Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS, RESULTING IN AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP.
Risk. THE OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP CAUSES A FUELLEAKAGE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy. REPLACE THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD E-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RESERVE TANK BEGAN SPILLING OVER INTO THE MAIN FUEL TANK AND CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO OVERFLOW. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSING THE MAIN TANK TO SPILL INTO THE RESERVE AS WELL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 91V146000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY TANK: SELECTOR DEVICES), BUT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, APPROX. 65MPH. SUDDEN METALLIC NOISES AND RUMBLING. PULLED OVER SAFELY TO FIND REAR OF TRANSMISSION HOUSING HAS LOST SEVERAL LARGE CHUNKS, LEAVING A GAPING HOLE APROXIMATELY 10 INCHES BY 4 INCHES. TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. MECHANIC COULD NOT REMOVE DRIVE LINE FROM TAIL PIECE OF TRANSMISSION. HE CONTACTED A SPECIALLIST WHO INFORMED HIM THAT CERTAIN FORD TRANSMISSIONS OF CERTAIN YEARS, INCLUDING '91, HAD A DEFECT CAUSING THEM TO NOT GET LUBRICANT TO THE REAR PART OF THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING OVERHEATING, MASSIVE DAMAGE AND FAILURE. THIS MALFUNCTION COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR WORSE A CRASH WITH INJURIES OR DEATH.
CONSUMER STATES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#91V146000 FUEL TANK. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. MR
NHTSA#6238-91-V-146-000 FUEL TANK: THE DUAL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS CONSUMER STATES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *TS *JB
TIRE BEEN PUNCTURED AND WATER HAD DAMAGED STEEL CAUSING THEM TO RUST. NO RUST FOUND AT THE TIME OF FREAD COMING OFF.
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. *AK
PE000020; FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX RADIAL R4S REPLACEMENT TIRE ON A 1991, FORD, F250. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON HIGHWAY RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. *AK THE VIBRATION WAS VERY INTENSE. *YH
TRANSMISSION LEAKS/SHIFTS HARD/JERKS.
8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1994 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 — this page | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Sep 4, 1991. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.