Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and...
1992-2006 · 15 model years
Ford E-550 Problems by year
Owners have filed 9 complaints about the Ford E-550 across 15 model years, and it has 5 recalls. The 2003 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1). The most reported problem area is the engine & cooling, followed by the fuel system.
- Complaints
- 9
- Recalls
- 5
- Crashes
- 1
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
E-550 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common E-550 problems
Ford E-550 recalls 5
On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.
Certain aftermarket fuel filters sold under the purolator brand name, p/n f65277, shipped from january 16 through june 2, 2006, for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. Due to incorrect design, the quick connectors may not fully seat with the tube...
On certain vans, the air filter element material process resulted in an air filter paper element that can smolder or burn. This change in filter paper composition combined with the configuration of the air induction system, may allow hot carbon particles to...
On certain vans, a diode in the anti-lock braking system (abs) module may experience an electrical short.
Latest E-550 complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford e-550. While the vehicle was at the dealer for routine maintenance, the fuel tank was discovered to be corroded causing the fuel pump to fail. The dealer advised that the fuel tank and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford e-550. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 05v270000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 43,000.
2006 F550 losing power, metal shaving in fuel line, violent leaking egr value, no power hard to start. *Tr
Ford 650 truck, year 2005, total miles 15,000. Problem; rusting fuel tank clogging filters and fuel injectors. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford lc f-550. The contact stated when driving at any speed of at least 40 mph, the vehicle would independently shift into neutral. The dealer performed a diagnostic yet was unable to duplicate or produce any failure codes for the vehicle. The failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 300 and the current mileage was 32,000. Updated 09/24/10. *Lj updated 09/24/10
Purchased a used ford 550 diesel bucket truck, in nov. 2007 Two weeks after truck started to not start at times and would stall while driving down the road. We drove it to the dealership and had it towed in several times, dealership would send truck back to us and it would again stall on the road, after this happened two times in a row and it was back at dealership when they told us again nothing wrong with it. We told them to take it home for the night. They did and of course it stalled on the road. They then...
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started to break down the engine to find what was wrong. They thought that the injectors after being taken out and tested were not in that good of condition and that they were the cause of the problem and should be changed. We had them change 7 of 8 injectors also called glow plugs. This came to about $4000 same problem different state truck went to new dealer ship was told nothing wrong with it. Picked it up and drove it and of course it stalled on the road again it was towed in and they said it had to be wiring and since it would take to long to look over all the wiring and with the symptoms the wires were bad so we needed a new wiring harness. We had them put it in. This was about $ 2700 we picked up the truck and truck stalled on the highway and was not off the road this time, we had it towed back to the dealership again. They again said they had no idea what was wrong with the truck but it must be wiring so the wiring coming out of the fuse box, was changed not sure what the name is now. About $900 truck was serviced again in another state at another dealership about 4000 another state and truck was in dealership again. They found problems with the glow plugs, and we were told first dealership was at fault. $1900 Back home again and truck is still stalling so I looked up on web truck not starting and stalling and this came up. I cannot not tell you upset we are at this we are out 13,500 and it may have been a bad cps we are bankrupt. *Tr
Questions about the Ford E-550
Which Ford E-550 years have the most problems?
What are the most common Ford E-550 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the engine & cooling (3), fuel system (3), electrical system (2) most often.
How many recalls does the Ford E-550 have?
NHTSA lists 5 recalls across all Ford E-550 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data