2004 Ford E-350 problems
NHTSA has received 70 complaints about the 2004 Ford E-350, and 27% of them involve fuel system. Next are engine (20%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 70 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 39 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 52 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 | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 52 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 34,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 52,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 39 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 89% 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 2004 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Ford E-350 with enough data (59 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 9 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.
I was a passenger in a 15 passenger van coming to transport me from the airport. It was a white ford club wagon (year unknown). We were going at 70 miles per hour on cruise control. The rear tire blew out and we began to swerve and then started to do 360 degree turns and then hit a guardrail and flipped 1.5 times. One person was killed and several more were injured severely. The front passenger had to have the jaws of life to remove her from the vehicle.
2004 ford wagon e350 with floor lowered by vantage mobility int. For handicap people. During stop and go driving like traffic jams while pulling a trailer the floor between front seats gets more than hot enough to burn your foot. Sliding door opener has broken 6 times leaving the door free to slide open and shut. I keep a bungy cord to tie it up but interior lights come on and off when using bungy cord. The original latch by ford was removed to install the door opener.
Ford e-450 6.0l engine loses power, stalls, will not restart. Bayshore ford service (wilmington de) results in identified problems of defective exhaust back pressure sensors, throttle bodies and underhood wiring harness. This is a safety issue as vehicle stalls in traffic with passengers on board. These defects should be added to NHTSA recall # ) 05v270000.
I have a ford e-350 super duty van that has had drivable problems since it was new. After many trips to dealerships I was told that there was no fix at this time and ford should come out with a fix in the future. The engine dies when hot at times causing hard braking and loss of steering. At 100699 miles, just 699 miles out of warranty the engine quite running when hot. If it sits for 6 or more hours it will restart and run for only 20 minutes.