Fuel System, Other
Filed Jun 1, 2011160,000 milesNC
I HAVE A 97 FORD F150. I NOTICED YESTERDAY WHEN I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS BUSTED, AND BOTH WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR
1997 Ford F Series (medium)
Routine
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › door. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Body › Door | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jun 1, 2006104,000 milesAK
BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT AT 68,000 MILES, STARTER WENT OUT AT 90,000 MILES, TIE ROD SNAPPED AT 104,000 MILES, REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND TUNE UPS. *NM
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 26, 2005ID
DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ON 1997 FORD F-150 HAVE CRACKS AT REAR OF WINDOW FRAME ABOUT 4 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE CRACKS IN THE DOOR. *JB
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 11, 2004WI
CRACK IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BY WINDOW . *AK
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.