Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 deaths.
Showing 375,982 complaints for FORD
Incident date: Nov 8, 1994
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT UNBOLTED FROM FLOOR BOARD ALSO SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. TT
Incident date: Nov 8, 1994
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT UNBOLTED FROM FLOOR BOARD ALSO SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. TT
Incident date: Jan 27, 1995
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAR STALLS, WIPERS FAILED. TT
Incident date: Jan 27, 1995
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAR STALLS, WIPERS FAILED. TT
Incident date: Jan 10, 1995
MAN-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, INTERNAL DRIVESHAFT BROKE; CAUSED GEARS TO DISENGAGE; MOTOR KEPT RUNNING; VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, IN ANY GEAR; SPEED 65 MPH; NO WARNING
Incident date: Jan 10, 1995
4 ENGINE GASKETS FAILED, RESULTING IN ENGINE LEAKS; REPLACED GASKETS. *AK
Incident date: May 11, 1992
STICK SHIFT FELL OFF ONTO FLOOR. *AK
Incident date: Jan 13, 1993
FRONT DRIVER/PASSENGER'S BUSHINGS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOUNCE/ALSO MAKE NOISE. *AK
Incident date: Jan 13, 1993
REPLACED STARTER. *AK
Incident date: Jan 13, 1993
REPLACED STARTER SOLENOID. *AK
Incident date: Feb 8, 1995
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON BY ITSELF WITHOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. TT
Incident date: Feb 9, 1995
WAS DRIVING CAR AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE DEFROSTER. TT
Fire
Incident date: Jan 30, 1995
EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, IMPACT 12:00, POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT
Crash
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
REAR LATCH ON BACK DOOR COMES OPEN WHILE DRIVING, FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE LOCK NOT ENGAGE. TT
Incident date: Feb 8, 1994
FEMALE END OF DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT APPARATUS SPRING IN SEAT BELT LOCK FAILS. RESULTING IN FALSE LATCHING. NOTE SUBMITTING DEFECTIVE COMPONENT WITH THIS EVOQ.
Incident date: Feb 8, 1995
REAR WINDOW ON STATION WAGON CRACKED WHILE DRIVING AND FEEL INTO WAGON CARGO AREA. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Feb 2, 1995
POWER STEERING PUMP SEIZED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 6, 1995
RADIATOR COOLING FAN DEVELOPED CRACKED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. TT
Incident date: Jan 21, 1995
DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT FAILED. TT
Incident date: Dec 22, 1994
WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, LEFT INNER/OUTER TIE ROD ENDS BROKE, CAUSING FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. K
Incident date: Oct 2, 1994
DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK. TT
TIE ROD END HAS NO NUT TO HOLD ROD IN SECURE POSITION. TT
Incident date: Jan 31, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKUP COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. TT
FORD
WINDSTAR
(1995) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Feb 8, 1995
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION. TT
FORD
WINDSTAR
(1995) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Feb 8, 1995
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION. TT
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
AT 55MPH THE TRUCK VIBRATE IT THE CV JOINT DEALER SAY THAT THE JOINT IS BAD. TT
Incident date: Feb 2, 1995
SUPPORT BRACKET THAT HOLDS KNUCKLE BROKE. TT
PARKED ON INCLINE, EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, VEHICLE MOVE AND PINNED TO GATE, WAS ABLE TO PUSH OFF, THEN ROLLED DOWN HILL AND HIT SOME TREES. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 3, 1995
VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN CHANGING GEARS TO REVERSE DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. TT
Incident date: Feb 7, 1995
STARTER RELAY FAILED, CAUSIING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
Incident date: Feb 7, 1995
VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL. REPAIRED 5 TIMES TT
FORD
EXPLORER
(1994) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Feb 7, 1995
Incident date: Feb 4, 1995
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, ON SNOW SURFACE APPLIED ABS WHEEL LOCKUP VEHICLE SKIDED HITTING A POLE IMPACT 1:00 POSITION SPEED 25 MPH. TT
Crash
1 injured
FORD
WINDSTAR
(1995) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Feb 7, 1995
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
ABS BRAKES MAKES A LOUD WINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED ON ICE OR SNOW. TT
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1994) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Feb 7, 1995
Incident date: Feb 7, 1995
WHILE COMING DOWN STEEP INCLINE AT SPEED 0F 65 MPH, LOST ALL POWER. TT
Incident date: Jul 1, 1994
FLOOR MAT; THE EXTRA FLOOR MAT CATCHES THE THROTTLE AND HOLD IT DOWN THIS ALMOST CAUSE ACCIDENT THE MAT SHOULD BE DESIGNED SO IT WOULD NOT STICK. TT
HIT A RACOON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CHILD IN CAR SEAT INJURIES CUT LIP AND A BLACK EYE. TT
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Oct 7, 1994
FRAME BROKEN IN TWO PLACES, DEFECTIVE TIE RODS, ETC. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT
Incident date: Oct 7, 1994
FRAME BROKEN IN TWO PLACES, DEFECTIVE TIE RODS, ETC. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT
Incident date: Feb 7, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN EVER APPLYING BRAKE,PEDAL PULSATES, AND HEAR GRINDING NOISE. TT
Incident date: Feb 4, 1995
CAR WAS PARK IN A LOT AND CAR CAUGHT FIRE. TT
Fire
Incident date: Feb 2, 1995
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER BEING DRIVEN, UNDER THE DASH FIRE CAUSED BY A SHORT IN ALTERNATOR. TT
Fire
Incident date: Feb 3, 1995
WHILE REPARKING VEHICLE, TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 3, 1995
OUTER TIE ROD END BROKE WHILE DRIVING ALSO DAMAGES DUE TO INNER ROD DRIVER SIDE, EA94-008 ACTIVE. TT
Incident date: Feb 6, 1995
FRONT DRIVER AUTOMATIC MOTORIZED TRACK DOES NOT COMPLETELY PERFORM TO SECURE SEATBELT TIGHTNESS FOR USAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Jan 28, 1995
ON THREE OCCASIONS LOSS OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS; PEDAL GETS HARD AND BRAKES DON'T GRAB AND CAN'T STOP VEHICLE. TT
Incident date: Apr 13, 1994
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK AFTER BEING REPLACED 3 TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FORD
F-150
(1994) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Feb 6, 1995
Incident date: Oct 10, 1994
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. TT
FORD
WINDSTAR
(1995) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Feb 6, 1995
Incident date: Nov 2, 1994
MALFUNCTION WITH ABS SYSTEM, DURING NORMAL STOPPING EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, PEDAL FADES AND THEN GETS HARD, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT
Incident date: Jun 1, 1994
HORN BUTTONS ARE SMALL AND DIFFICULT TO FIND. TT
Incident date: Feb 6, 1995
MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE CAUSES FUEL SPILLAGE FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER ON DUAL FUEL TANKS. TT