1990 Ford F-250 problems
NHTSA has received 134 complaints about the 1990 Ford F-250, and 34% of them involve fuel system. After that come brakes (22%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 134 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 125,000 miles 16 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 | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 16 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 125,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 125,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 14 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Ford F-250 with enough data (37 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
After driving the vehicle, parked and turned off ignition, smelled smoke, checked underhood and alternator burst into flames. Put out two times. Called ford and got no satisfaction. Owner found wires from wiring harness that were plugged into alternator, minor damage, owner remedied problem at his expense.
Vehicle has a problem with the fuel line. While driving to the store, without prior warning, the vehicle caught on fire due to the metallic fuel line.
Vehicle was parked inside the garage and it caught on fire due a short in electrical wiring system. Fire department had to come out and put out the fire.
Tl*the contact owns a 1990 ford f250. While driving 45 MPH, the fuel pump failed. The contact smelled gas and noticed a gas leak. He bought a new fuel pump and replaced the bodies; however, the failure recurred. The rear fuel tank shut down and the front tank did not register on the fuel gauge. The contact purchased and installed new fuel lines, but the failure recurred. He bought new fuel lines again, but the failure continued.
Twice I have been traveling down a street I travel often when out of no where a violent shaking has occurred in the steering wheel of my truck, as well as the entire front end of the truck. This violent shaking, I have been told, is called a death wobble and very nearly sent me head on into another car. After the first time the truck began shaking I crawled under the truck and tightened the bolts that hold each side of the independent front suspension because a couple were missing and the others had loosened.