1995 Ford ECONOLINE: complaints, problems and recalls

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS, IT WILL EITHER SHIFT HARD AND LATE OR WILL GO OUT OF GEAR. DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10041905 at NHTSA ↗

MY 1995 ECONOLINE VAN BLEW UP IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE TURNED OFF. IT EXPLODED UNDER THE HOOD AND A HUGE FIREBALL WENT THROUGH THE CABIN. IT CAUGHT MY HOUSE AND GARAGE ON FIRE, ALONG WITH MY GIANT OAK TREE.*AK THIS IS THE SECOND ECONOLINE VAN THAT HAS BLOWN UP LIKE THIS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. BOTH TIMES WE WERE LUCKY; NO ONE WAS IN THE VAN AT THE TIME. THEY WOULD HAVE DIED OR BEEN SEVERELY BURNED. FORD ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS; THEY WERE NOT EVEN INTERESTED ENOUGH TO SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10093427 at NHTSA ↗

DT:CONSUMER SAYS THAT 8 MONTHS AGO CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH BURNT THE WIRES ON THE WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER HAD IT FIXED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. TWO AND HALF WEEKS AGO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FORD REPORTED ON THE NEWS AS HAVING A RECALL ON THE SAME THING. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND FORD TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. CONSUMER THEN HAD MECHANIC DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, SO THAT SHE WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY …

Owner-reported narrative. 74,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126251 at NHTSA ↗

ORIGINALLY IN DEC 2004 WHILE RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO ST LOUIS, MO I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ABS LIGHT, MY SPEEDOMETER HAND INTERMITTENTLY GOING BACK TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE COMING OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. IT WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM SO THE SPEED SENSOR AND THE ABS MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE NEXT TIME I WENT OUT ON THE ROAD FOR THE 4TH OF JULY 2005 WEEKEND, WE GOT AS FAR AS CHARLESTON, SC AND HAD TO PUT THE RV IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER WERE BOTH MALFUNCTIONING; THE VEHICLE WOULD COME …

Owner-reported narrative. 9,850 miles reported. Look up ODI 10135919 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING DOWN A RAMP AND APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN AT 45MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE APPEARED TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYED THAT IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND THEN STALLED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING GEAR WAS FRACTURED. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING GEAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD R…

Owner-reported narrative. 75,521 miles reported. Look up ODI 10170686 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE. AFTER HAVING THE WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED DUE TO THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE'S HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THESE TWO COMPONENTS. HE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO NEEDED THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE ABS BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO SH…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10222459 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150 ECONOLINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. FORD STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL HIMSELF. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 5/13/08 *CN

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10224825 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD ECONOLINE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE "ABS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 1/25/10 *CN UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10292056 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2006-08-01 (August 1, 2006)

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, GASOLINE OR NATURAL GAS ENGINES, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.

Consequence: OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE OR BURN AND AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 7, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017 AND 05V388)

Reported: 2008-02-04 (February 4, 2008)

FORD IS RECALLING 225,000 MY 1992-2003 ECONOLINE, MY 1993-1995 TAURUS SHO, MY 1992-1998 CROWN VICTORIA, MY 1993 BRONCO, F-SERIES, MY 1995-1997 F-SERIES SUPER DUTY STRIPPED CHASSIS, MY 1992-1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, AND MY 1992-1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED USING A WIRING HARNESS THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE CIRCUIT POLARITY.

Consequence: AS A RESULT, THE FUSE IS LOCATED IN THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT RATHER THAN IN THE INTENDED INPUT POWER FEED CIRCUIT, AND MAY NOT OFFER THE INTENDED PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO GROUND.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIRING HARNESS, OR REPLACE THE MATING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Reported: 1995-03-22 (March 22, 1995)

THE PARKING BRAKE FRONT CABLES WERE BUILT LONGER THAN APPROPRIATE THAT REDUCES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PARKING BRAKE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND FAILS TO FULLY COMPLY WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS."

Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ON A SEVERE GRADE MAY BE DIMINISHED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Reported: 1998-03-19 (March 19, 1998)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER VANS AND STRIPPED CHASSIS. THERE IS INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE AND THE FUEL LINE WHICH, OVER TIME, CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE.

Consequence: IF THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FIRE COULD RESULT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE. IN ADDITION, A PIECE OF ANTI-ABRASION INSULATION WILL BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT ABRASION OF THE FUEL LINE.