Owners have filed 19 complaints
about the 1995 Ford E-250 with NHTSA between 1996 and 2010.
The largest single group is the brakes.
Across this model's run it ranks 6 of 17 worst.
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew
an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous
ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 47
Against the median year of the Ford E-250. 50 means typical for this
model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 100
68.4% of these complaints
involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of
9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
A
B
C
D
F
ungraded
What breaks on a 1995 Ford E-250
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Brakes
631.6%
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 74,663 mi
Transmission & Drivetrain
315.8%
0 crashes, 1 fires
Body & Structure
210.5%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Other & Unspecified
15.3%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Seat Belts
15.3%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Wheels
15.3%
Tires
15.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
15.3%
Median failure at 115,000 miles
Suspension
15.3%
Steering
15.3%
Airbags
15.3%
1 crashes, 0 fires
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Feb 1996peak 4Sep 2010
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Columbia, SCCrash2 injured1 killed
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON AUGUST 4, 2010, MY 22 YEAR OLD SON WAS A PASSENGER IN A FORD ECONOLINE E 250 VAN ON HIS WAY TO WORK, WHEN THE DRIVER SOME HOW LOST CONTROL, HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND WAS EJECTED ALONG WITH MY SON! THE DRIVER WENT OUT FIRST AND TOOK THE WORST OF THE IMPACT. HOWEVER, HE IS STILL ALIVE WITH MASSIVE INJURIES. MY SON WAS THROWN OUT SECOND ACROSS THE HWY AND DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HIS HEAD AND TORSO. THE 3RD PASSENGER WAS REMOVED WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. MY SON NOR THE DRIVER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE MATTERED DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE 3RD PERSON WAS IN THE BACK AND A SEAT BELT WAS NOT AVAILABLE, HE WAS SITTING ON A "MAKE SHIFT" TYPE SEAT(?) MY QUESTION IS...WHY DID THIS VAN SUSTAIN THIS MUCH MASSIVE DAMAGE FROM A ONE VEHICLE CRASH? HOW DID THE "CRASH DUMMIES" SURVIVE? ALTHOUGH, IT IS AN OLDER MODEL,(1995) THERE'S SEEMS TO BE NO REASON WHY THIS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE RESULTED FROM A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I KNOW SO FAR, ROAD CONDITIONS NOR EXCESSIVE SPEED WERE AN ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PARTICULAR VAN DID IN FRONT IMPACT COLLISION TESTING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO INSURE THAT YOUR NEWER VANS DO NOT "CRUMBLE" IN THIS MANNER? I'M MORE THAN SURE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE HELPED TREMENDOUSLY! BUT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VAN SHOULD HAVE, OR COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE STURDIER BUILT???? I NEED ANSWERS AS TO WHY MY FIRST BORN SON WAS KILLED IN SUCH A HORRIFIC ONE VAN CRASH. THEY DIDN'T RUN INTO AN 18 WHEELER OR A TRAIN...IT WAS THE GUARDRAIL!!! PLEASE HELP ME AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAPPENED. UPDATED IVOQ 11/02/10
NHTSA complaint #10355847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbia, SCCrash2 injured1 killed
STRUCTURE
ON AUGUST 4, 2010, MY 22 YEAR OLD SON WAS A PASSENGER IN A FORD ECONOLINE E 250 VAN ON HIS WAY TO WORK, WHEN THE DRIVER SOME HOW LOST CONTROL, HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND WAS EJECTED ALONG WITH MY SON! THE DRIVER WENT OUT FIRST AND TOOK THE WORST OF THE IMPACT. HOWEVER, HE IS STILL ALIVE WITH MASSIVE INJURIES. MY SON WAS THROWN OUT SECOND ACROSS THE HWY AND DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HIS HEAD AND TORSO. THE 3RD PASSENGER WAS REMOVED WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. MY SON NOR THE DRIVER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE MATTERED DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE 3RD PERSON WAS IN THE BACK AND A SEAT BELT WAS NOT AVAILABLE, HE WAS SITTING ON A "MAKE SHIFT" TYPE SEAT(?) MY QUESTION IS...WHY DID THIS VAN SUSTAIN THIS MUCH MASSIVE DAMAGE FROM A ONE VEHICLE CRASH? HOW DID THE "CRASH DUMMIES" SURVIVE? ALTHOUGH, IT IS AN OLDER MODEL,(1995) THERE'S SEEMS TO BE NO REASON WHY THIS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE RESULTED FROM A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I KNOW SO FAR, ROAD CONDITIONS NOR EXCESSIVE SPEED WERE AN ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PARTICULAR VAN DID IN FRONT IMPACT COLLISION TESTING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO INSURE THAT YOUR NEWER VANS DO NOT "CRUMBLE" IN THIS MANNER? I'M MORE THAN SURE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE HELPED TREMENDOUSLY! BUT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VAN SHOULD HAVE, OR COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE STURDIER BUILT???? I NEED ANSWERS AS TO WHY MY FIRST BORN SON WAS KILLED IN SUCH A HORRIFIC ONE VAN CRASH. THEY DIDN'T RUN INTO AN 18 WHEELER OR A TRAIN...IT WAS THE GUARDRAIL!!! PLEASE HELP ME AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAPPENED. UPDATED IVOQ 11/02/10
NHTSA complaint #10355847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Astoria, NYFire
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #534975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saginaw, MICrash3 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT INTERSECTION IN FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR, RATCHET ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED UPON IMPACT, CAUSING DRIVER TO SLIP OUT OF SEAT BELT AND WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE; ALSO, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #511716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saginaw, MICrash3 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT INTERSECTION IN FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR, RATCHET ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED UPON IMPACT, CAUSING DRIVER TO SLIP OUT OF SEAT BELT AND WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE; ALSO, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #511716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Batavia, OHCrash1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION, VEHICLE DRIFTS @ 30-35 MPH. IF VEHICLE IS LOADED WITH 500LBS OR MORE IT WILL NOT STOP. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL.
NHTSA complaint #986290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Columbia, SCCrash2 injured1 killed
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON AUGUST 4, 2010, MY 22 YEAR OLD SON WAS A PASSENGER IN A FORD ECONOLINE E 250 VAN ON HIS WAY TO WORK, WHEN THE DRIVER SOME HOW LOST CONTROL, HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND WAS EJECTED ALONG WITH MY SON! THE DRIVER WENT OUT FIRST AND TOOK THE WORST OF THE IMPACT. HOWEVER, HE IS STILL ALIVE WITH MASSIVE INJURIES. MY SON WAS THROWN OUT SECOND ACROSS THE HWY AND DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HIS HEAD AND TORSO. THE 3RD PASSENGER WAS REMOVED WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. MY SON NOR THE DRIVER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE MATTERED DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE 3RD PERSON WAS IN THE BACK AND A SEAT BELT WAS NOT AVAILABLE, HE WAS SITTING ON A "MAKE SHIFT" TYPE SEAT(?) MY QUESTION IS...WHY DID THIS VAN SUSTAIN THIS MUCH MASSIVE DAMAGE FROM A ONE VEHICLE CRASH? HOW DID THE "CRASH DUMMIES" SURVIVE? ALTHOUGH, IT IS AN OLDER MODEL,(1995) THERE'S SEEMS TO BE NO REASON WHY THIS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE RESULTED FROM A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I KNOW SO FAR, ROAD CONDITIONS NOR EXCESSIVE SPEED WERE AN ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PARTICULAR VAN DID IN FRONT IMPACT COLLISION TESTING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO INSURE THAT YOUR NEWER VANS DO NOT "CRUMBLE" IN THIS MANNER? I'M MORE THAN SURE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE HELPED TREMENDOUSLY! BUT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VAN SHOULD HAVE, OR COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE STURDIER BUILT???? I NEED ANSWERS AS TO WHY MY FIRST BORN SON WAS KILLED IN SUCH A HORRIFIC ONE VAN CRASH. THEY DIDN'T RUN INTO AN 18 WHEELER OR A TRAIN...IT WAS THE GUARDRAIL!!! PLEASE HELP ME AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAPPENED. UPDATED IVOQ 11/02/10
NHTSA complaint #10355847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbia, SCCrash2 injured1 killed
STRUCTURE
ON AUGUST 4, 2010, MY 22 YEAR OLD SON WAS A PASSENGER IN A FORD ECONOLINE E 250 VAN ON HIS WAY TO WORK, WHEN THE DRIVER SOME HOW LOST CONTROL, HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND WAS EJECTED ALONG WITH MY SON! THE DRIVER WENT OUT FIRST AND TOOK THE WORST OF THE IMPACT. HOWEVER, HE IS STILL ALIVE WITH MASSIVE INJURIES. MY SON WAS THROWN OUT SECOND ACROSS THE HWY AND DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HIS HEAD AND TORSO. THE 3RD PASSENGER WAS REMOVED WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. MY SON NOR THE DRIVER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE MATTERED DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE 3RD PERSON WAS IN THE BACK AND A SEAT BELT WAS NOT AVAILABLE, HE WAS SITTING ON A "MAKE SHIFT" TYPE SEAT(?) MY QUESTION IS...WHY DID THIS VAN SUSTAIN THIS MUCH MASSIVE DAMAGE FROM A ONE VEHICLE CRASH? HOW DID THE "CRASH DUMMIES" SURVIVE? ALTHOUGH, IT IS AN OLDER MODEL,(1995) THERE'S SEEMS TO BE NO REASON WHY THIS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE RESULTED FROM A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I KNOW SO FAR, ROAD CONDITIONS NOR EXCESSIVE SPEED WERE AN ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PARTICULAR VAN DID IN FRONT IMPACT COLLISION TESTING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO INSURE THAT YOUR NEWER VANS DO NOT "CRUMBLE" IN THIS MANNER? I'M MORE THAN SURE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE HELPED TREMENDOUSLY! BUT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VAN SHOULD HAVE, OR COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE STURDIER BUILT???? I NEED ANSWERS AS TO WHY MY FIRST BORN SON WAS KILLED IN SUCH A HORRIFIC ONE VAN CRASH. THEY DIDN'T RUN INTO AN 18 WHEELER OR A TRAIN...IT WAS THE GUARDRAIL!!! PLEASE HELP ME AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAPPENED. UPDATED IVOQ 11/02/10
NHTSA complaint #10355847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 115,000 milesAromas, CA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECEIVED LETTERS (ORIGINALLY FROM 2006) REGARDING RECALL 05S28 - SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM MODIFICATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2007, WHERE THEY DISCONNECTED SPEED CONTROLLER, AND SAID PARTS WOULD BE IN 3 WEEKS. CALLED BACK IN SEPT, SAID PARTS WOULD BE IN OCTOBER. CALLED IN OCTOBER, TOLD DECEMBER. CALLED IN FEBRUARY, NOW TOLD APRIL. I AM TRYING TO ESCALATE WITH FORD, BUT ANY ANSWERS FROM THEM ARE NOT CREDIBLE, AS THEY NOW HAVE A HISTORY OF GIVING DATES IN THE FUTURE SO I "GO AWAY" FOR NOW. FORD SEEMS TO HAVE NO PLANS TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS, SO IN THE FUTURE I WILL NOT BE TAKING VEHICLES IN FOR A RECALL UNTIL I CAN CONFIRM THAT ALL PARTS ARE ON-HAND *BEFORE* I ARRIVE. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A GOOD RESULT OF FORD'S IGNORING THE RECALL (BY NOT ORDERING AN APPROPRIATE QUANTITY OF PARTS IN A TIMELY MANNER, STARTING IN 2006).
NHTSA complaint #10217697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 126,327 milesPike, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DOUBLE BRAKE (FLUID) LINE FAILURE BACK-TO-BACK, ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY, RESULTING IN NO BRAKES AT ALL. VEHICLE IS OLDER, FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUST OUT. (THIS IS THE THIRD OLDER VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE WITHIN THE SAME AGE/MILEAGE RANGE, ALL WITHIN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. I AM SUSPECTING ACCELERATED OXIDATION DUE TO "SUPER-SALT" USED IN HIGHWAY DE-ICING IN RECENT YEARS.)
NHTSA complaint #10162166 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Clemente, CA
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT TIRES (P245 75) EXPERIENCE SPLITTING IN THE SIDEWALLS. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #557560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 23,000 milesBelvedere, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT IN EMERGENCY STOPPING, WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CODE INDICATING FAILURE WAS CLEARED.
NHTSA complaint #842626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Astoria, NYFire
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #534975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Union, NJ
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HOOD OPENED, WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, SLAMMING INTO WINDSHILED SHATTERING IT. THE FIBERGLASS WAS OVERHEATED AND PEELED AWAY CAUSING LATCH TO BREAK.
NHTSA complaint #539822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Trevose, UN
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
GAS/BRAKE PEDAL TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CAUSING THEM TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #521166 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ridgewood, NY
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DRIVER SWITCHED LANES TO AVOID ACCIDENT, UPON RETURNING TO HIS LANE THE VAN LOST IT'S STEERING CONTROL. HE PROCEEDED TO GO OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE WHEELS BROKE OFF.
NHTSA complaint #513838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ridgewood, NY
WHEELS
DRIVER SWITCHED LANES TO AVOID ACCIDENT, UPON RETURNING TO HIS LANE THE VAN LOST IT'S STEERING CONTROL. HE PROCEEDED TO GO OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE WHEELS BROKE OFF.
NHTSA complaint #513838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fayettevil, GA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #507308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fayettevil, GA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #507308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saginaw, MICrash3 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT INTERSECTION IN FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR, RATCHET ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED UPON IMPACT, CAUSING DRIVER TO SLIP OUT OF SEAT BELT AND WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE; ALSO, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #511716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saginaw, MICrash3 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT INTERSECTION IN FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR, RATCHET ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED UPON IMPACT, CAUSING DRIVER TO SLIP OUT OF SEAT BELT AND WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE; ALSO, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #511716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lexington, MA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER STATES THAT IT FEELS AS IF HE IS SKIDDING ON ICE THEN THE BRAKES WILL CATCH, CONSUMER HAS ALSO TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE FIVE TIMES WITH NO REMEDY.
NHTSA complaint #803498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Batavia, OHCrash1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION, VEHICLE DRIFTS @ 30-35 MPH. IF VEHICLE IS LOADED WITH 500LBS OR MORE IT WILL NOT STOP. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL.
NHTSA complaint #986290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cohasset, MA
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLABLY WHEN IT REACHES SPEEDS OF 55MPH OR MORE. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #984172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tehachapi, CA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BOTH FRONT ROTORS CRACKED W/EXCESSIVE WEAR GRINDING METAL TO METAL IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #978646 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.