1998 Ford E-350 problems
NHTSA has received 70 complaints about the 1998 Ford E-350, and 20% of them involve tires. Next are brakes (17%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 70 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 115,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 115,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Ford E-350 with enough data (44 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 for e-350. The contact stated that the van was idle when he noticed smoke coming from the instrument panel and vents. The vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department extinguished the flames. A fire report was not filed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 200,000.
Rear ended another vehicle at 25 to 30MPH and both driver's and passenger's side airbags did not deploy. Dealer has seen.
Brake failure resulted in vehicle rear ending another vehicle. While attempting to stop the vehicle's brakes failed and as a result the vehicle rear ended a stopped vehicle. The vehicle was rented from uhaul. A uhaul technician came and inspectd the vehicle. The vehicle was then towed in for repairs ( ohio traffic crash report).
Original owner of 1998 ford e350 extended-length xlt. At the time of the incident, the car had about 98,000 miles. I was at a stop light, the light turned green and I proceeded through the intersection. I couldn't have been doing more than 15 MPH. I heard a loud bang and then the van started to make a loud noise. I put the van in neutral and coasted through the intersection. I had the van towed to butterfield ford.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford e-350 equipped with starfire sf-510 tires, size lt245-75-r16 (na). While the vehicle was at an independent mechanic for a state inspection, the sidewall of the rear driver's side tire was found with internal indentations. The mechanic stated that the tire needed to be replaced. The tire was not replaced. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The DOT number was unknown. The tire and vehicle failure mileage was 130,000.