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1984 Ford Econoline 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 Sep 26, 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.
3
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.
0
Reports on file since Jun 7, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1984 Ford Econoline. 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 1–7 of 7

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 26, 2001

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. TIRE WENT TO PIECES. CONSUMER HEARD A SOUND AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN STOPPED, VEHICLE WAS ON ITS RIM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND MANAGER REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH OF TIRE LEFT.*AK GOODYEAR WORKHORSE, NO OTHER SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *JB

NHTSA ID
896874
Incident
Jul 19, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 30, 2000

THE TIRE SEEMED OUT OF BALANCE FOR ABOUT 100 MILES OF DRIVING, THEN BLEW OUT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 8.75R16.5L)

NHTSA ID
732919
Incident
Aug 20, 2000
Engine
Filed Apr 7, 1999
Fire reported

(OHIO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORT) THE DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE. SHE TURNED INTO THE PLAZA. THE CAR BROKE OUT INTO FLAMES.

NHTSA ID
544756
Incident
Sep 16, 1997
ElectricalEngine
Filed Oct 20, 1997
Fire reported

ENGINE OIL LEAK CAUSED FIRE (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
523587
Incident
Sep 16, 1997
Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 14, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

TRAILER HITCH BROKE CAUSING TRAILER TO SWAY/CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
507481
Incident
Jul 16, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 13, 1995

ALL THE SEATS IN THE VAN ARE VERY UNSTEADY AND THE ARMRESTS ARE VERY POORLY MADE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
966720
Incident
Jun 1, 1993
BrakesDriver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Jun 7, 1995

ROTORS IN FRONT NEEDS REPLACING, REAR AXLE BEARING PROBLEMS, CRUISE CONTROL , MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. TT

NHTSA ID
966428
Incident
Jul 1, 1992

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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