First over, I have been really satisfied with this Ford product up until now. Thursday Nov. 29th I had stopped to get gas on the way home from work. The engine began to misfire on the freeway and the engine light came on. I assumed I purchased bad gas or left the cap off or loose and drove the vehicle home. I checked the gas cap and it was tight. On the way to class in the morning I purchased gas from a different station. Still there wasn't any change in performance. I connected the vehicle to a obd reader and it threw off an issue with 2 coil packs I think F and B. I cleared the data then started it again. F coil returned a code. The vehicle hasn't had a plug change in 60000 miles so I decided I'd change the plugs and the faulty coil. After changing the coil and plugs I had ran the vehicle for 20 mins or so in the driveway with no miss and the vehicle returned no fault codes. Assumed everything was ok. Left for work in the afternoon on Sunday while I was accelerating the motor just Shut off dead no power at all and the dash said to "Check Gauges". The battery drained quickly from a full charge and the vehicle would not start. Had the vehicle towed back home then I hooked up the OBD reader and it outputs "communication error". Well there was an electrical odor present from the vicinity of the ECM/PCM module also close to the replaced coil. I have a feeling if I didn't disconnect the battery then there might have been a fire. The dealership says $2600.00 estimate for the repairs and that is without looking at the vehicle. Many Ford owners that this has occurred has spent even more because the failure causes damage to the catalytic converters and intake/exhaust manifolds. The Escape and Edge have many reported issues but haven't found many for the E-Series. Not sure of the cause of this but it is a vary dangerous problem. If I were on a freeway or in traffic there could of been an accident the E350 is a 1 Ton Van. The diesel models of the E-series have been recalled because of wiring issues causing the ECM/PCM failure causing safety issues. I think there is a primary issue with Ford's COP ignition system and coil drivers on the ECM/PCM causing the failure. In my opinion this could effect any Ford vehicle with the COP Ignition. There have been reports that 2011 Edge vehicles melting the coil to the spark plug. My vehicle is a 2005. I will update the total cost after it is fixed and what was replaced.
Update from Dec 6, 2012: I had found wiring that had melted to an exhaust component. The insulation and protective covering was warn exposing engine component wiring to be grounded out on a heated exhaust component. The heat accelerated after penetrating the heat protection. No recalls except for the diesel models of this year for the same issue. Wires have been repaired but vehicle still will not start.
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First over, I have been really satisfied with this Ford product up until now. Thursday Nov. 29th I had stopped to get gas on the way home from work. The engine began to misfire on the freeway and the engine light came on. I assumed I purchased bad gas or left the cap off or loose and drove the vehicle home. I checked the gas cap and it was tight. On the way to class in the morning I purchased gas from a different station. Still there wasn't any change in performance. I connected the vehicle to a obd reader and it threw off an issue with 2 coil packs I think F and B. I cleared the data then started it again. F coil returned a code. The vehicle hasn't had a plug change in 60000 miles so I decided I'd change the plugs and the faulty coil. After changing the coil and plugs I had ran the vehicle for 20 mins or so in the driveway with no miss and the vehicle returned no fault codes. Assumed everything was ok. Left for work in the afternoon on Sunday while I was accelerating the motor just Shut off dead no power at all and the dash said to "Check Gauges". The battery drained quickly from a full charge and the vehicle would not start. Had the vehicle towed back home then I hooked up the OBD reader and it outputs "communication error". Well there was an electrical odor present from the vicinity of the ECM/PCM module also close to the replaced coil. I have a feeling if I didn't disconnect the battery then there might have been a fire. The dealership says $2600.00 estimate for the repairs and that is without looking at the vehicle. Many Ford owners that this has occurred has spent even more because the failure causes damage to the catalytic converters and intake/exhaust manifolds. The Escape and Edge have many reported issues but haven't found many for the E-Series. Not sure of the cause of this but it is a vary dangerous problem. If I were on a freeway or in traffic there could of been an accident the E350 is a 1 Ton Van. The diesel models of the E-series have been recalled because of wiring issues causing the ECM/PCM failure causing safety issues. I think there is a primary issue with Ford's COP ignition system and coil drivers on the ECM/PCM causing the failure. In my opinion this could effect any Ford vehicle with the COP Ignition. There have been reports that 2011 Edge vehicles melting the coil to the spark plug. My vehicle is a 2005. I will update the total cost after it is fixed and what was replaced.
Update from Dec 6, 2012: I had found wiring that had melted to an exhaust component. The insulation and protective covering was warn exposing engine component wiring to be grounded out on a heated exhaust component. The heat accelerated after penetrating the heat protection. No recalls except for the diesel models of this year for the same issue. Wires have been repaired but vehicle still will not start.
- Jerry W., Johnstown, OH, US