2004 FORD E-350 Complaints

FUEL TANK DELAMINATION IN MY 2004 FORD E-350 HAS CAUSE A NEED FOR AN EXPENSIVE TOTAL FUEL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. OBVIOUSLY IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. FORD SAYS ITS THE BIO DIESEL THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, BUT ITS FUNNY HOW DODGE AND CHEVY AREN'T HAVING ANY PROBLEMS... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E350 SD. THE FUEL TANK DETERIORATED AND THE PARTICLES THAT COMES OFF OF THE TANK CLOGGED THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE FAILURE PREVENTED FUEL FROM GETTING INTO THE ENGINE WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DRIVE 15 MPH TO INCLUDE A ROUGH START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST OF $4500 TO SEAL THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E350 ECONOLINE WITH 79800 MILES. THE CONTACT NOTICE THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ON HIS INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON STATING THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LINING IN THE FUEL TANK HAD DELAMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HIS FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

VAN STOPPED RUNNING IN FREEWAY 2004 FORD E-350 DIESEL PROBLEM WITH TANK DELAMANATION 4 VANS SAME THING ALL CAME TO A STOP IN THE ROADWAY. *TR

5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY JUMPS OUT OF DRIVE DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, ENGINE REVS FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN TRANSMISSION SLAMS BACK INTO DRIVE. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. FUEL PUMP EXCESS NOISE, FUEL PUMP CLOGGED. DEALER CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CORP WHO BLAMED CONDITION ON DIESEL FUEL. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS FUEL FILTERS AND FUEL TANK. WE ARE OUT $3000.00 FOR THE REPAIRS.

I HAVE A FORD E-350 SUPER DUTY VAN THAT HAS HAD DRIVABLE PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS NEW. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO DEALERSHIPS I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO FIX AT THIS TIME AND FORD SHOULD COME OUT WITH A FIX IN THE FUTURE. THE ENGINE DIES WHEN HOT AT TIMES CAUSING HARD BRAKING AND LOSS OF STEERING. AT 100699 MILES, JUST 699 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY THE ENGINE QUITE RUNNING WHEN HOT. IF IT SITS FOR 6 OR MORE HOURS IT WILL RESTART AND RUN FOR ONLY 20 MINUTES. FORD TOLD ME IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

FUEL TANK LINER IS SEPARATING CAUSING CORROSION AND RUST IN THE FUEL TANK. FORD REFUSES TO WARRANTY THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE BLAMING IT ON THE DIESEL FUEL, WHICH IS INACCURATE. I HAVE ONE CONFIRMATION FROM A CUSTOMER THAT THEY FINALLY COVERED HIS REPAIR, HOWEVER, HE HAD TO LODGE COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH THE NHTSA AND THE BBB. SO I AM OFFICIALLY LODGING A COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY, STEVEN'S FORD (THE DEALER), AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY. THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS IS THE TRUCK STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND DOES NOT RESTART. THE TRUCK ALSO EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHEN GOING UPHILL. BOTH OF WHICH CAN CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT FORD IS AWARE OF AND IS DENYING RESPONSIBILITY. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR E350 VANS DUE TO CORROSION IN THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. (PLEASE NOTE THERE IS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ON THIS, BUT FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, NEITHER IS THE WARRANTY COMPANY FROM WHICH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED) . FORD IS TRYING TO BLAME THE REASON ON USE OF MORE THAN 5% MIXTURE OF BIODIESEL AND IS SAYING THAT THE REASON THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS RUST IN THE FUEL TANK. THE RUST IS A REACTION FROM THE FUEL IN A POORLY DESIGNED FUEL TANK. IF IT WERE A DIESEL FUEL PROBLEM THIS WOULD OCCUR IN DIFFERENT MAKES OF TRUCKS, NOT JUST FORD. THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM, THAT IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY, BUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ONE AS WELL. *TR

I OWN 4 DIESEL POWERED FORD E350 VANS. IN 2008 I HAVE HAD A FUEL TANK REPLACED IN A 2000 AND 2004 VAN. I DECIDED TO HAVE MY 2007 CHECKED AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL FILTERS WERE CLOGGED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $7000.00 SO FAR. ALTHOUGH FORD DID NOT REPLACE THE TANK IN MY 2007 I AM STARTING TO WONDER WHEN I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THIS DONE. I HAVE ONE OTHER 2000 THAT JUST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. I DON'T NEED TO SPEND ANOTHER $7000.00. I ASKED FOR ABOUT DELAMINATION BUT THEY SAID ITS THE FUEL I'M USING. I SAW THE FUEL FILTERS THAT CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLES AND IT WAS A GRAY/ SILVER MATERIAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E-350. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INJECTORS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED MORE THAN 20 TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS REPLACE THE INJECTORS; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 332,000.