ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR TAIL LITES TAKE ON WATER AND BECOME INOP.
NHTSA complaint #11328986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ford Econoline electrical problems
96 of the 1,154 complaints filed about the Ford Econoline are about the electrical system — 8% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1992.
96
Complaints
8%
Share of all complaints
5
Crashes
39
Fires
Electrical System complaints by model year
1979 Econoline
1
1.0%
1985 Econoline
7
7.3%
1986 Econoline
2
2.1%
1987 Econoline
2
2.1%
1988 Econoline
8
8.3%
1989 Econoline
4
4.2%
1990 Econoline
6
6.3%
1991 Econoline
1
1.0%
1997 Econoline
3
3.1%
1999 Econoline
4
4.2%
2001 Econoline
1
1.0%
2017 Econoline
1
1.0%
What owners said
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GULF STREAM B TOURING CRUISER RV THAT WAS BUILT ON A 2019 FORD E-450 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE RV WAS PARKED, THE CHASSIS BATTERY LOST CHARGE. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO BROWNS RV SUPERSTORE (LOCATED AT 30049 SC-151, MCBEE, SC 29101, (843) 335-8829) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE UNKNOWN DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE RADIO THAT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO CONTINUOUSLY DRAIN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIO WOULD BE REPAIRED INSTEAD OF REPLACED. THE RADIO CONTROL UNIT PROVIDED ACCESS TO SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES IN THE RV. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 966. *BF CONSUMER STATED BROWN'S RV REPLACED RADIO AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST! CONSUMER STATED WE JUST USED IT AFTER RADIO WAS REPLACED FOR FIRST TIME AND FOUND OTHER ISSUES WITH GENERATOR AND INTERIOR CONTROL PANEL. "THIS UNIT IS A ROLLING FIRE HAZARD."
NHTSA complaint #11217098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2017 Ford Econoline
Denver, CO
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2017 FORD ECONOLINE SUPER DUTY VAN. CONSUMER WRITES WITH CONCERNS FOR MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS AND SAFETY ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. *AS *DT *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUAL JACK CONTROL COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE SCREWS HOLDING THE SLIDE OUT TO THE RV BODY SHEARED OFF ON THE OUTSIDE FRONT OF THE UNIT. THE DAMAGE TO THE LIVING AREA INCREASED TO THREE AREAS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF A STEERING PROBLEM AND ADVISED THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO OVERSIZED AFTER MARKET TIRES. THE RV EXHIBITED WATER DAMAGE FROM WHEN IT RAINS. THE ROOF AC/HEAT VENT WAS FROZEN, THE RADIO PLAYS WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED, THE AWNING SPLIT, THE DRAWERS DO NOT OPEN/CLOSED, AND THE WINDOWS WERE NOT FRAMED. THE TOILET NECK, WHEEL BASE AND DUMP OPENING CUT OUT WERE NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED.
NHTSA complaint #11139813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD ECONO RV S-DUTY EQUIPPED WITH A SAMSUNG MICROWAVE, MODEL MR5493G. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO OVEN CIRCUIT RECALL NUMBER: 03E044400. A NEIGHBOR ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RV WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE MICROWAVE CAUSED THE FIRE AND SHE EXTINGUISHED IT WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN EXTENSIVE BURN ON HER LEG, BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SAMSUNG ADVISED HER THAT THEY HAD NO PARTS TO REPAIR THE MICROWAVE ALTHOUGH IT WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO AUTHORIZED RV DEALERS IN HER AREA TO REPLACE THE MICROWAVE. THE MICROWAVE WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IN THE RV AND IT WAS MOUNTED ON THE CEILING OF THE RV. THE FIRE BURNED A HOLE IN THE CEILING AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CABINETS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DRIVEN THE RV SINCE THE FIRE OCCURRED DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK AND THE HOLE IN THE CEILING. THE SERIAL AND PART NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #11075263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING VAN ON HIGHWAY WHEN VAN BEGAN SMOKING. THEN FIRE. EVERYTHING WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
NHTSA complaint #10614804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT WAS REPLACING THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER MOTOR WHEN HE NOTICED THE SPEED SELECTOR SWITCH WAS MELTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 302,302.
NHTSA complaint #10383047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1992 FORD ECONOLINE VAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND ASSUMED ONE OF THE TIRES WAS FLAT. AS HE WAS MOVING THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE POLICE ARRIVED BUT THEY DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
NHTSA complaint #10336684 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1988 FORD ECONOLINE VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN, FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/09/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/17/10
NHTSA complaint #10316334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE. AFTER HAVING THE WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED DUE TO THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE'S HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THESE TWO COMPONENTS. HE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO NEEDED THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE ABS BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT TO DIM. THE REPAIRS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,200 - $2,000 FOR PARTS, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 04/11/08
NHTSA complaint #10222459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD ECONOLINE. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 24 HOURS, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. PERSONAL ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE YARD WERE BURNED AND DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED LAST NOVEMBER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 157,000. UPDATED 02-19-08
NHTSA complaint #10205965 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 Ford Econoline
Lacey's Spring, AL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I CALLED ABOUT A RECALL ON MY FORD E-150 ECONOLINE VAN IN AUGUST AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT IN. I CALLED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS STILL NOT IN AND I WOULD BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST BUT I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO FIX A RECALL?
NHTSA complaint #10206033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD ECONOLINE. THE ABS WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL # 04V444000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING), BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE, HOWEVER, THE ABS IS BURNED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,195. UPDATED 08/14/07.
NHTSA complaint #10196023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1993 FORD ECONOLINE VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHILE IN HIS VEHICLE SLEEPING ABOUT 4:00 AM THE NEIGHBORS KNOCK ON THE VAN TO INFORM THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. HE STATED THAT THE ENTIRE VAN WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ANY TYPE OF PROBLEMS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 128000 .
NHTSA complaint #10185547 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE MORNING OF 23 DEC 2006 AROUND 5:00 AM, MY 1196 FORD ECONOLINE CONVERSION VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DUE TO THE INTENSE HEAT MY HOME SUFFERED FIRE DAMAGE AS WELL. THERE WERE NO KNOWN MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN. IT WAS RUNNING LIKE A CHAMP UNTIL THIS INCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10177282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1996 FORD ECONOLINE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPEATEDLY CAUSED THE VAN TO BREAK DOWN. *KB THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR SEIZED AND THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THE ABS, AIR BAG AND ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.
NHTSA complaint #10170132 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1999 Ford Econoline
Sumrall, MS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE RUSSELL FAMILY TRUST----I HAD A RECALL ON MY 1999 ECONOLINE MOTORHOME. I TOOK IT THIS MORNING TO THE FORD DEALER IN PURVIS MS TO GET IT CHECKED. HE SAID IT DID NOT HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER ON IT THAT THEY USUALLY CHECKED, AND HAD ME SIGN A WORK ORDER. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW.
NHTSA complaint #10166840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ORIGINALLY IN DEC 2004 WHILE RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO ST LOUIS, MO I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ABS LIGHT, MY SPEEDOMETER HAND INTERMITTENTLY GOING BACK TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE COMING OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. IT WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM SO THE SPEED SENSOR AND THE ABS MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE NEXT TIME I WENT OUT ON THE ROAD FOR THE 4TH OF JULY 2005 WEEKEND, WE GOT AS FAR AS CHARLESTON, SC AND HAD TO PUT THE RV IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER WERE BOTH MALFUNCTIONING; THE VEHICLE WOULD COME OUT OF CRUISE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO FROM THE CORRECT SPEED TO ZERO. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE DOWNSHIFTING AND UPSHIFTING AT WILL. AFTER THAT WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE HOUSE AND PARKED IT ON THE DRIVEWAY. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I WENT OUT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND GIVE IT A WASH JOB AND CLEAN IT UP A BIT. IT WOULD NOT START UPON EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX HAD SOME MELTED RELAYS IN IT AND THE BOX ITSELF WAS MELTED MIN A COUPLE OF PLACES. WE HAD TO HAVE A DIFFERENT WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED TO GET THE VEHICLE RUNNING AGAIN. WE FELT THAT SOME OF THE GROUND WIRES HAD CAUSED A SHORT AND THAT WAS WHAT HAD MELTED THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. LATER WE SAW THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX IS LOCATED JUST BELOW THE RESERVOIR FOR THE VEHICLE BRAKE FLUID. THE LAST ITEM THAT BECAME FUNCTIONAL WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE FUSE FOR THE HORN WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. THEN I SAW WHERE FORD WAS DOING A RECALL ON THEIR CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES FOR SEVERAL VEHICLES AND SINCE THE ECONOLINE VAN IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT USES THAT CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, I FEEL THAT THE ECONOLINE VAN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RECALL. MY RV IS ON A FORD ECONOLINE E350 VAN WITH A 460 CID V8 ENGINE AND AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OVERDRIVE. VIN #[XXX][XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #10135919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 FORD ECONOLINE DEFECTIVE PART REPAIRS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE EIGHTH TIME TO REPAIR THE ALARM. THE ALARM STILL WASN'T FIXED. THE TIRES AND/OR RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKES, SHOCKS AND A/C FAILED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER.
NHTSA complaint #10135614 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1) NO PREVIOUS INDICATION WAS GIVEN OF ANY PROBLEM. 2) AT 3 AM ON AUGUST 8TH, 2005, I WAS AWAKEN BY A NEIGHBOR, WHO HAVING SMELLED SMOKE, LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW MY VAN ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, THIS ITEM HAVING BURNED, AS WELL AS THE WIRE HARNESSES BEHIND THE RESERVOIR, AND ALSO THE BATTERY CABLES. THE VAN HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE OFF, AND NO ACCESSORIES WERE ON AT THE TIME. THE VAN IS INOPERATIVE AT THIS TIME. 3) I HAVE NOT DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, SINCE IT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT OF SOME COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE, THIS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #10132523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE ENGINE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, A FIRE BEGAN TO COME THROUGH THE DASH. WHEN THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE IT BLEW UP. EVERYTHING IN VEHICLE BURNED AND MELTED. CONSUMER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION. *JB
NHTSA complaint #10126407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.