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1982 Ford E-150 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 15, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Nov 24, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1982 Ford E-150. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–3 of 3

Interior & seats
Filed Feb 15, 2001

CONVERSION VAN WITH AFTERMARKET SEATS THAT RECLINE & SWERVE, NOT MOUNTED ON MANUFACTURER'S BASE. PEDESTAL WAS BUILT TO BOLT SEAT. MAIN HOLDING 4 1/4 X20 BOLTS WITH 3/8 NUT. THIS FAILED TO HOLD SEAT PROPERLY. SEATS WOULD MOVE AROUND.*AK BACK SUPPORT FRAMES FOR TWO OF CAPTAIN SEATS BROKE CAUSING THE SEATS TO LAY DOWN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES ALL VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *YH

NHTSA ID
880703
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 13, 2000

ON TWO OCCASION CONSUMERS FIRESTONE ATX (P235/75/15) TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS WHILE DRIVING, THE SECOND BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. NLM

NHTSA ID
557256
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Nov 24, 1997

AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAN WIRING MELTED/BURNED, RERSULTING IN AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
523491

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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