1997 Ford F Super Duty problems
NHTSA has received 28 complaints about the 1997 Ford F Super Duty, and 50% of them involve tires. After that come engine (11%) and brakes (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 50% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- 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; 3 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1997 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Ford F Super Duty with enough data (19 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
The brakes failed while driving. The consumer found the brakes reservoir empty, then inspected the brake lines and saw a hole in the rear brake line. Consumer lost control of vehicle when brakes went out and went over a curb, over parking lots, into a parking lot, and caused fuel tank and strap damage, front end and rear tad axle out of the alignment. Consumer found wear hole in rear brake line, egr tube corroded, burnt engine cover, and carpet.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford f super duty. The vehicle has firestone steeltex radial tires. While driving 50 MPH, the contact heard a loud pounding noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. He noticed the tread had separated on the rear passenger side tire. A tire shop inspected the tire and stated that they were unable to determine the reason for the failure. Approximately one week later, while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle began vibrating.
Tl*- the contact owns a1997 ford f super duty. He received a recall notice on the camshaft position sensor, which can cause engine stalling. He had been experiencing that problem whenever he approached lower speeds in his vehicle. He took the vehicle to the dealership they replaced the sensor with a newer and non-defected sensor. After they replaced the sensor the vehicle would not start. They tried several sensors and none of them would start the engine.