1997 Ford E-150 engine problems
Owners reported engine problems in 22 complaints for the 1997 Ford E-150, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 101,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 101,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Motor acts like it is choking and won't take gas. It sometimes dies and have to restart. Vehicle sometimes dies when slowing down to turn at intersection,causing you to stop in middle of traffic. Brakes are not good. When applied hard they vibrate very bad.
Engine hydro-lock. I own a 1997 e-150 conversion van. It has the 4.2l v-6 engine. I have had to have the intake manifold gasket replaced along with the water pump and gasket and also timing gear gasket. All due to a faulty intake manifold gasket. Ford replaced this in the v-8 model cars due to reading a lawsuit about it on their site. I have read in many forums that I'm not alone in this costly repair. I contacted ford to be told that the lawsuit did not pertain to my van.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford E-150
- Fuel system 24 complaints
- Brakes 19 complaints
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