1995 FORD E-350 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DEMON HORNET RV ON A 1995 FORD E-350 CHASSIS. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD FRACTURED WHILE BEING STORED FOR THE WINTER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

CLOCK SPRING NO SPEED CONTROL OR KEYLESS ENTRY. PART # F5UA-14A664-EF IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. AIR BAG FOR DRIVER WILL NOT WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD E-350. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WENT TO START COLD AND HIT STARTER SWITCH AND THE WALMART BATTERY BLEW UP. I HAVE PHOTOS. *TR

FRONT LEFT TIRE WEARING ON SHOULDER QUICKER THAN EXPECTED. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND TIRE TREAD SEPARATING CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. ALSO FOUND RIGHT INNER DUEL TIRE WITH LOW TIRE PRESSURE, AFTER REMOVING TIRE, FOUND AIR HAD LEAKED INTO INNER SIDEWALL WHICH CAUSED A BUBBLE WHICH RUBBED AGAINST CHASSIS CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT. RECALL HEARING LOUD NOISE AT RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE ON LAST TRIP IN NOVEMBER 2009 BUT COULD NOT LOCATE SOURCE OF NOISE UNTIL INSPECTION OF TIRE. TIRE LABELED AS RIDGE RUNNER RADIAL APR DATE CODE 3402. SIZE LT225/75R16. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD E-350. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE FOR THE SAME VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILURE. HE ALSO FOUND A RECALL ON THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE WIRING TO THE FUEL LINE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE. THE RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 340,000.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD E350. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TIRES, SIZE LT225/75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE INSIDE OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,548. UPDATED 08/04/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/06/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WAIT TIME WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,770.UPDATED 12/07/07

1995 E-350 MOTORHOME THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED TWICE AND WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. *KB THE ABS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ABS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE FIRST ABS FAILED AT 37000 MILES. THE SECOND ONE FAILED AT 73000 MILES. *NM

1995 FORD E-350 CAUGHT FIRE. *KB THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *NM

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ON A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE 350 STANDARD BOX VAN, THE REAR TWO TIRES DEVELOPED WOBBLES WHILE DRIVING, ABOUT TWO WEEKS APART. CHECKED THEM AND THE TREADS HAD SEPARATED. HAD THEM REPLACED WITH TIRES FROM ANOTHER VAN. ON THE 26TH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DID THE SAME THING. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH NEW TIRES AND KEPT THE DEFECTIVES. BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT II'S LT245/75R16. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE BUILT IN REDUCER IN FILLER CAP CAUSES OVERFLOW WHEN FUELING VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SINCE THE OEM DESIGN, THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURE PEOPLE HAVE REQUIRED STEEL RINGS ON ALL NOZZLES, EFFECTIVELY INCREASING THE DIAMETER OF THE NOZZLE AND IN THE CASE OF THE LARGE NOZZLE, NOT ALLOWING IT MORE THAN A FEW INCHES PAST THE REDUCER, THIS CAUSES A REVERSE PRESSURE AND NEGATING THE FUNCTION OF THE AIR RETURN PART OF THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY, THIS CAUSES DIESEL TO SPILL OUT. *SLC

BRAKES ARE LEAKING AND RUBBING AGAINST EXHAUST, COULD RUB A HOLE. CONSUMER FEELS VEHICLE MAY NOT STOP IN A COLLISION.*AK

TOMS RIVER SCHOOLS VEHICLE MAINT. DEPT MAINTAINS 17 FORD E-350 MINI SCHOOL BUSES, 1995 AND 1998 MODEL YEARS. THIS BRAKE HOSE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A RUSTED PORTION OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY . THE AREA THAT RUSTED AWAY IS THE CRIMPED CONNECTION WHICH JOINS THE RUBBER HOSE TO THE STEEL FITTING END OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY. THIS RUST IS NOT VISIBLE WHILE DOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT IS COVERED BY A RUBBER SLEEVE!. APPARANTLY WATER/MOISTURE IS COLLECTING UNDER THIS RUBBER SLEEVE AND CORRODING THE STEEL CRIMPED AREA OF THE FITTING UNTIL THERE IS NO MORE OF A SECURE CONNECTION OF THE RUBBER HOSE TO THE STEEL , THEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE FLUID IS PRESSURIZED IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM THE RUBBER HOSE WILL BLOW AWAY FROM THE STEEL FITTING!...I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS IT IS SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS, MULTIPLIED BY THE FACT THAT A ROUTINE PREVETIVE MAINTENANCE CHECK OF THE BRAKE HOSES DOES NOT REVEAL THE RUSTED/FAULTY CONNECTION BECAUSE OF THE RUBBER SLEEVE COVERING IT.

THIS AMBULANCE WAS INVOLVED IN A MODERATE FRONT END COLLISION. IT APPEARS AS IF THE OUTER WHEEL BEARING RETAINER NUT FAILED CAUSING THE NUT AND OUTER BEARING TO BE EJECTED FROM THE HUB. THIS APPARENTLY OCCURED ON IMPACT. THE AMBULANCE WAS TRANSPORTING A PATIENT AT THE TIME TRAVELING AT REASONABLE SPEED. ANOTHER MOTORIST ENTERED THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF THE AMBULANCE. TFC OFFICER(I) SOME BACKGROUND IN THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AREA AND FEEL THAT THE SPINDLE NUT SHOULD NOT HAVE CAME OFF. I COULD NOT FIND IT SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT BROKE. CASE #01007413

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THIS AMBULANCE WAS INVOLVED IN A MODERATE FRONT END COLLISION. IT APPEARS AS IF THE OUTER WHEEL BEARING RETAINER NUT FAILED CAUSING THE NUT AND OUTER BEARING TO BE EJECTED FROM THE HUB. THIS APPARENTLY OCCURED ON IMPACT. THE AMBULANCE WAS TRANSPORTING A PATIENT AT THE TIME TRAVELING AT REASONABLE SPEED. ANOTHER MOTORIST ENTERED THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF THE AMBULANCE. TFC OFFICER(I) SOME BACKGROUND IN THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AREA AND FEEL THAT THE SPINDLE NUT SHOULD NOT HAVE CAME OFF. I COULD NOT FIND IT SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT BROKE. CASE #01007413

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FOUR INCIDENTS OF TREAD SEPARATION IN FOUR MONTHS, KELLY SPRINGFIELD IS THE MAKE

CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE TANK, UPON INSPECTION BY DEALER, A STRESS CRACK WAS FOUND BEHIND THE FOWARD STRAP CENTER BOTTOM.*YD

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

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FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CRACKED WHICH WAS NOTICED DURING A STATE INSPECTION. ALSO, ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION AND HITS A BUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK *JB

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE CRACKED. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT 2 SERVICE BULLETINS WERE ISSUED. ALSO, STATED THAT FORD CORPORATION HAS ADVISED THAT ROTORS WERE "DEFECTIVE".*AK ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT TOW A CAR. *SLC

ABS WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY, BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP, SLIDE ON SNOW, HAVE A ROCK HARD PEDAL, AND CONSUMER WOULD SLIDE THROUGH STOPS, ABS SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN 2001, HOWEVER AFTER ONE WEEK, THE LIGHT IS BACK ON WITH ABS NOT FUNCTIONING, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC

ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. WENT HOME, AND VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING WHEN LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC REPLACED SOME OF PARTS ON BRAKE BOOSTER/UNIVERSAL JOINTS/ROTORS AND PADS/MASTER CYLINDER, AND OTHER PARTS. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. A DIFFERENT MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. INFORMED OWNER TO TRADE VEHICLE IN. *AK

OWNER HAS A FLEET OF 22 1994-1995 VEHICLES THAT ARE STARTING TO SHOW A HIGH RATE OF FAILURES OF THE UPPER BRAKE SHOE ANCHOR IS BREAKING OUT OF THE BACKING PLATE, THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE SHOES TO CONTACT THE OUTBOARD FACE OF THE BRAKE DRUM, WHICH CAN ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL CYLINDER AND CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. *SLC

WHILE TRANSPORTING PATIENT TO HOSPITAL REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF TIRE,CAUSING DAMAGE TO INSIDE FENDER WELL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DA180P TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

HAS THIS TIRE BEEN RECALLED? I WAS VERY LUCKY THIS TIME!! (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XB026 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD MASSIVE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. MOVED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CHANGED OUT TIRE. PRIOR TO FAILURE NOTICED THUMPING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE THAT SHOOK VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS STRUCK TO CAUSE THIS INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. I SUSPECTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHEN THE THUMPING NOISE BECAME NOTICABLE, HOWEVER I THOUGHT THE TIRES MIGHT NEED BALANCING. NOW THERE ARE MORE THUMPING NOISES SO I AM GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGEOUT THE THE REMAINING THREE TIRES. I TRIED TO CONTACT FIRESTONE BUT THE WAIT TIME TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WAS TOO LONG. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO BRING IT IN FOR YOUR ANALYSIS SINCE I AM IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA.*AK (DOT NUMBER: V6TTBTA TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)

THIS VEHICLE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON BOTH BRAKE ROTORS THRU TO THE FINS. I HAVE BOTH IN MY POSSESSION. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY AS MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN MAY OF 2000. I HAD A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR SOMETIME PRIOR TO MAY OF 2000 BUT DID NOT REALIZE WHAT IT WAS. IT BECAME INCEASINGLY WORSE, WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY REFERRED ME TO AUTOMOTIVE & RV SPECIALISTS AS THE DEALER COULD NOT WORK ON A LARGE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH NAPA ROTORS AS RV SPECIALISTS OWNER MR. DALLAS SHARK SAID FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CASTING IN THEIR ROTORS AND IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE TO REPLACE WITH TWO MORE FORD ROTORS. FORD HAS DENIED REINBURSEMENT FOR THIS REASON. MR SHARK STATED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE ROTORS COULD HAVE EXPLODED AT ANYTIME LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKING CAPABILITY AT ALL. HE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON MY BEHALF. HE CAN BE CONTACTED AT 520-532-0086 OR 800 N. 16TH ST. SHOW LOW, AZ 85901. I HAVE DOCUMENTION FROM THE FORD MOTOR CO. AVAILABLE IF NEEDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU

THIS HAS BEEN THE 3RD TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A SENSOR REPLACED, I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER MOTORHOME OWNERS OF FORDS THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS OF ABS WARNING AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR SENSORS REPLACED FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND HAS NOT DONE ASNYTHING ABOUT REPLACING THEM WITH A HEANY DUTY SENSOR, IT IS A SMALL COST ITEM BUT IF YOU CANNOT DO THE WORK YOURSELF IT IS VERY COSTLY AS LABOR AT $80 PER HOUR MOUNTS UP, COULD YOU PLEASE SEE IF FORD HAS A TSB COVERING THESE SENSORS.

THIS VEHICLE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON BOTH BRAKE ROTORS THRU TO THE FINS. I HAVE BOTH IN MY POSSESSION. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY AS MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN MAY OF 2000. I HAD A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR SOMETIME PRIOR TO MAY OF 2000 BUT DID NOT REALIZE WHAT IT WAS. IT BECAME INCEASINGLY WORSE, WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY REFERRED ME TO AUTOMOTIVE & RV SPECIALISTS AS THE DEALER COULD NOT WORK ON A LARGE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH NAPA ROTORS AS RV SPECIALISTS OWNER MR. DALLAS SHARK SAID FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CASTING IN THEIR ROTORS AND IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE TO REPLACE WITH TWO MORE FORD ROTORS. FORD HAS DENIED REINBURSEMENT FOR THIS REASON. MR SHARK STATED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE ROTORS COULD HAVE EXPLODED AT ANYTIME LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKING CAPABILITY AT ALL. HE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON MY BEHALF. HE CAN BE CONTACTED AT 520-532-0086 OR 800 N. 16TH ST. SHOW LOW, AZ 85901. I HAVE DOCUMENTION FROM THE FORD MOTOR CO. AVAILABLE IF NEEDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU

THIS HAS BEEN THE 3RD TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A SENSOR REPLACED, I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER MOTORHOME OWNERS OF FORDS THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS OF ABS WARNING AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR SENSORS REPLACED FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND HAS NOT DONE ASNYTHING ABOUT REPLACING THEM WITH A HEANY DUTY SENSOR, IT IS A SMALL COST ITEM BUT IF YOU CANNOT DO THE WORK YOURSELF IT IS VERY COSTLY AS LABOR AT $80 PER HOUR MOUNTS UP, COULD YOU PLEASE SEE IF FORD HAS A TSB COVERING THESE SENSORS.

FRONT ROTORS, CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 55,000 MI, ROTORS BADLY CRACKED IN EXACT SAME SPOT ON BOTH OCCASIONS, ABS LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY.*ET

FRONT ROTORS CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS

FRONT ROTORS, CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 55,000 MI, ROTORS BADLY CRACKED IN EXACT SAME SPOT ON BOTH OCCASIONS, ABS LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY.*ET

ABS WARNING LIGHT ON AND COMPONENT NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. *AK

AFTER I PURCHASED MY MOTOR HOME THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE FORD PEOPLE FOR WARRANTY WORK THEY DONE SOME THING TO IT AND IT STOPPED FOR A WHILE THEN IT HAPPENED AAGAIN FOR A TOAL OF 30 TIMES 4 OF THOSE TIMES I TOOK IT TO FORD TO BE REPAIRED UNDERWARRANTY AND IT WOULD STOP FOR A WHILE NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL HAPPENING I CONTACTED NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS ON THE RV OPEN FORUM BOARD AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO RECALL THIS ITEM AND MAKE FORD FIX IT?IT IS PRETTY SCARY TO BE GOING DOWN A HILL AND HAVE THAT LIGHT COME ON, BUT TAKING IT TO FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE FIX WE NEED. THANK YOU HOWARD [email protected]. *AK

WITHIN 14,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE MANIFOLD BOLT BROKE OFF OR SHEARED OFF, CAUSING EMISSION FUMES TO ENTER INTO THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF LOCATION IN MOUNTING OF THE UNIT, MOUNTING IS ON THE FRAME NEAR EXHAUST HEAT FACTOR, POSSIBLE RESTRICTION TO THE SYSTEM, NOT ALLOWING THE FLUID TO RETURN FROM THE CALIPERS TO THE MASTER CYLINDER (RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND FAILURE OF MULTIPLE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS). MJS

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON DUE ABS BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *YC

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD REGULARLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING IN A SPORADIC MANNER AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. HOWEVER DURING BRAKE FAILURE VEHICLE WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND POOR STOPPING PERFORMANCE. THE "MEMORY MODULE" COULD POSSIBLY BE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. *YC