Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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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 1990 Ford F-150 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 22 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE TRUCK HAS 9000 ACTUAL MILES ON IT NOW, BUT I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND (1) WHY THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS AND THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED UNDER A CARPORT? (2) FUEL GAUGE ON FRONT TANK ALWAYS SHOWS EMPTY WHEN ITS FULL? (3) DRIVER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED? IS THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE RELATED TO THE ABOVE ISSUES?
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FUEL IS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST AND THE CONSUMER CAN STRONGLY SMELL GAS. TS
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
ENGINE FAILED, CONSUMER FEELS FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE HIM DUE TO THE TB 1662 REGARDING THE PCV SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS. *SLC
THE PICKUP TUBE THAT GOES TO THE OIL PAN BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOSE OIL AND LOCK UP. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY VIBRATION. *AK
SMELLED GAS IN GARAGE, REAR TANK DUMPING GAS IN MY FRONT TANK
PVC VALVE SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.
FUEL CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING FUEL TO OVERFLOW AND LEAK.
LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.
VEHICLE ENGINE WILL NOT MAINTAIN A SEAL IN THE OIL PAN GASKET.
ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET POPS OUT ON LEFT SIDE. HOT OIL LEAKS OUT AND DRIPS ON EXHAUST. *AK
REPLCED EXHAUST MANIFOLD THREE TIMES; ALSO, REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD/ OIL PAN GASKET/REAR MAIN SEAL. *AK
OIL LEAK.
GASKET SLIPPING, CAUSING OIL LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST, RESULTING IN FUMES.
DRIVER'S SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED (BROKE IN HALF). THREE MONTHS LATER PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD CRACKED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
TRUCK WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRED, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOTICED SMELL OF GARBAGE BURNING, DEALER TO CONSUMER TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT NEXT DAY, STILL HAVE BURNING SMELL TT
ENGINE STALLED 2 TIMES. *SD
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AW
FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY LOSS OF FUEL DUE TO FAULTY CHECK VALVE, AND FUEL REGULATOR, HAD IN FOR REPAIR VEHICLE STILL LEAKS. TT
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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