2003 Ford E-150 problems, complaints & recalls

2016-04-14 · Engine · 158,758 mi

“spark plug blow out x3 it has begain to get very anoing.…”

2016-02-09 · Electrical System · 125,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford e-150. the contact stated that the cruise control and horn failed to work and the air bag light remained illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 125,000. …”

2014-04-28 · Seat Belts · 💥 crash

“tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford f1-50. the contact experienced the failure april 26, 2014. the vehicle air bags deployed while sitting in traffic. the contact current millage over 240,00. the contact was driving 5 mph in traffice . the contact hit the vehicle in front of him. a police report was filed. the vehicle was not taken in for repai…”

2012-02-13 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 71,500 mi

“i was sitting at a stop sign. when i accelerated to move, i heard a loud bang noise and then i heard a flapping noise. i turned the engine off and called a tow truck. after towing my handicapped van to the ford dealer, i was told that the engine had a spark plug blow out. i was also informed that the vehicle might have caught on fire if i had tried…”

2011-03-16 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 138,628 mi

“while traveling on the highway, my 2003 e150 ford van blew the #2 spark plug out. there was a popping sound and then the engine sounded as if it blew a rod. after checking it out, it was discovered that it was the spark plug. a few days prior to his event, i could hear a slight tapping sound coming from the engine. i had the oil changed just to be …”

2010-06-15 · Steering · 38,000 mi

“problem: severe shimmy in steering wheel, possibly leading to loss of control. conditions: occurs whenever brakes are hot and vehicle speed is above 45 mph. problem occurs when descending long & steep inclines. problem does not occur when brakes are not hot from heavy use. temporary abatement: drive at speeds of 45 mph or less down inclines. *t…”

2009-04-23 · Electrical System:ignition

“2003 focus- my ignition kept locking on me. anywhere i turned off the car, i had to spend a good 15min turning and turning the key to get it started. my car has only 32,000.00 miles and it started at 18,000.00 miles. today i had to get a locksmith to come in and fix it. *tr…”

2009-01-11 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 138,362 mi

“2003 ford e150 van with triton 5.4 engine spark plug blow out on (2) separate occasions. spark plug blows without any warning. the last blow out happened on jan 8th 2009 while traveling on the ny state thruway during severe winter weather. the incident caused immediate loss of power to my engine and an inability to navigate my vehicle safely. an ac…”

2008-08-19 · Power Train:driveline

“i own a 2003 ford f150 super crew four wheel drive pick up. when engaging the four wheel drive system most of the time the front wheels will not engage. the transfer case engages every time, but i would estimate the front wheels engage about twenty percent of the time. the system is very unpredictable and you can not count on it working when yo…”

2008-07-26 · Vehicle Speed Control

“e-150 1.cruise control use. 2.occurs intermittently while driving. 3. ford refused. my symptom, model, and year of vehicle is included on ford recall update of 6/26/08 as fire hazard but because my vin is not listed ford refuses even to examine my vehicle under the recall. http://www.ford.com/dynamic/metatags/article-detail/223_important_notice_vo…”