2005 Ford E-450 problems
Owners have filed 41 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Ford E-450. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. Next are engine (15%) and fuel system (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 32 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 32 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 26,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Ford E-450 with enough data (28 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
2005 e450 super duty van stalled resulting in a auto crash with serious injuries. Attorney is investigating an accident on behalf of an injured passenger who was riding in the vehicle that crashed head on into a light pole after the vehicle stalled and lost power steering. The attorney found recall 05s34 which indicated that the fuel injector control module (ficm) wire harness may chafe on engine bolt potentially resulting in electric short.
Fire ignited at engine compartment wiring harness to alternator resulting in replacement of alternator, alternator wiring harness, right glow plug wiring harness, engine compartment wiring harness and fire damaged hoses and belts.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford e-450. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the engine stalled without warning and the vehicle could not be restarted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, who advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 05v270000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 56, 831.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford e-450. While driving at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the ficm module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred six days later. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,213.