Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Ford E-150.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE ACCORDING THE NHTSA HAS RECALL #09V399000 FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM SPEED CONTROL WHICH CAN CATCH ON FIRE EVEN IN… |
| 2013-04-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND UPON ENTERING NOTICED THE SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. STARTED THE VEHICLE, ODOMETER WAS INOPE… |
| 2009-05-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD E-150. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTS THE ENGINE AND DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE… |
| 2006-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | 1996 FORD E-150 SERPENTINE BELT, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION MODULE REPLACED, ABS LIGHT IL… |
| 2006-09-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | BROKEN FRONT SPRING ON 1996 ECONOLINE VAN APPARENTLY DUE TO CORROSION ISSUE. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND STATES THAT … |
| 2006-08-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE WAS LOCALIZED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2006-07-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | A CHROME COLOR GRILLE ABOUT 2.5 FEET WIDE AND 6" TALL FLEW OFF THE FRONT OF OUR 1996 F150 FORD VAN WHILE WE WERE DRIVIN… |
| 2005-04-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHILE AT WORK HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS SITTING FOR 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES. VEHICLE … |
| 2005-03-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | 1. I WAS TRAVELING A 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. THE ROAD WAS DRY. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY, AN… |
| 2005-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 1996 FORD E150 EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES.*MR THE FAILED PART WERE AT THE ABS CONTROL VALVE… |
| 2005-01-09 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | Yes | 1 | 1996 FORD F-150 2WD MILEAGE 112,500 (WELL MAINTAINED) OSS OF STEERING RESULTING FROM SOMETHING INSIDE STEERING BOX DIS… |
| 2004-04-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESO… |
| 2003-04-04 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | REAR MAIN SEAL REPLACED AT 110K, STARTED TO LEAK AGAIN AT 130K. DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY. *NLM |
| 2003-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | STARTER HAS FAILED SIX TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. DIFFERENT BRANDS USED, INCLUDING OEM, AND ALL HAVE FAILED. PROFESSIONALLY … |
| 2003-01-09 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE BODY MOUNT BUSHINGS ON MY FORD E150 ECONOLINE VAN HAVE FAILED AND THE FORD MANUFACTURER DOESN'T THINK IT IS THEIR P… |
| 2002-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE'S ELE… |
| 2002-06-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR BELT BUCKLE BROKE AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO USE IT WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUME… |
| 2002-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 1996 FORD E150 ECONOLINES. *NLM |
| 2001-11-10 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK HAS BROKEN ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE… |
| 2001-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | MOOG REPLACEMENT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 14,000 MILES CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *… |
| 2001-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE'S COOLING LINE BENEATH VEHICLE HAS SPLIT, CAUSING WATER TO SPILL OUT OF RADIATOR. VEHICLE HAS REAR… |
| 2000-09-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK CORROSION CAUSE LEAK OF FUEL AND FUMES INTO PASSENGER SPACE. ALTHOUGH FOUND UNDER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY LIMITS… |
| 2000-08-07 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | No | 0 | THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER UNDER THE VEHICLE FAILED AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND HIT ANOTHER V… |
| 2000-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | GAS FILLER TUBE LEAKS GAS WHEN FILLING TANK. THIS FIRST OCCURRED WHEN FILLING UP TANK LAST YEAR AND RESULTED IN POURIN… |
| 1999-07-25 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | ON LEVEL ASPHALT, ATTEMPTING TURNAROUND, MADE SHARP LEFT TURN, STOPPED, MADE SHARP RIGHT TURN,PLACED INTO REVERSE GEAR,… |
| 1999-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY 19,000 MILES, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ON TWO OCCASIONS. BUT, REAR BRAKES STILL APPE… |
| 1998-12-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THREE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS CRACKED WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE OF -28DEGF JUST BY CLOSING DOOR. BREAK OCCURRED IN … |
| 1998-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | I WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO STOPPED SUDDENLLY. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD MY FOOT WAS NOT FUL… |
| 1998-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PAN CORROSION @ 40,000 MILES ( LESS THAN 2 YRS OLD ) !!! NOT WARRANTIED BY FORD |
| 1998-04-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE RESULTING IN THE TIRE FALLING OFF ONTO THE HIGHWAY. |
| 1997-12-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | GOOD YEAR TIRES ARE UNDERSIZED FOR WEIGHT OF THE VAN. |
| 1997-10-10 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE OVER 50 MPH IT IS UNUSABLE AND WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. DRIVER STATES THAT IT'S LIKE DRIVING ON … |
| 1997-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | FIRST INCIDENT: DEALER REPLACED ANTI-THIEF MODULE AND 2 FUSES #8 & #? ON 9-11-97 IN THE NEXT YEAR I REPLACED THE NUMBER… |
| 1997-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT FUSE CONTINUES TO FAIL IN RAIN. |
| 1997-05-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER HEARS A CONSTANT GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, THE … |
| 1997-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. VEHICLE THEN BURST INTO FLAMES AND BLEW UP FOR NO APPARENT … |
| 1997-02-03 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL | No | 0 | PARKING BRAKE CANNOT BE REACHED WITH FOOT OR HAND. |
| 1996-12-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | UPON TRAVELING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. ALSO VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THERE IS A LOUD… |
| 1996-12-19 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | OF THE THREE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE GEARBOX TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE TWO OF THEM HAVE COME OFF AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE T… |
| 1995-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | FIRE DEVELOPED UNDERNEATH THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. *AK |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | FUEL FILLER RUBBER TUBE HAS A RUPTURE WHICH LEAKS AROUND THE NOZZLE ONTO THE GROUND AND HOT EXHAUST. DEALERSHIP HAS TO… |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | REAR AIR CONDITIONER VENTILLATION DOES NOT WORK, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE. MJS |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE STOPPING IN DRIVE POSITION AT AN INTERSECTION WITH FOOT FIRMLY PLACED ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SURGES, ALMOST OVE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | FUEL VENT LINE HOSE HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS. WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULLED UP VENT LINES BEGIN LEAKING. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CON… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY 70 MPH DOWN INTERSTATE ,CONSUMER WENT TO PUSH HORN NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL… |
| — | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 99 | TIRE HAD BIG LUMP ON SIDEWALL*AK (DOT NUMBER: 8XHLIPY TIRESIZE: 23575R15) |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | THE TRUCK WAS MODIFIED AND THE CONVERSION PEOPLE COVERED REAR HATCH LATCH, CANNOT USE REAR HATCH LATCH.*AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND OFF, INDICATATING A PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DETE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE OIL PAN RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. *JB |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH. *JB |