Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1997 Ford F800

Routine

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

Most common 1997 Ford F800 problems

2 of the 6 complaints (33%) are about the engine.

ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure · body and frame1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components · brakes1
000
Service Brakes, Electric · brakes1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System · engine1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling · engine1
000
Electrical System1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure
Filed Jun 26, 2012IN

1997 FORD F800. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL REPAIR ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRAIGNMENTS FOR THE RECALL WORK. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK, BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT GET REIMBURSE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER BACK AND ADVISED THEM, HE WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR WITH THEM. THE SERVICE CENTER INFORMED THE CONSUMER A FORM WOULD NEED TO BE FILLED OUT, BEFORE THEY COULD SCHEDULE THE WORK. AFTER RETURNING THE FORM ON MAY 21, 2012, THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE SERVICE CENTER. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jul 10, 2000MI

FAN MOUTINGS DO NOT STAY FLUSH WITH ENGINE BRACKETS PULLEYS ARE NOT ADEQUATE

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Nov 10, 1997LA

ENGINE PUMP AND VAC. BRAKE KIT FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 19, 1997LA

THE HYDRAULIC EMERGENCY BACK-UP BRAKE SYSTEMS WARNING LIGHTS, BUZZER, AND ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN THOUGH THE MAIN BRAKING SYSTEM IS FULLY OPERATIONAL.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 15, 1997TX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

Service Brakes, Electric
Filed Jun 12, 1997TX

ELECTRICAL BACK-UP BRAKE SYSTEMS RUNS EVEN WHEN CAR IS OFF. CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH WIRING. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT PROBLEMS STILL EXIST.

All 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19986210Routine
1997 — this page6000Routine
19961000Routine
19952500Routine
19940300Routine
19930400Routine
19920200Routine
19911110Routine
19901100Routine

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Other Ford models

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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.

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