2004 FORD E-450 Complaints

WE HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING WHEN IT WAS DISPATCHED TO A CALL. INTERNAL OIL COOLER DISENTIGRATED, AND LEAKED OIL INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE CAM SENSORS, AND INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, AND HAS HAD ALL OF THE INTERNAL GEARS REPLACED SINCE. ALL OF THE WIRING HARNESSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.THIS PARTICULAR UNIT HAS SPENT MANY MONTHS THIS YEAR IN A SHOP BEING WORKED ON. *JB

PARAMEDIC PLUS DBA SUNSTAR PARAMEDIC, IN PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, PURCHASED 54 AMBULANCES, FORD E-450, 6.0 LITER, IN AUGUST OF 2004. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS OF USING THESE AMBULANCES IN ONE OF THE COUNTRIES BUSIEST EMS AGENCIES, WE'VE INCURRED A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES, WHICH HAVE HAMPERED OUR ABILITY TO PUT AMBULANCES ON THE STREET. THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: EGR VALVES, EGR COOLERS, OIL COOLERS, INJECTORS, AC COMPRESSORS, RADIATORS, WIRING HARNESSES, SEVERAL ENGINES. EVERY AMBULANCE IN OUR FLEET HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. IN SPEAKING WITH EMS AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. WE ARE SPENDING COUNTLESS HOURS OF LABOR AND COST OF REPAIRS OVER TWO YEARS WITH 54 OF THESE VEHICLES. WE HAVE MAINTAINED ALL RECORDS OF REPAIR AND CAN DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT THIS HAS ON OUR EMERGENCY 911 SERVICE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT YOUR CONVENIENCE SO WE CAN DISCUSS MORE OF THIS IN DETAIL. *JB

CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. BRAKE STOP LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. DEALER FOUND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED . PART # 1LIZ*9F924*AA KIT, BRAKE REPAIR. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. *NM

I BOUGHT A FORD 2004 E450 WITH A6. 0 ENGINE AND HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TWICE, ALSO REPLACED 2 HEATER CORES. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY . I HAVE HAD NO LUCK WITH FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO SELL BACK VIA LEMON LAW. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR TURNING THE ENGINE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER TWICE, REPLACED THE SENSOR ON CRANK SHAFT, AND CHECKED THE WIRING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BUT, PROBLEM RECURRED. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CHASSIS IS CONNECTED TO A BIG FOOT MH30BB 2004 MOTOR HOME. *AK WHEN THE ENGINE SHOT DOWN IT CHIMED AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING THAT WATER WAS IN THE FUEL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE ENGINE DIED. *TC

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND DEFECTS. THE MANUFACTURE HAS STATED THAT THEY WILL HELP. THE CONSUMER STATED "THIS IS AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE, AND HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR THIRTEEN DAYS". *NM