Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1999 Ford F Super Duty

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.

3
Open recalls
93
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
107
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

93 filed
6
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    10
  • Tires
    8
  • TIRES:TREAD/BELT
    7
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    6
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
    6
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
    6
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    6
  • Power TRAIN:CLUTCH Assembly
    4

Recalls

3 campaigns
99V265000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1999-09-20

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND CHASSIS-CABS EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L MANUAL TRANSMISSION POWERTRAINS. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CORE WIRE CAN WEAR THE CABLE CONDUIT END FITTING DUE TO A FIFTEEN DEGREE ANGLE IT MAKES WITH THE CONDUIT AT THE THROTTLE BODY END. THIS COULD ALSO LEAD TO WEAR OR SEPARATION OF STRANDS OF THE CORE WIRE, WHICH COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.

RiskA "STUCK" THROTTLE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND THROTTLE BODY.

98V304000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1998-12-02

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZING. WATER CAN ACCUMULATE IN THE END FITTING AND CAN FREEZE AT TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND BELOW. THE ICE COULD PREVENT THE ACCELERATOR FROM RETURNING TO IDLE.

RiskINCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD BE REQUIRED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WITH A REVISED ACCELERATOR CABLE.

98V070000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES1998-04-01

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZING. WATER CAN ACCUMULATE IN THE END FITTING AND AT TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND BELOW, CAN FREEZE. THE ICE COULD PREVENT THE ACCELERATOR FROM RETURN TO IDLE.

RiskINCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD BE REQUIRED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WITH A REVISED ACCELERATOR CABLE.

NHTSA investigations

8 actions
EA06012·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL2006-06-22 → 2007-12-07

ENGINE STALLING

Led to recall07V553000

EA06012·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2006-06-22 → 2007-12-07

ENGINE STALLING

Led to recall07V553000

PE06011·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL2006-02-27 → 2006-06-23

ENGINE STALLING

DP05005·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2005-09-22 → 2006-01-04

SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD

DP05005·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2005-09-22 → 2006-01-04

SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD

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