2010 FORD E-350 Complaints

The contact owns 2010 Ford E-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, there was an abnormal rattling sound coming from the transmission clutch plate. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving uphill, the vehicle would lose power while in 3rd and 4th gears. There was no further information provided. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000.

Truck starts violently shaking and hard to control after hitting bumps and have to come to almost a complete stop to make it stop

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 FORD E-350. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A POLICE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM BACK PAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,800.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON BREAK PEDAL.CHECK FOR CODES NO CODES. TOOK TO FORD FOR CHECK OUT, NO PROBLEM FOUND.

HAD THREE TIRES MICHELIN COME APART WITHIN 30 DAYS THE TIRE DEALERS I WENT TO TOLD ME THEY APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHEN THE TIRES FAILED THEY CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AUTO TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR. THEY EXAMINED THE SPARE AND SAID IT SHOWED SIGNS OF SAME PROBLEM.

UNIROYAL LAREDO LT 245/75R16 LRE - DOT BE11 JDUU 0812 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 12T-019 HTTP://WWW.UNIROYALTIRES.COM/ASSETS/PDF/TIRE_OWNER_LETTER.PDF THIS SET OF TIRES WAS INSTALLED ON A VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A USED VAN/TRUCK DEALER. SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO, I HAVE DRIVEN 13,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THERE ARE STILL 12/32" TREAD DEPTH, EVEN ACROSS THE TREAD ON ALL 4 TIRES. I HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED BEFORE A TRIP, AND I WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEATHER CHECKING / CRACKING. THAT IS WHEN I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THE ABOVE CITED RECALL. EVIDENTLY THE TIRES RECALLED WERE LIMITED TO THE 3RD WEEK OF 2012, AND MY TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE 8TH WEEK OF 2012. UNIROYAL/MICHELIN HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. I NEED HELP. PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I COULD TAKE A TRIP WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VAN, WITH THESE AWEFUL DEFECTIVE TIRES ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD E-350. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

3 OUT OF 5 TIRES FROM THE SAME RUN DELAMINATED AND TWO OF THEM BLEW OUT CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO MY VAN. FIRST EVENT HAPPENED IN JULY OF 2014 AND LAST ONE HAPPENED IN JAN OF 2015. ONE OF THE TIRES WAS NOTED TO BE DELAMINATING WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING EXAMINED AND BEFORE IN BLEW. ALL THE TIRES HAD BETWEEN 60-65,000 MILES ON THEM (70,000 MILE TIRE). ALL HAD LEGAL TREAD AND ALL WERE UNDER 6 YEARS OLD. THE TIRE RUN BEFORE THIS ONE, OF THE SAME MODEL, WAS RECALLED BY MICHELIN. *TR

WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DEADBOLT ON THE MOTORHOME OFF AND ON AND HAD TO USE THE CHASSIS DOORS TO EXIT AND ENTER THE VEHICLE. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY WE WERE HEADING FOR THE BEACHES IN YORKTOWN. ONCE WE ARRIVED WE TRIED TO EXIT THE COACH AND WERE UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DEADBOLT AND THE REGULAR LOCK, SO WE HAD TO BRING EVERYTHING OVER THE CHASSIS SEATS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIGHTLY VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.