Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Ford F350.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-08-01 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | LARGE AREA OF TREAD SEPERATION A ROAD CONTACT SURFACE AREA. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235-85-R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-85… |
| 2000-07-13 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED A 2 FEET SPLIT IN TREAD, WHICH EXPOSED THE TIRE CONSTRUCTION,NO AIR WAS LOST ,TIRE REPLACED BY FIREST… |
| 2000-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THANKS; I NEED HELP: I AM DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPS. I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I TAKE OFF I ONLY GO A… |
| 2000-07-06 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | THIS IS A FIRE (ATTACK) TRUCK OWNED BY REGIONAL FIRE & RESCUE IN PINAL COUNTY ARIZONA. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WE SUFFERRED … |
| 1998-11-25 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | I WAS EAST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 8 EAST OF ALPINE, CA PULLING A TRAILER UP A 6% GRADE. I NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF T… |
| 1998-05-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING A COLLISION.(OHIO POLICE REPORT) |
| 1998-02-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | IN RESEARCHING PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND A NUMBER OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES INDICIATING NTSA HAD REOPENED THEIR INVES… |
| 1997-03-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE FIRE WALL BROKE LOOSE AND WOULD NOT LET THE CLUTCH SAFETY SWITCH ENGAGE. |
| 1997-01-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, CLUTCH PEDAL SAGGED, USED EXCESSIVE FOOT PRESSURE TO MOVE CLUTCH, DEALER NOTICED CRACKED FIREWALL (STRUC… |
| 1997-01-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP EXIT COUPLING ROTTED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. |
| 1996-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK *SLC |
| 1996-05-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | SAFETY CHAINS ON THE TRAILER WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE BUMPER MOUNTED HITCH RATHER THAN TO THE CAMPER FRA… |
| 1996-04-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK |
| 1996-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATS. |
| 1996-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. |
| 1996-02-08 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | MICHELIN TIRES P235 85 R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER FEELS IT MAY BE A DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF TH… |
| 1996-01-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | FUEL SPILLS OUT OF VEHICLE, VERY DANGEROUS. *AK |
| 1996-01-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1995-06-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AS I TRAVEL THE COUNTRY AND ENCOUNTER OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS WITH DUAL FUEL TANKS I FIND MANY OF THEM ALSO HAVE PROBLE… |
| 1995-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. AFTER 30-45 MINUTES, IT WILL START AGAIN. MODUL RELAY SWITCH HAS BEEN REPL… |
| 1995-05-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM HAS GONE BAD, BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. TT |
| 1994-12-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 2 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELTS FAILED UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TT |
| 1994-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEALS ARE LEAKING AND OIL IS FALLING ONTO ABS, REAR BRAKE LINING CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF … |
| 1992-06-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | GREASE ON REAR BRAKE SEALS, THEY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. OIL WOULD GET ONTO BRAKES. COULD SEE OIL DRIPPING. BRAKES WOULD… |
| 1992-03-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATED FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD |
| 1991-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ALMOST DAILY FRONT LEFT WHEEL SHIMMY AT 35-55 MPH. FIRST STARTED ABOUT 1991 AND OCCASIONALLY FIXED BY ALIGNMENT, WHEEL … |
| 1990-06-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL GREASE RETAINER SEALS FAILED SIX TIMES, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ON REAR BRAKE SHOES. |
| 1990-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED FOUR TIMES, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *DH |
| 1990-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN IT RAINS ABS LOCK UP. TT |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP ARE DESIGNED TOO FAR APART; THIS CAUSES THE BELT TO MOVE UP AND DOWN, HITTING THE AIR PUMP AN… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED THE OWNER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE CHOKE PLATE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GETS SO HOT, IT MELTS THE FUEL LINE AND IGNITES FUEL, BURNING TH… |
| — | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. FORD CONTINUES TO SCREW ITS CUSTOMERS AN… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR BELT IS TOO LONG AND FLOPS AROUND, HITTING THE AIR PUMP AND EVENTUALLY IS CUT IN HALF, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | THE REAR HOUSING SEAL REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS, THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TOTAL BRAKE LOSS WHILE BEING OPERATED UNDER HOT HILLY CONDITIONS. |