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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports17 fire reports5 injury reports

What owners actually said

184 reports

98,000 miles · May 16, 2012

Structure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PLOW SNOW, THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BENT WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE SNOW. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED NEAR THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TOW THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FLATTENED WHEN IT…

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NHTSA ODI #10458672

Mileage unknown · Feb 3, 2011

Electrical System

1995 FORD F250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, OR FROM NEUTRAL TO REVERSE THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF

NHTSA ODI #10380653

148,000 miles · Jan 3, 2011

Service Brakes, HydraulicFire

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND THE HOOD, FENDER WALLS AND WIRES WERE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO WAIT UNTIL THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT CONTACTED HIM BEFORE ANY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 12/19/2011 *LN

NHTSA ODI #10373965

97,000 miles · Jun 26, 2010

Engine And Engine CoolingFire

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE ON A PARKED 1995 FORD F-250. THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND CAUSED A CAR PARKED NEXT TO THE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR FOR MOUNT PROSPECT, IL, INDICATED THAT IT WAS LIKELY AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAULT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10340188

200,000 miles · Jun 14, 2010

Vehicle Speed ControlFire

1995 FORD F-250 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10336299

133,000 miles · Jun 14, 2010

Engine And Engine CoolingFire

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS AWAKENED BY THE HORN OF HIS VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SOUNDING. THE CONTACT THEN OBSERVED FLAMES SHOOTING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE, INCLUDING THE METAL, HAD MELTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

NHTSA ODI #10336166

300 miles · Feb 27, 2010

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

1998 FORD F150 TRUCK (BRAKES LOCKING WHENEVER FAST BRAKING APPLIED, FORD F250 SAME THING TRUCK WAS WRECKED LAST NIGHT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM THANKS GOD NO ONE WAS KILLED ! 1997 FORD MUSTANG SAME PROBLEM ,BRAKES LOCK WHEN FAST PRESSURE IS APPLIED . HELP THESE VEHICLES ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY . OH YES AND ON THE F250 WE NOW HAVE …

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NHTSA ODI #10314812

Mileage unknown · Oct 17, 2008

Electrical System

1995 FORD F-250 7.3 POWERSTROKE. CAM POSITION SENSOR (CPS) FAILURE , REPLACED AND TRUCK STARTED , GOES BAD OFTEN , WHEN IT DOES TRUCK DIES WONT START. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10245806

60,000 miles · Jun 10, 2008

Unknown Or OtherFire

MY 1995 F250 FORD PICKUP BURNED UP WHILE PARKED. ABSOLUTELY NO-CONTACT FROM FORD MANUFACTURING SINCE THE INCIDENT - EVEN AFTER I TRIED TO CONTACT FORD ON SEVERAL OCAASIONS - COULD GET THROUGH TO PHONE OPERATOR BUT NO RESPONSE FROM FORD MOTOR CO.

NHTSA ODI #10230519

157,900 miles · Mar 26, 2008

Engine And Engine Cooling

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1995 FORD F250 7.3L TURBO DIESEL : CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED AFTER NUMEROUS, WORSENING EXPERIENCES WITH ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANCE. SENSOR REPLACED BY DEALER ON 12/07/2006 WITH TRUCK BARELY ABLE TO CONTINUE RUNNING. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME, BUT I AM NOW OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS NAVISTAR ENGINE. MANY FORD VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS A RESULT, BUT MINE HAS NOT, DESPITE NUMEROUS VEHICLES OF MY MODEL YEAR (1995) EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10222397

Official recalls

06V286000 · Vehicle Speed Control

Aug 1, 2006

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, GASOLINE OR NATURAL GAS ENGINES, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE OR BURN AND AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 7, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017 AND 05V388)

05V388000 · Vehicle Speed Control

Sep 7, 2005

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A FIRE AT THE SWITCH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy: BY LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 12, 2005, OWNERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED ARE BEING NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND ADVISED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO RECONNECT THE SPEED CONTROL BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2006. OWNERS WHO DID NOT HAVE THEIR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED ARE BEING NOTIFIED TO HAVE THEIR SYSTEM REMEDIED BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2006. OWNERS ARE URGED TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE FREE DISCONNECT SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FIRE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017 AND 06V286)

96V064000 · Seats

Apr 16, 1996

THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE POWER LUMBAR FEATURE ON THE SEAT IS UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SUPPORT WIRES. THE SUPPORT WIRES ON THE DRIVER SEAT CAN CONTACT AND DAMAGE THE INSULATION HARNESS RESULTING IN A HIGH RESISTANCE ELECTRICAL SHORT THROUGH THE SUPPORT WIRES.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: OVER HEATING OF THE SUPPORT WIRES COULD RESULT, AND MELTING, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLE IGNTION OF THE SURROUNDING MATERIALS COULD OCCUR.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEATS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. IF NO DAMAGE IS FOUND, THE DRIVER SEAT WIRE HARNESS WILL BE COVERED WITH A PROTECTIVE CONVOLUTE TUBING, WRAPPED WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE AND THE HARNESS WILL BE REROUTED. IF DAMAGE IS FOUND, THE WIRE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED.

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NHTSA investigations

EA05005 · Engine Compartment Fires

Opened Mar 22, 2005 · Closed Aug 2, 2006

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System; Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood; Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

EA05-005 IS CLOSED WITH FORD?S ACTIONS IN RECALLS 05V-017, 05V-388, AND 06V-286, RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 6.7 MILLION VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCHES (SCDS).THE BRAKE SYSTEMS IN THESE RECALLED VEHICLES GENERATE A VACUUM THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE SCDS TO FAIL AND, IN CERTAIN SWITCH INSTALLATION ORIENTATIONS, CATCH FIRE.FORD IS ALSO INCLUDING THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF 1998 EXPLORERS.FORD HAS INFORMED ODI THAT TESTING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURES IN THE 1998 EXPLORERS WILL CONTINUE AFTER THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.ODI BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLES EXHIBITING THE FACTORS CAUSING SCDS FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT CORRELATE WELL WITH THE OBSERVED FAILURE RATES ON THESE VEHICLES BY MODEL AND MODEL YEAR.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST IN THE NON-RECALLED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED WITH SCDS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN FORD?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE NON-RECALLED POPULATION FOR INCIDENCE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.SEE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT FOR DETAILS.

Additional source detail variants (21)

Electrical System

Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood

Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

PE96052 · Separated Front Suspension

Opened Aug 23, 1996 · Closed Jan 27, 1997

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension

CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REPORT THAT BOLTS WHICH RETAIN THE AXLE PIVOT BRACKET TO THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER CAN LOOSEN OR FAIL, CAUSING THE INBOARD END OR THE AXLE TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE.OWNERS ALLEGE THAT THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, HOWEVER THE COMPLAINT DATA SHOWS ONLY ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY FOLLOWING AXLE SEPARATION, WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.IN ADDITION TO THE 225 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, THERE WERE 4,315 WARRANTY CLAIMS RELATED TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND MEMBERS, AND 22 VEHICLES WERE REPLACED FOR GOODWILL.DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY FORD, UNDER REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT INDICATE THAT THE BOLTS WERE INADEQUATE FOR THE DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE VEHICLE.ALSO, BOLTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY TORQUED AT ONE OR MORE ASSEMBLY PLANTS.OTHER FACTORS, SUCH AS WAX TREATMENT OF THE FRAME, CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM.INCREASED BOLT DIAMETER AND INCREASED TORQUE APPARENTLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.A SERVICE BULLETIN, 96-20-13, WAS ISSUED TO ADVISE DEALERS OF THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION.IN THESE DOCUMENTS, FORD ALSO REPORTED THAT A VEHICLE, EQUIPPED FOR SIMULTANEOUS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ALL PIVOT BRACKET FASTENERS, WAS EVALUATED RESULTING IN A SLIGHT VEHICLE PULL TO ONE SIDE WITH NO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.ODI HAS NOT REPLICATED FORD'S VEHICLE TESTING, HOWEVER ANALYSIS OF THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION INDICATES THAT EVEN IF THE INBOARD END OF THEAXLE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME, THE OUTBOARD END WOULD REMAIN FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE LEAF SPRING WITH TWO U-BOLTS.THIS WOULD RETAIN THE WHEEL IN ITS APPROXIMATE POSITION, ALTHOUGH THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WOULD BE GREATLY IN ERROR.THEREFORE IT IS UNLIKELY THAT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE LOST.OWNERS REPROT MANY SIGNIFICANT NOISES IN THE SUSPENSION, SUCH AS CREAKING, GROANING, CLUNKING, AND SQUEAKING, PRIOR TO NOTICING ANY SEPARATION OF THE AXLE.THIS PROVIDES WARNING OF THE LOOSENING OF THE BOLTS TO THE DRIVER, AND SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED.FORD HAS STATED THAT REPAIRS WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE'S BUMPER WARRANTY.COMPLAINTS ABOUT WARRANTY COVERAGE BY A FORD DEALER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO FORD, OR TO APPROPRIATE STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES.A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.