Complaint 346710
2000 FORD E-450 • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT • incident Apr 18, 2002
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 346710
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- E-450
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Incident Date
- Apr 18, 2002
- Date Received
- Apr 25, 2002
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Owner Narrative
UPON INSPECTION BY FORD-CERTIFIED MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TWO OF THE BOLTS ON THE CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD SHEARED. THE REMAINING BOLTS HAD LOOSENED AND THE SLACK WAS CREATING VIBRATION NOISES THAT WERE HEARD AT LOW SPEEDS. IF THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC RESULTS AS THE LOOSE DRIVE SHAFT COULD HAVE DUG INTO THE PAVEMENT AND DEFINITELY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND PERHAPS INJURY AND DEATH TO THE OCCUPANTS.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.