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1999 Ford Lariat 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 Apr 25, 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 1999 Ford Lariat, 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

  • Tires & wheels250.0%
  • Driver assistance125.0%
  • Visibility125.0%

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

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

GENERAL GRABBER AW M+S TIRES(P235 85 R16) EXPERIENCED KNOTS ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WALLS, CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT GENERAL REPLACE A SET OF TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA ID 555517 · filed Oct 4, 2000

FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEFRAUDING PUBLIC BY USING FALSE ADVERTISEMENTS ON VEHICLE WINDOW STICKERS. TIRES ADVERTISED ON TRUCK AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ARE NOT ON THE FORD TRUCKS 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. P255/70RX16XL OWL A/S HAVE NOT BEEN MANUFACTURED, YET THEY ARE ON THE WINDOW STICKERS AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70RX1 )

NHTSA ID 713740 · filed Oct 23, 1999

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

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

SUDDEN ACCELERATION UPON APPLYING FOOT ON ACCELATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION;.ACCELATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND STAYEDTHER.E VEHICLE TOOK OFF UNTIL PEDAL RELIEVED BY ITSELF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALER SHOP. *AK

NHTSA ID 855960 · filed Feb 1, 2000

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

EXTERIOR MIRRORS HAVE TURNED BLACK. DRIVER CANNOT SEE OUT OF THEM. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS A DEFECT, BUT WOULD NOT COVER TO FIX IT. *AK

NHTSA ID 886724 · filed Apr 25, 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 .