1999 FORD ECONOLINE Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING IN HOT WEATHER VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION.*AK SERVICE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WHEN ENGINE DIED, THE DRIVER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK. *YH

VEHILCLE HAS BEEN INTO REPAIR SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD FIXED, WHICH HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE OWNERSHIP. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MILES RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD CAME OFF AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND WENT INTO A DITCH. ANOTHER PASSENGER SAID THAT RIGHT TIRE CAME DOWN TO THE GROUND AND WENT BACK UP TO VAN AGAIN. *AK

TRAILER HITCH HAD NO LOCKING BOLTS. WHEN HAULING FREIGHT HITCH BROKE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND VEHICLE RIVVED REAL HARD & ACCELERATED INTO THE SPACE. IT JUMPED CURB, WENT UP IN THE AIR & CAME DOWN ON THE FRONT HOOD OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER PUT VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. THEY WERE SAYING THAT SOMETHING COULD BE WRONG. *AK

SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT AS THERE IS NOTHING TO GRAB ONTO WHEN CLIMBING IN. WE PURCHASED 2 VEHICLES AT THE SAME TIME. THE OTHER VEHICLE IS A TAURUS WHICH HAS HANDLES EVERYWHERE TO ASSIST CLIMBING INTO THE CAR. FINALLY WE ARE PUTTING ON RUNNING BOARDS AT OUR EXPENSE. THE DEALER REFERRED US TO VANTASTIKS WHICH IS A COMPANY THAT COULD ALTER OUR VEHICLE. AT VANTASTIKS WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THE MOTORISTS MOBILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT FORD HAS. WE WERE NEVER TOLD ABOUT THIS PROGRAM INITIALLY. TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT THE IS NOT THE FIRST THING THEY THINK OF. I WOULD THINK THAT THE SAFETY OF THEIR PASSENGERS SHOULD BE PRIMARY AND ANYTHING THAT CAN INSURE THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT. THE HANDLES ARE ON THE PILLARS IN AN F150. THESE SHOULD ALSO BE ON THE E150. WE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM CALIFORNIA WHERE WE HAD A CHEVROLET ASTRO MINI VAN. THE STEP ON THAT VEHICLE WAS MUCH LOWER AND THERE WAS A HANDLE TO ASSIST CLIMBING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE STEPS ON THE FORD E 150 ARE MUCH HIGHER AND THERE IS NOTHING TO GRAB TO HOLD WHILE CLIMBING INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK

POOR MFG. SPECS ALLOW FOR NON ALIGNMENT OF WHEELS AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IT APPEARED THAT SOMETHING UNDERNEATH WAS ABOUT TO BREAK APART. VEHICLE IN DEALER SHOP, AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A HIGH SPEED VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ENGINE RECENTLY REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME , DUE TO OIL LEAKS OUT OF THE HEAD GASKET.BOTH TIMES THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. VEHICLE STILL NOT REPAIRED. *AK.ET.

4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO OWNER BRAKES MET REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS AFTER BEING BLED. OWNER FELT MASTER CYLINDER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY FOR BRAKES. THE BRAKES FELT MUSHY WHEN DRIVEN OFF LOT.