1999 Ford E-450 Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 73 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 76,543miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine of the 1999 Ford E-450, 3% of the 73 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 76,543 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“Ford v10 triton blows up a spark plug while we are looking at the engine our rv filled with propane, with my handicap son and grandchild in the rv. Heard a loud lifter noise, pulled over to look at the engine, as my husband was looking at the engine then the loud explosion thought we blew a motor I came out to see if my husband was ok, thank god the plug coil and other stuff missed his head. Fuel, coil, propane this is not a good mixture for getting your rv to the repair shop, this engine is a deadly and someone is going to die the spark plug and other stuff shot out as if from a cannon! …”
NHTSA complaint #10679665, filed 2015-01, 86 milesEngine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 15% |
| 2021 | 6 | 22% |
| 2017 | 2 | 18% |
| 2016 | 1 | 6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 17% |
| 2011 | 1 | 14% |
| 2008 | 1 | 17% |
| 2007 | 1 | 8% |
| 2006 | 4 | 20% |
| 2005 | 3 | 9% |
| 2002 | 2 | 15% |
| 2000 | 1 | 2% |
| 1999 | 2 | 3% |
Other parts of the 1999 Ford E-450
38 complaintsBrakes
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
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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