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1996 Ford Super Duty F Series 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 18, 2011
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 1996 Ford Super Duty F Series, 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

  • Electrical1100.0%

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

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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From owner reports, verbatim

AT APPROXIMATELY 3:20 A.M. MY FAMILY AND I WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF A CAR ALARM GOING OFF. EVERYONE IMMEDIATELY GOT UP TO WALK TOWARDS A WINDOW TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE SAW OUR 1996 FORD TRUCK IN FLAMES FROM THE FRONT. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE ENGINE PART WAS ON FIRE. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED 9-1-1 BECAUSE THE FLAMES WERE SEVERAL FEET HIGH AND VERY CLOSE TO OUR FENCE AND WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT OUT OURSELVES. IT LOOKED LIKE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO EXPLODE ANY SECOND. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP WITHIN MINUTES. THEY TOOK OUT THE FIRE AND PERFORMED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE VEHICLE. THEY INDICATED THE FIRE STARTED BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL DEFECT AND IT STARTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK, BELOW THE ENGINE, AND REACHED ITS WAY TO THE TOP. IT HAD BEEN RAINING QUITE HARD DURING THIS INCIDENT. THE SAME DAY WE HAD COAST AUTO SUPPLIES PICK UP THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE LEFT WHERE IT WAS PARKED, IN A CITY STREET IN FRONT OUR HOME. REPORTS FROM THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE SOON. *TR

NHTSA ID 10383215 · filed Feb 18, 2011

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

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