1996 FORD E-150 Complaints

THREE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS CRACKED WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE OF -28DEGF JUST BY CLOSING DOOR. BREAK OCCURRED IN PLASTIC PANEL JUST BELOW WINDOW ON DRIVE AND PASSENGER DOORS, APPROX 3/4 OF THE WAY TOWARDS BACK OF DOOR. BREAK IS APPROX 3" LONG, AND IN COLD TEMPS WILL BE FLEXED APPROX 3/8". NEED TO REDESIGN TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPANSION IN COLD TEMPERATURES.

I WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO STOPPED SUDDENLLY. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD MY FOOT WAS NOT FULLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE I JUST PIVOT MY FOOT KEEPING THE HEEL SATATIONARY. I WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ENOUGH THAT PART OF MY RIGHT PUT DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT STOPPING. EITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOCATED TO CLOSELY TO THE GAS PEDAL OR THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL IS EXCESSIVE.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY 70 MPH DOWN INTERSTATE ,CONSUMER WENT TO PUSH HORN NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE OVER 50 MPH IT IS UNUSABLE AND WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. DRIVER STATES THAT IT'S LIKE DRIVING ON ICE. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE PROLBEM IS DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT HAVING A SWAY BAR. *AK

OWNER STATES CHASSIS ON CONVERSION TYPE VEHICLE FOR HANDICAP USEAGE ARE FAULTY,CAUSING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, SUCH AS WIRING/SPRING PROBLEMS. VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

UPON TRAVELING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. ALSO VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON INCLINE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALER'S ATTENTION. OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS HOOKED VEHICLE TO FLIGHT RECORDER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND ALSO REPLACE THE IAC MOTOR BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. VEHICLE THEN BURST INTO FLAMES AND BLEW UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FIREMAN STATED IT STARTED IN THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT. *AK

OF THE THREE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE GEARBOX TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE TWO OF THEM HAVE COME OFF AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNALIGNED. *AK

WHILE STOPPING IN DRIVE POSITION AT AN INTERSECTION WITH FOOT FIRMLY PLACED ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SURGES, ALMOST OVERPOWERING BRAKES, SOMETIMES REQUIRING EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. *AK