1990 Ford F-150 fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 151 complaints for the 1990 Ford F-150, 48% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 151 48% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 106,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 32 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 106,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer receive a recall take truck to be repair pick it up drove 8 miles and truck back caught fire from the fuel not leaving the truck. Tt
I have a 1990 ford f150 truck. On 3 different occasions fuel from the back tank has flowed over into the front tank. On all three occasions, I have gone to my truck to find gasoline all over the ground. I still had to put a bucket under the tanks fillers to allow the excess gas in the front tank to flow down.on two occasions I had the truck parked in the garage. The gas that flowed out covered almost my entire garage floor. On the third occasion, enough gas had flowed from the tank to reach my lawn.
Other problems reported for the 1990 Ford F-150
- Electrical system 44 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints
- Tires 23 complaints
- Brakes 19 complaints