Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 Ford E350

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
10
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
6
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

10 filed
1
Crashes
4
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL Cylinders
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL Pipe
    1
  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:CABLES
    1
  • Suspension
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
89V062000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1989-04-17

NYLON TIES THAT SUPPORT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS TO THE CHASSIS COULD WEAR AND BREAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THUS, WIRING HARNESS COULD FALL ON ENGINE COMPONENTS AND SHORT CIRCUIT.

RiskTHIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH COULDRESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

FixINSTALL RETROFIT RIT OF PLASTIC-COATED METAL CLAMPS, LOOM FOR POSITIVE BATTERY CABLES AND RE-ROUTE WIRING.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
SQ99005·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1999-02-10 → 2001-09-21

FRONT BRAKE FADE

EA93014·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1993-06-04 → 1994-07-29

ALTERNATOR BELT FAILURE

EA91044·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1991-10-30 → 1992-10-30

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES

Led to recall92V026000

PE91077·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1991-05-23 → 1991-10-31

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES

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