Ford Ford Truck 1988

Model Ford Truck made in 1988 by Ford got 7 consumer complains there are 2 investigations as well as 3 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, fuel system, gasoline and service brakes, hydraulic. Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system, power train and service brakes, hydraulic. The car had some investigations: engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control.

Ford truck year 1988

Technical Service Bulletins
Defect investigations
Consumer Complaints

Model 1988

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES
BC0845961001	10/01/1996	50430	Clarified technical instructions for safety recall - rcl/96s54 (attachment iii, dealer letter). *tt	04/24/1997
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BC0141970201	01/02/1997	51041	Verify the transaxle installed in the vehicle is the correct model and model year for the vehicle. *jd	06/27/1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BC0846961001	10/01/1996	50431	Information on part number for the rotunda tool that is stated in safety recall rcl/96s48-rcl/96s99. *tt	04/24/1997

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PE90051	FORD MOTOR COMPANY	03/05/1990	05/05/1990	INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM'S
	There is no summary currently available
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES
PE89019	FORD MOTOR COMPANY	12/01/1988	04/05/1989	THROTTLE PLATE JAMS OPEN
	There is no summary currently available

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION
04/03/2000		1	01/01/1998
	At 3:56 am my brother called from next door to tell me a vehicle was on fire in front of my house. i went out side with a fire extinguisher to put the fire out. my mom called the local fire department they arrived at 4:06 am. *ak
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH
11/01/1993		2	11/04/1987
	Ignition switch shorted causing a fire under the dash, resulted in damage wiring, same problem is existing again.
07/15/1996		1	10/01/1988
	Ignition switch fire prior to recall.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
01/22/1996		2
	Fuel line fire. *sd
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
05/17/1995		7
	Brakes overheated, causing difficulty pulling trailer. (other vehicle on 479631) *aw
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST
06/15/1988		1	10/01/1987
	Summary: zero braking effectiveness, brake pedal pressure okay, sudden sustained absolute loss of stopping ability. your recall campaign 96v071000 may be missing a mechanism for catastrophic brake failure on the ford truck. my 1988 f250hd supercab 4x4 has exhibited three different mechanisms for brake loss. when <1 year old with <10k miles on it, we drove a dirt road which after level travel (i.e. absolutely not overheated from mountain driving) winds down a cliff. the hairpin switch-backs required me to jockey the long supercab around the corners with repeated brake application, but all at near 0 mph and over about 15 minutes time. at the bottom of the cliff @<10mph toward a creek i attempted to slow down. the brake pedal stopped at the normal point but there was no braking force. there was a downward slope (less than 10 degrees pitch). pumping the brakes did not help. i pressed the brake pedal with maximum force with both legs! and could not even slow the vehicle! (the vehicle had a fiberglass topper installed so payload est. ~1,500 lbs). substantial force was applied to the brake pedal! if we had been killed, the brakes would have checked out fine after the fact. i believe there probably have been other instances that have gone unreported or which have resulted in accidents and/or deaths in which this braking problem has not been identified. belts and brake fluid were nominal. the front disks and rear axles were not hot to the touch. my wife applied the brakes while i inspected the engine compartment and no abnormal sounds or other cues to the cause could be observed. i turned the vehicle off andrestarted a couple of times with no effect. this persisted >45 minutes while we tried to diagnose the problem. on the upper side of the brake boost canister there is a grommet/fitting for the vacuum hose attachment. i rotated this fitting to tension the hose flexure in a different direction and the brakes started operating. i have not experienced a repeat of the symptoms.
STEERING - COLUMN
02/08/1999
	Tilt steering wheel will not lock in place, making steering difficult.