Engine Problems of Ford Econoline

1997 Ford Econoline van. The spark-plug blew out of the aluminum triton engine destroying the existing threads. Fire hazard. Exposed fuel to engine compartment.

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2002 Ford van - blown spark plug.

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The contact owns a 2001 Ford Econoline. The contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle exhibited an abnormally loud backfire noise from underneath the hood area. The contact moved the vehicle from the roadway and found a small fire in the engine compartment. The contact was able to extinguish the fire and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic advised that the failure was caused by a blown spark plug that ejected from its housing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileage was 220,000.

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We have a 2003 Ford Econoline van that ejected it's first spark plug this spring costing us towing and $500. 00+ in repairs. Wednesday, it happened again, this time on the new york state thruway. We were forced to stand in a 10 foot piece of grass between 3 lanes of traffic and a rock cliff with 4 small children. After we managed to get 7 people packed into a tow truck and get to the nearest Ford dealership, we had to rent a car for 3 days and pay for yet another repair. I investigated and found out that this is a recurring defect in this type of Ford engines. I called the Ford motor company to see what can be done to repair the actual engine problem. I was told that my van is now fixed, so technically it is fine. I was also told that there is only a 50% chance that the problem may occur again and if it does I should call back. I want to know what recourse there is for someone who just doesn't want to drive around with their children in a known time bomb!.

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The contact owns a 2002 Ford Econoline. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle decelerated as the accelerator pedal was being depressed. A mechanic stated that the engine locked up possibly due to an excess of oil. The vehicle was towed from the mechanic's shop to the dealer and then to the contact's residence. The dealer provided a repair quote, but no repairs have been made. The contact received recall notice number 05s28 for the vehicle speed control, however, it was unable to be located on the NHTSA website. The current and failure mileages were 61,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Econoline. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle misfired. The mechanic replaced the coil pack, however, it failed after 1,000 miles. The contact stated that the vehicle remains parked mostly. The failure mileage was 50,000 and current mileage was 51,000.

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On Sunday morning at about 6 am the alarm of our van went off. It woke us up. The engine of the van was on fire. We called the 911 and the fire department came. My husband tried to use the fire extinguisher but he could not open the hood. The fire department put out the fire. The last time I drove the van was about 8:30 pm on Saturday night. It was fine then while it was burning it sounded like it was trying to start. One fireman said that that sound was from the wires burning or something like that. It is a 1996 Ford 1fdee14h6tha90320 Ford e 350 limited regency the mileage was about79362. A sticker on the windshield says built with pride Econoline by loraind ohio assembly uaw 425 2000. We are very thankful for the car alarm. We were not due to wake up until an hour later. We think it is totaled because the whole front side is burned and the windshield broke. All the seats are still in good shape. The police came to the scene but when we went to get the report we found that the police man did not make a report. He didn't even speak to us. Later we learned that shift change happens that time of morning. (a police man who goes to our church told us about the shift change) he didn't know why a report was not taken.

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While driving engine began to smoke. Vehicle was towed to dealership. Dealer stated rod and engine block cracked. Please provide further details.

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A reoccurring failure of a timing gear at 64,000 miles. First, occurred at 55,000 miles. Repaired at an independent repair shop with dealer's part. Believed NHTSA should look into at this as a defective parts.

The engine block fills up with fuel, no warning, no indication that fuel will go over the motor. Drips on part of the engine torque. Dealer cannot duplicate the problem.

Defective engine pistons.

Reported to Ford customer service that the oil pan in the vans and trucks are starting to rust out from the inside. Ford will do nothing about the problem. They admitted on the phone (greg tredwell) in vestal, NY that in 96 and 97 they were made out of recycled material and that is why they are rusting out and need to be replaced. Why hasn't there been a recall on this problem?.