Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1984 Ford LTD

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
14
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
4
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

14 filed
1
Crashes
4
Fires
0
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    4
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST System
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR Assembly
    1
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
07E064000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2007-08-27

CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMPS SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF CARTER, ACCUFLOW, NAPA, TRUFLOW, PARTS DEPO, AND PARTS MASTER, SHIPPED BETWEEN AUGUST 2006 AND JULY 2007 FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM IN CERTAIN PRODUCTION RUNS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR INADEQUATELY TESTED WHICH MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP TO LEAK.

RiskA LEAKING FUEL PUMP COULD CREATE A VEHICLE FIRE HAZARD.

FixFEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL AT 248-354-7700.

85V077000·STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS1985-06-11

HEAT SHIELDS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OUTLET PIPES WERE OMITTED DURING PRODUCTION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: AFTER SEVERE DUTY USE, SUCH AS HIGH SPEED PURSUIT, THE OUTLET PIPES BECOME VERY HOT AND COULD IGNITE CERTAIN TYPES OF GROUND COVER RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

FixINSTALL CATALYTIC CONVERTER OUTLET PIPE SHIELDS.

83V134000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1983-12-20

THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE D-SHAPED RING FOR THE SHOULDER BELT ARE INADEQUATELY SUPPORTED BY THE MATERIAL IN WHICH THEY ARE MOUNTED. THE ATTACHMENT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES".

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW ATTACHING HARDWARE TO IMPROVE THE STRENGTH OF THE MOUNTING.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
PE89039·PARKING BRAKE1989-02-09 → 1989-06-13

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE

PE87028·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1987-05-01 → 1988-01-21

STALLING

EA86010·SEATS1986-03-26 → 1989-07-28

SEATBACK FAILURE

Led to recall86V082000

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