2001 FORD E-350 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

SPARK PLUG - I'M REALLY SHOCKED THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED! PURCHASED THIS 2001 FORD E-350 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO WAS A MECHANIC AND KEPT ALL SERVICE RECORDS OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HAD THE VAN SERVICED AND LOOKED OVER BEFORE TAKING IT ON A LONGER TRIP. AT 2 AM AND ONLY AFTER 5 HOURS OF DRIVING (ALL HIGHWAY) WE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY EVEN LOUDER RUMBLING AND INTENSE GAS SMELL. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND THE VAN WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND WAIT UNTIL THE MORNING. THE NEXT MORNING WE TOOK THE ENGINE APART AND FOUND THE SPARK PLUG COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. AFTER BUYING THE REPAIR KIT FROM THE PARTS STORE AND PUTTING IN A NEW SPARK PLUG WE WERE ABLE TO LIMP OUR WAY HOME. DUE TO THE FORCE CAUSED BY THE FIRST SPARK PLUG BEING SHOT OUT, THE ENGINE NOW SOUNDS LIKE SOME OTHER SPARK PLUGS ARE VERY LOOSE AND READY TO GO. NOT SURE THE TOTAL DAMAGE UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RANDOMLY COMES UNLATCHED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE THIS DATE AND HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES EACH TIME IT IS DRIVEN. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR NOT. IT HAS HAPPENED SITTING STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS A TRW 33012760 PART.

MY 2001 FORD E350 SUPER DUTY VAN BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND COST ME $900 FOR DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR....WITH ONLY 117,000 MILES ON IT. FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM ENGINE. NO ADVANCED WARNING OR UNUSUAL SOUNDS OF ANY KIND. ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY AND RELIABLY UP UNTIL THIS EVENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE SUB FRAME, UNDER CARRIAGE AND THE TIE RODS. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 10/31/14*LJ UPDATED 7/9/2015*JS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH/MISSING LOST ENGINE POWER. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND PUMP. STILL HAD PROBLEMS. TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO FINALLY ADVISED FUEL TANK LAMINATE WAS FLAKING. FOUND 4 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ONLINE FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN MULTIPLE YEARS/DIESEL TYPES FROM FORD. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF 5.4L ENGINE CAUSING GAS FUMES IN PASSENGER AREA. *TR

I PARKED MY F 350 DIESEL IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE FOR THE NIGHT. NEXT MORNING ,BEFORE 6 A.M., I WOKE TO THE NOISES OUTSIDE:CRACKING, POPPING, AND EXPLOSIONS. THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS COMING AROUND ALL SIDES OF THE HOOD AND AROUND THE FRONT WHEEL AREA,ALSO THROUGH THE DASH AND STEERING AREA. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. AND STARTED PUTTING THE FIRE OUT USING THE GARDEN HOSE. FOUR MORE EXPLOSIONS HAPPENED,AND TWO FRONT TIRES EXPLODED AS WELL. I FOUGHT THE FLAMES UNTIL FIRE TRUCKS SET UP AND TOOK OVER. THEY PUT IT OUT JUST IN TIME TO SAVE $ 4,000 CASH AND AMMO INSIDE THE CAB. *TR

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I PARKED MY F 350 DIESEL IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE FOR THE NIGHT. NEXT MORNING ,BEFORE 6 A.M., I WOKE TO THE NOISES OUTSIDE:CRACKING, POPPING, AND EXPLOSIONS. THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS COMING AROUND ALL SIDES OF THE HOOD AND AROUND THE FRONT WHEEL AREA,ALSO THROUGH THE DASH AND STEERING AREA. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. AND STARTED PUTTING THE FIRE OUT USING THE GARDEN HOSE. FOUR MORE EXPLOSIONS HAPPENED,AND TWO FRONT TIRES EXPLODED AS WELL. I FOUGHT THE FLAMES UNTIL FIRE TRUCKS SET UP AND TOOK OVER. THEY PUT IT OUT JUST IN TIME TO SAVE $ 4,000 CASH AND AMMO INSIDE THE CAB. *TR

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2001 FORD E-250. CONSUMER STATES LEAK IN FILL HOSE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FILL HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, BECAUSE IT LEAKED WHEN RE-FUELING. *JB

2001 FORD F350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. HE MANAGED TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER FOUND THE FUEL FILTER OVER THE DIESEL TANK WAS CLOGGED DUE TO RUST FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK HAD COME OUT OF PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS GARAGE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD FILE A REPORT AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WITH A TEMPORARY FIX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,350 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,422.

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON FORD ENGINE FOR THE THIRD TIME DIFFERENT PLUG EACH TIME AND ALSO HAS HAPPENED OVER THE INTERVAL OF 80,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD E350. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHEN HE HEARD AN LOUD EXPLOSION. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. ONCE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A HOLE HAD BEEN BURNED IN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, RIGHT ABOVE THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,411.

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FORD E350 15 PASSENGER VAN SUFFERED PASSENGER CABIN FIRE...MAY BE RELATED TO CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN MY 2001 VAN IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. *TR

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FORD E350 15 PASSENGER VAN SUFFERED PASSENGER CABIN FIRE...MAY BE RELATED TO CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN MY 2001 VAN IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. *TR

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WE HAVE A 2001 FORD E-350 VAN WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. A SPARK PLUG HAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE, STRIPPING THE BLOCK. OF COURSE, GASOLINE SPEWS FROM THE OPEN CYLINDER, AND THE SPARK PLUG IS STILL SENDING OUT A SPARK. A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, ONE THAT I READ IS COMMONPLACE, FROM THE WEBSITE : HTTP://WWW.FORDPROBLEMS.COM/SPARK-PLUG-EJECTED-FROM-ENGINE.SHTML. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF TRITON V10 ENGINE ALMOST CAUSING A FIRE. TRUCK ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT. VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR INJURIES. *TR

NORMAL USE .FORD E-350 5.4 2001.SUDDEN FAILURE OF RIGHT NO.2 CYLINDER .SPARKPLUG EJECTED. COIL-OVER DAMAGED.;REPAIR BY COIL INSERT. *TR

ABS MODULE SHORTING OUT BECAUSE OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE MODULE. I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE JUST OUTSIDE MY HOME WHERE MY VAN IS PARKED, LESS THAN 2 FT. FROM THE HOUSE, AND WENT OUT TO INVESTIGATE. SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SO I RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE ABS MODULE, SO I REMOVED IT AND THE COVER HAD BLOWN OFF, AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE WAS FRIED. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, AND YET I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY VAN IS A 2001 FORD E-350. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE, AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ALMOST 2 DAYS (IT WAS THE WEEKEND), THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION, AND THE VAN WAS LOCKED AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD E-350 VAN WITH A 7.3 LITRE DIESEL ENGINE. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND UPON RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK INTERIOR LINING HAS DEGRADED AND IS CLOGGING THE FUEL SYSTEM. ESTIMATES FOR THE REPAIR ARE IN THE RANGE OF $1500-1600. UPON INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET AND DURING A CONVERSATION WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH FORD DIESEL EQUIPED VEHICLES. WE FEEL THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR ILLUMINATE; HOWEVER, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A WEEK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE LIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATING. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

STEEL DIESEL FUEL TANK DELAMINATION ON 3 E350 FORD AMBULANCES AND 1 F350 FORD FIRETRUCK.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE THIRD SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY RE-THREADED THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,701 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,345. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF UPDATED 09/25/08

PLUGS CHANGED IN VEHICLE AT 137,000 FOR FIRST TIME. SIX MONTHS LATER PLUG #3 EJECTED. ONE MONTH AFTER THAT ANOTHER PLUG EJECTED. BOTH TIMES COULD SMELL GAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FUMES. *TR

TWICE WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AT REASONABLY LOW SPEEDS, AND A SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT OF MY ENGINE ,WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING . TWICE I HAVE HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER . HE NOW TELLS ME ,AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY CONFIRMED IT ,THAT THE HEADS FOR THE 5.4 LITRE ENGINE WERE NOT MILLED PROPERLY (ONLY 4 THREADS FOR EACH SPARK PLUG, CAUSING THE PLUG TO STRIP AND COME OUT OF THE ENGINE) AND THAT THIS IS AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE . THE LAST REPAIR COST OVER $4,000 BUT SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING OUTSIDE OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY THAT FORD PROVIDES, FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT AND IN FACT, IT HAS GENERATED MUCH BUSINESS FOR THE DEALERSHIPS. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY CONFIRMED THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FORD HAS NOT PROPERLY MANAGED RECALL NUMBER 05S28. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E350 ECONOLINE. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS NOT DISABLED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL NOTICE 05S28 WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST 2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAS EXTENDED BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WILL REQUEST TO HAVE THE SWITCH DISCONNECTED IMMEDIATELY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

OUR FAMILY WAS RIDING IN OUR 2001 FORD E-350 SUPER DUTY 15-PASSENGER VAN POWERED BY FORDS 5.4L V8 255 HP ON I-80 EASTBOUND NEAR MILESBURG, PA THIS PAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON (JULY 7,2007) AND ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. I AM AWAITING REPAIRS EVEN NOW. I HAVE NOTICED OUR GOVERNMENT'S RELUCTANCE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON WHAT APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR '97-04 FORD ENGINES WITH THE ALUMINUM HEADS. THE REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE! PLEASE HELP! THANKS, DAVID LIPSY *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD E350. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ONE OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES BLEW OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,874. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ALL 6 TIRES WERE CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE.

JAMMED LATCH OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT.*JB

I HAVE A 2000 FORD ECONOLINE VAN WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES DRIVEN. THE ABS WARNING LAMP IS ON. I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALER FOR CHECKING. THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE LEFT WHEEL SENSOR WAS SHORTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD HIM TO FIX IT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS MAY BE A SUBJECT FOR RECALL, SINCE THERE IS NO BEFORE-FAILURE WARNING. *JB

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT X3, EACH TIME A DIFFERENT PLUG, DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE LATEST. *JB

I SPECIAL ORDERED A F-350 S/CAB PICKUP 4X4 WITH CAPTAIN CHAIRS. THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT STAY LATCHED NOW. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2001 F350 SEAT BELTS: FRONT: BUCKLE ASSEMBLY ( 01V227001 ). DID NOT COME UP ON THIS RECALL. PLEASE HELP. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BURNED UP WHILE DRIVING ON A HILL AT 25-30 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY T BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AT A COST OF $4,000. THE OLD TRANSMISSION CARRIED 13.9 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT HE NEEDED THE OVER SIZE PAN THAT CARRIED 24 QUARTS. THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN WITH A LARGER PAN TO KEEP THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOL. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LINING ON THE INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK FLAKED OFF AND FELL INTO THE GASOLINE. AS A RESULT OF THE FLAKING, THE PIECES OF THE LINING FLOWED THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND INTO THE INJECTORS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WHEN THE FLAKES BECAME ENGAGED THE INJECTOR, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO 35 MPH. THIS ALMOST CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE DEALER WAS THE ONE THAT FOUND THE PROBLEM WITH THE LINING. THIS HAS BEEN FIXED BY THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD E350.*AK

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MPH; COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION ON A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S. FRONT DRIVER SIDE ON A 2001 TIOGA CLASS C RV. 18,000 MILES ONLY. SPARE APPLIED. WILL REMOVE ALL REMAINING TIRES FOR SAFETY CONCERN.*JB

SPRING SEAT IN FRONT SUSPENSION WAS CRACKING. MECHANIC HAD F RONT END OF AMBULANCE FRAME WELDED SO WE COULD CONTINUE TO USE THE VEHICLE.

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT ROTORS. REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AT 48,000 MILES . CURRENTLY, AT MILE 66,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

I WENT TO START MY FORD E-350 VAN WITH THE 5.4L ENGINE AND THE NUMBER 6 SPARKPLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. *AK

FOIA REQUEST FOR ALL INFOR., ASSOCIATED WITH STABILITY & HANDLING OF FORD E-350 FULL SIZE VAN. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTED ON A MY 2001 E350 AMBULANCE MANUFACTURED BY WHEELED COACH. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST PRESSURE AND DISINTEGRATED. THE CONSUMER PULLED OF THE INTERSTATE AND REPLACED THE TIRE. THE DAMAGED TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE VALVE STEM HAD CRACKED WHERE IT PASSES THOUGH THE ALUMINUM RIM. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE RIGHT FRONT VALVE STEM ALSO CRACKED. *LA

JUST AFTER THE 36,000 MI WARRANTY, 2 OF MY 3 2001 FORD E350 CARGO VANS DEVELOPED LEAKS ON THE GEAR BOX. OUT OF WARRANTY, COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $200 TO $500 TO REPAIR OR REPLACE EACH.

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REDESIGNED AND KNOWN TO PREMATURELY FAIL. *JB

FORD SOLD 2001 TRUCKS WITH A KNOWN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PART AND FAILED TO DISCLOSE THAT FACT TO PURCHASERS. 2001 FORD TRUCKS BUILT BETWEEN 7-27-00 AND 3-23-01 WITH THE 4R100 AUTOMATIC MAY EXHIBIT A DELAYED OR NO SECOND GEAR. THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAILED INTERMEDIATE ONE-WAY CLUTCH. THE ONE-WAY CLUTCH, INTERMEDIATE BRAKE DRUM AND INTERMEDIATE CLUTCH PLATES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ANY ASSOCIATED PARTS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $3,000 AND FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR ANY PART OF THE COST IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *CB