Table 1 shows two common structure related problems of the 1998 Ford E-350.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Structure problems | |
| Door problems |
Hello, I've been reading about the safety issue with these 15 passenger vans. Has any one considered the addition of dual real tires on these vehicles? it has been noted that the larger Mini buses are safer, and I noticed that they all have dual rear tires. And the E-350 van I know is built on the super duty Ford 250/350 chassis which can be ordered with dual rear tires? wouldn't these make the chance of rollovers less? thanks tom.
I recently had a problem and still have with the passenger side rear door of not being able to open it. I got out of the my Ford van and went around to the side door to open it up to get my dogs out of it. I could not open the side door, I thought the doors had somehow got locked and I was panicing. It was very hot and I knew I had to get my dogs out fast. I was hunting for something to break the window out with but had no luck finding anything. After about 20 or so minutes I finally noticed that the front door locks were in the up position indicating that the doors were not locked. I was able to open the front door saving me from having too break out the glass and then I was able to get into the van and open the rear door. I love my dogs but what if this had been a child. And couldn't open the doors in time. Luckly I discovered that the front doors were not locked and that it was a malfunction of the back door making it impossible to open that door. The results could have been distrastrous and not to mention the cost of repairing the window had I been able to break it, things turned out well thank goodness but if it should happen to someone else the results could be very different. This is Sunday and I now have to get my van to a Ford dealer to fix the rear door so I can open it up as I still can't open it up from the outside. . I think the is a serious safety problem that should be addressed.