Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Ford Econoline.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE OPEN IN ORDER TO GAIN A… |
| 2008-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:A… |
| 2008-02-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000… |
| 2008-02-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD ECONOLINE. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE ORI… |
| 2008-01-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 FORD ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON JANUARY 14, 2008 WHILE … |
| 2007-10-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD ECONOLINE. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 24 HOURS, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THER… |
| 2006-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE MORNING OF 23 DEC 2006 AROUND 5:00 AM, MY 1196 FORD ECONOLINE CONVERSION VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTME… |
| 2005-10-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED A 15 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. A… |
| 2005-09-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 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 C… |
| 2005-08-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN EXPRESSWAY, STOPPED TO DROP NEWPHEW OFF VAN SMELLED HOT/BURNING OPENED HOOD FIRE PRESENT. CRUISE CONTROL P… |
| 2005-07-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1996 FORD ECONOLINE VAN WAS PARKED ON MY PROPERTY. IT STARTED ON FIRE WHICH SPREAD SO QUICKLY THAT THE WHOLE VAN WAS B… |
| 2005-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | ON JUNE 25TH I CHANGED THE BATTERY ON MY 1996 FORD E150 BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR LATER I HEAR… |
| 2005-05-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | 1996 CLUB WAGON CHATEAU THEFT ALARM CAME ON/OFF CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START THE NEXT MORNING. *TS THE ALARM ONCE AGA… |
| 2005-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MADE THE ASSUMPTION OF IT BEING AN … |
| 2004-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN BRAKING DURING A EMERGENCY SITUATION OR A SUDDEN STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A REPAIR SH… |
| 2004-07-16 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE ROOF ON MY 1996 FORD ECONOLINE WITH MOUNTED RACK HAS PAINT THAT HAS PEELED OFF AND BEGINNING RUST, ESPECIALLY AROUN… |
| 2002-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WIT THE ABS SYSTEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE HCV/HYD … |
| 2002-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FIBERGLASS CALIPER PISTON ON FRONT DISC BRAKES COVERED WITH METAL PLATE COVER BRAKE PADS ONLY LASTED 2 MONTHS BECAUSE I… |
| 2002-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES WORE OUT AND WERE REPLACED EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. THE CALIPER WAS MADE OF FIBERGLASS AND CRUMBLED UNDER THE HEAT OF B… |
| 2002-03-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM STARTS WHEN THE VAN STARTS PULLING RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. THE ABS LIGHT STARTS COMING INTERMITTENTLY ON AND… |
| 2001-11-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | VAN WAS SLOWING GETTING UP SPEED THEN SURGED WHILE PARKING AND DID NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VAN HIT A PA… |
| 2001-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | STRONGLY FEEL FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING INDICATOR LIGHT SAFETY ISSUE. I AM THE ORIGIN… |
| 2001-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE VAN WHEN IT WAS 2 YRS. OLD IN DEC. 1998, BY THAT SUMMER I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE OF CRAC… |
| 2001-05-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | ALL TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF COMING APART, BOTH ON SIDES AND TREAD. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225-75R-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22… |
| 2001-04-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES HE WAS TOLD BY DELAERSHIP THAT FRONT END BALL JOINTS WERE DESIGNED AND PUT IN WITHOUT A LUBRICATION POI… |
| 2001-01-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | Yes | 0 | THIS MAKES THE 2ND TIME I HAVE REPORTED THIS, PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS!..... I HAVE HAD MANY OCCASIONS WHEN TRAVELING THE… |
| 2000-11-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | SEAT BRACKETS ON DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, CONSUMER'S FOOT ON BRAKE, SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY BACK. FORD… |
| 2000-11-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | MY FORD E-150 VAN, AFTER BEING DRIVEN ABOUT 1 HOUR EARLIER, BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. A FORENSIC I… |
| 2000-10-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | A REOCCURRING FAILURE OF A TIMING GEAR AT 64,000 MILES. FIRST, OCCURRED AT 55,000 MILES. REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT… |
| 2000-09-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | REAR RIGHT INSIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE GOING 60 MPH.*AK (TIRESIZE: R16 M/S)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R16 M/S ) |
| 2000-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS SYSTEM IS PERFORMING POORLY ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER HOLDS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH STEADY PRESSURE. NLM |
| 2000-07-30 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | INCIDENT 1- OCCURRED ON MAY 20,2000. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE STIPPED AND PEELED OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY.… |
| 2000-06-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | ON JUNE 28, 2000, MY WIFE MADE A LEFT HAND TURN. AS SHE WAS TURNING THE ENGINE WENT COMPLETLY DEAD, POWER STEERING GOES… |
| 2000-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-05-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING PART. DEALER HAS TOLD CONSUMER THE PART AT FAULT IS CALLED A 3-WAY TEE.… |
| 1999-10-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. COM… |
| 1999-10-21 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | I HAVE SUFFERED TWO COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATIONS ON TWO FIRESTONE FR480 TIRES, SIZE 235/75R15XL. THESE WERE REPLACEMENT E… |
| 1999-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DEALER CAN'T (WON'T) REPRODUCE OR FIX PROBLEM. TAKES ALL DAY, BUT DOES NOTHING. VERY FRUSTRATING. NO SAFETY DEFECT MEN… |
| 1999-05-27 | TIRES | No | 0 | 1ST TIRE FAILURE / BLOWOUT/ I-580 E; 2ND TIRE FAILURE / TIRE SEPARATION/I-10 W (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XE408 TIRESIZE: 22575… |
| 1999-05-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE FAILURE/BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER BRAKED VEHICLE HOWEVER THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. WHEN REPAIR … |
| 1999-03-02 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED CAUSING REAR BRAKE FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. |
| 1998-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN BUTTONS ARE NOT VISIBILE WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AKIN AN… |
| 1998-05-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE T… |
| 1998-05-05 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 1 | 3-YEAR OLD SON WENT INTO VEHICLE WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF HIS PARENTS. HE WA SFOLLOWED BY THE 2-YEAR OLD SON. 3-YEAR OLD S… |
| 1998-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON/GOES OUT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED/REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, AND THE P… |
| 1998-02-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE ROOF OF THE VAN. |
| 1997-07-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND THE CONSUMER BROADSIDED THE… |
| 1997-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS WHEN STOPPING DURING THE SUMMER HEAT, ESPECIALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. |
| 1997-06-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | Yes | 3 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS TRUCK WAS A 4WD CONVERSION WHICH WAS DONE BY A… |