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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / October 2007New E250 vibration
I've taken delivery of my 3rd E250 cargo van. It has a strong vibration starting at about 35/40 mph and continues on till at least 70 mph. Strongest at 50/55 mph. My 2000 had the same problem and the dealer and Ford replaced it with a 2001 because they could not find the problem. The 2001 had the same vibration, but it was slight. This new van is the worst. I've read old postings here and on other sites and have seen the same problem listed. But no answer. The tires are Hankook, very hard and terrible in wet. They have been balanced twice, but not checked for out of round. Now the dealer wants to swap tires and wheels from another truck and see if that works. I can feel the vibration in the steering wheel, the seat, and gas pedal. The sound is also there and makes one feel like they have to pop their ears. In drive or overdrive makes no difference. Stronger with pressure on the gas. Seems to come on like a switch with a shift I feel, but it's not a gear shift. Very hard to analyse. Feels like driving on fine washboard. This is a NEW van. What's going on? Any help out there? "spin" wrote: ( E250 cargo van ) My BRAND NEW van has a strong vibration starting at about 35/40 mph and continues on till at least 70 mph. Strongest at 50/55 mph. The tires have been balanced but not checked for out of round. The dealer wants to try swapping tires and wheels from another truck. I feel the vibration in the steering wheel, the seat, and the gas pedal. And the sound makes one feel like they have to pop their ears. In drive or overdrive makes no difference. Stronger with pressure on the gas. Seems to come on like a switch with a shift I feel, but it's not a gear shift. Very hard to analyze. Feels like driving on fine washboard. What's going on? Any help out there? _______________________________________________ A defective TCC type of torque converter will show all of those symptoms. Have a good transmission shop check it out for loose spline coupling, bad bearing, unbalanced rotor, worn clutch, bad clutch solenoid, frayed clutch solenoid wiring, bad transmission ground, intermittent signal to clutch, or mount misalignment of transmission to engine. Good luck. Rodan. Thanks, I'll print this off and take when I get this sorted out. I first need to give the dealer a chance, but have had poor luck with them in the past. >"spin" wrote: ( E250 cargo van ) > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Rodan. >A defective TCC type of torque converter will show all of those >symptoms. Have a good transmission shop check it out for >loose spline coupling, bad bearing, unbalanced rotor, worn >clutch, bad clutch solenoid, frayed clutch solenoid wiring, >bad transmission ground, intermittent signal to clutch, or mount >misalignment of transmission to engine. Nobody mentions have drive shaft ulled, its soints checked and balanced. I have seen a lot of vibrations problem that turn out to be drive shaft related. YOu need to do the above and make sure it is not the cause before you start chasing more gremlins. ----------------- TheSnoMan.com New drive shaft ordered by dealer. They said the shaft had been marked, but not all the weights had been put on. We'll see if that's it. >>A defective TCC type of torque converter will show all of those >>symptoms. Have a good transmission shop check it out for [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >----------------- >TheSnoMan.com It was not the driveshaft!!! Now I need to push the tranny issue? >New drive shaft ordered by dealer. They said the shaft had been marked, but >not all the weights had been put on. We'll see if that's it. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>----------------- >>TheSnoMan.com It was not the driveshaft!!! Now I need to push the tranny issue? >>>A defective TCC type of torque converter will show all of those >>>symptoms. Have a good transmission shop check it out for >[quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>----------------- ______________________________________________ I have heard of one chattering TCC being tamed by just changing the fluid, and another by adding a slug of one of those trans tuneup additives. I don't know whether either story is true, but it might be worth a shot before tearing down the transmission. Ask the technician. Good luck. Rodan < - - - - - Throws parts and fluid at problems. I took the Van into a quality driveline shop. They had in on the hoist with axle supported and locked down. They dialed on the shaft etc. All good....... THE TIRES wobbled like old wagon wheels! I've booked with a different Ford Dealer shop to have them check and replace tires. Why didn't my selling dealer do a simple test like that and save changing out a good drive shaft? What a waste of my time. >It was not the driveshaft!!! Now I need to push the tranny issue? > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Rodan < - - - - - Throws parts and fluid at problems.
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