1993 Ford E-150 problems
NHTSA has received 95 complaints about the 1993 Ford E-150, and 13% of them involve fuel system. Next are brakes (11%) and steering (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 95 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 143,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 143,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Ford E-150 with enough data (27 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
When brakes were applied to deactivate the speed control, vehicle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly, resulting in a collision which caused minor injuries. Consumer has contacted the dealer.
Transformer that is used to power the neon light beam overheated and caught on fire. Vehicle was not included in recall# 94v128000. Consumer also states this problem has created other problems within the electrical system. Please give any further details.
A/C and heater blower switchs are to light for the aplication eletrical system draws to many amps. Burns underdash wiring and will cause fires. Markiii and ford both use the same manufacture switchs fro the indak corp.
1993 ford e-150 van leaks fuel from tank (not filler neck) during fillup. Unable to completely fill tank because of this problem.
Driving home from shopping I backed out of a parking space and heard a loud popping sound upon inspection the 2 mounting bolts holding the gearbox to the frame rail had sheared off and the 3rd one had ripped through the frame rail completely and dropped the gearbox had to have it towed home upon further inspection there are stress cracks around the mounting holes for the gearbox bolts.