Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Ford Econoline

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.

2
Open recalls
32
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
37
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

32 filed
0
Crashes
4
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    4
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    3
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    3
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR Devices
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC Convertor
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
91V146000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES1991-09-04

THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS, RESULTING IN AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP.

RiskTHE OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP CAUSES A FUELLEAKAGE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixREPLACE THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE.

90V101000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)1990-06-01

UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE SNAP RING THAT LOCATES THE PARK GEAR ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION MAY FRACTURE.

RiskWHEN THE GEAR IS PLACED IN PARK, THE PARK GEAR WOULD NOTENGAGE, ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO ROLL FREELY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT PROPERLYSET. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixINSTALL IMPROVED SNAP RING AND REVISED TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
EA91031·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1991-06-26 → 1991-11-01

FUEL EXPULSION

Led to recall91V146000

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