2000 Ford E-450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-450. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE OFF BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CRUISE CONTRL STILL FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AFTER A FEW MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT A DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

OUR RV HAS A V-10 ENGINE. WE DROVE 244 MILES TO THE BEACH ON THANKSGIVING WEEK. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL WE HAD TO STOP AND WAIT ON A PARKING SPACE. WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WHEN WE RESTARTED IT A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. IT BROKE THE PIECE ON TOP OF IT. WE WERE BROKE DOWN AT THE BEACH ON A HOLIDAY. A HELI CORD WAS USED TO REPAIR THE PLUG. IS THIS A TEMPORARY FIX OR WILL WE BE STRANDED AGAIN. WE ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON THE RV. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E450. THE VEHICLE HAS NEXEN TIRES (NA), SIZE LT24574R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, BOTH THE REAR PASSENGER AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT CHANGED ONE OF THE TIRES AND DROVE TO THE TIRE SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FULL OF BUBBLES AND WOULD ALSO BLOW OUT. THE REMAINING TIRE APPEARED TO BE FINE; HOWEVER, ALL OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT HIM A LETTER STATING THAT THEY WOULD CHECK FOR ANY MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

I HAVE A 2000 CHATEAU MOTOR HOME BUILT ON A FORD E450 CHASIS WHICH CAME WITH OEM TIRES - FIRESTONE STEELTEX 256/75 R16 TIRES. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT, THE VEHICLE AND TIES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 5,500 MILES ON THEM. IN APPROXIMATELY 2004, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE STORE LOCATED AT 655 COURTHOUSE ROAD, GULFPORT, MS 39507 (228.897.1423) TO GET THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AND TO LOOK AT UNUSUALLY CRACKING IN THE SIDE WALLS OF THE EQUIPMENT TIRES. I WAS GIVEN THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AND TOLD THAT THE CRACKING IN THE SIDE WALLS WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. AFTER NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE MUCH AS WE LIVED IN IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA FOR OVER A YEAR WHILE WE AWAITED OUR HOUSE TO BE REPAIRED, I DEPARTED IN IT FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 200 MILE TRIP IN RESPONSE TO EVACUATION FOR HURRICANE GUSTAV. UPON THE RETURN FROM OUR EVACUATION ON SEPT 2ND, 2008, AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE OUTER REAR PASSENGER SIDE DULLY EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHERE THE TREAD OUTER TREAD SIMPLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. AS I WAS TRAVELING AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THE TREAD DID NOT COME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE BUT JUST RATHER SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THUS CAUSED IT TO GO FLAT. THIS DID HOWEVER CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE TIRE HUB-CAP. I EMAIL FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE THE NEXT DAY VIA THEIR ON LINE CONTACT FORM AND WAS CONTACTED THE NEXT DAY. I WAS ASKED TO TAKE THE TIRE TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE (REFERENCED ABOVE) TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. I TOOK THE TIRE THEIR THE NEXT DAY AND THE STORE MANAGER STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THE FAILURE OF THIS TIRE AT IT LOOKED AS IT WAS A RE-TREAD. I REMINDED HIM THAT ALL TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR CRACKING ON THE SIDE WALLS WHERE THE TREAD ATTACHES TO THE TIRE. THE STORE MANAGER THEN SAID HE WOULD REPLACE ALL 7 TIRES BUT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO HIS SHOP, HE HAS NOW DECLINED TO DO SO BASED ON ADVICE FROM FIRESTONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINNEBAGO MINI WINNIE (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD PUSH BACK AGAINST HER FOOT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

2000 FORD E450 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND PARKED ON THE BERM AND VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *NJ THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 19-0415-91. *JB UPDATED 04/15/10 *BF

ON OCCASION, WHEN USING THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL TURN SIGNAL, THERE IS INTERMITTENT SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN ALONG WITH A STRONG "BURNING" SMELL. RETURNING THE DIRECTIONAL TO IT'S NEUTRAL POSITION STOPS THE SMOKING. A FORD DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

FOUR GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT LT235 65R 16E TIRES REPLACED ORIGINAL RV FIRESTONE TIRES AT GOOD YEAR DEALERSHIP, 5375 PROGRESS BLVD, BETHEL PARK PA 15102 [412-831-1810] ON 11/21/2007 AT RECOMMENDATION OF GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP AT COST OF $744.44. RETURNED TO HOME AND FOUND REAR DRIVER OUTER TIRE TO HAVE BLOWOUT IN INNER SIDEWALL. BROUGHT TIRE TO NEAREST GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP ON 12/21/2007 AT 800 FORT DUQUESNE BLVD, PITTSBURGH, PA AND WARRANTY COVERAGE DENIED. REPLACEMENT COST $180.71. TIRE HAD BEEN BARELY DRIVEN ON AND NO LIKELIHOOD OR APPARENT ROAD HAZARD PRESENT. APPEARS TO BE FLAW IN NEW TIRE DESIGN OR INSTALLATION. NO MARKINGS ON TIRE OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF INJURY TO RIM APPARENT. *TR

TURBO ON AN E-450 FELL OFF BLEW A HIGH PRESSURE LINE ONLY TO SHUT DOWN AND WAS REAPPLIED ONLY TO BECOME LOOSE AGAIN,BY WHICH FORD DEALER APPLIED SOME TYPE OF BRACKET AND NOW HAS POOR FUEL ECONOMY AND LACK OF POWER . *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT EXPLAINED SHE HAD A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR ,AND SHE SMELLED GAS FUMES. SHE CALLED A REPAIRMAN TWICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SMELL CONTINUED. SHE READ IN A MAGAZINE ABOUT THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL, SO SHE CHECKED UNDER HER REFRIGERATOR AND WAS OVER COME BY THE FUMES. THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR. SHE CALLED THE NUMBER THAT WAS IN THE BOOK, AND THEY INFORMED HER IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL APRIL 2006. *AK UPDATED 2/27/2007 - *NM

TREAD / TIRE FAILURE OF FRONT RIGHT HAND AND RIGHT REAR INBOARD TIRE ON FORD E450 / RV CLASS C MOTORHOME. TIRES ARE LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD AND ARE DISCOVERER LT22575R16 - DOT UPIL CNK 2804 LOAD RATING 115/112N RH FRONT TIRE TREAD DEPARTED FOLLOWED BY TIRE FAIL - PULLED OVER SAFELY - REPLACED WITH SPARE. - PURCHASED TWO NEW DISCOVERED TIRES FOR THE FRONT KEPT ONE OF THE ABOVE TIRES FOR THE SPARE. RH REAR TIRE FAILED 2 WEEKS LATER TREAD DEPARTED TIRE - NO FAIL DUE TO SUPPORT OF VEHICLE BY THE OUTBOARD TIRE. REPLACED FAILED TIRE WITH THE SPARE ABOVE. I HAVE NOW HAVE FOUR DISCOVERER LT22575R16 - DOT UPIL CNK 2804 LOAD RATING 115/112N TIRES ON THE REAR OF MY RV. I PURCHASED A NEW DISCOVER TIRE FOR THE SPARE - I AM CONCERNED HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE THESE FOUR REAR TIRES FAIL. *NM

TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER , STEP, AND MIRROR OF VEHICLE. WAS TRAVLING AT 58 TO 59 MPH WHEN SEPERATION OCCURES. CALLED FOR SERVICE AND TIRE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY SPARE. THE SPEED LIMIT AT THE LOCATION WHERE INCIDENT OCCURED IS 70 MPH. HAPPY I WASN'T TRAVLING THAT FAST

WHILE ON VACATION JUNE 17,2005 IN OREGON WE HAD ABOUT AN 18 IN. PIECE OF THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE RESULTING IN A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT INSIDE DUEL.WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2000 23 J CHATEAU MOTORHOME TOWING A JEEP LIBERTY.FOLLOWED BY OUR FRIENDS IN ANOTHER RIG WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 97 ABOUT A MILE NORTH OF GILCRIST OREGON. THE TEMP.WAS ABOUT 54 DEGREES AND OVERCAST.WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE TWO LANE HIGHWAY ON TO THE SHOULDER.AFTER UN-HOOKING OUR TOW VEHICLE WITH THE HELP OF AN HIGHWAY PATROLMAN WHO STOPPED TRAFFIC WE TURNED AROUND AND LIMPED BACK TO A GILCHRIST SEVICE STATION AND HAD OUR SPARE INSTALLED. AFTER RETURNING HOME IN VANCOUVER WA. I TOOK THE DAMAGED TIRE TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE TIRE AND SEVICE CENTER.THE PERSON I DELT WITH TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE TIRE SO SOMEONE ELSE COULD LOOK AT THE TIRE TO DETERMIN WHAT WOULD BE DONE. AFTER 4 DAYS OF WAITING I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE BEING UNDER INFLATED AND IT GOT HOT.(B S) I THEN TOOK THE TIRE TO AN ANOTHER (NOT FIRESTONE) TIRE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT THAT WAS POSSIBLE BUT HE DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS THE CASE. THESE TIRES HAVE ONLY 13,000 MILES ON THEM . THE TIRES ARE THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT 225/75R-16 M/T LOAD RANGE E . I WILL NOW HAVE TO BUY ALL 7 NEW TIRES AT A COST OF ABOUT $ 1,150.00 BECAUSE I WOULDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THESE TIRES AS THEY ARE STARTING TO CRACK ON THE SIDE WALLS.

ON THE DOWN HILL SIDE OF A BRIDGE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT RELEASE. SMOKE POURED OUT AND THE BRAKES WERE COOKED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. I THEN HAD NO BRAKES. I LIMPED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND SPEND THE NIGHT IN MY RV- WITH AN UNPLEASANT ODER. THE NEXT DAY I HAD SOME BRAKING POWER AND LIMPED TO GARBER AUTOMALL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.*AK

I OWN A 2001 MOTORHOME BUILT ON A FORD E450 SUPER DUTY CHASSIS. THE MOTORHOME HAS 35768 MILES ON IT. THE VIN#IS[XXX].ON OCT.15,2004 I RETURNED HOME FROM A WEEKEND AWAY AND AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL,THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE MAIN BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE REAR WHEELS FAILED. THIS LINE IS ROUTED INSIDE THE FRAME RAIL AND FROM THE ROAD VIBRATION HAD CHAFFED AGAINST THE FRAME CAUSING A WEAK SPOT. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT RUPTURED. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED AND ALSO NOTIFIED FORD MOTORHOME CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. I HAVE RECEIVED A REPLY FROM THEM, THAT SEEMS TO ME THEY DO NOT THINK THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM, AND THAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT. *JB UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ENGINE BLEW OUT, SHUTTING DOWN AT 43,000 MILES. DEALER STATED AIR FILTER MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED A BLOCKAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED REAR DUAL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE UNDETERMINED. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 6 TIRES. *TS AMBULANCE WAS TRANSPORTING A PATIENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. *PH

FIRESSTONE STEELTEX R4S. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE RIGHT REAR OUTER DUEL TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION.

40 INCH STRIP OF TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM CASING CAUSING TIRE TO EXPLODE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO WHEEL WELL AND SIDE OF MOTORHOME. *NLM