2004 FORD E-350 Complaints

THE CONSUMER'S TWO 2004 E350'S HAVE WEIGHT ISSUES. *TS ON 5/15/06 THE TRUCKS WERE TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGH RATING ON THE SIDE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE IS 14,200 LBS. THE CONSUMER'S PAPER WORK READ 11,500 LBS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WEIGHT EMPTY IT WEIGHED 9,988 LBS. THE REPAIR FACILITY INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE'S TO THE CONSUMER UNTIL THEY RECEIVED AND ANSWER FROM DOT. 2004 FORD E350 22' GLAVAL UNIVERSAL 15 PASSENGER VEHICLE.

5-2-06. 2004 ECONOLINE REAR SEAT BELTS AND SEAT BELT EXTENDERS ARE POORLY DESIGNED. *TS THE RECEIVING END OF THE SEAT BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE END OF THE STRAP, THE OTHER END IS BOLTED TO THE FLOOR. WITH USE THE RECEIVING END TENDS TO FALL BACK THROUGH THE HOLE AND HAS TO BE REINSERTED OFTEN. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED SEAT BELT EXTENDERS FOR THE FRONT TWO BUCKETS SEAT, BUT NOT FOR THE REAR SEATS. *NM

OIL LEAKING FROM 2004 F-350 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. EGR FAILURE CAUSING TRUCK TO SHUT OFF ON ROAD. *JB

2004 FORD WAGON E350 WITH FLOOR LOWERED BY VANTAGE MOBILITY INT. FOR HANDICAP PEOPLE. DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING LIKE TRAFFIC JAMS WHILE PULLING A TRAILER THE FLOOR BETWEEN FRONT SEATS GETS MORE THAN HOT ENOUGH TO BURN YOUR FOOT. SLIDING DOOR OPENER HAS BROKEN 6 TIMES LEAVING THE DOOR FREE TO SLIDE OPEN AND SHUT. I KEEP A BUNGY CORD TO TIE IT UP BUT INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHEN USING BUNGY CORD. THE ORIGINAL LATCH BY FORD WAS REMOVED TO INSTALL THE DOOR OPENER. SPLIT DRIVE SHAFT INSTALLED TO MAKE ROOM FOR UNDER VEHICLE LIFT BY BRAUN CORP HAS A LOW ROAR TO IT. BICYCLE TYPE CHAIN FOR THE SLIDING DOOR OPENER AT WHEELCHAIR LIFT DRAGS ACROSS PART OF DOOR JAMB.(NO PULLEY OR SPROCKET). PAID $48,000 FOR THIS NEW 2004 MODEL IN APRIL, 2005 I'M ASKING FOR MY MONEY BACK. PLEASE HELP US. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E 350 A CONVERSION VAN WHICH WILL NOT START. THE VAN HAS A POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TWELVE OR MORE TIMES TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO DEALER COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE ABOUT FIFTEEN TIMES. THE CONTACT HAS TALKED TO FORD NUMEROUS TIMES. HE INVESTED $96,000 IN THE VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THIS I HAPPENED AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY. THE CONTACT WAS LIVING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS HAVING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN TOWING EXPENSES. ALSO, THERE WERE RENTAL CAR AND MEDICAL EXPENSES AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATED ON 7-31-05 WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON I-81 70 MPH AND CARRYING 3000 LBS OF STEEL AND ENGINE SHUT OFF 2 MILES SOUTH OF EXIT #66. ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE A WASHING MACHINE AFTERWARDS. CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY IN ORDER FOR THE WRECKER TO LOAD IT. CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 05S34 ON 07/29/2005. DEALER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS WAS THE FIRST PROBLEM CONTACT HAD WITH THE ENGINE. *AK

FORD E-450 6.0L ENGINE LOSES POWER, STALLS, WILL NOT RESTART. BAYSHORE FORD SERVICE (WILMINGTON DE) RESULTS IN IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS OF DEFECTIVE EXHAUST BACK PRESSURE SENSORS, THROTTLE BODIES AND UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THESE DEFECTS SHOULD BE ADDED TO NHTSA RECALL # ) 05V270000. *NM

FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY WE OWNED OUR BRAND NEW FORD E-350 DIESEL CUBE VAN WE HAVE HAD AN ONGOING DRIVABILTY PROBLEM. THE ENGINE CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING ALMOST COMING TO A STALL AND SPITS BLACK OR BLUE SMOKE OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES TO DATE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE TRIED TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, BUT THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE ANOTHER DEALER HAS ALREADY WORKED ON THE TRUCK AND GOT PAID, SO WE HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THEM. WE USE THIS TRUCK FOR BUSINESS AND HAVE HAD TO RENT A TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN AND FIND THE NEXT DAY THAT IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. WE ARE OUT $400.05 THAT WE BELIEVE EITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE US FOR. I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT RENTAL REIMBURSEMENTS ARE NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. SHOULD WE BE RESPOSIBLE FOR HAVING TO PAY THESE FEES? WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TRUCK SO WE WOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.IT IS ALSO NOT OUR FAULT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN PATIENT AND FEEL WE SHOULD GET OUR TRUCK FIXED PROPERLY AND BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR LOSSES. WE SEE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. WHICH ONLY MEANS ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE TO PAY TO RENT A TRUCK WHILE OURS GOES IN FOR REPAIRS, WITH NO GUARENTEE THAT IT WILL GET FIXED THAT TIME EITHER.

UNABLE TO TURN OFF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. TAKEN TO DEALER ,WHO STATES THEY CANNOT REPAIR IT. *AK

THE TIRE WAS UNDER SIZED. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR AXLE WAS OVER WEIGHT BY 400 POUNDS. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RV EXCEEDS THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. (MICHELIN LOAD RANGE E TIRES.) *JB