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1990 Ford F100 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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.
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Latest Jan 17, 2001
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1990 Ford F100, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Steering150.0%
  • Visibility150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING, RESULTING IN A FIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN (1) YEAR.*AK

NHTSA ID 801576 · filed Aug 29, 1996

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

NOT KNOWING WHERE ELSE TO PLACE THIS, I CHOSE THE VEHICLE TYPE ONLY TO PROCEED TO THIS POINT. JUST AN IDEA TO SUGGEST CONCERNING VEHICLE DESIGN THAT AFFECTS SAFETY: I HAVE BEEN BEHIND VEHICLES TRAVELING WEST IN THE EARLY AM OR EAST AROUND SUNSET AND IF A VEHICLES REAR WINDOW IS DESIGNED FLAT, IT PERFECTLY REFLECTS THE BRIGHT SUN INTO THE FACE OF THE DRIVER FOLLOWING SUCH A VEHICLE CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT BLINDS THE FOLLOWING DRIVER. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOUR AGENCY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DO WHAT I WILL SUGGEST BUT IF YOU DO, IT WOULD BE IN THE PUBLICS INTEREST TO REQUIRE NEW CAR DESIGNS TO NOT INCLUDE FLAT SURFACES THAT ARE POSITIONED IN A MANNER TO REFLECT NATURAL SUNLIGHT INTO THE FACE OF A DRIVER BEHIND SUCH A VEHICLE. I OFFER THIS SUGGESTION IN SINCERITY FOR SAFETY. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID 739551 · filed Jan 17, 2001

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .