1990 Ford F-350 problems
NHTSA has received 63 complaints about the 1990 Ford F-350, and 35% of them involve brakes. After that come engine (17%) and fuel system (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 63 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 1
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: 4 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Ford F-350 with enough data (30 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.
While driving, smelled smoke; pulled to side of road; engine compartment was on fire; cause unknown; seemed to burn from bottom up; totaled. Tt
While driving emergency spare tire underneath vehicle caught on fire. Fire was caused by exhaust pipe being too close. Manufacturer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
ABS: when making panic stop, have to push down hard on pedal to stop vehicle; causes extended stopping; could cause accident, making an emergncy stop. Tt
Vehicle was taken to dealer for recall repairs about 5 years ago. Vehicle had duel gas tanks. The recall was issued because one tank would pump gas into the other tank, and when it was full it would spill over, creating a fire hazard. After recall repairs were done the problem recurred. Consumer felt that the proper work for the recall was insufficiently done because of what was happening currently.
Dt: the cross over of the fuel improperly overfills the second tank, spilling fuel out of vehicle. There were 2 safety recalls of this item. But ford was saying that one recall was taken care of by a previous owner. The second recall expired, and ford will not fix this problem. Ford has been contacted by the customer and the repair facility. Ford was still not willing to help. This has been a problem for a couple of months. The customer was having it repaired at his own expense.