1987 FORD ECONOLINE Complaints

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MECHANISM FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. **JB

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BASE OF THE ENGINE, WHICH HELD THE COMPONENT IN PLACE. *TT *SCC *JB

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER THE SPEED CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED. DRIVER PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND SHUT ENGINE OFF TO STOP VEHICLE . BUT ENGINE RACED SO HARD THE THROTTLE CABLE BLEW. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IGNITION WAS ON., DRIVER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE HAD ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE INSPECTOR SAID THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A FAULTY SLIP ON FUEL LINE . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN ABOUT 35 MPH THE VAN STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING A VERY STRANGE NOISE AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHEN TAKING TO MECHANIC, MECHANIC STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE DRIVESHAFT BEING ALUMINUM. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED WITH A IRON DRIVESHAFT. *AK

A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE , CAUSING FUEL IN THE FRONT TANK TO FLOW TO BACK TANK, RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY, BRAKES GET HOT, FLUID BOILED, RESULTING IN NO BRAKES, FREE WHEELING, COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH, DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS/CALIPERS, FLUSHED BRAKE SYSTEM, REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT BRAKE FLUID. *AK

IGNITION PROBLEM CAUSED AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, ALLOWING VIOLENT GAS EXPLOSIONS (BACKFIRE) WHICH SPLIT THE MUFFLER AT SEAM. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.