1997 Ford E250 — reported problems

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 31 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

• Tires & wheels6 (19.4%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2011–2012.
• Brakes5 (16.1%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2003–2004.
• Engine5 (16.1%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2000–2004.
• Suspension5 (16.1%)
• Electrical system2 (6.5%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 1995–2004.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)2 (6.5%)

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (431 records, model years 1995–2014) are most frequently classified under: brakes, tires & wheels and engine.
• Safety recalls (159 records, model years 1995–2014) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, fuel system and speed control & accelerator.
• Manufacturer communications (693 records, model years 1995–2014) are most frequently classified under: engine, powertrain (transmission & drivetrain) and electrical system.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1995 67 records for 1995 67
2. 1996 74 records for 1996 74
3. 1997 97 records for 1997 97
4. 1998 56 records for 1998 56
5. 1999 75 records for 1999 75
6. 2000 59 records for 2000 59
7. 2001 48 records for 2001 48
8. 2002 43 records for 2002 43
9. 2003 50 records for 2003 50
10. 2004 99 records for 2004 99
11. 2011 56 records for 2011 56
12. 2012 46 records for 2012 46
13. 2013 52 records for 2013 52
14. 2014 44 records for 2014 44

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 4mention a fire
• 1mention an injury

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 4
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 63
• Investigations NHTSA 3
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 3
• Owner complaints NHTSA 24

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