1990 Model Year

Ford F-150

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
20
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Severe
2

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 2021

Unknown component(s) failure causes vehicle to stall at speed that vary, fuel supply is sufficient and battery good, no indication that stall is immin...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Nov 2020

REPLACE FRONT FUEL PUMP, AND HAVE BEEN USING THAT TANK EXCLUSIVELY AS IT STARTS AND RUNS BETTER THAN THE REAR. THIS MORNING I NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FR...

Fuel System
Jun 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL LEAKED FROM ONE TANK INTO THE OTHER TANK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK WITHOUT WARNIN...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Aug 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND INSIDE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, WHIL...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Dec 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F-150. WHILE FILLING UP THE FRONT FUEL TANK, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL FROM THE FRONT ENTERED THE REAR FUEL TA...

Power Train
Jan 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION INTERMITTENTLY WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE. W...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Feb 2016

I HAD FILLED MY TRUCK UP AND FUEL STARTED TO POUR OUT FROM SOMEWHERE OUT OF THE GAS TANK I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON I STOP THIS GUY & HE HAD A JU...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jan 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE FUEL WAS LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPE...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
May 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F-150. WHILED STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHIC...

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VISIBILITY
Feb 2015

THE TRUCK HAS 9000 ACTUAL MILES ON IT NOW, BUT I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND (1) WHY THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS AND THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED UNDER A CARPOR...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 1990 Ford F-150 has 20 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM.

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