There are 5 stored owner reports matching the electrical system leading-label group for the 2005 Ford E-450 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD E-450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56, 831.
I HAVE A 2005 FORD E450 CUTAWAY 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE AND IT WILL SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS CONDITION WAS DIAGNOSE BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AS A PROBLEM W/ FICM & PCM COMPUTERS BOTH WHERE REPLACED BY US. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND AFTER LONG HOURS OF RESEARCH FOUND RECALL CAMPAIGN (05V270000) CALL FORD AND THEY INFORMED ME THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS FAILURE OCCURS APROX. 15 MIN AFTER DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. WE HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND WERE CLOSE TO HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN CAUSE MAJOR INJURIES TO THE PUBLIC AND OUR EMPLOYEES. *TR
FIRE IGNITED AT ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS TO ALTERNATOR RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ALTERNATOR, ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS, RIGHT GLOW PLUG WIRING HARNESS, ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS AND FIRE DAMAGED HOSES AND BELTS. *TR
2005 FORD CUTAWAY E450. INSURANCE COMPANY SENT CORRESPONDENCE ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER RELATED TO A FIRE AND TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE CARGO LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AND GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. HE STATED AT TIMES, THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DAY OF THE FIRE, THE CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AND HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS WHEN THE HORN STARTED BLOWING. THE CONSUMER THEN REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION REPORT, THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE DASH AREA OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IT WAS ALSO THE OPINION OF THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR, THAT ELECTRICALLY GENERATED HEAT FROM A MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE RULED OUT. *JB
I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOME ON A FORD E-SERIES CHASSIS AND THE BATTERY GOES TOTALLY DEAD AFTER SITTING FOR TWO OR THREE WEEKS. THE DEALER AND FORD TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL, YET I HAVE HAD 5 OTHER MOTOR HOMES ON FORD CHASSIS AND LEFT THEM OUT ALL WINTER AND THE BATTERIES WERE STILL CHARGED IN THE SPRING. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND NO WHERE IN THE FORD LITERATURE OR WINNEBAGO LITERATURE DOES IT MENTION THIS. A MOTORHOME IS NOT A VEHICLE THAT YOU DRIVE EVERY DAY AND THIS COULD END UP LEAVING YOU STRANDED IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *NM
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.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.