2008 FORD E-350 Complaints

2008 FORD E-350 CUTAWAY WITH THOMAS BUS BODY HAS SEVERE RUST DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF REAR WHEELS.

2008 FORD E-350 CUTAWAY WITH THOMAS BUS BODY HAS SEVERE RUST DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF REAR WHEEL.

2008 FORD E350 WITH A THOMAS BUS BODY HAS SEVERE RUST DAMAGE ON STRUCTURAL FLOOR BEAM IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF REAR WHEELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AND ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE INCORRECT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

VEHICLE BROKEDOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45MPH ON SR20 IN WASHINGTON STATE WITHOUT WARNING AND BLOCKED TRAFFIC LANES, TOWED TO SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND CODE P0191, SWAPPED RELAY, UNABLE TO CRANK AND VERIFED NOT FUEL PRESSURE. FOUND BOLTS BROKEN OFF HOLDING INTERNAL FUEL PUMP, HAD TO REPLACE FUEL TANK AND PUMPS. WHEN FINSIHED VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK, FOUND BURN MARKES ON BACK OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FROM SHORT IN FUEL PUMP, REPLACED CLUSTER AND VEHICLE IS RUNNING FINE. MORE THAN A WEEK DOWN AND JUST UNDER $5,000.00 FOR REPAIRS FOR A FUEL PUMP FAILURE THAT IS INTERNAL TO THE FUEL TANK, THE BROKEN ATTACHMENT BOLTS AND INSTANT LOSS OF POWER (NOT BEING ABLE TO CLEAR THE ROADWAY) IS THE REASON FOR THIS FILING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT FAILED TO RESPOND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED, TWO OF THE FOUR FRONT DISC BRAKE BOLTS FRACTURED. TWO OF THE FOUR BOLTS FRACTURED ONE ON EACH SIDE. THE LOWER BOLTS FAILED PREMATURELY CAUSING THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED ALL FOUR BOLTS AND ALSO REPLACED A CALIBER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/27/16*LJ

THERE IS A LOUD "POPPING" NOISE WHEN THE BRAKING OF THE VAN COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. SOMETIMES I AM AFRAID THE VAN IS NOT GOING TO STOP ALL THE WAY. FROM WHAT I AM READING ONLINE, IT MAY BE UNDER PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING RECALL INFORMATION, ETC. TO HAVE A FORD DEALERSHIP FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ECONOLINE E-350 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN WHEN A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

THE CAR WAS VIBRATING INCESSANTLY. A LOUD BANG, THUD HEARD FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. PULL OFF THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY 220, SOUTHBOUND, ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF HICO, TX. THE ENTIRE RUBBER AROUND THE STEEL BELT WAS STRIPPED OFF. THE BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RUNNING BOARD AND TIRE WHEEL AREA. I PURCHASED THESE 4 TIRES ON 7/21/11 SO THERE ARE ONLY 2 YRS OLD WITH ABOUT 20-25 MILES ON THEM. BEFORE THIS BLOW OUT, I ACTUALLY REPLACED TWO OF THE OTHER TIRES REPLACED WEEKS BEFORE. ONE ON OF THEM, THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE TIRE HAD A GIANT BULGE. 3000 MILES LATER, ALMOST 2 WEEKS, THE SECOND TIRE STARTED STRIPPING OFF THE RUBBER AND TEARING APART. CAR SHOOK THEN TOO. THE THIRD TIRE (STORY IN FIRST PARAGRAPH) COMPLETELY TORE APART BEFORE WE COULD GET TO A SAFE SPOT TO CHECK IT OUT. WHEN EACH TIRE HAD A NOTICEABLE PROBLEM, I DID THE FOLLOWING: 1. FIRST TIRE: IMMEDIATELY WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY FOR REPAIR 2. SECOND TIRE: PUT ON SPARE (IT WAS JULY 4TH) 3. THIRD TIRE: PUT ON SPARE BECAUSE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. ONE TIME IS FLUKE, TWO TIMES IS A COINCIDENCE, THREE TIRES FAILING WITHIN 5 WEEKS IS A DEFINITE PATTERN. PLEASE REVIEW THESE TIRES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I215 IN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH AT 65MPH WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE IT RAN ME OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH NARROWLY MISSING A CONCRETE BARRIER AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, HOWEVER I AM NOT SURE HOW I KEPT IT FROM ROLLING THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THREE OTHER FORD TRUCKS RANGING FROM 2006 TO 2008 THAT I USED TO DRIVE AT WORK. AND NOW MY PERSONAL 2008 F350. I HEAR THAT THEY CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. *TR