Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1984 Ford F250

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
10
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
13
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

10 filed
0
Crashes
6
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • TIRES:TREAD/BELT
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    1
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
84V119000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM1984-10-02

THE SECONDARY THROTTLE SHAFT MAY, WITH ACCUMULATED MILEAGE, BECOME CONTAMINATED AND MAY STICK IN A PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING.

RiskCONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS STICKING COULD RESULT IN A FASTER SPEED THAN INTENDED, POSSIBLY RESUTLING IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixTHE PRIMARY TO SECONDARY THROTTLE CLOSURE LINK ON THE CARBURETOR WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE.

84V065000·FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1984-05-22

WATER SEPARATOR CANISTER MAY BE PUNCTURED IN A COLLISION. CRASH TESTS IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION REVEALED FUEL LEAKAGE EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY".

FixA PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR THE CANISTER WILL BE INSTALLED WITHOUT CHARGE.

83V093000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1983-09-21

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH BOLTS OF AN INCORRECT SIZE FOR ATTACHMENT OF THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS WILL LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY FALL OFF AND THE ENGINE MAY COME OFF ITS FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FUEL LINE BECOMING DAMAGED OR SEPARATED IN CONDITIONS SUCH AS DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS OR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

FixUPON INSPECTION, DEALER WILL REPLACE MOUNT BOLTS WITH BOLTS OF THE PROPER SIZE.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
DP89005·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1989-01-26 → 1989-08-01

F-SERIES FUEL TANK FIRES

PE87017·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1987-01-28 → 1987-05-26

FUEL LEAKS/FIRES

EA85031·SUSPENSION1985-07-12 → 1988-10-11

REAR WHEEL LOCKUP

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