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1997 Ford Lariat Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 May 3, 2019
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 13, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Ford Lariat. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Body & structure
Filed May 3, 2019

1997 FORD F150. FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ON PASSENGER SIDE IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE.. DAMAGE IS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME.

NHTSA ID
11205652
Incident
Mar 5, 2018
Mileage
150,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 29, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FIRST TIME CAUSING A CRASH. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE TURNING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND THE TRUCK WOULD'NT STOP. THE THIRD TIME MY HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO STOP AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
737063
Incident
Jun 9, 2000
Engine
Filed Sep 8, 1999

ENGINE--LOWER END BEARING WENT OUT.

NHTSA ID
609157
Incident
May 1, 1997
Steering
Filed Sep 13, 1996

MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE STEERING.

NHTSA ID
508650

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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .