Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. It has been recalled 1 time.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline96I003000
Filed May 28, 1996240,000 vehiclesFord Motor Company
Defect. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION 573. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. THE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT CAN DETACH FROM THE ENGINE PULLEYS DURING CERTAIN ENGINE OPERATIONS. THE DIESEL ENGINE CAN CAUSE THE BELTS TO STRETCH IN EXCESS OF THE TENSIONER CAPACITY AND THE BELT DETACHES FROM THE PULLEYS.
Risk. BELT FAILURES CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND THE LOSS OF BRAKE ASSIST ONCE THE VACUUM RESERVOIR IS DEPLETED. ALSO FEAD BELT FAILURE POSES A RISK OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IF IT RESULTS IN THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER HOSE RUPTURE.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW TENSIONER, DRIVE BELT, BELT GUIDE AND AN IMPROVED IDLER PULLEY.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Electrical SystemFire
Filed Apr 28, 2015187,421 milesVA
ON SATURDAY APRIL 18, 2015, MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWED DUE TO IT CATCHING ON FIRE WHILE BEING PARKED. *TR
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE FUEL TANK SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM WITH A BAD PART THAT KEEPS THE FUEL TANKS FROM PUMPING FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO EL CAJON FORD IN EL CAJON CALIFORNIA, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IF I HAD NO PROBLEM HE WAS NOT GOING TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 125,000 MILE ON IT. I WAS THEN IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING TO OREGON. AT ABOUT 151,000 THE VEHICLE STARTED PUMPING FUEL FROM THE REAR TANK TO THE FRONT TANK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FLORENCE FORD IN FLORENCE OREGON AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTY. I CALLED THE FORD MANUFACTURE AND THEY SAID TO BAD. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN MY SITUATION AND AGAIN THEY SAID TO BAD. I THEN SAID I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID I HAVE NO REASON TO COMPLAIN AND HUNG UP THE PHONE. HAD EL CAJON FORD FIXED THE PROBLEM I WOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW. I AM GLAD FOR THE RECALL NOTICE HAD I NOT BEEN NOTIFED MY TRUCK PROABLY WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE BY NOW. AS FOR MY SUPPORT FOR FORD I AM LOOSING FAITH. I HAVE MOST RECENTLY BOUGHT A FORD RANGER I USED IT MOSTLY TO VISIT MY DYING FATHER, DRIVING FROM SAN DIEGO TO OREGON, AND THEN MOVING TO OREGON. MY VEHICLE WAS JUST OUT OF WARRENTY WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND THEN SOME MILES LATER REPLACE THE WATER PUMP. I HAVE LOST MY FAITH IN FORD. I BEING THIRD GENERATION FORD COMSUMER HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. ON THE OTHER HAND MY DAUGHTER HAS A 95 TOYOTA, 200,000 ON IT AND HAS HAD ON REAL PROBLEM. OR A LIFE THREATING PROBLEM. THANKYO
Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 15, 200432,000 milesFL
I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 5 TIMES SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. WHEN I BRING THIS TO FORD'S ATTENTION THEY JUST GIVE ME THE ANSWER THAT THE DO NOT KNOW WHY MY TRUCK IS BLOWING ALTERNATORS, WHICH ALSO CAUSES ME TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY EVERY TIME THE ALTERNATOR GOES. I KNOW OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME YEAR TRUCK AND ALSO PURCHASED THE VEHICAL NEW AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 15, 2004170,650 milesMD
STEEL FIXED BRAKE LINES RUPTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION DAMAGE, CAUSING PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT WITH THIS TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME, THE LINE RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE FITTING NEAR THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FAILED AT THE FITTING WHERE IT ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE HOSE GOING TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. I HAD AN MY NEIGHBOR WHO WORKS AS A GENERAL MECHANIC REPLACE THAT LINE, AND THE LINE RUNNING TO THE OTHER FRONT WHEEL. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A PRIVATE ROAD ON MY PROPERTY DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH, AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. A SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED OCTOBER 18 WHILE DOWN IN GREENBELT, MD WHICH IS ABOUT 50 MILES FROM HOME. THIS TIME I WAS IN A NEARLY EMPTY PARKING LOT WHEN I NOTICED PROBLEMS. I LIMPED TO A NEARBY GAS STATION WHERE I MORE CLOSELY INSPECTED THE BRAKES FOR THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS TIME, THE FAILURE WAS NEAR A FITTING WHERE THE STEEL LINE ATTACHES TO A FITTING WHERE FLEXIBLE HOSE WHICH RUNS TO THE LINES ON THE REAR AXLE ATTACHES TO THE FIXED LINE IN THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. SAME FAILURE DIFFERENT PLACE. THE GAS STATION'S SERVICE BAYS WERE CLOSED, SO I DECIDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE AGAIN, WHERE WE WILL REPLACE THE REST OF THE LINES. THE ISSSUE ISN'T SO MUCH THE COST OF REPAIRING THE RUSTY BRAKE LINES, WHICH SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 100 DOLLARS IN PARTS AND SEVERAL HOURS OF LABOR ON THE PART OF MY NEIGHBOR AND MYSELF, BUT THE POTENTIAL THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Apr 26, 1999IL
DEALERSHIP REPAIRED SEVERAL FORD F-SERIES PICK UP TRUCKS WITH RECALL REPAIR KIT, MANUFACTURER NOT HONORING RECALL. (93S68), (93V125). VIN # IS NOT GIVEN IN REPORT, DUE TO SEVERAL LISTINGS OF VIN #'S FROM DEALERSHIP REPAIRS. MJS
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: May 28, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.