This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford E-350. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to decelerate. The contact placed the gear shifter into neutral to stop the vehicle. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and powered off the engine twice. When the vehicle was restarted, it operated normally and was driven to the contact's residence. In addition, while depressing the brake pedal, smoke appeared from the brake pedal. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 169,000.
2000 Ford E-350. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle fire. The consumer stated the fire damaged his house and the van was destroyed. The consumer believed the cruise control was the cause of the fire.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford E-350. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control. She took the vehicle to the dealer in August of 2007 and the cruise control was deactivated. Since that time, she has been waiting for the recall repair to be performed; however, she has been given four different dates as to when the part would be available. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 42,000. Updated 4/21/08
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- Batavia, OH, USA