2000 FORD E-450 Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-450. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE OFF BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CRUISE CONT...

Mileage: 116,000

OUR RV HAS A V-10 ENGINE. WE DROVE 244 MILES TO THE BEACH ON THANKSGIVING WEEK. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL WE HAD TO STOP AND WAIT ON A PARKING SPACE. WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WHEN WE RESTARTED IT A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. IT BROKE THE PIECE ON TOP OF IT. WE WERE BROKE DOWN AT THE BEACH...

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E450. THE VEHICLE HAS NEXEN TIRES (NA), SIZE LT24574R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, BOTH THE REAR PASSENGER AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT CHANGED ONE OF THE TIRES AND DROVE TO THE TIRE SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE F...

Mileage: 166,500

I HAVE A 2000 CHATEAU MOTOR HOME BUILT ON A FORD E450 CHASIS WHICH CAME WITH OEM TIRES - FIRESTONE STEELTEX 256/75 R16 TIRES. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT, THE VEHICLE AND TIES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 5,500 MILES ON THEM. IN APPROXIMATELY 2004, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE ...

Mileage: 5,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINNEBAGO MINI WINNIE (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD PUSH BACK AGAINST HER FOOT. THE VE...

Mileage: 56,000

2000 FORD E450 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND PARKED ON THE BERM AND VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *NJ THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 19-0415-91. *JB UPDATED ...

ON OCCASION, WHEN USING THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL TURN SIGNAL, THERE IS INTERMITTENT SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN ALONG WITH A STRONG "BURNING" SMELL. RETURNING THE DIRECTIONAL TO IT'S NEUTRAL POSITION STOPS THE SMOKING. A FORD DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUM...

Mileage: 65,000

FOUR GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT LT235 65R 16E TIRES REPLACED ORIGINAL RV FIRESTONE TIRES AT GOOD YEAR DEALERSHIP, 5375 PROGRESS BLVD, BETHEL PARK PA 15102 [412-831-1810] ON 11/21/2007 AT RECOMMENDATION OF GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP AT COST OF $744.44. RETURNED TO HOME AND FOUND REAR DRIVER OUTER TIRE TO HAVE B...

TURBO ON AN E-450 FELL OFF BLEW A HIGH PRESSURE LINE ONLY TO SHUT DOWN AND WAS REAPPLIED ONLY TO BECOME LOOSE AGAIN,BY WHICH FORD DEALER APPLIED SOME TYPE OF BRACKET AND NOW HAS POOR FUEL ECONOMY AND LACK OF POWER . *TR

Mileage: 52,547

TL* - THE CONTACT EXPLAINED SHE HAD A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR ,AND SHE SMELLED GAS FUMES. SHE CALLED A REPAIRMAN TWICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SMELL CONTINUED. SHE READ IN A MAGAZINE ABOUT THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL, SO SHE CHECKED UNDER HER REFRIGERATOR AND WAS OVER COME BY THE FUMES. THE ...

TREAD / TIRE FAILURE OF FRONT RIGHT HAND AND RIGHT REAR INBOARD TIRE ON FORD E450 / RV CLASS C MOTORHOME. TIRES ARE LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD AND ARE DISCOVERER LT22575R16 - DOT UPIL CNK 2804 LOAD RATING 115/112N RH FRONT TIRE TREAD DEPARTED FOLLOWED BY TIRE FAIL - PULLED OVER SAFELY - REPLACED WITH SP...

TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER , STEP, AND MIRROR OF VEHICLE. WAS TRAVLING AT 58 TO 59 MPH WHEN SEPERATION OCCURES. CALLED FOR SERVICE AND TIRE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY SPARE. THE SPEED LIMIT AT THE LOCATION WHERE INCIDENT OCCURED IS 70 MPH. HAPPY I WASN'T TRAVLING THA...

Mileage: 19,304

WHILE ON VACATION JUNE 17,2005 IN OREGON WE HAD ABOUT AN 18 IN. PIECE OF THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE RESULTING IN A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT INSIDE DUEL.WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2000 23 J CHATEAU MOTORHOME TOWING A JEEP LIBERTY.FOLLOWED BY OUR FRIENDS IN ANOTHER RIG WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 97...

ON THE DOWN HILL SIDE OF A BRIDGE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT RELEASE. SMOKE POURED OUT AND THE BRAKES WERE COOKED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. I THEN HAD NO BRAKES. I LIMPED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND SPEND THE NIGHT IN MY RV- WITH AN UNPLEASANT ODER. THE NEXT DA...

Mileage: 15,638

I OWN A 2001 MOTORHOME BUILT ON A FORD E450 SUPER DUTY CHASSIS. THE MOTORHOME HAS 35768 MILES ON IT. THE VIN#IS[XXX].ON OCT.15,2004 I RETURNED HOME FROM A WEEKEND AWAY AND AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL,THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE MA...

Mileage: 35,701

ENGINE BLEW OUT, SHUTTING DOWN AT 43,000 MILES. DEALER STATED AIR FILTER MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED A BLOCKAGE. *AK

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED REAR DUAL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE UNDETERMINED. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 6 TIRES. *TS AMBULANCE WAS TRANSPORTING A PATIENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. *PH

Mileage: 30,435

FIRESSTONE STEELTEX R4S. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE RIGHT REAR OUTER DUEL TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION.

Mileage: 14,000

40 INCH STRIP OF TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM CASING CAUSING TIRE TO EXPLODE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO WHEEL WELL AND SIDE OF MOTORHOME. *NLM

Mileage: 18,118

WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST 5 SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR OF OUR AMBULANCES IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS. THE LATEST BEING YESTERDAY. WE ARE USING MICHELEN XPS RADIALS. DOT FWJHAHWX1702. THERE IS 10/32 TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE. OTHERS HAVE HAD MORE SOME LESS. THIS ONLY OCCURS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAV...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THREE TIRES FAILED DUE TO COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION[NO ROAD HAZZARD AT ALL. *AK

DURING A PERIOD OF BETWEEN 13000 AND 16000 MILES ON THESE TIRES I LOST 4 OUT OF 7 OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES DELIVERED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BLOW OUTS WERE MASSIVE TREAD SEPERATIONS. ONE BLOW OUT CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $1200 IN DAMAGE TO MY MOTORHOME.*AK

FIRST TWO BLOWOUTS BLEW OUT THE SIDE, TREAD STAYED WITH TIRE. THIRD BLOWOUT WAS CATASTROPHIC, NOTHING LEFT OF THE TIRE. ALL BLOWOUTS WERE ON REAR INSIDE TIRES. FOURTH FAILURE WAS ON LEFT FRONT AND ID'D PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. DEFECT WAS IDENTIFIED BY VISIBLE SHIFT IN TREAD ON ABOUT A 20 DEGREE SECTOR ...

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM. ALSO, WITHIN 3 WEEKS TWO OTHER TIRES BLEWOUT. *AK*SCC

WHILE DRIVING TWO U-BOLTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAN, A TIRE BLEWOUT AND CREATED A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE AMBULANCE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WROTE IN BEHALF OF THE RUSHFORD COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICE, THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ...

THE DRIVER AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE:[XXX]. HE INDICATED HE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 6 HOURS ON INTERSTATE 70 AT 65 MPH ON A HOT DAY IN UTAH. THEY HEARD A FLOPPING SOUND AND FELT A VIBRATION AND APPARENTLY PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. NONE OF THE 4 PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE HURT AND THERE WAS NO ACCID...

MOTORHOME TIRES WERE REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAD BEEN CHECKED JUST 50 MILES BEFORE BLOWOUT OCCURRED AND WERE AT CORRECT OPERATING PRESSURE. A SLIGHT VIBRATION STARTED JUST SECONDS BEFORE TOTAL TIRE FAILURE, I STARTED TO SLOW AND PULL OVER BUT NOT BEFORE THE TIRE SIDEWALL CAME APART AND THE WHEEL W...

UPON INSPECTION BY FORD-CERTIFIED MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TWO OF THE BOLTS ON THE CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD SHEARED. THE REMAINING BOLTS HAD LOOSENED AND THE SLACK WAS CREATING VIBRATION NOISES THAT WERE HEARD AT LOW SPEEDS. IF THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD S...

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE DUALER. THE TREAD PEELED, ALL YOU COULD SEE IS THE STEEL AROUND WHEEL. CONTACTED FIRESTONE. TIRE SIZE LT255/75R16 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR 2000 FORD ECONOLINE E 450. NLM DOT.VD1L1XD.299 *JG

TREAD SEPERATION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME.

TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON BACK WHEEL DURING TRAVEL. TEMPARATURE WAS COOL AND TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. I UNDERSTAND TAHT TEH STEELTEX WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL BUT I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT IN CASE THERE ARE OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE INCURRED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDIL1X...

FIRST TIME TRAVELING 55-65MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES ON INTERSTATE, MOTORHOME (FORD E450 DUAL REAR AXEL) STARTED TO SHAKE AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS WE HEARD A LOUD BANG. PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR TIRE HAD ALL OF THE TREAD COME OFF. THE SECOND TIME (APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS LAT...

2 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, FIRST BEING AT 11,023 MILES SECOND AT 11300 MILES, WHICH CAUSED A TIRE BLOWOUT. HE HAD THEM TAKEN OFF.*AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4 LT2251/74R16.*JB

2 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, FIRST BEING AT 11,023 MILES SECOND AT 11300 MILES, WHICH CAUSED A TIRE BLOWOUT. HE HAD THEM TAKEN OFF.*AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4 LT2251/74R16.*JB

TIRE SIDEWALL EXPLODED AND SEPARATED- I STILL HAVE BOTH PARTS AND THE OTHER 5 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED!*AK (DOT NUMBER: VD111XD349 TIRESIZE: 225-75-16)

VEHICLE SUFFERED A VALVE STEM DEFECT. AFTER IT CAME LOOSE IT MADE VEHICLE HAVE A TIRE BLOWOUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, AFTER VALVE STEM BLEW OUT CONSUMER TOOK THE WHEELS OFF AND TRIED ANOTHER VALVE STEM BY PUL...

VEHICLE SUFFERED A VALVE STEM DEFECT. AFTER IT CAME LOOSE IT MADE VEHICLE HAVE A TIRE BLOWOUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, AFTER VALVE STEM BLEW OUT CONSUMER TOOK THE WHEELS OFF AND TRIED ANOTHER VALVE STEM BY PUL...

FIRESTONE TIRE LT P225/75R16, LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE DOT NUMBER CAN NOT BE READ DUE TO SIDEWALL DAMAGE. *SLC

TIRE VALVE STEM NOT ACCESSIBLE ON OUTER REAR TIRES ON DUALIES: WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DELIVERED TO THE CUSTOMER, THE OUTER TIRE VALVE STEM IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR CONSUMERS TO CHECK FOR PROPER INFLATION. YOU HAVE TO HAVE VALVE STEM EXTENDERS PUT ON THE INNER AS AN ADDITIONAL PARTS. MANY PEOPLE WHO BUY...

TIRE HAS A THREE INCH SPLIT IN THE SIDE WALL 1/2 INCH FROM RIM. (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1X1 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE VEHICLE OR TO INVESTIGATE VIBRATION PROBLEM

DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE VEHICLE OR TO INVESTIGATE VIBRATION PROBLEM

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: VD1L TIRE SIZE: LT225/7516 )