Ford Pickup
Owners filed 60 complaints across 9 model years of the Ford Pickup. The 1997 drew the most (15); the 1991 the fewest (1).
Model years9
Complaints60
Recalls0
Fires4
Deaths0
Every Ford Pickup model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | Routine | |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank | Routine | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Routine | |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine |
Which Ford Pickup years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 15 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.