Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed Feb 6, 2000FL
APPARENTLY THIS PLUG IS USED ON A LOT OF FORD ALTERNATORS, MANY SHORT OUT, FEW HAVE FIRES. ANY FIRES ARE TOO MANY. *AK
1992 Ford Pickup
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsPower Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 31, 1998TX
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TRANMISSION WENT OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME. VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 23, 1998NJ
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 93V125000, MANUFACTURER'S # 93S68. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM UNDER RECALL DUE TO FAULTY RECORDS. *AK
3 of 3 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.