1991 Ford F-350 problems
NHTSA has received 34 complaints about the 1991 Ford F-350, and 29% of them involve brakes. After that come fuel system (21%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 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: 3 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% 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 23rd most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Ford F-350 with enough data (12 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
There was a factory defect with brakes, it took several years for consumer to figure out what the problem was. Brake pedal went to the floor, and pulled a trailer. It pulsated, and brake pedal went to the floor. Consumer was in a vehicle crash due to faulty brakes. The master cylinder is too small and weak for the size of the truck.
Auto-tran: gear shift selector does not show what gear its in; driver have to feel around to determine what gear transmission is in. Tt
Steering wheel flip flops while driving, pin came out of column. Tt the dealer was unable to obtain parts for more than 90 days to fix the vehicle.
Dt: consumers states the brakes fade. Consumer steps on them and they go down to the floor slowly. It doesn't do any good to pump the brakes, it is almost impossible to have vehicle stop coming down a hill.
Tl* the contact owns a 1991 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle would not restart and was towed where the contact examined the vehicle and noticed one of the dual fuel tanks was full and one was empty. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 93v125000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly).