2001 FORD E-450 Problems

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TIRES

8 complaints

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF NEARLY NEW NEXEN ROADIAN LT TIRE USED ON TWO SEPARATE FORD E-450 LIMO/SHUTTLE CHASSIS. FOUR FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD, AND INCLUDED CORD/TREAD/INNER LINER SEPARATION, BULGING AND RELATED FAILURES. ONE FAILURE RESULTED IN A BLOW-OUT AT SPEED, ONE FAILURE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS AND/OR CATASTROPHIC BULGE/SEPARATION, AND THE REMAINING FAILURES WERE SIMILAR, BUT CAUGHT PRIOR TO BECOMING DANGEROUS. THE REMAINING TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED/DISCARDED W/O OBSERVED FAILURE. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED. ONE EXPERIENCED, HEAVY TRUCK REPAIR AND MOBILE TRUCK TIRE SERVICE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INDICATED THAT THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE. THE BRAND, NEXEN, MADE IN KOREA, IS NOT LISTED IN THE CPSC LIST OF TIRE MANUFACTURERS? *TR

Aug 20, 2009

I JUST HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATION ON A 2001 FORD E450 RV. THE VEHICLE HAS 28000 MILES AND THE TREADS SHOW LITTLE WEAR. THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S II LT225/75 R 16 LOAD RANGE E. UPON INSPECTION OF THE OTHER TIRES, NOTICES CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL THE REMAINING TIRES AND A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF ONE TIRE. WHAT ARE MY ACTIONS IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT OF THESE TIRES? THANKS. *NM

Aug 08, 2006

I HAVE A 2001 JAYCO 33' CLASS C MOTOR HOME ON A FORD E-450 V-10 CHASSIS. I WAS TRAVELING ON HI I 5 SOUTH ABOUT 45 MILES FROM SACRAMENTO, AT 65 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR DUAL TIRES BLEW OUT. THE OUTSIDE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND FLEW ONTO THE HAWAII, THE INSIDE DUAL TREAD CAME OFF AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXEL. THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT/225/75R16. I HAVE BOTH COMPLETE TREADS AND THE INSIDE IS VERY SMOOTH ALL THE WAY AROUND. I HAVE WHAT IS LEFT OF THE REST OF THE TIRES. I CONTACTED FORD AND FIRESTONE ON SEPT. 19TH AND GAVE THE SAME REPORT. THE BLOWOUTS CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME STORAGE COMPARTMENT. FORD TOOK MY INFO AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT FORD WOULD DO WITH THE INFO. FIRESTONE SAID THEY WOULD SEND ME COMPLAINT FORMS. I AM TELLING YOU FOLKS ABOUT THIS AS I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NO HELP. I THINK THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY WIFE AND I CREDIT THE EXCELLENT DESIGN, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE FORD VEHICLE AND BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD NO TROUBLE HANDLING THE VEHICLE AND STOPPING OTHER THAN THE CRAZY DRIVERS THAT WOULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY. I CAN SEND PICTURES OF THE TIRES TO YOU BY EMAIL IF YOU WANT. I AM POSITIVE THAT I WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT. THE INSIDE TIRE HAD ABOUT 5 TO 7000 MILES ON IT AND THE OUTSIDE HAD ABOUT 42000 ON IT HOWEVER THERE IS A LOT OF TREAD LEFT. I HAD TWO OTHER BLOWOUTS IN NOVEMBER 2002 NEAR BARSTOW, CALIF. THE RIGHT FRONT BLEW FROM A ROAD HAZARD AND WHEN I GOT HOME THE INSIDE RIGHT DUAL WAS FLAT. I BOUGHT TWO NEW MICHELINS TIRES FOR THE FRONT. MY TIRE SHOP SAID THE OTHERS WERE GOOD TO USE. I AM TAKING RV TO MY TIRE SHOP ON SEPT. 22 AND GETTING ALL FIRESTONE TIRES TAKEN OFF AND PUTTING ON MICHELIN'S. I HAVE ALSO HAD 3 FLATS ON THIS MH IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. I THINK IT WAS VALVE STEM FAILURES. PLEASE RESPOND BY PHONE OR EMAIL PRIOR TO OCT 3RD. *JB

Sep 20, 2003

FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT22575R16 TREAD SEPERATION. TIRE PRES:75PSI, SPEED 65, TEMP:80F, ROAD SURFACE: SMOOTH HIGHWAY,. THIS IS ALSO THE THIRD TIRE FAILURE ON THIS RV. ( AT WORK OUR FORD SUV HAS HAD THREE TIRE FAILURES JUST LIKE MY RV)

May 23, 2003

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I94 IN MPLS, WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. I HAD 3 KIDS IN THE RV AND A BOAT BEHIND. ALMOST LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO STEER RV TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. THE ENTIRE TIRE HAD BEEN COMPLETED DEMOLISHED. IT LOOKS LIKE COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION, SIMILAR TO OTHER FIRESTONE ISSUES. TIRE DAMAGED UNDERNEATH STORAGE COMPARTMENT OF THE RV, COST ME $200 FOR EMERGENCY ROADSIDE REPAIR, APPROX. $2000 IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AND COST OF A NEW SPARE (WHICH I HAVEN'T BOUGHT YET). I WAS TRAVELLING THE SPEED LIMIT, NO ROAD ISSUES, NO OBJECTS - NOTHING. TIRE COMPLETING SEPARATED WITH NO PROVOCATION. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, ALONG WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY.*AK

Aug 05, 2002

+ 3 more complaints for this component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

3 complaints

DRIVING ON I70 IN DENVER, BLEW ANOTHER SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS TIME IT STRIPPED ALL THE THREADS OUT. *JB

Nov 19, 2005

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO ODI #10143249. DRIVING ON I70 IN DENVER, BLEW ANOTHER SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS TIME IT STRIPPED ALL THE THREADS OUT. 2) CAUSED A COST OF TOW AND REPAIRS. *JB 3) SERVICE REPAIR DID A HIELARCH (SP?) ON THE SPARK PLUG SLEEVE. TOTAL INCURRED COST = $631.30. *JB

Nov 19, 2005

1- TRAVELING FROM EAST COAST WEST THROUGH INDIANA 2- SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF CYLINDER CAUSING A BREAKDOWN AND TOWING 3- SERVICE REQUIRED TO REPLACED PLUG AND HARNESS - COST OF 75 FOR TOW AND 213.85 FOR PARTS/LABOR. *NM

Oct 18, 2005

SUSPENSION

3 complaints

A CRACK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SPRING TOWER FRAME ON A 2001 FORD E-450 AMBULANCE.

May 25, 2005

WE BELIEVE THIS MOTOR HOME WAS SOLD TO US WITH DEALERSHIP KNOWING OF AXLE PROBLEM, CAUSING RV UNABLE TO HAVE WHEEL ALIGNMENT CORRECTED. FRONT REAR AXLE HAS SLIPPED CAUSING DRIVING HAZARD. MAY HAVE CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO OPERATE. RV HAD NUMEROUS SMALLER PROBLEMS WITH THIS LAST ONE BEING THE WORST. THIS HAS CAUSED US LOTS OF LOSS OF TIME TO TRAVEL AND ENJOY THE RV. WAS ADVISED NOT TO TAKE ANY LONG TRIPS BECAUSE OF PROBLEM. WAS ON A VACATION WHEN PROBLEM WITH SHOWER PAN OCCURED AND SHADE BROKE AND DRAWERS BROKE. AT SAME TIME REFRIGERATOR LEAKED WATER ONTO WOOD FLOOR, WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.IN ADDITION, THIS HAS CREATED AN IMPAIRMENT OF MARKET VALUE BECAUSE OF DEFECTS IN THIS VEHICLE.*AK

Aug 21, 2002

DURING T WO TRIPS ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WE ENCOUNTERED WINDS FROM 10 TO 30 MPH. ON THESE OCCASIONS I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO SLOW DOWN TO 40 TO 50 MPH SPEED IN ORDER TO CONTROL MOTOR HOME. I HAD TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED AT 45 TO 90 DEGREES TO KEEP THE UNIT GOING STRAIGHT. ADDITIONALLY EACH TIME A 18 WHEEL TRUCK PASSED I HAD TO HOLD THE WHEEL TIGHTLY, AS THE UNIT WAS PUSHED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SWAYED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLED WITH 55 GALLONS (330 LBS) THE STEERING CHANGES COMPLETELY. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK FEELS LIGHT. THE TRUCK WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED WHEN THEY OVER STEER ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE UNIT GOING STRAIGHT EVEN IN MILD WINDS. WARRANTY STATEMENT BY WINNEBAGO: ITEMS NOT SUBJECT TO WARRANTY COVERAGE: CHASSIS. THESE ITEMS ARE COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS INDIVIDUAL WARRANTY. WARRANTY STATEMENT BY FORD: WARRANTY IS VOID IF: ALTERING OR MODIFYING THE VEHICLE-INCLUDING THE BODY CHASSIS OR COMPONENT - AFTER THE VEHICLE LEAVES FORDS'S CONTROL. THE POSSIBLE REASON FOR SWAYING AND LOOSE STEERING ARE. WINNEBAGO ADDED 4 FEET TO THE FORD CHASSIS. THE PURPOSE WAS TO ADD A SLIDE OUT BEHING THE REAR WHEELS. THIS ADDED ADDITIONAL WEIGHT BEHIND THE REAR WHEELS. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ADDITIONAL WEIGHT IS ADDED BEHIND REAR WHEELS CAUSING STEERING TO CHANGE UNTIL GAS IS USED. WINNEBAGO DID NOT ALTER OR IMPROVE THE SUSPENSION PROVIDED BY FORD EVEN THOUGH THEY MODIFIED THE LENGTH OF THE CHASSIS.*AK

Jul 19, 2001

SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

2 complaints

BODY DESIGN IS TOO LARGE FOR E450 VAN CUTAWAY, BRAKES CAN NOT HANDLE WEIGHT. STOPPING DISTANCE IS IMPAIRED. VEHICLE IS UNSTABLE IN TURNS AND CRASHS. BRAKES LAST 20,000 MILES TO 30,000 MILES, TIRES THE SAME.

Aug 09, 2001

AIR BAGS

1 complaint

The contact owns a 2001 Ford E-450. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated while restarting the vehicle, the front driver’s side air bag deployed independently. The contact did not sustain any injuries nor seek medical attention. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

Oct 25, 2021

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

1 complaint

FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON MY 2001 FORD E450 ABS LIGHT CAME ON STAYED ON AFTER I STARTED MY MOTORHOME. THE UNIT WAS PARKED FOR 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ONE WHILE DRIVING TO THE LOCATION, ONLY AFTER BEING PARKED FOR THE FOUR DAYS. *NM

Aug 16, 2006

4.6/5.0

97 reviews

Where to Find VIN for Problems Check

To check for problems and complaints on your 2001 FORD E-450, you'll need the VIN number. Find your VIN in one of these 4 common locations.

Where to Find VIN Number on 2001 FORD E-450 for Problems Lookup - Dashboard, Door Jamb, Engine Bay, Documents

Understanding VIN Structure for Problem Reports

Each character in your 2001 FORD E-450 17-digit VIN helps identify specific complaints and problems affecting your vehicle model.

2001 FORD E-450 VIN Structure for Complaint Verification - WMI, VDS, Check Digit, Model Year, Plant Code

How to Check 2001 FORD E-450 Problems in 3 Steps

Locate Your VIN

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Review by Component

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many problems does the 2001 FORD E-450 have?

The 2001 FORD E-450 currently has 18 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

What are the most common problems with 2001 FORD E-450?

The most common problems reported for the 2001 FORD E-450 are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.

Where does this 2001 FORD E-450 problem data come from?

All problem and complaint data for the 2001 FORD E-450 comes directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database. These are real complaints submitted by actual vehicle owners.

How do I report problems with my 2001 FORD E-450?

You can report safety problems with your 2001 FORD E-450 directly to NHTSA at SaferCar.gov or call 1-888-327-4236. Your complaint helps identify patterns and may lead to recalls or investigations.

Where can I find my VIN to check problems?

Your 2001 FORD E-450 VIN is located in 4 places: (1) Dashboard near windshield on driver's side, (2) Driver's door jamb sticker, (3) Engine bay, (4) Vehicle registration and insurance documents.

Is the 2001 FORD E-450 reliable?

Reliability can be assessed by reviewing the number and severity of owner complaints for the 2001 FORD E-450. Check complaints by component, crash reports, and fire incidents above to evaluate potential issues and problem patterns.