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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Aug 2, 199600

ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.

Suspension › Front
Filed Jul 31, 1996GA

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 22, 1996VA

ABS; NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES LOCKING ANG GRABBING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 15, 1996NJ

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 11, 1996TX

WHEN DRIVING THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND EMERGENCY LIGHT CAME ON. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jun 5, 1996ID

VEHICLE PARKED FOR 1 WEEK, SUDDENLY HEARD HORN GO OFF, THEN FOUND VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 5, 1996WI

BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAIL. *DH

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 31, 1996KS

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION, DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed May 28, 1996KS

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE CRACKED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 6, 1996ND

ROTORS WARPED. *SD

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Apr 30, 1996VA

WHEN FRONT GAS TANK IS USED, STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL CAUSES TRUCK TO LURCH/SLOW DOWN, AS IF ENGINE IS FLOODING. *DSH

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Apr 26, 1996CA

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

Electrical System
Filed Apr 26, 1996TX

WARNING BUZZER RINGS W/NO KEY IN IGNITION AND DOOR SHUT NOT AJARED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Apr 25, 1996MI

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.PLEASE DESCRIBEL. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 22, 1996WI

ENGINE MAKES KNOCKING NOISE.

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Apr 18, 1996TX

AFTER TURNING IGNITION SWITCH OFF, VEHICLE STILL BUZZED AS IF IT WAS NOT TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS WERE NOT REMOVED. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Apr 18, 1996FL

THERE IS A NOISE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices
Filed Apr 4, 1996FL

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices
Filed Apr 4, 1996TX

PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL IS SPILLING FROM THE SECOND GAS TANK RECALL #93V1250000, VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Mar 29, 1996MO

BOTTOM OF STEERING COLUMN PLASTIC HAS SHARP EDGE WHICH CONTINUALLY CUTS DRIVERS LEG AS HE EXITS TRUCK. *DSH

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Mar 28, 1996AR

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE; THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY 94V169001 RECALL WAS CORRECTED. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 25, 1996IN

THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND ALSO TO THE LEFT, CAN NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. *AK

Parking Brake › ConventionalCrash
Filed Mar 20, 1996NY

HAD EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE RECALL DONE, USED BRAKE, VEHICLE ROLLED ANYWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE DEALER INFO. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Mar 8, 1996NM

REAR BRAKE LINES ARE RUBBING AGAINST REAR SHOCKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 4, 1996MA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 4, 1996MA

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 and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 12, 1996VA

ENGINE SHIFTED ON MOUNT IN MINOR ACCIDENT. *SD

Wheels
Filed Feb 5, 1996MI

THE FRONT AND THE REAR WHEELS ARE CORRODED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Feb 5, 1996AK

BRAKES FROZE DUE TO TEMPERATURE BEING 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO, CAUSING THEM TO LOCK UP SENDING VEHICLE INTO SNOW BANK. *SD

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Feb 1, 1996MT

CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jan 26, 1996CA

MANUAL TRANMISSION FAILURE, THREE RUBBER PLUGS FAILED ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 19, 1996KY

FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKES, BRAKES LOCK UP (ABS) BRAKES ON THE REAR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 18, 1996FL

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.

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Jan 8, 1996AR

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 2, 1996WI

ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Dec 20, 1995GA

BRAKES WEAR OUT/HEAT UP, CAUSING ROTORS/DRUMS TO WARP, CAUSING IRREGULAR BRAKE MOTION/STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 15, 1995WI

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Crankcase (pcv)
Filed Dec 13, 1995CA

FUEL CHECK VALVE FAILED, CAUSING GAS TO OVER FLOW OUT OF THE FILL SPOUT WHEN TRANSFERRING GAS FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 4, 1995WA

BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES. *DSH

Suspension
Filed Nov 27, 1995CA

FRONT AXLE MOUNTING BOLTS LOOSEN, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STABILITY/HANDLING. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601386, 601387, 601388, 601389, 601390) *DSH

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Nov 13, 1995MN

VEHICLE ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN RUNNING IN A DITCH. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Head RestraintCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 7, 1995TN

VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, FAILURE OF THE HEAD REST, WILL NOT ADJUST PROPERLY TO PROTECT YOU. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 6, 1995CA

THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO A LOWER GEAR WHILE AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 31, 1995GA

WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE MAKE NOISE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 17, 1995GA

ON TWO OCCASIONS CONSUMER BRAKE LOCKED ON HIM CAUSING AN ACCIDENT THE SECOND TIME HE TOTALED HIS CAR . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 17, 1995MA

EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; BRAKES VIBRATE SEVERELY W/LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN APPLYING. BRAKE ROTORS WARP EASILY DUE TO EXCESSIVE APPLICATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 12, 1995AK

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank
Filed Oct 3, 1995OH

THE REAR TANK OVERFILLS THE FRONT TANK, FUEL SPILLAGE OF THE FRONT TANK. TT *JB

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Oct 2, 1995TX

THE MIDDLE SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS REPLACED AND BROKE AGAIN . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 11, 1995IL

BRAKES GRAB/LOCK UP WHEN FIRST APPLIED IN THE MORNING. *DSH

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