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1985 Ford Econoline Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
10
Latest Nov 20, 2000
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 Jan 20, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 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 1–10 of 10

ElectricalFuel system
Filed Nov 20, 2000

THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TEMPERAMENTAL AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. *SLC

NHTSA ID
557769
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 26, 2000

REAR TIRE HAD SEPARATION AND BLOW OUT ON JULY 24, 1999. PURCHASED (2) NEW TIRES FROM FIRESTONE ON JULY 30, 1999 AND HAD THEM PUT ON BACK AND MOVED OLDER TIRES TO REAR. NOTICED SEVERE VIBRATION AND TOOK CAR TO FIRESTONE AND THEY FOUND TREAD SEPARATION. I DID NOT REALIZE TIRES HAD PROBLEMS UNTIL I READ ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS IN THE NEWSPAPER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225-75-R1 )

NHTSA ID
729172
Incident
Jul 16, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 13, 1999

(FIRESTONE R17) TIRE FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ID
548484
Incident
Jun 9, 1999
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Mar 11, 1997

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.

NHTSA ID
515564
Incident
Oct 7, 1996
Steering
Filed May 6, 1996

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP WHEN ENGAGING EMERGENCY BRAKE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
504094
Incident
Aug 11, 1994
Electrical
Filed Apr 26, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED 45 MINUTES, ENGINE QUIT, SMOKE STARTED COMING IN FROM UNDERHOOD;OPENED HOOD, DISCONNECTED BATTERY. *AK

NHTSA ID
983569
Incident
Jul 15, 1994
Transmission
Filed Apr 26, 1996
Crash reported

TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT SLIPPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO 2 PARKED CARS. *SD

NHTSA ID
504461
Incident
Mar 5, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 12, 1996
Fire reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE PARKED, FIRE DEVELOPED UNDERNEATH THE DASH. OWNER RECEIVED BURNS AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
980591
Incident
Nov 26, 1995
Brakes
Filed Apr 5, 1995

BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN COMING STEP DOWN GRADING BRAKES OVER HEATED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TT

NHTSA ID
963098
Incident
Apr 4, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jan 20, 1995

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, CAUSING RIGHT FRONT END NOISE. *AK

NHTSA ID
480970
Incident
Jul 1, 1993

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

Data on this page last refreshed .