2003 Ford E-150: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 31 complaints
31
Total Complaints
15,000mi
Median Mileage
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

2,519 25th Percentile
15,000 Median Mileage
86,214 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2
SEAT BELTS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER'S NEIGHBOR ALERTED HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE WAS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES RELATING TO THE FIRE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE RESU..."
"WHILE IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE THE HOUSE, VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, AND DROVE BACKWARDS INTO THE GARAGE, BENDING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHICH WAS OPEN. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT HAPPENE..."
"AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM NOT COOLING. AIR VENT TEMPS AT CITY DRIVING IS 52 TO 65 DEGREES. FREEWAY DRIVING CAN BE 44 DEGREES IF SPEED IS CONSTANT AND OUTSIDE TEMP IS NOT ABOVE 90 DEGREES. DEALER STATES VEHICLE IS OPERATING AT FACTORY SPECS, BUT THE VEHICLE (VAN) NEVER GETS COOLED OFF ON MOST CITY D..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28