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1990 Ford F-250 Engine Problems

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

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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.
10
Latest Jun 21, 2001
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.
9%
of 111 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.
4
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 1990 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 engine

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

Engine
Filed Jun 21, 2001

VEHICLE MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND HALF WAY THROUGH TURN, STEERING GOT HARD. VEHICLE CUT OFF, IT RESTARTED AND WAS BACK TO NORMAL, 2 HOURS LATER, VEHICLE CUT OFF. VEHICLE REACHED 15MPH AND IT DIED OUT AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS GOING STRAIGHT. DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS TFI MODULE. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF CLASS ACTION SUIT IN STATE OF CALIFORNIA.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE STALLING OCCURS WHEN WEATHER IS HOT, ENGINE IS HOT, VEHICLE DRIVEN FOR 1-2 HOURS, GOING SLOW, AND AIR CONDITIONER ON. *SLC

NHTSA ID
890935
Incident
Jun 9, 2001
Engine
Filed Aug 25, 2000

AT LOW SPEEDS OR IDLING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN AND DIE INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER MUST RESTART VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

NHTSA ID
868732
Engine
Filed Sep 16, 1998
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ID
540868
Incident
Aug 14, 1998
Engine
Filed Mar 11, 1998

ENGINE FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DUE TO BLOWN GASKET.

NHTSA ID
532627
Incident
May 1, 1997
Engine
Filed Jan 23, 1998
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ID
528780
Incident
Dec 12, 1997
Engine
Filed Aug 18, 1997

CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATED AND THERE WAS A DANGER OF FIRE IF PARKED OVER SOME FLAMMABLE MATERIAL, SUCH AS LEAVES, PAPER, ETC. *AK

NHTSA ID
522685
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Engine
Filed Dec 11, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE.

NHTSA ID
512533
Incident
Nov 28, 1996
Engine
Filed Nov 27, 1996

RADIATOR SENSOR FAILED TWICE.

NHTSA ID
511850
Incident
Oct 21, 1996
Body & structureEngineTransmission
Filed Jul 2, 1996

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID
505892
Incident
Jul 3, 1990
Engine
Filed Apr 18, 1996
Crash reported

FRESH AIR PUM W/V8 CHECK VALVE; SYSTEM KEEPS EXHAUST FROM ENTERING VENTALATION. SECOND VALVE FAILED ALLOWING EXHAUST TO ENTER, KNOCKING DRIVER OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
983021

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

Fuel system40Brakes28Electrical14

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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