Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1990 Ford F-53

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings93V146000
Filed Sep 13, 199317,400 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. BRAKE LINES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ARE ROUTED TOO NEAR THE LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO OVERHEAT.

Risk. BRAKE FLUID LOSES VISCOSITY WHEN IT OVERHEATS, CAUSINGLOSS OF BRAKES OR INCREASED VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.

Remedy. FORD WILL INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD AND BRAKE LINE INSULATION ON ENGINE COMPARTMENT BRAKE LINES.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Steering
Filed Oct 25, 1999AZ

CONSUMER WAS COMING DOWN I 65 IN IDIANA . TURNED RIGHT INTO A REST AREA. THEN HAD TO MAKE A LEFT, AND MOTORHOME WOULD NOT TURN LEFT, AND STEERING WAS STUCK. CONSUMER SAYD IT WAS THE STEERING STABLIZER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 14, 1999ID

THE DISC BRAKES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS FAILED TO RELEASE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS RUBBED AGAINST ROTORS. THIS CAUSED ROTORS TO OVERHEAT. CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT WEEK LATER PROBLEM WITH DISC BRAKES WOULD REAPPEAR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 18, 1997CA

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20260200Routine
20251300Routine
20244100Routine
20234100Routine
20223200Routine
202113200Routine
202032200Routine
20196000Routine
201811110Routine
20176100Routine
201615100Routine
20157000Routine
201417110Routine
20138100Routine
20121100Routine
20117110Routine
20101000Routine
20081000Routine
20032000Routine
20020100Routine
20015100Routine
20002100Routine
199915200Routine
19981100Routine
19973200Routine
19962200Routine
19956200Routine
19940100Routine
19930100Routine
19923100Routine
19912100Routine
1990 — this page3100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 13, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.