1997 Ford E-350 engine and engine cooling problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1997 Ford E-350 — 19% of all complaints for this model year.

Engine and Engine Cooling complaints

19%

share of all complaints

—

median reported incident mileage

0 / 4

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“My v10 ford e-350 motor had a head failure and a spark plug blew out while driving. A fire started in the engine compartment and the explosion sound created a panic and startled response that almost lead to a vehicle crash. The vehicle was towed to a repair facility and they were familiar with the…”
filed Sep 20, 2010
“My 97 ford club wagon heater lines to the reas heater disintegrated. I found the leak and disconnected the lines to find them deteriorated 3/4 the length. I kept the lines for inspection. Contacting ford their response was that they had no information or recall on this problem with a vehicle this…”
filed Jul 6, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Low rpm, no start, runs poorly, stall. 7.3l dit engine. *tt
032123 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 30, 2003
A high number of high pressure rexroth pumps and injection pressure regulators (ipr) are being replaced due to oil leaking, when all that is required is a new gasket or seal on either the pump or ipr. *tt
032121 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 30, 2003
7.3l dit glow plug start-up on-time during cold temperature - service tip. *tt
032120 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 30, 2003