1987 FORD F150 Complaints

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM.(96V-071) (MJS) (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

LEFT FRONT FRAME BROKE IN TWO SPOTS UNDER STEERING BOX AND BEHIND FRONT CROSS MEMBER.

KEY STICKS IN THE "START" POSITION, NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY RETURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. KEY DOES NOT SETTLE INTO "ON" POSITION, IT CAN BE SLID EASILY BETWEEN "OFF" "ON" AND "START" POSITIONS. SECOND COMPLAINT: WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE OCCASIONALLY LOSES SPARK AND ENGINE DIES, CAN SMELL GASOLINE, I SUSPECT THE IGNITION COIL OR RELATED WIRING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE GAS GAUGE WILL SAY THERE IS GAS IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE ISN'T ANY GAS, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN OUT OF GAS. HOWEVER, WHEN THE GAS GAUGE STATES EMPTY THERE WILL BE GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE MISSED & THEN DIED OUT. THEN ENGINE RESTARTED BY ITSELF. ARRIVED AT STOP SIGN WHEN OCCUPANT IN OTHER VEHICLE NOTICED FLAMES & NOTIFIED DRIVER. DRIVER TURNED & NOTICED FLAMES BEHIND HIM & GOT OUT. FLAMES COMING FROM BETWEEN THE DUAL FUEL TANK AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

FUEL INJECTION MODULE SHUTS OFF IGNITION IN HOT WEATHER, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM.

VEHICLE REPAIRED AT DEALER. MECHANIC LEFT VEHICLE OUTSIDE. CAUGHT FIRE SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. WORKED ON OUTSIDE, NOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC PUT FLAMES OUT & INFORMED OWNER POSSIBLE LOCATION WAS IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE AND OPENED HOOD TO SEE IF THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE, BUT NO SMOKE FROM ENGINE. WHEN HE TRIED TO GET BACK INSIDE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE GOT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, THE FIRE MARSHALL SAID THE FIRE WAS CAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE IGNITION. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE; PULLED TO SIDE & CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. NOTHING WAS FOUND. STARTED TO LOCK DOOR & NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM DASHBOARD AREA NEAR STEERING COLUMN. FIRE DEPT. CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF, GIVING THE OWNER NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, OWNER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD GOTTEN SO BAD THAT SHE TRADED THE VEHICLE IN FOR A NEWER MODEL TRUCK. *AK *JB