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2001 Ford E-350 engine problems

19 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2001 Ford E-350, which is 32% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
19 32% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
119,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2001 Ford E-350 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 119,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 119,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 6% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 119,000 miles, and 6% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 ford e350. The vehicle was parked outside of the contact's residence when he heard an loud explosion. The vehicle had caught fire. The fire department was called. Once the fire was extinguished, the contact discovered that a hole had been burned in the hood of the vehicle, right above the master cylinder. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle remained outside of the contact's home and was not drivable. The failure and current mileage was 150,411.

Reported at 150,411 miles, August 2010 Fire

Spark plug blew out of triton v10 engine almost causing a fire. Truck only has 14,000 miles on it. Very costly repair and could have caused a fire or injuries.

Reported at 14,000 miles, December 2009

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