1997 FORD E-150 Complaints

DT: CONTACT STATES BECAUSE OF HIS DISABILITY THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO PUT INTO GEAR, ALSO IT IS HARD TO START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.*AK *JB

MY FORD 150 WAS PURCHASED WITH THE 504 LITER ENGINE AND ALTHOUGH IT IS A 1997 MODEL HAS ONLY 19000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK THAT HAS BEEN ROUGHLY DIAGNOSED AS THE MAIL SEALS BOTH FRONT AND REAR. I HAVE SPENT $300.00 TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAL AND THE REAR SEAL HAS BEEN QUOTED TO ME AS ANOTHER $600.00. I FEEL FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ME AS I DOUBT MINE IS THE ONLY OCCURANCE OF THIS TYPE.

FORD MOTOR CO. HAD KNOWLEDGE OF FAILURE OF THE FRONT COVER GASKET AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN 97 & 98 E-150 AND F-150 VEHICLES. FAILURE OF ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS WILL END THE LIFE OF A ENGINE. FORD WILL NOT ACKKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH NUMEROUS TSB'S HAVE BEEN PUT OUT. THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT A WEB SITE IS DEDICATED TO IT. (LEAKINGFORDS.COM) ANOTHER SITE THAT HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IS HTTP://FORUMS.TREEMEDIA.COM/FB/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=224&PAGE=4&PP=15 PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS FAILURE END UP NEEDING A ENGINE REPLACED. *AK

APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES I NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. THE ROTORS ARE BADLY WARPPED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CALIPERS, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE REAR DRUMS ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND HAS LITTLE WEAR. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE REAR DRUMS ADJUSTED REGULARLY, IN AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE THE LONGEVITY OF THE FRONT BREAKS. I HAVE ABOUT 140,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES 7 OR 8 TIMES. I DID HAVE ONE ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR BREAKING, AND THE NEXT DAY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS.*AK

UPON FILLING THE GAS TANK THERE IS EXTERNAL GAS LEAKAGE.THE GAS RUNS BACK OUT ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER REPAIRED IT. *AK 1 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HOSE AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK CRACKED. *TC

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO MY COMPLAINT FROM LAST YEAR (ODI 10038825). I REMOVED THE GAS TANK FROM MY VAN AND FOUND THE LEAKS (SEVERAL) WERE CAUSED BY THE METAL TANK RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME CROSS RAILS. *AK THE TANK IS METAL TO METAL CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE VAN, THERE IS NO ISOLATION OF ANY KIND. THIS SEEMD TO BE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW (TO ME ANYWAY) AND I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO LET THEM KNOW. FORD EXPRESSED NO CONCERN, SINCE THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY DEATHS OR INJUIES REPORTED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FRAME AND TANK, PRIOR TO HAVING IT REPAIRED. I TOOK THE TANK TO A SHOP AND HAD THE LEAKS WELDED, I ALSO CUT UP AN INNER TUBE AND PLACED IT BETWEEN THE TANK AND FRAME RAILS, TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I THINK THERE ARE LOTS OF FORD VANS ROLLING ON THE ROADS OF THIS COUNTRY THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THEM BLOWS UP!

1) ENGINE BEGINS TO RUNS ROUGH. ) EGR PORTS BECOME CLOGGED 3) INTAKE HAS TO BE REMOVED AND PORTS CLEANED AND INJECTORS FLUSHED. WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FORD 6 CYL. ENGINE, AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT IT. IT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE AGAIN PERIODICALLY. *AK

I DROPPED A ROD TODAY IN MY 1997 FORD-F150 WITH 77,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SEEMS TO COME ON EVERY 1000 MILES. HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT. MAYBE 1997 MODEL WAS A PROBLEM WITH FORD ACKNOWLEDGING PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE FILLING THE FUEL TANK ON MY 1997 E-150, GASOLINE BEGIN LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WHERE THE FILLER TUBE AND TANK MEET, A TEAR HAD DEVELOPED IN THE RUBBER HOSE. THE REPAIR SHOP CONTACTED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ON ANY POSSIBLE RECALL INFORMATION. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS, BUT THIS WAS A "COMMON" PROBLEM. THIS IS AND CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVE WAY. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED FUEL TANK WITH CRACKS IN TWO PLACES. ALSO, FILLER WAS CRACKED. *AK