1995 FORD ECONOLINE Complaints

SOME OF YOUR QUESTION MAY BE UNREATED TO MY PROBLEM, I AM COMPLAING ABOUT A DEFECTIVE BOTTOM TENNSION PULLEY THAT CONTROL THE POWER STEARING AND ALL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS QUITE IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A DUCE AND A 1/2 THAT DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEARING, VERY WIDE TURN. CAME TO REST BEFORE OVERHEADING IN E. FALMOUTH MASS. WAS TOWED OFF A FRIEND LAWN AT 9 PM SUNDAY. THE WHOLE THING OCCURED AT NOON ON SUNDAY, A NEIGHBOR TO MY FRIEEND CAME TO MY AID WITH HIS CELL PHONE, I CALLED MY MOTOR CLUB AND THERE COULD NOT HELP. AROUND 7 PM I FOUND SOME ONE THAT COULD TOW IT TO MY MACHINIC - AUTO TECH IN SANDWICH, MASS WHO DID THE REPAIRING AS IT WOULD HAVE COST DOUBLE TO TAKE IT TO TANNER FORD IN S. EASTON. AS IT WAS IT COST $80 FOR THE TOW(CASH) AND I SELDOM HAVE THAT MUCH LAYING AROUND. REPAIRS WERE $387. WHICH IS REPORTED UNDER PROPERTY DAMAGE IN YOUR FORM. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE HEADING FOR NH OR SOME WHERE ELSE, I COULD STILL BE THERE TODAY WAITING FOR HELP. THE TENNISON PULLY SNAPPED RIGHT OFF, RENDERING FANBELT USELESS, AND DISTROYING A NEW BELT THAT HAD JUST BEEN PUT IN THE VAN IN APRIL ON THE REQUIRE MANITANCE AT 60,000/61,000. I SPENT A LOT THEN, AND NOW TO HAVE $387 + 80 = $467 HURTS. I THINK I SHOULD GET SOME HELP FROM SOMEWHERE FOR THE FLAW OF THE TENNSION UNIT. AUTO TECH IN SANDWICH 508-833-0888, AS FOR LARRY HE'LL TELL YOU WHAT HE DID. YOU KNOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER DISASTER HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT 65, AM HAPPY I WAS JUST COMING OUT OF A SIDE STREET ONTO AND OTHER STREET AND IT WAS NOT BUSY, WHEN THE THING MADE A BIG SNAP. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS A FANBELT HAD BECOME LOOSE AND NEED TO BE RE-ENSTALLED, TILL I GOT UNDER AND FOUND A MUCH WORSE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR A CHANCE TO SPOUT OFF AS I THISK TIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO ALL ALL FORD TRUCKS, ESPECIAL E150'S. YOUR TRULY CARL G. RIDEOUT PS: ON THE 3 BELT AND 2 BELT AND MOTOR BELT AM NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED WINDSHIELD, HOOD LATCH HAD BROKEN.*AK

I HAVE A 1995 FORD E-150 SHERARD HI-TOP CONVERSION VAN AND JUST EXPERIENCED A SEVERE FUEL LEAK. I'M CURIOUS IF THE VEHICLE HAS EVER BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS. THE FUEL LEAK WAS ON THE VENT LINE TO THE FILL TUBE. THE VENT LINE IS ABOUT A 3/4 INCH HOSE WITH HOSE CLAMPS. ONE END OF THE HOSE ATTACHED TO A METAL TUBE NEAR THE TOP OF THE FILL TUBE AND THE OTHER IS NEXT TO THE FILL TUBE WHERE BOTH ENTER THE FUEL TANK. THE VENT HOSE DEVELOPED A MAJOR BREAK NEAR THE TANK. UPON REMOVE OF THE HOSE I FOUND THAT THE HOSE CLAMP IS BONDED TO THE HOSE AT THIS LOCATION (THE OTHER WAS NOT). I'M A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND IT LOOKS TO ME THAT THE BONDING PROCESS OF THE CLAMP TO THE HOSE HAS DETERIORATED THE TUBE AND SHORTENED THE LIFE OF THE HOSE. THE OTHER END OF THE HOSE THAT ATTACHED TO THE FILL TUBE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. THE CLAMP WAS STAMPED WITH SOME MARKINGS INDICATING CANADA AND ALSO HAS SOME PATENT NUMBERS ON IT. I'M GUESSING THAT THEY ATTEMPTED TO BOND THE CLAMP TO THE HOSE IN THIS AREA BECAUSE IT IS A VERY TIGHT AREA TO ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE. I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL AND YOU WENT UP OR DOWN AN KIND OF AN INCLINE FUEL POURED OUT OF THE TANK. WE'D BEEN SMELLING FUEL FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THE CONDITION FINALLY DETERIORATED ENOUGHT THAT WE COULD SEE THE FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE VAN WHEN WE PARKED ON AN INCLINE.*AK

4 GOODYEAR WRANGLER WRL HT FXNW TIRES P235/75R15, DOT 7276999510, HAD BUBBLES SHAPES OF GRAPEFRUIT ON THE SIDEWALL, NO SIGNS OF CRACKS/CUTS OR LEAKS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AIR TO GET INTO THE TIRE. *SLC

DEEP WIDE CRACKS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE 1 INCH FROM THE BEAD. I MANAGE A FLEET OF 135 VEHICLES AND ALL OF OUR FORD VANS HAVE SEVERELY CRACKED TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MD11520V24 TIRESIZE: P24575/R16)

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS ONLY ON WET SURFACE. *AK

THE VAN JUST STOPS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE DEALER SAYS IT IS FUSABLE LINKS THAT KEEP BRAKING. I AM A PARAPLEGIC AND I HAVE HAD TO TOW THIS VEHICLE 4 SEPERATE TIMES. ONCE ON VACATION IN GULFPORT, MS. I READ AN ARTICLE IN MY LOCAL NEWSPAPER(KINGSPORT TIME NEWS-THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE 12TH, 2000SECTION 3A THAT SOUNDED EXACLTY LIKE MY SITUATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME.

TIRE BLEW OUT IN THE TREAD AREA FOR NO APPARENT REASON THAT THE TOW COMPANY OR FORD COULD FIND.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT225/75 R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT225/75 R )

ALL 4 TIRES HAD PIECES OF THE TREAD PATTERN MISSING. THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE TIRE IN THE GROOVES BETWEEN THE PIECES OF TREAD. I HAD SEARS REPLACE THE TIRES BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. I WAS DISSATISFIED WITH SEARS. THEY ONLY GAVE ME 54.5% FOR THE TIRES. I FELT THAT THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR FREE. THEIR ATTITUDE WAS WE GAVE YOU SOMETHING SHUT UP AND GO AWAY. WHEN I ASKED FOR THE TIRES BACK THE SALESMAN FIRST SAID THAT I COULD HAVE THEM THEN HE BACKED UP AND SAID THAT THE TIRES WOULD BE SENT BACK TO THE MANUFACTOR. I DID NOT GET THE SERIAL NUMBERS AT THAT TIME. I CAME BACK LATER TO GET THE NUMBERS AND THE ASSISTANT MANAGER C( DOT NUMBER: 7BA3 PUA 0 TIRE SIZE: 24575R16E )

VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT 4 TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND SINCE THEN I HAVE WORKED ON IT MYSELF, EVERY 6,TO 7000 MILES THE SAME THING SHOWS UP AGAIN, THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON , IF YOU SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT SOMETIMES IT WILL COME BACK ON DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. IT HAPPENS AFTER I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD ABOUT 200 MILES , I TALKED TO NUMEROUS OTHER FORD RV OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SIMILIAR PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALLON THESE SENSORS.