Major Problems with Ford E-250 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Ford E-250 to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Ford E-250

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Ford E-250.

Model Year	Complaints
2014 E-250	5
2013 E-250	4
2012 E-250	7
2011 E-250	6
2010 E-250	8
2009 E-250	1
2008 E-250	4
2007 E-250	5
2006 E-250	9
2005 E-250	11
2004 E-250	6
2003 E-250	17
2002 E-250	16
2001 E-250	18
2000 E-250	18
1999 E-250	31

Worst 3 Ford E-250 complaints

2006 Ford E-250 EQUIPMENT Victims: 6 Mileage: 150 miles

2006 Ford E-250 STRUCTURE Victims: 4 Mileage: 1193 miles

2002 Ford E-250 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 4 Mileage: 36414 miles

Browse Ford E-250 complaints by category

Problems with TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and TREAD/BELT are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford E-250 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford e-250 equipped with hankook tires tire line: dynapro as tire size: lt245/75r16. the...	14 ~ 14288 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM had 1st exhaust heat sensor go out last year approx. 50 000 miles. second one on 8/15/14 approx. 110 000...	12 ~ 42846 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford e-250 equipped with hankook tires tire line: dynapro as tire size: lt245/75r16. the...	10 ~ 12980 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford e-250. the contact was driving 72 mph when the contact experienced a steering...	10 ~ 39945 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING engine revs up while power brake petal is depressed and transmission is engaged. it revs up enough to overpower the	10 ~ 80175 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the driver owns a 2010 ford e-250. while driving approximately 15 mph the driver attempted to apply the brakes but...	9 ~ 43261 miles
ENGINE number 2 spark below out of the motor when driving...	8 ~ 79957 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the driver owns a 2010 ford e-250. while driving approximately 15 mph the driver attempted to apply the brakes but...	8 ~ 40886 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING no knowledge of anything wrong. a grinding noise started took it to the ford dealership that day now we need	8 ~ 56479 miles
AIR BAGS takata air bag ..while car was parked and ignition off for a couple of hours woke up the next morning...	7 ~ 56714 miles
POWER TRAIN this is the 11th ford we have replaced the transmission on. balsie ford in hyannis ma has now had the	7 ~ 51018 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN this is the third time this vehicle has been in for transmission work. now the dealer will only cover a...	6 ~ 24021 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ford has not notified their customers of the 04s22 safety recall as of 10/6/04. on dealer's notification posiibility of short...	6 ~ 45081 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC vehicle will pull either right or left when applying the brakes. sometimes it will go into the other lane .this...	6
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my transmission went about two weeks ago. i was told that ford had bad transmissions in the years of my...	5 ~ 73400 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM vehicle warning system indicated to safely stop truck immediately. truck would not restart. truck was towed to dealership (~60 miles)....	5 ~ 101400 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE driver's side door latch is broken. door will not remain closed which is a safety issue. the problem started about...	4 ~ 69500 miles
WHEELS vehicle had four new tires all of same brand and size one of the tires had a blow out replaced...	4 ~ 66623 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford e-250. while parked the contact noticed that the cover fell off of the...	4 ~ 93548 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford e-250. the contact was driving 72 mph when the contact experienced a steering...	4 ~ 8237 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 mph around a curve an accident occurred trying to avoid an on-coming vehicle....	4 ~ 22854 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING this van's motor ceased up for no reason according to the dealership. there was plenty of oil. this should not	4 ~ 40000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER possible passenger seat belt fire in unoccupied parked vehicle. this van was in business parking lot unoccupied when a vehicle...	3 ~ 75000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE the interior grab handle is used to climb into the truck. due to a weak design the handle breaks causing	3 ~ 7333 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY tl*contact owns a 2006 ford e250. while driving 40 mph the electronic mobility control system failed. the contact was unable...	3 ~ 21718 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION dt*: the contact stated that the front suspension started to shake while entering a bridge at 65 mph during normal...	3 ~ 3343 miles
SEAT BELTS possible passenger seat belt fire in unoccupied parked vehicle. this van was in business parking lot unoccupied when a vehicle...	2 ~ 100000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL these vehicles have a roll over stability control system that is defective. if the wind is blowing the roll over...	2 ~ 62700 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM loss of instruments in 2003 f250 diesel with 50 153 miles. fuse replaced by service center and instruments came on....	2 ~ 25052 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION rear spring shackle rust out. *tr...	2 ~ 63000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT thru testing by a industrial hygentist we have proof that our handicapped van customed in miss in 2005 and sold...	2 ~ 2097 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT while driving at any speed and when turning the steering wheel column will not come back to the original position....	2 ~ 1900 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE vehicle has a 29 gallon fuel tank. when the fuel gauge reads empty and i fuel up the vehicle it...	2 ~ 33 miles
FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC master cyclinder went out side doors needed to be aligned oil leak head gasket brakes not operating properly hard starting	2
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford e-250. while driving various speeds and depressing the brake pedal a snapping sound...	1 ~ 24000 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford e-250. the contact stated that the radiator was leaking. the vehicle was not...	1 ~ 57000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM loss of instruments in 2003 f250 diesel with 50 153 miles. fuse replaced by service center and instruments came on....	1 ~ 50103 miles
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING loss of instruments in 2003 f250 diesel with 50 153 miles. fuse replaced by service center and instruments came on....	1 ~ 50103 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING a short while after owning the vehicle the brake light bulbs burnt out. i've had to replace all the brake...	1 ~ 10000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC 1999 ford e-250 1999 truck abs and brake light stays on and brakes are all good. don't let auto owners	1 ~ 105000 miles
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford e-250 econoline van. the contact stated while driving at 27 mph downhill the...	1 ~ 158563 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia) 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) spark plug ejection or blowout i have...	1 ~ 187000 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i started to hear exhaust noise on my 2001 ford f250 super duty with a v10 engine with only 53...	1 ~ 53240 miles
OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL > OTHER > EQUIPMENT ford e250 van 9000#gvw. no rear seats owners manual states a on/off switch for passenger side air bag for small...	1
ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY > AIR BAGS ford e250 van 9000#gvw. no rear seats owners manual states a on/off switch for passenger side air bag for small...	1
MODULE > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM failure of cam position sensor on 2002 ford f250 diesel. motor stops working lost of power steering and all power...	1 ~ 40000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns 2004 ford e 250. the contact stated in order to remove his keys from the ignition...	1 ~ 9400 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns 2004 ford e 250. the contact stated in order to remove his keys from the ignition...	1 ~ 9400 miles
EQUIPMENT ford 2005 e250 has been identified with formaldehyde poison in it at above danger levels to humans which can cause...	1 ~ 150 miles
STRUCTURE thru testing by a industrial hygentist we have proof that our handicapped van customed in miss in 2005 and sold...	1 ~ 1193 miles
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY dt: the contact stated both side exterior rear view mirrors did not provide sufficient driver visibility. he took the vehicle...	1 ~ 99 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ford has recalls on 1994-2002 ford truck 8500 gvw and under i have a 2002 f250 ford 8600 gvw that...	1 ~ 90000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS dt: contact's vehicle was involved in an accident on july 18 2005. the vehicle did not belong to the contact...	1
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES spare tire on 2000 ford econoline 250 was defective and could not be used. oung ford in charlotte nc denies...	1
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM total catalytic converter failure at 51 000 miles. sat at dealership from jan 3 2006 to april 7 2005 waiting	1 ~ 51000 miles
ARM > SPINDLE > KNUCKLE a ford 2003 van with 30 000 miles experiences a steering failure when the pitman arm broke off the bottom...	1 ~ 30427 miles
LOWER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT 1999 ford e250 cargo van 24k miles all 4 ball joints failed. replacement scheduled will retain parts. know of two...	1 ~ 24600 miles
UPPER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT 1999 ford e250 cargo van 24k miles all 4 ball joints failed. replacement scheduled will retain parts. know of two...	1 ~ 24600 miles
PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING power steering leaks and pump failure on 2000 ford econline e250. vehicles had pumps relaced. *ak...	1 ~ 44038 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING while driving at any speed and when turning the steering wheel column will not come back to the original position....	1 ~ 3800 miles
BACK UP LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING while driving at any speed and when turning the steering wheel column will not come back to the original position....	1 ~ 3800 miles
SHAFT PITMAN > GEAR BOX > STEERING while driving at any speed and when turning the steering wheel column will not come back to the original position....	1 ~ 3800 miles
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS the ford van e-250 2003 were produced and sold with the wrong lug wrench. can not change my tires because...	1
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when braking at 25 mph the brakes had gone to the floor. the consumer had to pump the brakes in...	1 ~ 39631 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the brake pedal had to pushed all the way to the floor consumer also pressed on the accelerator by accident.	1
GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM consumer purchased vehicle new on 04/30/01. while driving on a daily basis consumer would experience nausea burning eyes severe headaches...	1
COOLING UNIT AND LINES > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN consumer stated while traveling on wet pavement and when depressing brakes vehicle went into extended stopping distance. *ak consumer stated	1
COLUMN > STEERING very bad bump and clunking sound from steering when going over rough surfaces at slow speeds or when going down...	1 ~ 1661 miles
GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) > STEERING vehicle will wander off to the left and right intermittently. consumer took vehicle to the dealership and they replaced steering	1
TAILGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE it was a handicap conversion purchased through coachcraft in brownsville payed for on feb 5 1999.the actual conversion done by...	1
STABILIZER BAR > FRONT > SUSPENSION the vehicle swayed when driving at a high rate of speed. the mechanic noticed a stabilizer bar had not been	1 ~ 100 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING 1999 ford econoline with multiple issues. consumer states that this vehicle has multiple issues with breaking down. he also states...	1
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC master cyclinder went out side doors needed to be aligned oil leak head gasket brakes not operating properly hard starting	1
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1999 ford econoline with multiple issues. consumer states that this vehicle has multiple issues with breaking down. he also states...	1
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1999 ford econoline with multiple issues. consumer states that this vehicle has multiple issues with breaking down. he also states...	1
ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT > WINDSHIELD > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM the hi/lo fan switch burned out. toxic fumes entered vehicle. suffered headaches & upset stomach. later on a fire caused	1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER gas leaked from the fuel filler valve when the vehicle was being refueled (cng). *nlm...	1
MOTOR > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY 1999 ford econoline with multiple issues. consumer states that this vehicle has multiple issues with breaking down. he also states...	1
FRONT UNDERHOOD > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the hi/lo fan switch burned out. toxic fumes entered vehicle. suffered headaches & upset stomach. later on a fire caused	1
SEAL > AXLE SHAFT > AXLE ASSEMBLY 1999 ford econoline with multiple issues. consumer states that this vehicle has multiple issues with breaking down. he also states...	1
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM > SPRINGS > FRONT when driving vehicle pulls to the left causing poor vehicle control. consumer has contacted the dealer. please provide any further	1

FAQ

What year Ford E-250 is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 16 years, Ford E-250 models of 2009, 2013, 2008 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Ford E-250?

Ford E-250 models of 1999 and 2000 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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