Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Apr 25, 2001KY
EXTERIOR MIRRORS HAVE TURNED BLACK. DRIVER CANNOT SEE OUT OF THEM. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS A DEFECT, BUT WOULD NOT COVER TO FIX IT. *AK
1999 Ford Lariat
Routine
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Sidewall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTires › Sidewall
Filed Oct 4, 2000TX
GENERAL GRABBER AW M+S TIRES(P235 85 R16) EXPERIENCED KNOTS ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WALLS, CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT GENERAL REPLACE A SET OF TIRES. *SLC
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Feb 1, 2000AR
SUDDEN ACCELERATION UPON APPLYING FOOT ON ACCELATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION;.ACCELATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND STAYEDTHER.E VEHICLE TOOK OFF UNTIL PEDAL RELIEVED BY ITSELF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALER SHOP. *AK
Tires
Filed Oct 23, 1999GA
FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEFRAUDING PUBLIC BY USING FALSE ADVERTISEMENTS ON VEHICLE WINDOW STICKERS. TIRES ADVERTISED ON TRUCK AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ARE NOT ON THE FORD TRUCKS 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. P255/70RX16XL OWL A/S HAVE NOT BEEN MANUFACTURED, YET THEY ARE ON THE WINDOW STICKERS AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70RX1 )
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.