ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.
1993 Ford F-150 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT. *AK
ABS; NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES LOCKING ANG GRABBING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP.
WHEN DRIVING THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND EMERGENCY LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
VEHICLE PARKED FOR 1 WEEK, SUDDENLY HEARD HORN GO OFF, THEN FOUND VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAIL. *DH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION, DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE CRACKED. *AK
ROTORS WARPED. *SD
WHEN FRONT GAS TANK IS USED, STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL CAUSES TRUCK TO LURCH/SLOW DOWN, AS IF ENGINE IS FLOODING. *DSH
FAILURE ON THE IGNITION, THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN WHEN YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION. *AK
WARNING BUZZER RINGS W/NO KEY IN IGNITION AND DOOR SHUT NOT AJARED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.PLEASE DESCRIBEL. *AK
ENGINE MAKES KNOCKING NOISE.
AFTER TURNING IGNITION SWITCH OFF, VEHICLE STILL BUZZED AS IF IT WAS NOT TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS WERE NOT REMOVED. *AK
THERE IS A NOISE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
THE REAR FUEL TANK IS PUMPING THE FUEL INTO THE FRONT TANK AND THEN IT IS GOING OUT ON TO THE GROUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL IS SPILLING FROM THE SECOND GAS TANK RECALL #93V1250000, VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. *AK
BOTTOM OF STEERING COLUMN PLASTIC HAS SHARP EDGE WHICH CONTINUALLY CUTS DRIVERS LEG AS HE EXITS TRUCK. *DSH
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE; THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY 94V169001 RECALL WAS CORRECTED. *AK
THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND ALSO TO THE LEFT, CAN NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. *AK
HAD EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE RECALL DONE, USED BRAKE, VEHICLE ROLLED ANYWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE DEALER INFO. *AK
REAR BRAKE LINES ARE RUBBING AGAINST REAR SHOCKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, UPON LIGHTLY TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE GOES INTO SKID, AS IF REAR BRAKES ARE LOCK UP, DEALER REQUESTING HELP FROM MFR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, UPON LIGHTLY TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE GOES INTO SKID, AS IF REAR BRAKES ARE LOCKING, DEALER'S REQUESTING HELP FROM MFR. *AK
ENGINE SHIFTED ON MOUNT IN MINOR ACCIDENT. *SD
THE FRONT AND THE REAR WHEELS ARE CORRODED. TT
BRAKES FROZE DUE TO TEMPERATURE BEING 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO, CAUSING THEM TO LOCK UP SENDING VEHICLE INTO SNOW BANK. *SD
CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
MANUAL TRANMISSION FAILURE, THREE RUBBER PLUGS FAILED ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TT
FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKES, BRAKES LOCK UP (ABS) BRAKES ON THE REAR. TT
EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND WARPING OF ROTORS, WHICH CAUSES SHIMMYING WHEN APPLYING BRAKE, DUE TO OVERHEATING OF WORN BRAKE SHOES, RESULT PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD
ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP . TT
BRAKES WEAR OUT/HEAT UP, CAUSING ROTORS/DRUMS TO WARP, CAUSING IRREGULAR BRAKE MOTION/STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *DSH
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FUEL CHECK VALVE FAILED, CAUSING GAS TO OVER FLOW OUT OF THE FILL SPOUT WHEN TRANSFERRING GAS FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER.
BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES. *DSH
FRONT AXLE MOUNTING BOLTS LOOSEN, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STABILITY/HANDLING. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601386, 601387, 601388, 601389, 601390) *DSH
VEHICLE ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN RUNNING IN A DITCH. TT
VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, FAILURE OF THE HEAD REST, WILL NOT ADJUST PROPERLY TO PROTECT YOU. TT
THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO A LOWER GEAR WHILE AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE MAKE NOISE. TT
ON TWO OCCASIONS CONSUMER BRAKE LOCKED ON HIM CAUSING AN ACCIDENT THE SECOND TIME HE TOTALED HIS CAR . TT
EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; BRAKES VIBRATE SEVERELY W/LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN APPLYING. BRAKE ROTORS WARP EASILY DUE TO EXCESSIVE APPLICATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES EXTREMELY SENSITIVE ON WET/SNOWY CONDITIONS BRAKES LOCKUP. *TT SINCE PURCHASE THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN EXTREMLY SENSITIVE, LOCKUP OCCURS WITH NORMAL APPLICATION OF BRAKES, WHEN WET OR VERY COLD IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO USE BRAKES WITHOUT LOCK UP, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IN WHICH DEALER FINALLY ADMITTED THAT FORD USED A MATERIALIN THE BRAKE PADS THAT REQUIRED THE DRIVER TO WARM UP THE BRAKES WITH A LIGHT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES TO MAKE THEM LESS PRONE TO LOCKUP , THIS INABILITY TO USE BRAKES RESULTED IN NEAR ACCIDENTS THREE TIMES AT WHICH POINT, CONSUMER SOLD THE TRUCK.*JB
THE REAR TANK OVERFILLS THE FRONT TANK, FUEL SPILLAGE OF THE FRONT TANK. TT *JB
THE MIDDLE SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS REPLACED AND BROKE AGAIN . TT
BRAKES GRAB/LOCK UP WHEN FIRST APPLIED IN THE MORNING. *DSH
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