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1983 Ford F-150 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 Sep 30, 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 Feb 9, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1983 Ford F-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 1–10 of 10

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 30, 2002

THESE TIRES ARE SEPARATING AND CLOSE TO BLOWING OUT!! UNFORTUNATELY I CANT AFFORD A NEW SET. THEY ONLY HAVE 15000 MILES ON THEM. I CONTACTED UNIROYAL AND THEY WERE VERY DEFIANT AND BRASH!! SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED USING THIS TIRE, IF THEY HAVENT ALREADY!! THIS TIRE IS ROTTED AND FALLING APART. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY MADE WITH FAULTY COMPONENTS!! DO YOUR JOD AND GET THIS TIRE OFF THE ROAD!!!!!!! MR

NHTSA ID
767934
Incident
Aug 1, 2002
ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 23, 2001

ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING.STARTER STICKS. *AK

NHTSA ID
751037
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 5, 2000

FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

NHTSA ID
555438
Incident
Jul 6, 1993
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 12, 2000

TIRE FAILURE-FIRESTONE TOWN & COUNTRY 235/75/R15-TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. TIRES PURCHASED ON 1/99. INSURED SAVED TIRES. (CLAIM# 48-5136-721) *MW

NHTSA ID
6900163
Incident
Aug 17, 2000
Engine
Filed Nov 17, 1998
Fire reported

VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE SAFETY CHECK VALVE TO STOP THE FLOW OF FUEL OF VEHICLE WHEN ITS NOT RUNNING .THIS CAUSED A FIRE THAT DESTROYED CONSUMERS HOUSE. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK *SB

NHTSA ID
830910
Incident
Nov 8, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 7, 1998

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TOOK DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND REPLACED CARBURETOR 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
825043
Incident
Nov 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Nov 19, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
511507
Incident
Oct 6, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 16, 1996
Fire reported

DROVE VEHICLE TO STORE, GOT MIRROR, ARRIVED HOME & PARKED, DAUGHTER G0T PURSE, NOTICED SMOKE, PULLED UP HOOD; FLAMES SHOT UP; VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY. *AK

NHTSA ID
984547
Incident
May 10, 1996
Visibility
Filed Feb 13, 1996

LEAVES GOT INTO THE FRONT BLOWER MOTOR AND CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
979117
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 9, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE WAS PARKED TURNED SWITCH SAW SMOKE, AND CONSOLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
978983
Incident
Jan 1, 1991

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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