2001 Ford E-350 problems
NHTSA has received 59 complaints about the 2001 Ford E-350, and 32% of them involve engine. Next are fuel system (14%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 41 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 89,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 119,000 miles (17 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Ford E-350 with enough data (24 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Ford e350 15 passenger van suffered passenger cabin fire...may be related to cruise control recall. The fire occurred in my 2001 van in my driveway with no key in the ignition.
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.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford e-350. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, there was a loud popping noise from the engine compartment. The contact pulled over and noticed that a spark plug and coil pack had come out of place. The vehicle was repaired by the contact. The failure occurred again two weeks later. The vehicle was towed to his garage. The contact called the dealer who stated that they would file a report and repaired the vehicle with a temporary fix.