We found the following complaints for FORD E SERIES (1998)
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I have not had an "incident" with my 1998 ford expedition, but i am scared senseless having read the many reports by owners who have.i have two daughters ages 3 and 7 who ride daily in our family vehichle.i am urging you to consider a mandatory recall on expeditions with similar cruise control systems to the 2000 models.please don't allow anyone else to suffer or die.
I have a 1998 ford diesel van that i have just purchase about a couple of months ago. The former owner gave me a clue of a problem that i didn't pick on when i bought it. He said don't fill the tank full or the fuel will overflow. Well it does overflow full or not but worst with a full tank. Ford andthe nhtsa had issued a recall for possible cracking of fuel tanks in van's like mine. The recall was for 1997 thru 2001 econoline_van's. I took it to a ford dealership in charleston sc but they refused to look at it and told me that no recall was ever made on my van. I called ford customer care and they said the same thing. But a recall was made on june 29, 2000. The fuel tank does not appear to leakwhile stopped even if the motor is running and i have let it run for more than a hour. It leaks very bad while underway. The wiring harness that runs by the fuel tankand just underneath it is full of diesel fuel. I open up the harness plastic cover and drain the fuel from it but it will fill up again as soon as i drive the van. Although i have tried to pin point the source of the leak i have not been able to do so. I clean the tank but the fuel will reappear with no visible source of leak.this has got me scared and since ford will not look at it unless i agree to pay for repairs and i am at lost as to what to do now.i feel that this problem is just like all the other van's that they have already repaired or install insulators to protectthe tank from cracking if it is not leaking. I believe ford should look at the van and fixed at their expense if the tank is indeed crack like i suspect. I found that a recall # 01v114000 was made on march 30, 2001 for possible fuel tank cracking in 1998 e350 van's.i also found that nhtsa had also issue a tsb #15113 for 1998 ford e350 vans for possible fuel fill valve sealing condition. Ithink recalls are more important anyway and can be verified.
Door lock mechanism failed.yh
Driver unable to read speedometer because steering wheel blocks view, location of indicator creates poor visibility.yh
Complaints that the passanger seat is mounted to close to the dash.if the air bag would deploy the passanger would be injured seriously.
Disc brakes engaged without applying resulting in burning on several occasions.mjs
Firestone steeltex tires p225/75r16 dot vd1l1xd experienced blowouts, one occurred while it was raining, consumer states there was property damage.
Tread separation (possibly due to lack of adhesion) and blowout, causing damage to right side of motorhome and exhaust pipe.two outside storage bins were damaged; mud flap torn loose; wheelwell trim torn loose; bin lights broken; exhaust pipe was bent at a 90 degree angle; fiberglass damage to one bin door. (dot number: vd1l1xd367tiresize: lt22575r16)
Without warning rear dual firestone (225/75r/16) tire tread started to separate, causing damage to propane gas line of the motor carrier and tail pipe framing under wheel well. Dot # vd11xd347ak.
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