2005 Ford E-350 Complaint Log

The contact owned a 2005 Ford E-350. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH he smelled a burning odor and saw that the vehicle was trailing a large white cloud. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and as soon as he exited the vehicle it had become engulfed in flames. The contact stated that the flames came from under the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle burned, the contact stated the fire department was not able to locate his vehicle and later the police had called him and left a voice message advising him that the vehicle had been towed to an impound lot. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact had researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 11E047000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

ONLY 87000 MILES AND THE FUEL TANK IS SHEDDING SILVER PAINT FLAKES, INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM.. HAVE NOW REPLACED ALL THE FILTERS TWICE, PUMP ONCE.. AND THE TANK PRE FILTER HAS TO BE CLOGGED AS NO FUEL WILL EVEN COME OUT.. HAD BEEN A VERY GOOD TRUCK, BUT THIS ENGINEERING CAUSES THE VAN TO JUST DIE!! ON THE ROAD. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND ONE THAT FORD AND THEIR ENGINEERS ARE NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR.. REALLY... PAINT INSIDE AT FUEL TANK? WTF ARE THEY THINKING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-350. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WIRE HARNESS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER BOX FAILED TO CHANGE SETTINGS AFTER THE INITIAL SETTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 243,000.

WHILE DRIVE ON HIGHWAY,VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHEN I ENCOUNTERED A HILL. IT BOGGED DOWN AND STRUGGLED TO MAKE IT TO TOP OF HILL AND LOST SPEED DOWN TO 30 MPH OR LESS AND THEN DIED. IT WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY, BUT AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR 15 MINUTES, IT STARTED AND HAD REGAINED POWER AND I DROVE IT TILL I GOT TO THE NEST HILL AND DID THE SAME THING SEVERAL TIMES TILL I MADE IT HOME 3 HOURS LATER FOR A 10 MILE TRIP. I CHECKED ONLINE ON THE VEHICLE FOR FORD OWNERS FORUM AND SAW THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND DESCRIBED IT AS BOGGING DOWN AND LOSING POWER. SOME ONE SUGGESTED CHANGING THE EGR VALVE WHICH I HAD DONE, AND THE FUEL FILTERS AS WELL AS AIR FILTER. WHEN I REMOVED THE BOTTOM FUEL FILTER UNDER THE VAN, I CAPTURED THE FUEL IN THE FILTER AND LINE AND IT HAD WHAT LOOKED LIKE SILVER PAINT. I KEPT THE SAMPLE AND IT IS SOFT AND PLIABLE. I ASSUMED IT WAS A PROTECTIVE COATING LINING THE FUEL TANK. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING,BECAUSE IT COULD DO DAMAGE TO THE INJECTORS AND OTHER THINGS. *TR

THIS BUS IS OWNED BY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GRANT, AL. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO WE STARTED HAVING TIMES WHEN THE BUS WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. OUR MECHANIC HAS CHECKED IT FOUR DIFFERENT TLIMES, HOWEVER, EVERY TIME EXCEPT THIS TIME (5TH TIME) IT STARTED WHEN HE WENT TO CHECK IT. THIS TIME WE WERE TAKING OUR SENIORS ON A TRIP, BUT WHEN WE WENT TO CRANK IT, IT CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO WOODY ANDERSON FORD IN HUNTSVILLE, AL. I SPOKE WITH THE TRUCK SERVICE MANAGER TODAY AND HE TOLD ME THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS BAD. THIS BUS ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN AT WOODY ANDERSON FORD 4 DAYS. I KNOW RECALLS ARE BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER PRIMARILY. THIS IS A LIKE NEW BUS AND ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS, TURBO CHARGER, AND A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SENSORS. ANYONE WITH ANY COMMON SENSE KNOWS THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR AN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS TO GO BAD. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING AN ENGINE COMPONENT THAT SHOULD LAST AS LONG AS YOU OWN THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES WITH A 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE WITH PROBLEMS LIKE OURS, IT IS RECALL # 05S34. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $3000.00 TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS SHOULD BE A FORD MOTOR COMPANY PROBLEM. THANKS FOR READING AND CONSIDERING MY COMPLAINT. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. MY NAME IS STEVE STANFIELD. I AM THE PASTOR. MY EMAIL IS [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-350. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

DRIVING UPHILL ON I-70 EASTBOUND BY SILVERTHORNE, CO THE ENGINE SIMPLY QUIT. LIMPED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO RESTART - NOTHING. BATTERIES ARE NEW, ETC JUST NO TURNING OVER OF THE ENGINE. THOUGHTS ARE A BAD FICM, WHICH THERE IS SUPPOSEDLY A RECALL BUT FORD DENIED THAT WHEN I CALLED THIS MORNING. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP IN ARVADA, CO FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. SOUNDS LIKE THE EGR SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO GO, THE FICM IS SHOT AND WIRING HARNESS FOR COMPUTER IS GONE - ALL THINGS FORD IS AWARE OF BUT ADAMANTLY REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. THIS LEAVES THE CONSUMER IN THE POSITION TO HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF $'S TO REPAIR THEIR DESIGN FLAWS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS CORRODING AND LEAKING FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FILTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE HAD BECOME CLOGGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

2005 FORD E350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE FOR VEHICLE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT B.F. GOODRICH COMMERCIAL T/A TIRES HE PURCHASED SOME TIME AGO. THE CONSUMER WENT TO A TIRE SERVICE CENTER, TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED. THE MANAGER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THAT ONE OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE IN THE RECALL GROUP. THE MANAGER STATED IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL TO BE HONORED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE AT LEAST TWO TIRES. IN ADDITION, HE COULD GET ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRES AND RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE VALUE OF THE COMMERCIAL T/A TIRES AGAINST THE PURCHASE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE DROPPED THE VAN OFF, HE ASKED THAT THE USED TIRES BE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, SO HE COULD VERIFY IF THE TIRES FELL UNDER THE RECALL. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR CENTER'S IDEA OF HONORING THE RECALL, WAS TO CHARGE HIM FOR ONE TIRE AT THE NEW COMMERCIAL T/A PRICE. THE MANAGER STATED THE CONSUMER DID NOT GET THE CREDIT FOR THE ONE TIRE, BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE TO BUY THE EXACT SAME TIRE.

I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING A SUDDEN MISS FROM THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. SATURDAY THE SPARKPLUGS AND ONE COIL PACK WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEXT DRIVEN ON SUNDAY EVENING WHERE APPROX. 1/2 MILE FROM THE HOME THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES. INSTRUMENTS LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING BUT DROPPED TO THE OFF POSITION. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL FUMES, NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY WITH A PAIR OF CHANNELOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND I BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. I FOUND THAT THE PCM/ECM HAD BEEN RENDERED PERMANENTLY NONFUNCTIONAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE WIRING HAD A 1.5" BY 2" & 3/4" DEEP BURNT/MELTED AREA ON A ROUGHLY 2" ROUND HARNESS. I FURTHER FOUND THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS FROM THE PCM/ECM IN THE FACTORY INSTALLED POSITION HAD BEEN RUBBING FOR SOME TIME ON AN EXHAUST COMPONENT WRAPPED WITH FIBERGLASS. THE PLASTIC WRAPPING AND METAL WRAPPING WAS OBVIOUSLY BREACHED AND EXPOSED THE WIRING TO BE GROUNDED TO THE EXHAUST COMPONENT AND ALSO WAS THE FIBERGLASS ON THE EXHAUST COMPONENT HAD WORN OFF EXPOSING BARE HEATED METAL. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT HELPED TO MELT INTO THE WIRING AND NO FUSES WERE BLOWN. THE PROTECTION HAD BEEN INADEQUATE TO PROVIDE A SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE IS A 5.4L GASOLINE WHICH THE SEALED FUEL SOURCE IS APPROX. 1 FT. AWAY. I THINK ANY OF THE E-SERIES VANS THAT YEAR NEED TO BE INSPECTED BECAUSE OF STALLING AND FIRE ISSUES. I AM A 6'2 230 LB PERSON AND HAD DIFFICULTY SLOWING THE VEHICLE ON A VACANT STREET, STEERING WASN'T AS BAD BUT REQUIRED ADEQUATE FORCE. I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE HARNESS AND EXHAUST COMPONENT. THE ECM/PCM IS ROUGHLY $1200.00 AND THE WIRING HARNESS IS AROUND $670.00 BEFORE ANY LABOR OR TECHNICAL COSTS. I WILL INSPECT ALL THE OTHER WIRE LOCATIONS FOR OTHER ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK LINER HAD DETERIORATED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP AND INJECTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL FILTERS WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,867.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT HOURS FOR THE ENGINE TO COOL DOWN BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE OIL COOLER, INJECTORS AND THE EGR COOLER WOULD ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 1/7/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REBUILT THE ENGINE, POSSIBLY DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE FUEL TANK LINER. UPDATED 01/09/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD TESTED THE BATTERY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND IT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE INTERNAL CONNECTION TO THE POST OF THE BATTERY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. ...UPDATED 01/25/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-350 DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AS IT COASTED OFF THE RAMP AND ONTO A SECOND HIGHWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET IT CONTINUED TO STALL REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INJECTION PUMP AND INJECTION CONTROL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP WAS DAMAGED AND THE HOUSING WHICH WOULD ALSO NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,294 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,310.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS EXPERIENCING DELAMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,386 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2005 FORD E-350. CONSUMER STATES WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VAN'S BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE CAUSING A COLLISION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VACUUM PUMP ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE FAILED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE, WAS A MAJOR COMPONENT THAT FAILED AND THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A FAILURE. UPDATE 01/13/14

MY MECHANIC DESCRIBED AND CONFIRMED THE SYMPTOMS IN NHTSA #10022243, WHERE THE LINING OF THE FUEL TANK IS SEPARATING FROM THE TANK AND CLOGGING THE FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP. THIS CAUSES LOSS OF POWER PRIMARILY ON THE FREEWAY. IT CONSISTENTLY GETS WORSE WHERE IT HAPPENS EVERY FEW MINUTES. THE REPAIRS OTHERS HAVE MADE HAVE BEEN TO GET A NEW TANK OR BOIL OUT AND RE-COAT THE DEFECTIVE TANK. I PLAN TO BOIL IT OUT AS THAT IS THE ONLY OPTION I CAN AFFORD. *TR

SILVER FLAKES IN FUEL FILTERS CAUSED BY KNOWN DELAMINATION OF FUEL TANK CAUSING FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP AND TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. FORD HAD KNOWN OF PROBLEM FOR OVER 4 YEARS AND HAS NOT MADE IT KNOW TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. REQUEST RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITION. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VACUMM PUMP FAILED ON 05 FORD E350 VAN AND LOST BRAKES VAN HAS 69000 MILES. ALMOST CRASHED IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT INTERSECTION LOSE OF LIFE QUITE POSSIBLE. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. I WAS APPROX. 200 MILES FROM HOME DRIVING ON HWY 71 N IN AR,.STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE NO WARNING LIGHTS HAD CAME ON, NO LOSS OF POWER, NOISES OF ANY KIND. I BOUGHT THIS FOR A FAMILY VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE TALKED WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THE FORD FREESTARS.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E350 ONE TON CARGO VAN WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2005. THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 40 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEY FAILED TO ENGAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING BRAKE FAILURE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ONCOMING VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP. LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 97,000.

SUDDEN FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL FILTER MOUNTING HOUSING RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DOWN TIME AND EXPENSE. *TR

IN JANUARY 2009, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. TOOK TO FORD DEALER, AND THEY TESTED FUEL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSED RUST IN FUEL DUE TO FUEL TANK RUSTING AND REPLACED FUEL TANK AND FILTERS. DECEMBER 2010, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO NON FORD REPAIR, AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING AND HAD CLOGGED FILTERS, AND INJECTORS. WILL NEED TO REPLACE FUEL TANK, FUEL FILTERS, AND INJECTORS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED BE AN OWNER WHO HAS HAD EXPERIENCE WITH AND OWNED DIESEL VANS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN AVERAGE SPEEDS ARE AROUND 60 MPH AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGINS TO STEADILY LOSE POWER AND SPEED CONSISTENTLY DECREASES. THIS WILL LEAD THE DRIVER TO HASTILY CHANGE LANES TO ATTEMPT TO GET TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE VAN STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A STOP AND WILL NOT START UP AGAIN FOR 10-20 MINUTES. OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UP AGAIN AND WILL NEED TO BE TOWED. ONCE THE FAILURE STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WOULD REPEAT THIS FAILURE ONCE EVERY OTHER WEEK, THEN ONE WEEK, THEN A FEW TIMES A WEEK, THEN ALMOST EVERYDAY. THE CONSEQUENCES, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED AND LOST POWER I HAD TO HASTILY TRY TO GET TO THE NUMBER 3 LANE FROM THE NUMBER 1 LANE DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR, WHICH ENDANGERS EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. AFTER GETTING TO THE SIDE, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO AN EXIT WHEN THE WHEELS LOCKED AND ENGINE CUT OFF. THE FRONT HALF OF THE VAN WAS DIRECTLY IN THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ALMOST HITTING A CAR AND CAUSING A MASSIVE BACKUP BECAUSE THE VAN CANNOT MOVE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE IS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FALSELY ATTEMPTS AT FIXING THE PROBLEM FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES BY WHICH THE FIFTH ONE THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $2000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK BECAUSE OF PARTICULATES FROM THE COATING OF THE TANK ERODED AND DESTROYED THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FIRST SAID IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTORS, THEN FUEL PUMP, THEN TWO ADDITIONAL FUEL PUMPS, THEN CHARGED $1000 FOR AN ENGINE FLUSH. THE VAN WAS IN THE SHOP FOR APPROX. 25 DAYS TO WHICH NOTHING WAS RESOLVED. WE ARE CURRENTLY TAKING LEGAL ACTIONS TO PAY FOR COSTS OF UNNECESSARY REPAIRS, RENTAL FEES, AND THE DAYS UNABLE TO WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ECONOLINE E350. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE FORD DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE FUEL TANK HAD DELAMINATED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE THREE YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY OR UNDER A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

2005 FORD E350 WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS. ENGINE WOULD NOT START, FUEL LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, FUEL LEAKING FROM THE INJECTORS AND FUEL RAIL LEAK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *KB THE FUEL PUMP ALSO FAILED. *JB

FORD 2005 E350 DIESEL BOTH NEW STILL UNDER WARRANTY BREAKDOWN OVER A DOZEN TIMES WOULDN'T START SOMETIMES AFTER 20 MIN. TRYING IT STARTS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. TOW IT 5 TIMES TO DIFFERENCE FORD CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN THEY CHANGE PARTS BUT SAME PROBLEM IT STALL ONCE MY DAD HIT A PARKED TRUCK DAMAGE HOOD AND FENDER I CAN CONTACTED FORD MANY TIMES I GOT TWO LETTERS FROM (WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR YOU ) I PAID $35 K W/EXTENDED WARRANTY AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS I AM VARY UPSET. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STALLED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE STARTED THE FOLLOWING DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER AS OF JULY 27, 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT RECALL NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE BEFORE THE STALLING OCCURS. DURING STALLING, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKE. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

PURCHASED A FORD E-350 IN OCTOBER OF 2005 WITH 5 HANKOOK LT 245/75 R 16'S AFTER 28,000 MILES AND 70 % OF TREAD REMAINING THE CORD SEPARATED IN THE TIRE TREAD CARACAS RESULTING IN A FLAT SPOT CORRESPONDING TO A BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. WHEN I SOUGHT HELP FROM HANKOOK NATIONAL AND MS. JUDY HERSHBERG 973-633-9000 AND THE LOCALK DISTRIBUTOR MIAMI TIRE DEALERS WAREHOUSE' JOSE PHONE 888-833-3953 I WAS NOT ASSISTED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, ALL THEIR SUGGESTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS FELL ON DEFT EARS. CONSIDERING THE MILEAGE, NOW 34,000 + AND THE YEARS, 3, I COULD NOT IN REALITY EXPECT AN ADJUSTMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE TIRES AND AS MUCH INFO AS I CAN GET FROM THEM TO YOU FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THE SAKE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE WELFARE OF CITIZEN DRIVERS AND THEIR SAFETY. *TR

6.0 POWER STROKE, MANY PROBLEMS SINCE NEW . PURCHASED IN AUG, 05 *JB

2005 FORD E-350 HAD ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS, THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB *NM

2005 FORD E-350'S A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB *NM

2005 FORD E-350 ALTERNATOR FAILED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON 07/12/06. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALER ON 07/21/06, A BAD SMELL BEGAN ESCAPING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR SYSTEM SEIZED AND ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

2005 FORD E-350 VALVE ASSEMBLY MODULATOR PROBLEMS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB *JB

WHILE ON A TRIP TO NC THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP ON MY 2005 E-350 DIESEL VAN FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. LUCKILY I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO GET OFF AN EXIT BUT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THEY WERE HARD AND WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS PULLING A TRAILER AT THE TIME. I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 70+ MILES PER HOUR AND HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THERE WAS NO DASH LIGHTS OR ALARMS THAT CAME ON PREVIOUS TO THE FAILURE. MY VAN ONLY HAS 113000 MILES ON IT, (I TRAVEL A LOT). MOST OF THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES SO I DON'T ABUSE THE BRAKES. HAVE YOU HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I THINK ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT. *JB

2005 FORD E-350 TURBO CHARGER PROBLEMS, EGR VALVE PROBLEMS. *KB *JB

2005 FORD E-350 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E350 DIESEL ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR PUMP AND THE OIL PRESSURE PUMP. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE STALLING FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE DATE, THE VACUUM PUMP WAS REPLACED AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE QUALITY OF GASOLINE THE CONTACT HAD CHOSEN TO PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

2005 FORD E-350 HAD ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS, A SHORT IN THE DASHBOARD WIRING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB *NM

CARTER COUNTY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE HAS A TOTAL OF 10 FORD E350 FORD AMBULANCES. THREE OF THE 2005 THAT WE PURCHASED LAST JULY BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. HIGH PRESSURE PUMP AND INJECTORS, THREE AMBULANCES AND A TOTAL OF 220 DAYS OF DOWN TIME ON THIS PROBLEM. (TRIED TO GET HELP FROM FORD BUT TO NO VAIN.) ALL TEN OF OUR AMBULANCES ARE FORDS BUT THE THREE 2005 MODELS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE GIVEN US ANY TROUBLE. *JB

2005 FORD E-350 HAD A WIRING HARNESS DEFECT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN TROUGH. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REBUILT. *KB *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE IS NEW AND IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CONTACTED FORD , AND THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW. THEY HAVE NOT COMMUNICATED WHAT IWASWRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 15, 2005. THERE WAS NO NOISE OR LIGHTS THAT CAME ION N THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT SHUT OFF. *AK

2005 FORD E-350 AMBULANCE HAD A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSED AN OIL PUMP FAILURE AS THE CAUSE AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE ALSO SUFFERED A TOTAL AC SYSTEM FAILURE THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS COMPLIANT #6 OF 6. ALL OF THE 2005 FORD AMBULANCES WE PURCHASED HAVE SUFFERED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURES FROM EITHER THE OIL PUMPS OR THE WIRING HARNESS SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION 3 OF 6 HAVE NEEDED NEW AC SYSTEMS AS WELL. FORD IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THESE PARTS ON THE OTHER UNITS UNTIL THEY FAIL. THEY ARE PLACING NUMEROUS LIVES IN EXTREME JEOPARDY AND REFUSE TO ADMIT THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE 6.0 L DIESEL ENGINE IN THE 2005 SERIES AMBULANCE CHASSIS. *NM

2005 FORD E-350 AMBULANCE HAD A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING TO A 911 CALL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSED AN OIL PUMP FAILURE AS THE CAUSE AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS COMPLIANT #5 OF 6. ALL OF THE 2005 FORD AMBULANCES WE PURCHASED HAVE SUFFERED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURES FROM EITHER THE OIL PUMPS OR THE WIRING HARNESS SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION 3 OF 6 HAVE NEEDED NEW AC SYSTEMS AS WELL. FORD IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THESE PARTS ON THE OTHER UNITS UNTIL THEY FAIL. THEY ARE PLACING NUMEROUS LIVES IN EXTREME JEOPARDY AND REFUSE TO ADMIT THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE 6.0 L DIESEL ENGINE IN THE 2005 SERIES AMBULANCE CHASSIS. *NM

2005 FORD E-350 AMBULANCE HAD A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING TO A 911 CALL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSED A FAILURE IN THE WIRING HARNESS AS THE CAUSE AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM WAS FORCED TO RECUR 2 TIMES BEFORE IT COULD BE DETERMINED WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS VEHICLE ALSO SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE AC SYSTEM, AGAIN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS COMPLIANT #4 OF 6. ALL OF THE 2005 FORD AMBULANCES WE PURCHASED HAVE SUFFERED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURES FROM EITHER THE OIL PUMPS OR THE WIRING HARNESS SYSTEMS. 3 OF 6 HAVE HAD THE AC SYSTEMS REPLACED AS WELL. FORD IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THESE PARTS ON THE OTHER UNITS UNTIL THEY FAIL. THEY ARE PLACING NUMEROUS LIVES IN EXTREME JEOPARDY AND REFUSE TO ADMIT THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE 6.0 L DIESEL ENGINE IN THE 2005 SERIES AMBULANCE CHASSIS. *NM