1999 Ford E-Series

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling1
000
Engine1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel07V553000
Filed Dec 5, 20071,176,000 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LOCATED ON THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE MAY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE STALL, A CRASH COULD RESULT WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SENSOR AND REPLACE IT WITH AN IMPROVED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine
Filed Jan 4, 2016199,000 milesKY

BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF ENGINE 2ND ONE THAT HAS HAPPEN AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH THIS ENGINE

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Apr 22, 2010195,000 milesCO

SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT ON 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage
Filed Feb 15, 2004134,000 milesMI

I OWN A 1999 FORD E-150 VAN. THE GAS TANK HAS SPLIT AND IS LEAKING GAS. THIS VAN IS TO NEW TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM!!!!*AK

Tires
Filed Jun 4, 200316,000 milesCA

MY FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S II LT225/75R16 E FROM THE OUTSIDE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD SEPARATED IN ONE BIG CHUNK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BASEMENT COMPARTMENTS. I BROUGHT THE DAMAGED TIRES TO FIRESTONE DEALER IN HAYWARD FOR INSPECTION SINCE THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I HAD A TREAD SEPARATION ON THE R4S STEELTEX TIRES. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIRES ARE GOOD AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY COMPLAINTS. HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL OF MY TIRES (7 TOTAL) WITH A BRAND NEW STEELTEX R4S TIRES SINCE IT WAS DETERMINED BY FIRESTONE THAT MY TIRES WAS MANUFACTURED ON THE 36TH MONTH OF 1998, EVEN THOUGH THE TREAD WAS STILL LOOKS GOOD, I ONLY HAVE 16K MILES ON MY RV. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LIFE SPAN OF THE TIRES IS 6 YEARS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF THIS INVESTIGATION. SINCERELY, CESAR CALARA. *NLM

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20085000Routine
20070200Routine
20060600Routine
200510600Routine
20042000Routine
20035200Routine
20026200Routine
20016200Routine
20006200Routine
1999 — this page4100Routine
199813100Routine
199716110Routine
19951000Routine
19942100Routine
19933010Routine
19920100Routine
19901010Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Dec 5, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.