1994 FORD E-150 Complaints

CONSUMER NOTICED AN OIL STAIN UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER STATED OIL PAN WAS RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT, AND WAS LEAKING. *AK

ENGINE EXPERIENCED FAILURE - WHEN DEALER TRIED TO REPLACE ENGINE TOLD IT WAS NO LONGER MADE. IT WAS REPORTED TO MY FORD DEALER THAT PARTICULAR "HIGH PERFORMANCE" ENGINE IS NOT PLACED IN E-150. HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE IT WAS. HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED THAT HE "CLOCK SPRING" IN THE STEERING COLUM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. FINALLY BECAME CONSTANT ISSUE AT ABOUT 95,000 MILES. HORN CEASED TO FUNCTION, AB LIGHT STAYED IN FLASHING MODE, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ON VAN, STARTING AT LESS THAN 25, 000 MILES. IDLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO CONSTANT SQUEALING. FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROX 95 000. *AK

MULTIPLE SYSTEMS FAILURES; CURRENTLY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES, FUEL SMELL, SLOPPY STEERING, FRONT SUSPENSION NOISES, POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE, HORN INOPERATIVE. *AK

RIGHT FRONT SHOCK IS LEAKING FLUID-NOTICE THAT THE FEMALE PART OF THE SHOCK IS RUBBING THE FRAME,RIGHT ABOVE THE MOU N TNG BOLT.ALSO THE RIGHT SHOCK IS RUBBING THE FRAME.THIS VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN IN A WRECK-I THINK THERE NEEDS TOA SPACER BETWEEN THE SHOCKS MOUNTING BOLT AND THE FRAME,TO PULL IT AWAY FROM THE FRAME-

CONSUMER'S WIFE HEARD A POPPING SOUND, THEN NOTICED THAT STEERING WAS NOT RIGHT. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A TEAR IN FRAME, AND NEEDED WELDING. *AK THE WELDING WAS DONE AFTER THE THREE BOLTS, HOLDING THE GEAR BOX WERE REPLACED. *YH

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE CAR SHUDDERED. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS THEN AT THE 2/7 POSITION INSTEAD OF THE 3/9 POSITION. TOOK THE CAR HOME FROM HERE. LATER DROVE AROUND THE CORNER (ABOUT 1/10 MILE) TO PICK UP KIDS FROM SCHOOL DANCE. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOW AT THE 6/12 POSITION. CONTACTED REPAIR SHOP ON SATURDAY 2/10. DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES AWAY DOING ABOUT 25 MPH OR LESS. PARKED IT. MECHANIC CAME OUT TO SEE HOW MUCH PLAY WAS IN THE WHEEL, HEARD ANOTHER LOUD POP AND THE WHEEL PROCEEDED TO GO IN COMPLETE CIRCLES. INSPECTION BY MECHANIC SHOWED THAT ALL THREE BOLTS IN THE GEAR BOX HAD BROKEN. HEAD MECHANIC SAID THAT IN THE THIRTY SOME YEARS HE'S BEEN IN THE BUSINESS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN. THESE BOLTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF LAST GEAR & VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRATE AS IF GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. VIBRATIONS IN TRANSMISSION WOULD LAST ABOUT 15-25 SECONDS. *AK

FIRESTONE TIRE P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AN INJURY AND A DEATH, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK GOING SOUTH ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 71. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I CAME WITHIN18 INCHES OF HITTING THE CONCRETE DIVIDER THAT SEPERATES THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND LANES. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK THE TIRE THERE WAS NO TREAD LEFT. I COULD SEE ONLY THE STEEL BELT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PY127 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE ATX TIRE P225/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS MAKING BUMP SOUNDS. *SLC