1993 Ford Econoline problems
Owners have filed 71 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Ford Econoline. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. Next are brakes (13%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 103,000 miles 11 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 103,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 7 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 1993 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Ford Econoline with enough data (33 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Consumer purchased cosco model # 02-086 css on february 7, 98. Consumer was in an accident and child was strapped in seat when vehicle went off interstate and rolled over twice. The child seat harness came undone, and the child was hanging by his neck. The child was cut from back of neck all the way up.driver also suffered injuries.
I own a ford ecoline 150 family van (custom made). Well just last week it caught on fire while my husband was driving on he highway. He had the cruise control, a.c. And the radio on. I has never happened to us before. I don't know if it did to the prior owners. Needless to say that when help arrived it was to late the van was totaled.
Dt: ford, econline 150 conversion van 1993, vehicle caught on fire. Consumer believed it was due to the cruse control, consumer was driving and saw smoke coming from under the hood, consumer dialed 911. When fire deptpartment came they had to cut around the lift lever of the hood, when the hood was removed there were flames coming from the motor, the whole vehcile burst into flames, the whole engine dashboard melted.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 ford econoline. While driving uphill at 10 MPH, the contact noticed smoke rising from the hood. NHTSA recall number 94v128000 (interior lighting) was referenced. The vehicle erupted into flames and melted the siding of a house. The fire department extinguished the flames and a police report was filed. The contact has not spoken to the dealer. There was no current mileage because the vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1993 ford econoline. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the gear box fractured from the frame. In addition, the contact stated that the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate mileage was 110,000.