1991 Ford Econoline problems
Owners have filed 37 complaints with NHTSA about the 1991 Ford Econoline. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. Next are brakes (16%) and engine (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 22 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Ford Econoline with enough data (5 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
The consumer has experienced problems with the following : tires (directional/4 way), courtesy lights, cruise control, steering (noise), brakes/rear anti-lock, seat belts, seats (loose), gas leak, rear door(s) leak/driver side door hinge, dash cracked, loose running board, front fender (passenger side), arm on driver side seat is broken, wipers, and the ignition key is sticking in the start position. (tires-copper discover) scc
Tl*the contact owns a 1991 ford econoline. The contact stated that her vehicle has a dual tank. While driving on the back tank, she smelled gas coming from the vehicle. She learned that fuel was leaking from under the gas cap on the front tank and was mixing with the fuel from the rear tank. She switched to the front fuel tank and continued driving. The contact only uses one tank, but fuel continues to leak back and forth between the tanks. Mechanics stated that she needed to change the selector valve.
Tl*the contact owns a 1991 ford econoline. The contact noticed fuel coming from the gas tank along with a puddle of gasoline on the ground. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 91v146000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxiliary tank:selector devices), although the failures were identical. The vehicle has not been repaired. This is the first time this failure has occurred. The failure mileage was 175,000 and current mileage was 245,000.