1999 Ford E-450 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 73 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 52,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1999 Ford E-450, 1% of the 73 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 52,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I found out that because of a design flaw in the Ford triton engine cylinder heads they are prone to spark plug blow out . In certain instances this can result in fire as the spark plug becomes a missile and can break fuel lines etc. After such an event the repair for out of warranty vehicles can easily be well into the thousands of dollars and Ford will accept no responsively. …”
NHTSA complaint #10225693, filed 2008-04, 52,000 milesEngine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 Ford E-450
38 complaintsBrakes
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Ford E-450
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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