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1986 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.
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Latest May 17, 2002
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.
4
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 Jul 17, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 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

Engine
Filed May 17, 2002
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVER WAS CHECKING OIL, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT GOT THE FIRE OUT (OHIO POLICE REPORT 310-90-116)). *YD

NHTSA ID
565793
Incident
Mar 13, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 29, 2000

TIRES WERE PURCHSASED AS REPLACEMENTS FOR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. (DOT NUMBER: VN11 83A 0 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

NHTSA ID
732812
Incident
Aug 15, 1999
Electrical
Filed Apr 23, 1998
Fire reported

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.

NHTSA ID
534648
Incident
Apr 13, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed May 6, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK SHUT DOWN. TRUCK STARTED SMOKING FROM DASH, SHOWING REDNESS UNDERNEATH CONSOLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
984105
Fuel system
Filed Mar 1, 1996

FUEL INJECTION REGULATOR FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
501936
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 26, 1995

BRAKES FAILED 2 TIMES PRIOR TO RECALL ( 86V174). *SD

NHTSA ID
487381
Incident
Jan 1, 1990
Transmission
Filed Jul 17, 1995
Crash reported

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. TT

NHTSA ID
968910
Incident
Jul 12, 1995

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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