE IN MOTION. FORD HAS MODIFIED LATCH SEVERAL TIMES AND LATCH ON THIS E350XLT HAS BEEN INSPECTED, ADJUSTED AND CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL ON THIS ITEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TO THE DRIVE WAY GOING INTO GARAGE WHEN THE RV ACCELERATED ON IT OWN. I TRIED TO STOMP ON THE BRAKES BUT THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AND I COULD NOT STOP IT, IT WAS ACCELERATING AT A HIGH SPEED AND THE REAR END WAS FISH TAILING AND THE COACH JUST KEEP GOING FORWARD AND CRASHED IN TO THE REAR WALL AND THROUGH IT. I TRIED TO PUT THE COACH IN PARK BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. THERE ARE SKID MARKS WERE YOU COULD SEE THE TIRES TRYING TO STOP. I MANAGED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS STILL RAMPING OUT AND THE COACH FISH TAILED BACK WARDS AND I FINALLY GOT IT SLAMMED INTO PARK. I MANAGED TO STOP JUST BEFORE HITTING A NATURAL GAS METER. *TR

AS I AM DRIVING SPESIFICLY ON EXPRESS WAY ALL GAGES SHUT DOWN FOR FEW SECONDS AND IN SOME CASES UP TO 2 TO 5 MINUTES, THE LONGER TIME DOES NOT OCURE VERY OFTEN, THIS HAPPENS 2 TO 4 TIMES IN A 1.I/2 HOURS OF DRIVING, SOME TIMES LESS LIKE ONE TIME ONLY. ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPEN THE POWER ON THE WINDOWS DIES AND SO THE RADIO.

"TAKATA RECALL "MY AIRBAG WARNING SYSTEM KEEPS GOING OFF AFTER STARTING THE VAN ,A SERIES OF 5 SETS OF 5 BEEPS ,CONTINUES UNTILL THE SEQUENCE HAS COMPLETED THE 5 SETS ,AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES IT BEGINS AGAIN ALL DAY ALL NIGHT .WHEN I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TWO YEARS BEFORE THIS ,AND I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE AT 35 MPH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ,NOW TWO YEAS LATER THE AIRBAG WARNING SYSTEM WON'T SHUT OFF .

ON 2007 FORD E350 TEN PASSENGER VAN SEATBELTS CONTINUOUSLY FALL DOWN THROUGH THE SEATS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR. THIS IS AN ISSUE ON EVERY ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. IT IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO FIX THESE BELTS AFTER THEY HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE SEATS. A BETTER SYSTEM IS NEEDED TO KEEP THESE SEAT BELTS IN PLACE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO FORD AND HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP FROM THEM. *TR