Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1986 Ford F250.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 1986 FORD F-250 6.9 L DIESEL EXTENDED CAB 2WD , I HAD HEARD A SIZZLING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER OF… |
| 2010-07-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | BELT OF TIRE IS SEPARATING (TIRE FEELS OUT OF BALANCE, BULGE IS NOW EVIDENT IN TREAD, 8/32'S OF ORIGINAL 15/32'S OF TRE… |
| 2010-07-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | BELT OF TIRE IS SEPARATING (TIRE FEELS OUT OF BALANCE, BULGE IS NOW EVIDENT IN TREAD, 7/32'S OF ORIGINAL 15/32'S OF TRE… |
| 2009-06-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY (NO SHOULDER) WHEN BELT AND TREAD OF RIGHT REAR TIRE PEELED OFF SUDDENLY… |
| 2002-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. CONSUMER AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. … |
| 2002-04-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS BUMPER FAILED. BUMPER HAD BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR. CONSUMER HAS USED BUMPER AT LEA… |
| 2001-11-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE STARTED TO COME APART WHILE DRIVING THE OHIO TURNPIKE, SOUNDED LIKE RUMBLE STRIPS PRIOR TO CATASTROPHIC FAILUR… |
| 2001-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TROUBLE THE LAS 6 MONTHS TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK AND IT ALL SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL IG… |
| 2001-05-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A BLOWOUT WITH THESE TIRES. FORTUNATELY THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES, ONLY DAMAGE TO… |
| 2000-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKE PADS FOR DISC BRAKES, BRAND:BENDIX. ADHESIVE USED ON PADS DID NOT ADHERE TO PADS, CAUSING STEEL… |
| 1999-09-28 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE FIRE WALL SHEET METAL BROKE APART AT THE SEAM CAUSING THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH INOPERABLE. YH |
| 1999-09-12 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH INNER TIE ROD BROKE, AND THE TIRES CAME OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK |
| 1999-03-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISING DOWN TWO-LANE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET. HIT BRAKE FOR UPCOMING STOP SIGN. WHEN BRAKE RELEAS… |
| 1998-11-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I MOVED TO TENNESSEE IN 1990 FROM LANSING MICHIGAN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER .... HARPETH FORD-MER… |
| 1998-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE GREASE SEAL HAS BLOWN OUT ON THREE OCCASIONS, CAUSING GREASE TO GET ON BRAKE SHOE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER ARE N… |
| 1998-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF OWNER'S HOME IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE CAB AREA. TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ONE WE… |
| 1996-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, IGNITION SWITCH LOCATED ON TILTED AREA OF STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING, CAUSE A POWER SURGE, RESULTIN… |
| 1996-06-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AN ELECTRICAL AND FUEL LEAKAGE FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK |
| 1996-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | SMOKE CAME FROM DASHBOARD AREA. *DH |
| 1996-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | STARTED AUTO UP, BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO STREET NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE DASH. *AK |
| 1996-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE. |
| 1996-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE. *DSH |
| 1996-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AUTO WAS LOCKED AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN THREE WEEKS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AUTO BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED THE I… |
| 1996-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE TRUCK HAD A FIRE AND THE SOURCE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | STARTED VEHICLE, DRIVING DOWN ROAD, CAB OF VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE AND SMELLS LIKE BURNING WIRE, TURN VEHICLE OFF AND… |
| 1996-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE WIRE UNDER THE DASH NEAR THE IGNITION CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING THE VEHICLE UP, WHITE SMOKE NOTICED. TT |
| 1996-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. |
| 1995-05-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AUTO-TRAN: GAS PEDAL STICKS IN WIDE OPEN POSITION; VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD; RELEASE THROTTLE BY KICKING PEDAL. TT |
| 1995-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. TT |
| 1995-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | UPON BRAKING, PEDAL BECOMES HARD, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS TO BE INADEQUATE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT |
| 1994-09-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER BED AREA. *SKD |
| 1994-04-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN OVER 5MPH DUE TO FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE. TT |
| 1993-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | UPON TURNING THE KEY SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD TWICE. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH PUSHES HARD RESULTING IN CRACKED FLOOR BOARDS AND THE CLUTCH NOT RELEASING. |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STRETCH ENOUGH, TO FASTEN. … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN YOU GO TO STEP INTO THE TRUCK YOU CAN HEAR A POPPING SOUND AND WHEN STAND TO GET OUT YOU HEAR THIS POPPING SOUND, … |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE UNDER THE DASH, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE… |