Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Ford F-150 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 32 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.
The 25 most recent of 32, in the owner's own words
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL NUMBER 96V071000 (FOR THE IGNITION) AND HE WOULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN.
THE WIRING HARNESS/ALTERNATOR PLUG CONNECTION IS KNOWN TO SHOW REPEATED INSTANCES OF BURNING,ARCING,MELTING AND VEHICLE FIRES. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS AFTER THIS PART CAUSED A SMALL FIRE IN OUR F150 FORD 1990 TRUCK ON SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2003. A NOTICE INFORMING US ABOUT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM CAME WITH THE NEW ALTERNATOR. THE WIRES/PLUG CONNECTION MELTED AND CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR TO START ON FIRE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR AGENCY TO LOOK INTO THIS HAZARD. *NLM
BROUGHT THIS TRUCK USED WAS ADVISED OF RECALL, NEED TO GET COPY OF TSB TO TAKE TO DEALER TO GET FIXED. DT
VEHICLE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND PARKED AT WHICH TIME SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HOOD WAS OPENED, ALTERNATOR AND ASSOCIATED WIRING BURST INTO FLAMES. OPERATOR SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS ON HAND.*AKI
HAVE BEEN TO FORD DEALER FOR TWO RECALLS, IGNITION AND FUEL REGULATOR. NO CHARGE TO ME. GAS IS STILL COMING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK OF THE TANK "I AM NOT USING, I SWITCH TO THAT TANK AND GAS COMES OUT OF THE OTHER TANK--THAT I AM NOT USING. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A RECALL AND I NEED TO PAY FOR NEW FUEL PUMPS IN EACH TANK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT SINCE THE TRUCK IS GETTING GAS FINE, JUST TO MUCH AND BEING RETURNED TO THE WRONG TANK. NOT BEING RETURNED TO THE TANK THAT IS BEING USED. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND SHOULD NOT COST ME $1000.00. HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME.
IGNITION SWITCH VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO START THE VEHICLE, HAVE TO USE A PAIR OF PLIERS TO TURN IT. *AK
VEHICLE WAS STALLING AT 45 MPH, NOT ABLE TO START AGAIN UNTIL VEHICLE HAD COOLED DOWN, 35-45 MINUTES. THEN, VEHICLE WOULD RUN FOR 20-25 MINUTES AND STALL AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION MODULE AND COIL.*AK *JB
RECALL 96 V 017 000. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 1997. JUST RECENTLY SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM IGNITION. DEALER REPLACED SOLENOID STARTER, AND IGNITION SWITCH. *AK *SLC
THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS RECALLED IN 1996 BECAUSE IT WAS A FIRE DANGER. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. ON JULY 28, 2000 THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN CAUGHT ON FIRE. AT THAT TIME CHAMPION FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNDER THE RECALL. THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE SAME PART THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED DID THE SAME THING THE RECALLED PART WAS DOING. THE CHAMPION FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE PART FOR FREE BUT THAT IT WOULD COST $198.00. AFTER A DISCUSSION THEY TOOK $50.00 OFF OF THE PRICE, WHICH BROUGHT THE COST DOWN TO $148.00.*AK
TFI MODULE ASSEMBLY FAILED. YH
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWA, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORT. *AK
LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.
IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE.
IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO LACK OF DEALER NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURER.
IGNITION SWITCH SHORT-CIRCUITED.
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE CAUSED FIRE IN VEHICLE.
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE,SAW SMOKE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE STARTED ON OWN, UNDER THE DASH FIRE. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD
THE VEHICLE HAD A FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD FROM THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
IGNITION SHORTS, CAUSING BURNING SMELL AS WELL AS ENGINE STALLING/ACCESSORIES TO FAIL.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE DASH FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, INTERIOR AND WIRES. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCHFAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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.
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