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1975 Ford F-150 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 3, 2001
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1975 Ford F-150, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Steering1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

ALL THE REPLACEMENT STEERING BOXES ARE ALSO WORN OUT. THAT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM BUT FORD DOESN'T SUPPLY THE PARTS AND SO FAR, IT SEEMS NO ONE ELSE DOES EITHER. REMANUFACTURERS OF THE STEERING BOXES DON'T HAVE ACCESS THE "OBSOLETE PARTS" EITHER. THE PART NUMBER THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR TO THE TWO STEERING BOXES I HAVE IS C5AZ-3576-A, TWO OF THEM FOR EACH BOX. THIS IS AN INSIDIOUS DEFECT BEING IGNORED BY FORD AND F SERIES OWNERS ALIKE. AFTER DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM, THE USUAL RESPONSE INCUDES "BRAGGING" ABOUT HOW LOOSE THEIR STEERING IS. :-) WHAT DO YOU THINK? THE ONLY PLAY IN MY STEERING SYSTEM IS IN A SIDE TO SIDE MOTION OF THE SECTOR SHAFT. THE TIEROD ENDS, KINGPIN BEARINGS, WHEEL BEARINGS, STEERING COLUMN UPPER AND LOWER BEARINGS, THE FLEX COUPLING ARE NOT THE SOURCE OF THE PLAY I'M DESCRIBING.*AK

NHTSA ID 744870 · filed May 3, 2001

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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