2017 North Central Emergency Ford E-450 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 100%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2017 North Central Emergency Ford E-450, 100% of the 5 complaints for this model year.
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.
“Second time that the torque converter in the transmission has failed on this vehicle. Is currently at diamond Ford in lancaster, ca. Fedex branded delivery vehicle. Both times when it failed the vehicle hard stopped causing packages to misplace and driver to hurriedly avoid being stuck in the middle of the road.”
NHTSA complaint #11461874, filed 2022-04“2017 FORD E-450 sd with the 6.2l v8 gas engine paired with 6speed automatic transmission. Transmission specifically the torque converter fails prematurely causing the vehicle to stall while driving making the van disabled in road way or intersections. The vehicle when the torque converter failed would slam and jerk the driver foward and sometimes make the van feel like the breaks were applied extremly hard while moving through traffic. …”
NHTSA complaint #11461711, filed 2022-04“2017 FORD E-450 sd with the 6.2l v8 gas engine paired with 6speed automatic transmission. Transmission specifically the torque converter fails prematurely causing the vehicle to stall while driving making the van disabled in road way or intersections. The vehicle when the torque converter failed would slam and jerk the driver foward and sometimes make the van feel like the breaks were applied extremly hard while moving through traffic. When this happens the vehicle would stall and the driver would have no power steering or brakes!! …”
NHTSA complaint #11461713, filed 2022-04“2017 FORD E-450 sd with the 6.2l v8 gas engine paired with 6speed automatic transmission. Transmission specifically the torque converter fails prematurely causing the vehicle to stall while driving making the van disabled in road way or intersections. The vehicle when the torque converter failed would slam and jerk the driver foward and sometimes make the van feel like the breaks were applied extremly hard while moving through traffic. When this happens the vehicle would stall and the driver would have no power steering or brakes!! …”
NHTSA complaint #11461715, filed 2022-04“2017 FORD E-450 sd with the 6.2l v8 gas engine paired with 6speed automatic transmission. Transmission specifically the torque converter fails prematurely causing the vehicle to stall while driving making the van disabled in road way or intersections. The vehicle when the torque converter failed would slam and jerk the driver foward and sometimes make the van feel like the breaks were applied extremly hard while moving through traffic. When this happens the vehicle would stall and the driver would have no power steering or brakes!! …”
NHTSA complaint #11461714, filed 2022-04Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 100% |
← All problems reported for the 2017 North Central Emergency Ford E-450
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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