2017 Ford E-450 Problems, complaints & recalls

The contact owns a 2018 Jayco Greyhawk built on a 2017 Ford E-450 chassis. The contact stated that the hydraulic tank was leaking fluid onto the ground. The RV was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a hole in the hydraulic tank and the hydraulic leveling system had detached. The dealer patched the hole in the hydraulic tank; however, the failure recurred. The RV was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000.

While in standard shuttle route emergency egress window imploded inward. This is the 3rd occurrence. Vehicle is a 2017 Ford E-450 Chassis with an Elkhart Coach ECII 25 PASSENGERS PLUS DRIVER shuttle body.

Transmissions 6r140 have premature failure this is our 6th transmission to go out in our 5 vans, when transmission goes out, the torque converter fails which results in vehicle stalling in road way the vehicle while jerk really hard and give drive whiplash and when vehicle is going up hill when the torque converter fails the van will slam to a stop, stall then start rolling backwards or forwards with no brakes or powersteering. When this happens driver has no breaks or powersteering and most times this has happened...

Campaign:16v465000 recalling certain model year 2015-2017 forester motorhomes water may leak into the electrical module that controls the vehicle brake lights. My brake light dimly lights 2 of the leds in the fixture. Do not know when this happened just noticed when taking out of storage. I would like to know if my / other vehicles should be included in this recall.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford e-450. The contact stated that the middle door had a trimark door lock. The contact became locked inside the vehicle because the door failed to unlock from inside and outside of the vehicle. The contact had to exit the vehicle from the passenger or driver side doors. The contact stated that a bungee cord was used to keep the door from opening while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the door lock was replaced. The door was damaged from failing to remain...

The windshield wiper does not adequately clear the drivers view. It's travel stops near the midpoint of the drivers view leaving much of the road including part of driving lane and the oncoming lanes. Both manufacturer and dealership have been involved and acknowledge they have received numerous complaints. Manufacturer through customer service says they have been making it that way for 5 years and aren't going to change it. *Tr*jb

Thor 2017 vegas motorcoach--windshield wiper system does not clear drivers side of windshield enough to see road in rain or snow conditions.

Sudden brake system and power steering loss. Vehicle was being moved from the storage lot heading towards main roadway (low speed) when it made a strange grinding noise; brake pedal went soft and lost power steering. Vehicle was leaking fluid, could see fluid leaking beneath vehicle. Fortunately this did not occur on the main roadway and driver was able to avoid a crash. Vehicle cannot be safety driven; need to call for a tow. This happened on a sunday afternoon; vehicle cannot be towed to dealer until monday for...

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford e-450. While the contact's husband was driving 50 mph, the front passenger window fractured. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford e-450. While driving various speeds, the engine indicator illuminated and heat entered into the cabin from the floorboard. Gulf coast ford in angleton, texas was made aware of the failure and rebuilt the engine, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was diagnosed as having a cylinder misfire in the engine. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,794.

This is a 24' motorhome. 2017 Ford e-450/ while driving in regular traffic, if vehicle is traveling 50 mph or more, the steering feels loose and the wheels have a delayed reaction to the steering. The vehicle drifts very strongly to the right or left when another vehicle is passing at a greater speed than I am traveling. Sometimes, throwing my vehicle almost off the road, because when the vehicle I am in drifted to the right, the counter steering doesn't respond immediately, hence it is very delayed. Sometimes it...