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1985 Ford LTD 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 Mar 13, 2001
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.
7
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.
0
Reports on file since Feb 9, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 17 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Ford LTD. 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 1–17 of 17

Engine
Filed Mar 13, 2001
Fire reported

TUBE RUNNING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD 1/2 SPARKS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH FLOORBOARD ON DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. ADD MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
882945
Incident
Feb 26, 2001
Electrical
Filed Feb 2, 2001

THE THICK FILM MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

NHTSA ID
559396
Electrical
Filed Nov 20, 2000

THE CONSUMER HAS SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE STALLING IS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. *MJS

NHTSA ID
557804
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 4, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TREAD ON RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATED. *AK DOT # EJR1DEK116, TIRE SIZE P215 75 R15. *SLC

NHTSA ID
872259
Incident
Sep 30, 2000
Electrical
Filed May 5, 2000

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HOT/STALLED OUT DUE TO TFI IGNITION MODULE BEING TOO CLOSE AND MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF THE DISTRIBUTOR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
861485
Engine
Filed May 20, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN, VEHICLE IS CUTTING OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
838220
Incident
Apr 12, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jan 8, 1998

PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T RELEASE AUTOMATICALLY, RESULTING IN VACUUM LEAK. *AK

NHTSA ID
523015
Electrical
Filed Feb 13, 1997
Fire reported

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, CAUSED THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD TO CAUGHT FIRE.

NHTSA ID
808869
Incident
Feb 10, 1997
Electrical
Filed Feb 12, 1997
Fire reported

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE CAUSING FIRE.

NHTSA ID
514765
Incident
Jun 28, 1996
Electrical
Filed Oct 30, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

NHTSA ID
510813
Incident
Jun 28, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 18, 1996
Crash reported3 injuries reported

FAILURE ON THE THROTTLE, CONSUMER WAS PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
803693
Incident
Oct 17, 1996
Seat beltsSteering
Filed Jun 19, 1996
2 deaths reported

STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING HEAD ON COLLISION PINNING DRIVER IN VEHICLE FOR 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES, CAUSING DRIVER TO BLEED TO DEATH.*SD

NHTSA ID
457726
Incident
Jun 21, 1990
Electrical
Filed May 10, 1996
Fire reported

AFTER PARKING, MOMENTS LATER FOUND UNDERNEATH DASH IN FLAMES, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID
984371
Seat belts
Filed Jun 30, 1995

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELTS HANG LOOSE SOMETIMES. *AK .

NHTSA ID
968025
Seat belts
Filed Jun 20, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

THE FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER BELT SNAPPED WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
967309
Incident
Jun 8, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 25, 1995

INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, ALSO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKES DURING SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED BRAKES TO BURN OUT. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481870
Incident
Feb 1, 1995
Electrical
Filed Feb 9, 1995

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481205
Incident
Feb 1, 1995

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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