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1989 Ford E-150 — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

2
Open Recalls
31
Owner Complaints
1
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
60
Fair
Reliability Score (0–100)
Declining -100%
Complaint Trend
0 last 24mo vs 1 prior
May & Jul
Peak Complaint Months
38% of complaints in these months

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1989 Ford E-150 Safety Recalls (2)

91V14600004/09/1991
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES

THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS, RESULTING IN AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP.

Remedy: REPLACE THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE.

90V10100001/06/1990
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE SNAP RING THAT LOCATES THE PARK GEAR ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION MAY FRACTURE.

Remedy: INSTALL IMPROVED SNAP RING AND REVISED TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING.

Most Common Problems Reported for 1989 Ford E-150

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4
TIRES
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
SEAT BELTS
1

Based on 31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

0
Crash-Involved Complaints
1
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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