1994 FORD E-150 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD E150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. AFTER THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO FIRST INSTALL A FUSE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK BEFORE BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER HE INSTALLED THE FUSE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM TO HIS STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,009.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD E150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL IN DECEMBER OF 2007. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. ON MAY 7, 2008, HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE WIRING HARNESS FUSE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE HARNESS WAS ALREADY MELTED, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL LIABILITY, NOR WOULD THEY ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. UPDATED 5/30/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 6-7 TIMES; THREE TIMES AT A DEALER AND THE OTHER THREE TIMES AT A REPAIR SHOP. HE BELIEVED THAT THE DEFECTIVE SPRING WOULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE HORN AND THE AIR BAGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000. UPDATED 6/30/08 *CN UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD E-150. AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON APRIL 6, 2007 THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED, EVEN AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS A NATIONAL SAFETY RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ONE YEAR AGO. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REMEDYWAS CONTRIBUTING TO THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE TO STOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 129,000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE 1994 FORD E150 HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE OIL RISING TO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED 4 HOURS BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HEARING THE NOISE. HE GENERALLY HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING. HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 190000 MILES. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

1994 E150 REAR A/C LINES HAD BEEN CAPPED OFF. THE A/C LINES UNDER VEHICLE WERE CORRODED. *TS THE VEHICLE HAD NO REAR A/C INSTALLED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 8 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IN A WRITTEN REPORT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO 4 OTHER VEHICLES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD E-150 CONVERSION VAN. WHEN SHE STARTED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD NOT WORK. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEPT FLASHING ON AND OFF. UPON INSPECTION BY A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT AFFECTED THE FORD VEHICLES THAT WERE UNDER RECALL FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WAS A FUSE BLOWN , CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORK. THIS WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO. THE MANUFACTURER STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. FOR FUTURE REFERENCE SHE WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE RECEIPTS FOR THE REPAIRS IN CASE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SHE WANTED TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT. *AK UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 WHILE THE FAMILY WAS AWAY FROM HOME, OUR 1994 FORD E 150(ECONOLINE) VAN SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING AS WE WERE NOT HOME. UPON RETURN AND FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WITNESSES, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES WITH NO ONE NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE HOOD AND ENGINE AREA WERE A MASS OF MELTED WIRES AND PLASTIC. THE FOCUS OF DAMAGE WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WE WERE TOLD BY A NEIGHBOR AT THAT TIME ABOUT A RECALL FORD WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE ON THEIR VEHICLES. AFTER LOOKING UP THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL AND COMPARING PICTURES, THE BURN EVIDENCE APPEARS TO BE THE SAME. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE FORD COMPANY AS THEY ONLY RECALLED THE VEHICLES THAT THE MEDIA WAS AWARE OF AND NOT THE OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME FAULTY EQUIPMENT. (RECALLED F 150 NOT E 150 WITH SAME CRUISE CONTROL THAT REMAINS HOT EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND VEHICLE IS PARKED OVER NIGHT.)

1994 FORD E150 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED SHORTLY AFTER BEING PARKED. FIRE INVESTIGATORS BELIEVED THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB