1993 Ford F-350 problems
NHTSA has received 129 complaints about the 1993 Ford F-350, and 27% of them involve brakes. After that come engine (19%) and fuel system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 129 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 114,000 miles 20 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 | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 20 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 114,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Ford F-350 with enough data (55 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 stopped at railroad crossing, driver noted smoke coming from the instrument pane. As she guided children out of vehicle hot plastic and fire dropped onto her feet.
We own a 1993 ford f350. It was parked in front of our house attached garage. It was not running. My husband went outside and walked between the truck and garage. He smelled smoke, looked toward the pickup and saw smoke coming out from under the hood. He quickly raised the hood and put the fire out. Our cruise control had not been working for some time. My husband purchased the switch from canton motors and replaced it. The cruise control worked again, for awhile.
My ford f350 crewcab caught on fire for no apparent reason. I am just now finding out that there is a recall on my vehicle because of spontaneous fires on my year and model. I spent almost $3000.00 on repairs and have been having ongoing problems with the engine quitting while driving. I would like to know if there is any remedy that I can obtain from ford. I have not been able to use this truck for over 2 years because of the engine quitting and then a no start situation.
Had both of my steer tires blow out going down the high way right side I had a trailer on and the other I had just got on to the interstate. Put a hole in my floor on driverside and broke the brake line on the driverside as well. Passenger side just let loose with no warning. I still have all four tires and the tread. These were 235/85r16
Tl* the contact owns a 1993 ford f-350 equipped with bct hi-run tires, size l235/85r16 (na). While driving approximately 65 MPH, the front driver side tire blew out. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the tire treads were separating from the tires and the tires needed to be replaced. While at the independent mechanic, the other three tires blew out. The tires were not repaired. The tires were not original equipment. The manufacturer was notified of the failures.