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1987 Ford F150

Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1987-05-26 87V077000 SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING 108 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2006-01-25 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES No 0 MY 1987' FORD F150 HAS DUAL FUEL TANKS, WITH THE TANK SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE DASHBOARD TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLU…
2005-11-10 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 87V139000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIP…
2005-10-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 SHUT VEHICLE OFF, THEN, ON RESTART AND IGNITION SWITCH FAILED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE UNDER HOOD. FUSIBLE LINK CAUGHT FIRE BY…
2005-06-29 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS No 0 DT: WED. JUNE 29, 2005 CALLER HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AFTER MARKET WHEELS AND WAL-MART OVER TORQUED LUGS:NUTS. SHOULD H…
2004-10-20 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, A FIRE STARTED NEAR THE FRONT FUEL TANK. THE FIR…
2004-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 SUDDEN AND SPONTANEOUS FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED CONSUMER 1987 F 150 FORD TRUCK. *BF THIS WAS FOUND TO BE AN ELECTR…
2002-08-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER THEN PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE B…
2002-07-24 STEERING:LINKAGES No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2001-08-15 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES No 0 VEHICLES HAS DUALTANKS. WHEN BACK TANK IS FILLED AND SWITCHES TO FRONT TANK GAS FLOWS TO FRONT AND SPILLS OUT. CO…
2001-04-12 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL No 0 1987 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHILE PARKED.*MR *NM
2001-04-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES No 0 THE VEHICLE HAS DUEL GAS TANKS. THE FULE RETURN FLOW ALWAYS GOES TO THE FRONT TANK. THIS CAUSES GAS TO SPILL OUT FROM…
2001-01-05 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 THE VEHICLES ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND WITH OTHER VEHICLES IN TOW, THE FIRE APPARENTLY STARTED WHEN FUEL ESC…
2001-01-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 DROVE VEHICLE HOME. NEXT DAY HOOD HAD BURNED FROM INSIDE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR WIRING WHICH MELTED AND …
2000-09-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2000-09-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 CONNECTOR ON ALTERNATOR OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC
2000-08-20 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY No 0 CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDAL SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN WELDS ACCORDING TO LOCAL FORD SERVICE MANAGER. ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MOVES…
2000-05-27 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 THERE IS A CRACK LOCATED AT THE LEFT FRONT PORTION BEHIND THE STEERING BOX THAT GOES INTO THE FRAME BREAKING THE FRAME …
1999-05-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 STARTED AS UNDER HOOD FIRE - TOTALLY BURNED THE TRUCK - BURNED ALL PLASTIC, MELTED ALUMINUM BRACKETS. *AK
1999-02-12 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 STARTED VEHICLE & EVERYTHING CAME ON. HAD CHECKED TRAFFIC & THEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE…
1999-01-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 KEY STICKS IN THE "START" POSITION, NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY RETURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. KEY DOES NOT SETTLE INTO "ON" …
1998-12-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE GAS GAUGE WILL SAY THERE IS GAS IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE ISN'T ANY GAS, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN…
1998-08-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 LEFT FRONT FRAME BROKE IN TWO SPOTS UNDER STEERING BOX AND BEHIND FRONT CROSS MEMBER.
1998-06-20 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 FUEL INJECTION MODULE SHUTS OFF IGNITION IN HOT WEATHER, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF P…
1998-05-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE OIL PAN HAD MANY RUST SPOTS, CAUSING OIL LEAKS.
1997-10-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 VEHICLE REPAIRED AT DEALER. MECHANIC LEFT VEHICLE OUTSIDE. CAUGHT FIRE SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. WORKED ON OUTSIDE, NOT INSID…
1997-09-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 I HAVE HAD TWO TFI MODULES FAIL ON MY TRUCK.BOTH TIMES I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A SIX LANE ROAD.THE FIRST TIME I WA…
1997-09-15 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 WHEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING APPROX 55-70 IN THE FALL THERE WAS A TREAD SEPARATION OF THE ABOVE FIRESTONE TIRE,…
1997-07-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE; PULLED TO SIDE & CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. NOTHING WAS FOUND. STARTED TO LOCK DOOR & NO…
1997-07-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER STO…
1997-07-29 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 STEERING COLUMN FIRE.
1997-03-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 DRIVER NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN UNDER THE DASHBOARD. CAR WAS ENGULFED BY FLAMES BEFORE THE FIR…
1997-01-11 STRUCTURE No 0 FIRE DISCOVERED INSIDE TRUCK CAB.
1996-12-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE FIRE.
1996-10-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 FIREWALL AROUND STEERING COLUMN WHERE BRAKE AND CLUTCH CYLINDERS MOUNT BROKE.
1996-09-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.
1996-09-13 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE MISSED & THEN DIED OUT. THEN ENGINE RESTARTED BY ITSELF. ARRIVED AT STOP SIGN WHEN OCCU…
1996-08-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 WHILE DRIVING SMELLED SMOKE, SUDDENLY FIRE STARTED COMING FRON UNDER DASH, NO WARNING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT.*AK
1996-08-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 CONSUMER HAS PUT ON TWO PAIRS OF BRAKES AT 23262 MILES. ALSO CONSUMER HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB DONE ON THE FRONT ROTO…
1996-07-31 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO FLOOR.
1996-07-05 TRAILER HITCHES Yes 2 TRAILER HITCH/CHAINS BROKE, CAUSING TRAILER/BOAT TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE/CAUSE ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
1996-06-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD
1996-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
1996-05-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 TWO SPARK PLUGS BROKE IN ENGINE, CAUSING LOSS OF COMPRESSION. *DH
1996-05-16 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO PREVIOUS RECALL WORK INVOLVING FUEL LINE COUPLING 87V139000. *AK *JB
1996-05-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH
1996-05-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 AFTER BEING PARKED 30 MINUTES, HEARD LOAD POP SOUND, THEN FOUND CAB ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK
1996-04-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING FROM THE AREA OF THE IGNITION SWITCH.*AK
1996-04-10 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 SEAT BELT BUCKLE INOPERATIVE. *SD
1996-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
1996-03-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH