FRONT DISC BRAKES, REAR ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY WHEN APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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 →
ENGINE BEARING FAILURE. *AK
WHEN WEATHER IS VERY HOT, VEHICLE ERRATIC OPERATION, CAUSING JUMP AND LACK OF FUEL VEHICLE WILL JUMP. TT
STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER. *DH
BRAKES FAILED 22,500 MILES. TT
THE TAIL GATE ON VEHICLE IS VERY EASY TO REMOVE, COULD CAUSE TO COME OFF WHEN DRIVING. TT
NOTICED SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKE ROTOR, REPLACED PAD AND CUT ROTOR TWICE WITH 15,000 MILES TO NO AVAIL.
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED VACUUM BOOSTER. TT
THE POLLUTION CONTROL VALVE IS DEFECTIVE, ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO ESCAPE AND BE PULLED INTO THE TRUCK'S INTERIOR. *AK
THE BRAKE SYSTEM( CALIPERS, PADS, AND ROTORS ) HAVE HAD TO BE SERVICED OR REPLACED THREE (3) TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YRS. TT
THE WELD IN THE FRONT END ON THE TRACKING TO THE CROSS MEMBER IS THREATENING TO BREAK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
# 94V16900 0R 01 CONSUMER RECEIVE RECALL ON THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TWO WEEK AFTER TRUCK WAS PARKED AND ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY DAMAGE THE FRONT END. TT
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE PARKED, REVERSE WENT OUT; DRIVE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING; STARTED SLIPPING; WOULD NOT GO EVEN AFTER APPLYING ACCELERATOR; SPEED 25 MPH. TT
BUMPER RECALLED, HAD DONE, BUMPER FELL AND HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT
EXPERIENCING VIBRATION OF FRONT BRAKES. HAD THREE ATTEMPTED FIXES. TT
ABS:FRONT END VIBRATES AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE AND APPLYING BRAKES; EXTENDED STOPPING; PEDAL, AT TIMES SEEM TO TRAVEL TO FLOOR. TT
FRONT BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED PADS. *AK
FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL LOCKING UP, WHEN MAKING SUDDEN STOPS ON WET SURFACE, REPLACE CALIPER/NEW BRAKES, TO NO AVAIL. TT
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKS UP WHENEVER WEATHER IS HUMID OR WET; GRABS; CAUSES SKIDDING. TT
FUEL GAUGE REPLACED.
IGNITION KEY DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN TO START TRUCK. *SD
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW FALLS OUT OF THE TRACK, WINDOW WON'T GO UP AND DOWN. TT
ABS: BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING; WHEN BARELY PUSHING ON PEDAL, BRAKES WILL LOCK UP; NO PRIOR WARNING, HAVE TO GO WITH FEEL OF PEDAL.
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, LEFT REAR OF BRAKE WILL NOT PULSATE HAVE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. TT
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER LEAKED, CAUSING A NO-SHIFT CONDITION. *TW
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, ROLL BACK BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. TT
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, ROTORS ARE WARPING. TT
PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL, CAUSING ACCIDENT PRIOR TO RECALL. (94S91) *TW
FRONT BRAKE ROTORD/PADS/CALIPERS FAILED, CAUSING VIBRATION/NOISE UPON BRAKING. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, GRINDING OF DRUMS. TT
INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR ONLY ALLOWS FOR A VIEW OF 1/3 OF REAR WINDOW, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. TT
BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. TT
MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE CAUSES FUEL SPILLAGE FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER ON DUAL FUEL TANKS. TT
PCV VALVE REPLACEMENT DECLINED BY DEALER DUE TO THE WARRANTY BEING OVER 60,000 MILES. *SKD
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES REPLACED NUMEROUSLY FRONT/REAR. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SKIDED TO RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. TT
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