1990 Ford F250 problems
Owners have filed 129 complaints about the 1990 Ford F250 with NHTSA. Fuel system, gasoline accounts for 31% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 21.7%.
Complaints129
Crashes6
Fires14
Injuries1
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Fuel system, gasoline 31.0% · 40
Service brakes, hydraulic 21.7% · 28
Electrical system 10.9% · 14
Power train 9.3% · 12
Engine and engine cooling 8.5% · 11
Tires 4.7% · 6
Vehicle speed control 2.3% · 3
Structure 2.3% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash, 14 describe a fire and 1 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filing volume has held steady, 6 in the last three years against 7 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 115,500 miles.
In owners' own words
Dual fuel tanks malfunctioned. One tank functions and overflows the other tank, causing fuel leakage. Dlr has seen vehicle, and indicated that this vehicle was not included in the manufacturer's recall. *Ak Ford has since indicated recall was performed. However this problem has not been solved, possible added recall component of the tank pump needed to rectify. *Mjs Fuel system, gasoline
The truck front fuel tank filled the rear tank and caused it to over flow. *Bf the consumer indicated that he never received the recall notice for the fuel tank check valve problem. The dealer replaced the recalled component but the failure recurred. The dealer also replaced the fuel pump, return line check valve but the fuel leakage continued. Fuel system, gasoline
I am the owner of a 1990 f-250, basically began smelling a fuel odor coming from the trucks cab while driving. Looked at the underside of the truck and found a small gas leak at the fuel lines under the pinch weld. Exact same issue as 94v040000, have not fixed problem because Ford cannot find this issue on there system. Fuel system, gasoline · reported at 137,255 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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