Ignition Problems of Ford E-350

Ford E-350 owners have reported 7 problems related to ignition (under the electrical system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford E-350 based on all problems reported for the E-350.

1 Ignition problem of the 2001 Ford E-350

Failure Date: 04/05/2010

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.

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2 Ignition problem of the 2002 Ford E-350

Failure Date: 04/14/2009

2002 Ford e350 ambulance van. Person placed the key in ignition. Switched to on position (not turn the engine on). White smoke started coming out from under the steering wheel area. Smoke got thicker then grey. Flames started coming out from under the steering wheel area. Unable to save the vehicle. Completely burned in hospital parking lot. No injuries. . Read more...

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3 Ignition problem of the 2002 Ford E-350

Failure Date: 07/18/2005

I was driving my van when a very loud explosion occured. Pull over to side of road and shut off van. Exited van and smelled a strong gasoline odor. Open hood and found a spark plug & coil laying on top of engine! the spark plug just exploded out. This van was taken to dealer and the "heavy" tech said that this has happen before, because of lack of threads on engine head four to be exact. Ford recomends that the plug be change at 100,000 miles. This e350 van has 77,000 miles on it with the original plugs still in it. Ford has no current recall on this problem.

4 Ignition problem of the 2001 Ford E-350

Failure Date: 11/01/2004

I went to start my Ford E-350 van with the 5. 4l engine and the number 6 sparkplug blew out of the head.

5 Ignition problem of the 1999 Ford E-350

Failure Date: 05/04/2001

Spark plugs for this v-10 engine were not properly installed. Spark plug worked itself loose over time and stripped threads in engine block before coming completely loose. Resulting thread damage forced a complete new motor head installation at considerable expense and inconvenience.

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6 Ignition problem of the 1997 Ford E-350

Failure Date: 12/27/2000

While vehicle was being driven spark plugs blewout on engine head. Engine head was replaced.

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7 Ignition problem of the 1998 Ford E-350

Failure Date: 12/05/2000

While vehicle was in operation spark plug(s) blewout on engine head . Engine head was replaced.

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