There are 1 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 1998 Ford E-350 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND I WAS LOADING MY KIDS IN THE VAN, MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD JUMPED INTO FRONT SEAT, AND SHIFTED THE AUTMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE OR NEUTRAL (NOT SURE), ALLOWING VAN TO START ROLLING FORWARD (IT WAS BACKED INTO DRIVEWAY, SO THE FRONT OF THE VAN WAS DOWNHILL) I WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE VAN, AND IT WAS JUST STARTING TO ROLL SO IT WAS GOING SLOWING SO I AND A COUPLE OF OTHER GUYS WHO WERE STANDING THERE WITH ME WERE ABLE TO JUMP IN FRONT OF THE FAN AND STOP IT, I THEN JUMPED IN AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND SHIFTED IT BACK INTO PARK. THERE WAS NO WAY THE BRAKE COULD HAVE BEEN PUSHED WHILE THE VAN WAS SHIFTED, AS THE 2 YEAR OLD COULD NOT REACH THE BRAKE.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.