Suspension
Filed Oct 22, 1996TX
SUSPENSION FRONT I BEAM BENT, CAUSING WHEELS TO GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND POOR STEERING. *AK
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1996 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 1996 record →
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 21, 1996WA
STEERING COLUMN DEFECTIVE.
Structure › Body
Filed Sep 24, 1996AZ
SUNVISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE HANGS DOWN LOOSELY/SWINGS FREELY, BLOCKING DRIVERS VISION.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 30, 1996MI
WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES YOU HEAR A METAL TO METAL GRINDING SOUND AND BANG. THIS VEHICLE HAS ABS.*AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 10, 1996PA
LEASED TRUCK T,HE MOTOR IS ROUGHED THE/BODY IS CRACKED, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Jun 17, 1996MO
STEERING FLUID HOSE IS LOOSE. 8AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsFire
Filed May 3, 1996IL
PARKED VEHICLE, WENT MUSHROOM HUNTING, RETURNED FROM WOODS, VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Apr 17, 1996MO
FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH. UNCERTAIN OF WHERE IT ORIGINATED FROM. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank
Filed Apr 11, 1996IL
THE REAR TANK PUSHES FUEL INTO THE FULL FRONT TANK AND THEN THE FUEL GOES OUT ONTO THE GROUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition1 injured
Filed Apr 11, 1996FL
WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 3, 1996CA
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT AND OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Mar 19, 1996TX
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED BRAKES AND TRUCK DIDN'T STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Air BagsCrash
Filed Mar 15, 1996IN
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00, POSITION SPEED 30 MPH, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Mar 5, 1996FL
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, NO IMPACT INVOLVED, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING INJURIES AND BURNS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 27, 1996TX
(ABS) FAILURE ON THE BRAKES SYSTEMS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK
Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Feb 22, 1996NH
WHEN MAKING TURNS, VEHICLE WOULD JUMP UP AND DOWN, HAD AXLE REPLACED, STILL HAVE PROBLEM. *AK
Power Train › Driveline
Filed Feb 12, 1996CA
THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Feb 12, 1996MN
EXHAUST EXITS IN FRONT OF RIGHT/REAR TIRE, WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW ZERO, THE EXHAUST TURNS INTO FROST WHICH CAUSES ICE TO BUILD UP ON TIRES/SLIPPINESS. *SD
Suspension
Filed Jan 31, 1996WV
WHILE EITHER TURNING OR BACKING UP AN UNKNOWN BANGING SOUND IS HEARD. HAGERSTOWN FORD UNABLE TO DETECT WHAT CAUSE IS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jan 29, 1996OH
HORN BUTTONS ARE TOO SMALL TO LOCATE WHILE TURNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 16, 1996NY
WHEN DRIVING AND PUT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE PUT ON THE BRAKE TRUCK PULLED TO THE LEFT . TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Dec 6, 1995TX
HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS ON NEW VEHICLE 3 TIMES. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 28, 1995MO
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 12, 1995MA
INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION MALFUNCTION, VEHICLE TENDS TO VEER LEFT WITHOUT TURNING STEERING WHEEL. TT
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