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What 13 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Ford E-350

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (13)Crash / fire / injury (1)Suspension (7)Tires (6)Brakes (5)Wheels (5)Engine (2)Steering (2)Body & structure (1)Electrical system (1)Engine & cooling (1)Speed control (1)

1 of 13 complaints match · Speed control · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Aug 31, 2013Speed controlCrash

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ROAR. THE VEHICLE ACCLERATED FOWARD. I ATTEMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD. THE VAN WOULD NOT STOP. APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET FROM STOP SIGN, I HIT A TREE HEAD ON TO INSURE I DIDN'T INJURE ANYBODY. *JS

NHTSA ODI 10538198

Working with the data? Download all 13 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 Ford E-350 verdict →