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1970 Ford LTD 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 Feb 25, 2010
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 1970 Ford LTD, 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

  • 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.

Each component in detail

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

Driver assistance

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

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From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Feb 25, 2010

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.

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Data sources

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