2002 FORD E-350 Complaints

FORD E350 5.4L TRINTON ENGINE BLEW OUT SPARK PLUG. IT HAPPENED WHEN I RESUMED DRIVING AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. RESEARCHED THIS OUT AND FOUND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY VAN WHEN A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURED. PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT OFF VAN. EXITED VAN AND SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. OPEN HOOD AND FOUND A SPARK PLUG & COIL LAYING ON TOP OF ENGINE! THE SPARK PLUG JUST EXPLODED OUT. THIS VAN WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THE "HEAVY" TECH SAID THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE, BECAUSE OF LACK OF THREADS ON ENGINE HEAD FOUR TO BE EXACT. FORD RECOMENDS THAT THE PLUG BE CHANGE AT 100,000 MILES. THIS E350 VAN HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT WITH THE ORIGINAL PLUGS STILL IN IT. FORD HAS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.

2002 FORD E 350 MOTORHOME BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE BRAKING THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT CAUSED THE TOTAL FAILURE OF BOTH BRAKING CIRCUITS. *NM

CONSUMER STATES: CRACK IN RIGHT FRONT SPRING TOWER, STRESS DEFECTIVE MATERIAL.*AK *SB *NM

I HAVE A 2002 E350 FORD EXT SD VAN THAT CAME WITH OEM GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT LRE 245/75R/16 TIRES. THE VEH WAS OBTAINED NEW IN JUNE 2002. SINCE NEW THE TIRES SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED AND DRY, AFTER DRIVING ON THEM A WHILE THE SIDEWALLS HAD MINOR BULGES, AND MORE CRACKS. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED/BAL/AND PROPER PSI AT ALL TIMES AND WERE NEVER OVERLOADED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH MICHELIN LTX/MS AT 33K MILES. THESE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER A "SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN" BY GOODYEAR AT THEIR EXPENSE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NR 02X001000 DTD 28 JAN 2002). I WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE "CAMPAIGN" EXPIRED, LEAVING ME TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT MY EXPENSE. BY NOT NOTIFING ME GOODYEAR SAVED A BUNDLE BUT IT LEFT ME IN DANGER OF A POSSIBLE BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPERATION OR EVEN A CRASH. WHEN I DID FIND OUT ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT CAMPAIGN I WENT TO MY LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER AND ALL THEY OFFERED WAS TO SELL ME THE SAME TIRE AT AN INFLATED PRICE COMPARED TO SAM'S CLUB OR WAL-MART. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL NOT BE SHOPPING FOR GOODYEAR TIRES IN THE FUTURE.

(1) NORMAL TIRE ROTATED EVERY 3000 MILES RUN WITH 55 LBS. FRONT 85 LBS. REAR CHECKED WEEKLY (2) SIDE WALL ON BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE DRY ROTTED TO POINT OF AIR POCKETS ARE FORMING ON OUTSIDE OF TIRES. (3) TIRES REPLACED WITH BRIDGESTONE V-STEEL R265 I WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT GOODYEAR DEALERS 1ST IN ORMOND BEACH FL THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM IT IS COSMETIC! 2ND GOODYEAR DEALER IN BRIDGEVILLE PA AGREED THE TIRES WERE BAD AND A DANGER TO RIDE ON, AND OFFERED A SIXTY-TWO DOLLAR DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES (WITH THE DISCOUNT THE GOODYEAR STORE WOULD HAVE BEEN $242.00 HIGHER, THAN SAM'S CLUB FOR THE SAME TIRES WITHOUT A DISCOUNT) THE TWO DEALERS WERE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS APART.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, IT DID NOT GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR. AFTER A FEW SECOND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL WAS HARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE VAN TO ROLL OVER. THE TEN PASSENGERS THAT WERE IN THE VAN AT THE TIME WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 35/45 MPH VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKES BECAME HOT, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL AND REFUSED TO GIVE SERVICE. THE CONSUMER HAD A WARRANTY, BUT WAS TURNED DOWN BY AT LEAST TWO OTHER FORD DEALERS. ROFFENBAUGH FORD & BROUDUS FORD MAUEE. *JB *CB *JB