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1987 Ford F-250 Electrical Problems

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

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Electrical 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.
10
Latest Aug 5, 1998
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.
26%
of 38 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.
7
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 electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Ford F-250 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 electrical

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

Electrical
Filed Aug 5, 1998

STEERING COLUMN BECOMES HOT DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
507096
Electrical
Filed Apr 21, 1997
Fire reported

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERDASH WHILE PARKED CAUSED BY FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED BY OWNER; NOT INCLUDED IN FORD'S IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
811399
Incident
Apr 14, 1997
Electrical
Filed Jul 29, 1996
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE STEERING.*AK

NHTSA ID
800107
Incident
Mar 23, 1988
Electrical
Filed Jun 24, 1996
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

NHTSA ID
986058
Incident
Oct 21, 1995
Electrical
Filed May 15, 1996
Fire reported

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNTION SWITCH, CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984511
Incident
Apr 27, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 7, 1996
Fire reported

GINITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
504242
Incident
Jan 5, 1993
Electrical
Filed May 7, 1996

STARTER ENGAGED WHEN DRIVER STEPPED ON BRAKE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
504119
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Electrical
Filed Apr 26, 1996

IGNITION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN APPEARS TO BE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD; STEERING COLUMN GETS SO HOT, CANNOT TOUCH WITH HANDS; SOMETIMES DOESN'T ACTIVATE.*AK

NHTSA ID
983654
Incident
Apr 25, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 25, 1996
Fire reported

THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO UP IN FLAMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983512
Incident
Mar 12, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 18, 1996
Fire reported

DRIVER EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING CAUSED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH SHORTING, FIRE BURNT THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID
983023
Incident
Mar 1, 1996

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

Brakes9

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