Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Ford E-350.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The rear passenger compartment outside and inside door handles broke such that rear seating passengers cannot exit the … |
| 2020-04-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON |
| 2019-12-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 12/11/2019 |
| 2018-01-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS YEAR BOTH THE AIRBAGS IN MY 1997 FORD E350 VAN HAVE SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS--EACH OCCURRI… |
| 2017-10-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AND I WENT TO START IT UP TO RUN THE ENGINE AND CHARGE THE BAT… |
| 2013-10-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL STUCK ON WHEN TURNED OFF, THEN WOULD WORK ONLY SOMETIMES & STEERING VIBRATED. *TR |
| 2013-05-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD E-350 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER ADVENTURE HT TIRES (N/A), SIZE 265/75/16R. THE CONTACT STAT… |
| 2012-08-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 52 MPH (PULLING A SMALL U-HAUL TRAILER) THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON MY VAN SUFFERED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATIO… |
| 2010-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I LOOKED OVER MY 1997 FORD E-350 CLUB WAGON BEFORE INSPECTION LAST YEAR AND NOTICED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE INADEQUAT… |
| 2010-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY V10 FORD E-350 MOTOR HAD A HEAD FAILURE AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPAR… |
| 2010-06-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 97 FORD CLUB WAGON HEATER LINES TO THE REAS HEATER DISINTEGRATED. I FOUND THE LEAK AND DISCONNECTED THE LINES TO FIN… |
| 2009-09-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SUDDEN TIRE TREAD SEPARATION OF THREE TIRES IN THREE WEEKS. TWO IN LESS THEN 15 MILES. TIRES ARE ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AN… |
| 2009-05-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OUR 1997 FORD F350 TRUCK WAS PARKED IN OUR BARN AND CAUGHT FIRE YESTERDAY MORNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE FIRE DES… |
| 2009-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD E350. THE CONTACT AWOKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO FIND HIS VEHICLE ON FIRE. HE AT… |
| 2009-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS FAILURE WHEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 15 MILES. *TR |
| 2008-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1997 FORD E350 V-10 ENGINE VAN BLEW OUT THE NUMBER 4 SPARK PLUG. LOUD POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER AND STRON… |
| 2008-06-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE #3 SPARK PLUG ON MY '97 FORD E-350 VAN BLEW OUT (ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER THE PLUGS WERE CHANGED) WHILE STARTING TO DRIVE… |
| 2008-05-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FORD POWERED MOTORHOME WAS DESTROYED BY AN ENGINE FIRE MAY 24 2008 THERE WAS A RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2007 STATING THAT … |
| 2006-09-19 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | 1997 ECONOLINE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER ON ITS SIDE. *TS *JB |
| 2006-04-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS A FORD E-350 CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH A UNICEL BOX BODY. THE FAILURE IS THE MOUNTING OF THE TRUCK BODY TO THE … |
| 2006-03-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | Yes | 2 | CRASH RIGHT FRONT,WHEEL BEARING NUT SHEERED OFF, ROTOR BROKE, WHEEL, TIRE ,AND HUB ASSEMBLY CAME OFF VEHICLE. WHEEL AN… |
| 2004-08-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 97 FORD E-350 AND THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK DUE TO THE PLASTIC OUTER COATING RUBBING AGAINST THE LINE. I… |
| 2004-08-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK ON BOTH SIDES. RECALL 01V114000 WAS ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2004-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE MOTOR HOME ENGINE OPERATED FINE WHILE WE WERE ON AN EXTENDED 1700 MILE TRIP. THE GAUGES REGISTERED NORMAL. WE CHEC… |
| 2004-04-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL RETURN LINE FAILED AS I WAS READY TO DEPART FOR THE DAY. I HAD STOPPED AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 300 FEET;… |
| 2003-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE ALUMINUM HEAD OF AN E-350 FORD V-8 VORTEX ENGINE. MECHANICS I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAVE REPO… |
| 2002-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | 1997 FORD SUPER CLUB WAGON XLT (E350) ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES INAPPROPRIATELY CAUSING TOTAL LACK OF BRAKING POWER. THE ABS … |
| 2002-08-16 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | THESE TIRES HAS TO BE INVESTIGATED! I'VE HAD 3 BLOWOUTS ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. TIRES HAD 15,000 MILES ON THEM. FIRST… |
| 2002-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED AN UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURRED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT… |
| 2001-12-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | THE RUBBER HOSE ~7/8" DIA. JUST ABOVE THE GAS TANK FILLER TUBE, WHICH RELIEVES PRESSURE AND ALLOWS THE TANK TO FILL PRO… |
| 2001-11-01 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TREMBLING AND VIBRATING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND NOTICED THAT… |
| 2001-07-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE BLEW OUT INSTANTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT AND LEVEL PAVEMENT IN GOOD REPAIR WITH NO ROAD HA… |
| 2001-04-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | OIL FILTER HOUSING UNIT BOLTED TO LEFT SIDE OF TRITON V-10 ENGINE FELL OFF THE ENGINE AFTER BOLTS WHICH HELD THE HOUSIN… |
| 2001-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE 1997 FORD V-10 CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER IS UNSURE OF CAUSE. YD CONSUMER STATES NO FUR… |
| 2000-12-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN SPARK PLUGS BLEWOUT ON ENGINE HEAD. ENGINE HEAD WAS REPLACED. *AK |
| 2000-11-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | VAN SHAKES RATTLES, WHILE IN OPERATION. LOUD SOUND WHILE IN OPERATION. REAR END HAS BEEN THUS FAR DIAGNOSED AS PROBLEM… |
| 2000-10-11 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TWO TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BOTH WERE REAR DUALS ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER REAR T… |
| 2000-09-17 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | AT 65 MPH TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON LEFT REAR OUTSIDE TIRE. PART OF TREAD REMAINED ATTACHED TO TIRE CARCASS, AND THE RE… |
| 2000-08-30 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | THE INSIDE RIGHT REAR DUEL LOST IT'S TREAD WHILE TRAVELING DOWN I-70 AT 75 MPH. THIS CAUSED THE INNER FENDER WALL TO R… |
| 2000-07-15 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD SEPARATION/BLOWOUT AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, ONE OF THE RIGHT REAR DUAL TIRES (TIRESIZE: LT225/75RM)( DOT NUMBER: T… |
| 2000-06-30 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF FIRESTONE TIRES I'VE HAD, ALL ON NEW VEHICLES, AND THE THIRD FAILURE OF THIS TYPE (TREAD SEPAR… |
| 2000-06-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE'S TREAD PEELED OFF AT 55MPH VERY SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE TRUCK AND THE MUD FL… |
| 2000-05-22 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | 1ST TIRE EXPERIENCED A BUBBLE IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD, 2ND TIRE WAS A CATASTOPHIC FAILURE AT SPEED W/ TOTAL TREAD SE… |
| 2000-01-01 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | 3 OF 4 TIRES THREW TREAD, 1 IS READY TO THROW TREAD. HAVE 2 TIRES FOR INSPECTION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMB… |
| 1999-10-04 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | THE REAR RIGHT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. YH |
| 1999-09-06 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | HAD TREAD SEPARATIONS ON 4 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 TIRES. AT ADVISE OF DEALER REPLACED OEM TIRES WITH A LARGER SIZE BRIDGEST… |
| 1999-06-28 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-05-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND APPLYING BRAKES,, THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD,AND CONSUMER HAD… |
| 1998-12-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL POSSIBLY STUCK CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RUN OFF THE ROAD,HIT A GUARDRAIL, RETURN … |
| 1998-09-15 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | 2 TIRES BLEW OUT WITH VERY LITTLE TRED WEAR ON THEM. BOTH TIMES THE SIDEWALLS RIPPED AWAY AT SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE:… |