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1988 Ford F350

Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
29
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1988-09-02 88V146000 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR 57,400 Details
1988-02-09 88V015000 SUSPENSION 55,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2006-01-25 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NO LONGER LOCK OR LATCH . WHEN REPLACING THE LATCHING SIDE ASSEMBLY I FOUND THE …
2002-02-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE, THANKFULLY WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, BECAUSE IT TOOK MORE THAN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT IT OUT, HAD…
2001-05-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS ENGULFED INTO FLAMES BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD GET TO VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS SECOND…
2001-04-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 WHILE DRIVING IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE, RENDERING ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTI…
2000-11-30 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 FIRST, RIGHT REAR TIRE SHREADED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY BREAKING OFF FRENDER, SENDING DEBRIES INTO CAR BEHIND CAUSING…
1999-08-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 HAD JUST RETURNED FROM HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM FIXED BY THE FORD AGENCY AND HAVING BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTED. BRAKES FA…
1999-07-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS No 0 HAD VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE. WAS GOING DOWNHILL & NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT. STOPPED VEHICLE & CHECKED. …
1998-11-08 TIRES:TREAD/BELT Yes 3 THERE HAS BEEN TWO CATASTROPHIC FAILURES THAT HAVE RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TIRE TREADS ARE DELAM…
1998-09-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 96V017 . AFTER A WEEK THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE MOTOR MELTED. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIE…
1998-06-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 96V-07100 AND MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 95S28 REGARDING IG…
1996-12-05 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION MAKES VERY LOUD NOISE. *AK
1996-10-22 TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE No 0 SPARE TIRE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO LOCATION NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM.
1996-03-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 TRUCKS TOOLBOX DOOR CAME OPEN, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT) *DSH
1996-03-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. REASONS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-03-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES FROM UNDER THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-03-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. REASONS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1995-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO INCLUDE WIRING HARNESS, BATTERY AND …
1994-07-21 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL, FRONT END JERKS BACK AND FORTH. TT
1993-06-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK
1992-05-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 SLOW RPM BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO 1 INCH FROM FLOOR,DEALER INSTALLED ALL NEW BRAKE PARTS,STILL HAD PROBLEM,DEALER CALLED…
1991-05-31 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY No 0 THE REAR AXLE ON RIGHT REAR SIDE BROKE THERE IS A VIBRATION ON TRUCK. TT
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY No 0 REINFORCEMENT PLATE ON THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER CRACKED CAUSING SEPARATION FROM THE DASH PANEL, RESULTED IN LEAKAGE.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.
STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED VERY HARD IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DUE TO THE CRACKING OF THE FIREWALL…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 WHEN GOING DOWN THE HILL BRAKE HEAT UP AND THERE NO BRAKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HILL APPLY THE BRAKE THERE IS NO BRAKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) No 0 VERY BAD SHIMMY IN FRONT END SUSPENSION
STRUCTURE No 0 WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED FIRE WALL FLEKES AND CAUSES CLUTH NOT TO ENGAGE, PROBLEM IS BECAUSE OF IMPROPER WELD ON FIREWA…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE.