2003 Ford E550 engine and engine cooling problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2003 Ford E550 — 31% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving truck engines would shut off and then restart. This happened a couple of time on a narrow mountain road causing me to lose steering for a second or two, very scary. Problem fixed after I replaced the cps on my own. *tr”
filed Jun 5, 2007
“My husband was having a routine oil change on his 2003 f-350 ford diesel when the technician noticed he had a radiator leak, there was a hole in a radiator hose. The large dealership was out of stock of replacement hoses. (there's a clue that this is a widespread problem) they decided to pull one…”
filed Mar 27, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Ford E550
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.