1991 Ford F-150 Power Train
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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Chronological view of owner reports
DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHILE IN REVERSE, CAUSES VEHICLE TO JERK WHICH MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, IT IS TOO ROUGH TO CHANGE GEARS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
CLUTCH WAS REPLACED BY A MITSUBISHI TRANSMISSION THAT CAME OUT OF A FORD RANGER TRUCK. THE CLUTCH FAILED TO WORK. THE 4TH GEAR WENT OUT & CAN NOT BE SHIFTED. THIS CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO BE VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60MPH HEARD A HEAVY GROANING SOUND. TURNED ON SIGNAL LIGHT & AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. CHECKED MIRRORS & PIECES OF METAL ON HIGHWAY. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. DRIVESHAFT MELTED NEAR HOUSING UNIT & EXPLODED COMPLETELY. TRANSMISSION FULL OF FLUID. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE TURNING OVER AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, THERE WAS A LOUND NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. *AK
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
VEHICLE PICKS UP SPEED, OR SUDDEN ACCELARATION. ALSO DURING OPERATION THE VEHICLE JERKS BACK AND FORTH.
WHILE DRIVING A PIN THAT GOES INTO RING AND PINION GEAR FELL OUT, KNOCKING THE TEETH OFF THE RING AND PINION GEAR, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
AT 71,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BLEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
5 SPD-TRANSMISSION; HYDRAULIC CLUTCH WHEN ENGAGING CLUTCH TRUCK LUNGES FORWARD. DEALER REPLACE SOME TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
TRANSMISSION FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601417, 601418, 601419, 601420, 601421) *DH
CONSUMER DRIVES DAILY AND SAYS THAT TRUCK JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE NOT MOVING OR WAITING FOR LIGHT. TT CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND LEFT RUNNING, VEHICLE SITS FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES WITH NO PROBLEMS, NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND IT JUST JUMPED OUT OF PARK WENT BACKWARDS INTO A BUILDING ABOUT 50 FEET, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER.*JB
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The 1991 Ford F-150 has 11 Power Train complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.