Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1999 Ford F Series (light)

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling2
000
Vehicle Speed Control1
112
Tires1
000
Structure1
000
Fuel/Propulsion System1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 8, 2015105,321 milesNJ

FORD RECALL 11S21 GAS TANK STRAP RECALL PERFORMED AT LUCAS FORD IN BURLINTON NJ. THEY SAID THE STRAP PULLED THROUGH ROTTED FRAME AND FORD SAID BECAUSE THE RECALL ONLY SAYS THEY HAVE TO REPLACE RUSTED STRAPS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. THEY TOLD THEM TO PUT NEW STRAPS ON LEAVING REAR ONE NOT CONNECTED. IF THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL THIS IS A FAIL AS MY TRUCK COULD STILL HAVE THE TANK DROP AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THIS IS THE SAME AS TOYOTA RECALL FOR POORLY TREATED FRAMES JUST FORD WAS ALLOWED TO ONLY REPLACE 20 DOLLARS STRAPS THAT PROBABLY AREN'T EVEN THE PROBLEM. *TR

Vehicle Speed ControlCrashFire2 injured
Filed Mar 25, 2010180,785 milesIL

RECALL ON FORD F 550 CRUISE FIRE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE INSIDE AND OUT WE HIT WALL LOTS OF INJURIES ON 2 PERSON

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 8, 2010227,000 milesOK

I OWN A 1999 FORD F150, THE SPARKPLUG BLEW UP AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I HEARD A LOUD POP. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 30, 2009123,000 milesOR

SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT ON FORD TRITON V8 ENGINE, 5.4 LITER. *TR

Structure
Filed Jul 11, 200320,000 milesMN

THE PAINT AT ALL THE 'HEM' SEAMS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS IS FAILING. *AK

Tires
Filed Feb 10, 2003TX

THE RUBBER STEEL CORD BONDING WAS WEAK, WHICH RESULTED IN A TIRE BLOWOUT.*DT *JB

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
200213000Routine
200110010Routine
20003010Routine
1999 — this page6010Routine
19981000Routine
199715020Routine
19962000Routine
19951000Routine
199416030Routine
199312000Routine
19929000Routine
19919020Routine
19908000Routine

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Other Ford models

All Ford models →
F-150 38,064Explorer 34,456Escape 27,307Fusion 22,369Focus 22,083Taurus 16,891Windstar 14,153Edge 13,982Expedition 9,315Mustang 8,877

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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.