1999 Ford E-450 problems
Owners have filed 83 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 Ford E-450. Tires is the most reported problem area, at 48% of complaints. Next are brakes (27%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 83 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 48% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 14 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 | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 34,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Ford E-450 with enough data (71 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
This was the third steeltex tire to fail on this vehicle. This vehicle was manufactured overweight. The secondary manufacturer has offered to exchange it for a new motorhome. I have serious reservations that the new unit is safe. (tiresize: 225 75 16e)( DOT number: tire size: 225 75 16e )
Driver reported intermittent cruise control issue. When researching possible solutions to the issue became aware of cruise control deactivation switch issue. It is under ford recall 05s28. It is by all accounts, a fire hazard. On 6/23/2015 took the vehicle in to a ford dealer in rochester, n.y.for service under the recall. The service advisor called saying ford had declined service, and the repair work would be chargeable. Fords stance was that the vehicle "should have been brought in earlier".
Firestone r4s blow out on right front tire of 1999 ford f-450sd with coachman motor home mounted on frame. Unit not over loaded and proper air pressure maintained.checking I have found other tires with hair line cracks around where thread meets sidewall. I am replacing tires and will hold firestone tires while waiting for tires to be recalled .
I found out that because of a design flaw in the ford triton engine cylinder heads they are prone to "spark plug blow out". In certain instances this can result in fire as the spark plug becomes a missile and can break fuel lines etc. After such an event the repair for out of warranty vehicles can easily be well into the thousands of dollars and ford will accept no responsively.