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1988 Ford F-150 Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Engine reportsComplaints 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.
11
Latest Jul 7, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 139 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
6
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Ford F-150 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Engine
Filed Jul 7, 1999
Fire reported

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE. THEN TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, VEHICLE CUT OFF AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
841808
Engine
Filed Sep 18, 1998
Fire reported

DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONSUMER NOTICED HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAR PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD . WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER . *AK

NHTSA ID
828042
Incident
Sep 15, 1998
Engine
Filed Jul 14, 1998
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ID
537875
ElectricalEngine
Filed Sep 11, 1997
Fire reported

RECEIVED RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HAD RECALL REPAIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 96. A YEAR LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION. CONSUMER HAD JUST LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR AN HOUR WHEN HE RETURNED AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.THE ENGINEER SAID THERE WAS NO DEFECT FOUND ON THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER THINKS IT WAS A RESULT FROM THE IGNITION RECALL. *AK FORD STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE, CONSUMER FEELS IT'S RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITH, COULD ALSO HAVE BEEN ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
816279
Incident
Aug 23, 1997
Engine
Filed Aug 13, 1997

ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID
522627
Engine
Filed Apr 15, 1997
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

NHTSA ID
516432
Incident
Apr 1, 1997
EngineFuel systemVisibility
Filed Apr 1, 1997

POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ID
516061
Incident
Mar 26, 1997
Engine
Filed Sep 5, 1996

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. *AK

NHTSA ID
801885
Engine
Filed May 15, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *DH

NHTSA ID
504682
Incident
May 15, 1996
EngineFuel systemVisibility
Filed May 12, 1996

CROSSOVER INTAKE FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
504373
Incident
Sep 30, 1993
Engine
Filed Apr 26, 1996

AFTER BEING DRIVEN APPROX 3 BLOCKS AUTO BEGAN TO SMOKE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983552

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical42Fuel system28Seat belts10Body & structure9Visibility8Brakes8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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