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1970 Ford LTD

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

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 Feb 25, 2010
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1970 Ford LTD, most frequently naming the driver assistance category.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Driver assistance1100.0%

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

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Driver assistance
Filed Feb 25, 2010

JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISMS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT CAREFULLY AS PART OF THE "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" ISSUE - IN 1973 WE WERE DRIVING A 1970 FORD LTD THRU' TENN. ON A HOT AUGUST DAY WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK IN FULL ACCELERATION MODE. A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN DRIVING ACROSS ILLINOIS. IN EACH CASE THE CAR COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY STOMPING ON THE BRAKES HARD AND THEN TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. THE DEALERS AT THE TIME SAID IT WASN'T POSSIBLE AND WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY, AND I'M NOT FORMALLY FILING A COMPLAINT (WE NEVER ASKED FOR ANY COMPENSATION OR MADE AN ISSUE OUT OF IT AT THE TIME) - JUST SHARING THIS AS A BIT OF HISTORY TO SHOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON TO DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS AND MANUFACTURERS. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY FLOORMATS OR STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDALS - IT HAPPENED WHEN WE SET THE CRUISE ON A HOT DAY, DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ACROSS COUNTRY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10314430
Incident
Aug 5, 1973

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Ford LTD by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2000200—
1999000—
1997000—
1996100—
1995200—
1993100—
1992200—
1991300—
1990200—
1989800—
1988600—
1987100—
1986912—
1985173270.9
1984143370.6
1983522—
1982031—
1981050—
1980030—
1979290—
1978030—
1977020—
1976011—
1975040—
1974250—
1973050—
1972020—
1971001—
1970Viewing100—
1968010—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.