Engine
Filed Jul 21, 2016250,000 milesGA
COMING IN FROM WORK HEARD A LOUD POP, PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD. SPARK PLUG AND COIL HAD SHOT OUT OF HEAD STRIPPING HEAD AND BREAKING COIL. HAD TO PULL TRUCK HOME.
1997 Regency Ford F150
Routine
Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsFuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 22, 2015189,585 milesNC
WENT TO DINNER AND ON WAY OUT NOTICED FUEL TANK WAS HANGING DOWN A LIL BIT UPON LOOKING UNDER TRUCK FOUND RUSTED INTO GAS TANK STRAP. NO RUST ON FRAME. *TR
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 31, 2012218,477 milesFL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 REGENCY FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 218,477.
Power Train
Filed Nov 20, 2012226,000 milesIA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY MOVED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V171000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 226,000.
Engine
Filed May 25, 2012NC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 REGENCY FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS LOSING COOLANT AT AN ABNORMALLY RAPID PACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A COOLANT LEAK. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. VARIOUS INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1998| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 — this page | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Other Regency models
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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.