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 1991 record →
FRONT RIGHT DISC BRAKES; WHILE DRIVING STARTED PULLING AND FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE. WHEN PULLED OVER THE RIGHT FRONT, DRUM WAS IN FLAMES. CONSUMER PUT OUT FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.
BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY--WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS A PAUSE BETWEEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPING.
BRAKES OVERHEAT CAUSING CALIPERS TO BURN.
BRAKES OVERHEAT CAUSING LOSS OF BREAKING POWER.
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WEAR EXCESSIVELY CAUSING BRAKES TO OVERHEAT.
EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEM, FAILING TO STOP THE TRUCK IN A TIMELY MANNER, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, CAUSES US GREAT CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF OTHERS, ATTEMPT TO REPAIR REPLACE PAD, ABS BOX, VACUUM PUMP, BRAKE EQUALIZER, OR SEVERAL OTHER THINGS.
RECALL # 96V07100, AFTER IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED OWNER STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO CORRECT. MANUFACTURER STATES THAT DEALER IS RESPONSIBLE. OWNER IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A F150, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
FRONT ABS BRAKES; UPON APPLICATION, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE TO DETERMINE CORRECTIVE ACTION. TIHIS FAILURE IS NOT CONSISTENT.*AK CONSUMER STATED DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*JB
STEERING COLUMN FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL.
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE KEPT ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, DRIVER SHUT OFF ENGINE, APPLIED BRAKES, SLID OFF RAMP TO STOP VEHICLE, NO CRASH, MORE DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED BY OWNER. *AK
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN YANKED ON.
REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. (INSURANCE COMPANY FOR CLIENT)
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER, WINDSHIELD WIPER, HEADLIGHT, BATTERY, AND TURN SIGNAL FAILURE.
NOTICED DIESEL FUEL COMING FROM TOP OF REAR TANK LEAKING DOWN SIDE OF TANK AND OVER SPARE TIRE, ACCORDING TO DEALER, TANK HAS ROTTED/CORRODED FROM INSIDE OUT, ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDD REPLACING. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
ENGINE RECALL WORK NOT ABLE TO BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
IGNITION RECALL SERVICE DENIED WITH NO REASON GIVEN, WAS TOLD BY MCGARITY, CARTER FORD LINCOLN MERCURY TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE CLOSEST LOCATION. 96V071000. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT.*JB
VEHICLE DEVELOPED SEVERE CORROSION PROBLEMS ON THE FRAME AT THE POINT BETWEEN CAB AND BED.
FLOORBOARD CRACKED; ALSO, SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ONTO SON'S CHILD SAFETY SEAT WHILE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. *AK
FAILURE ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, THE FRAME IS RUSTED BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS REPLACED TWICE.
DRIVER'S BUCK SEAT WELD CROSS RAIL BRACKET DEVELOPED STRESS CRACKS AND SEPERATED FROM THE FLOOR. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.
ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC SUDDEN STOP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD
THERE IS A RELAY ON THE FUEL PUMP THAT CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF..*AK FUEL PUMP CONTINUED RUNNING AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, CONSUMER HAD TO REMOVE BATTERY CABLE TO STOP IT FROM RUNNING, THERE WAS A RECALL WHICH FUEL RETURNING TO TANK NOT BEING USED, IF BOTH TANKS ARE FULL AND FUEL TANK RELAY TURNED OFFM THERE WOULD BE A SPILLAGE OF FUEL.*JB
PAINT ON HOOD BADLEY DETERIORATED/FADED; REST OF PAINT IS GOOD. *AK
THE BRAKE FLUID IS OVERHEATING, CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND INABLITITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. RECALL #92S44. *AK BRAKES HAVE FADED FOUR TIMES FAILURE OCCURED WITHOUT WARNING, REPLACED FRONT PADS THREE TIMES, REPLACED ROTORS ONCE, CURRENTLY ROTORS APPEAR TO WARPED.*JB
BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *DH
WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, ALSO FRONT END MISALIGNMENT; WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED; REPLACED LEAKING AXLE SEALS; FUEL PUMP FAILURE/ FUEL LINE RECALL AND PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK
THE ALTERNATOR BELT WAS REPLACD THREE TIMES, PURCHASED TRUCK NEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
BRAKES FAILING WHEN IN USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM. *AK
REAR BEARING SEALS LEAK OIL ONTO BRAKES, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. *DH
WELDS ON PASSENGERS SEAT BACK FRAME BROKE. *DSH
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INTERIOR COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNDER THE DASH. *AK
ED BUTTS IN LA PUENTA FIXED RECALL. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED W/FUEL OVERFLOWING AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. MANUFACTURE WILL NOT REPLACE WITHOUT CHARGE 93V125000. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (SECOND VEHICLE ON 503128, 601418, 601419, 601420, 601421) *DH
WHILE IN PARK THE TRUCK SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND RAN OVER THE LEG OF OWNER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKS ONTO REAR BRAKES AFFECTING STOPPING EFFICIENCY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED W/MODIFIED DESIGN TWICE. CONDITION HAS REOCCURED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FADED PRIOR TO RECALL, CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL.
WHEN GOING DOWN THE HILL THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE NO FRONT BRAKE. TT
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLOCKS AND TIGHTENS UP ON YOU . TT
THE FLOOR BOARD THAT HOLDS THE SEAT AND BOLT ARE CRACKING . TT
WHILE DRIVING LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND BURNING CAUSING SMOKE AND BURNING. TT
REAR FUEL TANK PUMPED GAS BACK INTO FRONT FUEL TANK ON ITS OWN PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-125). *AK
THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT SUPPORTS ARE CRACKING. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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