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1995 Ford F Series

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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16Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
5Vehicle Speed Control
5Electrical System
4Engine And Engine Cooling
2Engine
1
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1Suspension
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 13 of 16 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports6 fire reports0 injury reports

Structure complaints

1 reports
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215,000 miles · Aug 11, 2013
Electrical SystemEngineStructureFire

WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RADIO WENT OUT, MY GAUGES STARTED TO GO CRAZY, THEN MY TRUCK HAD SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. AFTER THAT I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WENT TO PRESS MY BRAKES, I HAD NO BRAKES. SO I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT, WHERE NOW MY GAUGES HAD PEGGED ALL TO ONE SIDE, MORE S…

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WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RADIO WENT OUT, MY GAUGES STARTED TO GO CRAZY, THEN MY TRUCK HAD SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. AFTER THAT I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WENT TO PRESS MY BRAKES, I HAD NO BRAKES. SO I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT, WHERE NOW MY GAUGES HAD PEGGED ALL TO ONE SIDE, MORE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND NOW I STILL DIDN'T HAVE NO BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. SO I SLAMMED THE TRUCK INTO PARK, THEN SHUT IT OFF. I POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE LINES GOING TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WHERE FIRE ENGINE RED. TRIED PUTTING OUT THE FIRE BUT HAD A DEFECTIVE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE SPREAD AND HAS SEVERELY DAMAGED THE TRUCK, IT IS AT THE POINT OF NO RETURN. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10534705

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

2

EA96028 · Pinched Wiring Harnesses

Opened Nov 14, 1996 · Closed Jul 25, 1997

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

wiring harnesses routed along left and/or right frame rails may become pinched between frame and cab.pinched harnesses may suffer loss of insulation integrity which results in a short to ground with the potential for vehicle fire.

PE96041 · Vehicle Electrical Fire

Opened Jun 13, 1996 · Closed Nov 14, 1996

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

ENGINE WIRING HARNESSBECOMES PINCHED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE CAB AND CHASSIS LEADING TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND FIRE.