FaultScore report
Owners have filed 34 complaints about the 2000 Ford Motor Home with NHTSA between 2001 and 2009. The largest single group is the tires. Across this model's run it ranks 1 of 7 worst.
FaultScore 81/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Ford Motor Home.
How this is worked out34
Complaints
2
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
20,000 mi
Median mileage at failure
Half of reported failures happened before this
86%
Failed under 36,000 miles
Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty
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.
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 25,300 mi
Median failure at 20,000 miles
1 crashes, 1 fires · median 22,000 mi
Median failure at 45 miles
Median failure at 14,557 miles
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.
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.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER HAVING PROBLEMS, AND FORD KNOWING OF THIS , WHY NO RECALL ON THIS V.10 TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #10045169 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED VIBRATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE. PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE TIRES, LT P2575R16. FIRESTONE WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #894729 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAVY RAIN,DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT TIME,ENGINE BREATHER TUBE AND FILTER IN FRONT OF RADIATOR SUCKED UP WATER IN LARGE AMOUNTS CAUSING THE FILTER ELEMENT TO COLLASPE AND RESTRICT AIR INTAKE TO THE ENGINE,CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE RPM. STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. I BELIEVE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IF CAUGHT ON THE ROAD DURING ANY RAIN STORM. A CALL TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER CAUSED THEM TO SEARCH FOR A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM,TO OTHER GEORGETOWN MOTOR HOMES ON FORD CHASSIS AND FOUND NONE. HE INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID HAVE A MODIFICATION KIT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY WOULD INSTALL IT FOR ABOUT $250.00 OR SO. I OF COURSE HAD INSTALLED TO AVOID ANY MORE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THAT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BY FORD OR THE MOTOR HOME ASSEMBLER.
NHTSA complaint #10290343 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2000 FORD E-350 RV WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REPAIR HAS YET TO BE MADE AND HE RECEIVED THE RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THE DEALER KEPT TELLING HIM THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE IN WITHIN 2 TO 3 WEEKS. THE PARTS NEVER CAME. *KB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PART WAS AVAILABLE, BUT THE CONSUMER HAD TO OBTAIN FORD'S RELEASE LETTER. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD AND HE WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD NOT BE READY UNTIL JULY 2008.
NHTSA complaint #10221728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MOTOR HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME FROM THE DEALER. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE HARNESS AGAIN, ALONG WITH AN ADAPTER. WHEN THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE WIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PISTON STUCK IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE A FREE REPAIR. THERE WAS NO BRAKE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,557.
NHTSA complaint #10219919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MOTOR HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME FROM THE DEALER. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE HARNESS AGAIN, ALONG WITH AN ADAPTER. WHEN THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE WIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PISTON STUCK IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE A FREE REPAIR. THERE WAS NO BRAKE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,557.
NHTSA complaint #10219919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD NEWMAR DUTCH STAR (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. FORD INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND HE REFUSED TO HAVE HIS SWITCH DISCONNECTED. HE WAS UNABLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE ENGINE SIZE, RECALL NUMBER, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
NHTSA complaint #10215771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GULF STREAM MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECTED AND THE PART REPLACED. IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD ARRIVE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03-04-08
NHTSA complaint #10215683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A SAFETY RECALL WAS SENT TO ME BACK IN SEPT. 2007 CONCERNING A DANGEROUS CRUISE CONTROL ON MY FORD MOTOR HOME. AT THIS TIME NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. WE HAVE DISCONNECTED THE CONTROL BUT CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD IS NOT REACTING POSITIVELY TO THIS PROBLEM! 6 MONTHS WAIT IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE IF FIRE AND LIFE ARE IN DANGER!
NHTSA complaint #10215225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD THE PART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS IN A KIT AND THEY COULD INSTALL IT, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO BE CHARGED. HE CANNOT HAVE THE SWITCH DISCONNECTED BECAUSE HE IS DISABLED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
NHTSA complaint #10213060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE PARTS ARE FOR HIS 2000 FORD MOTORHOME. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE PARTS ARE SO HE CAN GET THE PROBLEM REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #10208309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PACE ARROW VISION MOTOR HOME. HE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL-CRUISE CONTROL. HIS COMPLAINT IS THAT HE HAS CONTACTED FOUR DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS IN HIS LOCAL AREA AND HAS BEEN TOLD BY ALL THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2007 OR JANUARY 2008. HE STATED THAT HE IS A DIABETIC AND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE IS A NECESSITY WHEN HE DRIVES HIS VEHICLE. HE WANTED TO GO ON RECORD STATING THAT HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH FORD TELLING VEHICLE OWNERS THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE MADE RIGHT AWAY AND THEN TELLING THEM THAT THE PARTS WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR FOR MONTHS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE.
NHTSA complaint #10205240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAD 2 DIFFERENT FIRESTONE TIRES LOSTTHE WHOLE TREAD TO CAUSE A FLAT. THE FIRST TIME IN JUNE 2005 WAS A STEER PASSENGER AND THE SECOND TIME IN AUGUST 2005 WAS A INSIDE DUAL PASSENGER TIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10133218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AT 24,000 MILES ON MOTORHOME FIRESTONE (STEELTES R4S, LT225/75R16 115/112R LOAD RANGE E M/S) ORIGINAL TIRES EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION. *BF THERE WAS SIX INCHES OF TIRE SURFACE SEPARATION. THIS SEPARATION OCCURED ON NEARLY HALF OF THE TIRE CURCUMFERENCE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL SIX TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND.
NHTSA complaint #10103249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES BLOW-OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. *BF THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 6 TIRES ON HER WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME AND SAW THAT FIRESTONE RECALLED THE EXACT TIRE SHE HAD BLOW OUT. IN CALLING TO BE REIMBURST FOR THE MONEY SHE SPENT REPLACING THE TIRES FIRESTONE WOULD NOT HONOR THE CONSUMERS COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS FOR THE TIRES INSTALLED ON THE FORD EXCURSION SAYING IT COULD NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT. AFTER THE BLOWOUT THE TREAD TOTALLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND WRAPPED AROUND THE EXHAUST PIPE AND PULLED UP THROUGH THE SIDE PANEL OF MY MOTOR HOME CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HAD TO CUT THE TIREAND THE EXHAUST PIPE TO REPAIR THE FLAT BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS WADGED IN BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE SIDE OF THE MOTORHOME. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HER WINNIBEGO WEIGHS MORE THAN THE EXCURSION WITH THE SAME TIRES BUT TO NO AVAIL. ( RECALL NUMBER DP02011).
NHTSA complaint #10095319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER HAVING PROBLEMS, AND FORD KNOWING OF THIS , WHY NO RECALL ON THIS V.10 TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #10045169 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
STEERING IS OFF CENTERED AND TURN SIGNAL IS INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #8020278 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
STEERING IS OFF CENTERED AND TURN SIGNAL IS INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #8020278 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE SIZE LT22575R16; TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON A 2000 FORD TRUCK CHASSIS MOTORHOME BY LAZY DAZE; PASSENGER REAR INNER DUAL TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPERATION WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. NLM DOT # UNKNOWN. *TT
NHTSA complaint #8019849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, LEFT AND RIGHT REAR DUAL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEWOUT, SIZE LT225/75R16, ORIGINAL TIRES.PLEASE PROVIDE DOT # AND CORRECT TIRE MODEL.*AKTHE DOT NUMBER IS VD1L1XD399 / FIRESTONE LITETRACKS. THE VEHICLE IS A TIOGA MOTORHOME, ON A FORD CHASIS.
NHTSA complaint #8019140 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON A DUAL WHEEL, BOTH REAR INSIDE TIRES SEPARATED. LT225-75R16, DOTVD1L1X1D359, ORGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #8012516 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED.(2001 THOR WINDSPORT MOTORHOME, ON A FORD CHASSIS).
NHTSA complaint #564827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:REAR
CONSUMER STATED MOTORHOME WAS EXPERIENCING A REAR END VIBRATION PROBLEM AND NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VIBRATION OCCURRED AT THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE AS IT CAME FORWARD TO THE SEATS AND WINDHSIELD AREA, THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT, DIFFERENTIAL AND ROTATED THE TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE MOTOR HOME OR TO REFUND THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE. *YH (2001 THOR WINDSPORT, ON A FORD CHASSIS).
NHTSA complaint #564827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED.(2001 THOR WINDSPORT MOTORHOME, ON A FORD CHASSIS).
NHTSA complaint #564827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:REAR
CONSUMER STATED MOTORHOME WAS EXPERIENCING A REAR END VIBRATION PROBLEM AND NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VIBRATION OCCURRED AT THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE AS IT CAME FORWARD TO THE SEATS AND WINDHSIELD AREA, THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT, DIFFERENTIAL AND ROTATED THE TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE MOTOR HOME OR TO REFUND THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE. *YH (2001 THOR WINDSPORT, ON A FORD CHASSIS).
NHTSA complaint #564827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
BOTH TIRES WERE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIALS R4S; THE DOT NUMBER IS FOR THE BLOWOUT ON 12/31/01; I DID NOT KEEP THE TIRE THAT BLEWOUT IN OCTOBER SO I DO NOT HAVE A DOT NUMBER; HOWEVER BOTH TIRES WERE ORIDINAL EQUIPMENT SO THE FIRST TIRE HAD TO BE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME PLACE AS THE SECOND TIRE. (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRESIZE: LT225/75R1)
NHTSA complaint #756484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NOTICE GAS RUNNING FROM UNDER THE MOTORHOME, FOUND FILTER TUBE WAS TOO BIG FOR FITTINGS.
NHTSA complaint #9004440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.