We bought a 2005 E350 at the end of december of 2005. After the purchase, on the drive home, we noticed an odd noise from the engine. My dad has bought and used FORD Econolines for his work doing hardwood flooring for the past twenty years. He was a loyal customer to Ford. He returned it to the service dept. the next day, and they told him it was the noise the turbo makes. My dad insisted that it is not the turbo but they told him that he does not know what he is talking about. In november of 2007, the FORD E350, with just under 60,000 miles, the van stopped in the middle of the highway. The van would just lose power, no matter how much the accelerator was pushed, and the van eventually comes to a stop and the engine shuts off and steering wheel locks up. I have almost caused many major accidents, the worst being when I had to try and turn into an intersection, when the van lost power and steering wheel locked up. the van's front half was in the opposing lane of traffic for TEN MINUTE
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