On saturday april 18, 2015, my vehicle had been towed due to it catching on fire while being parked.
The worst 1993 Ford F Series problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Engine2
- Fuel system2
- Body1
- Brakes1
- Electrical1
Problems by type
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- Engine2
- Fuel system2
- Body1
- Brakes1
- Electrical1
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Defect investigations
Defective wiring
Defective wiring
DP94002
Technical service bulletins for the 1993 Ford F Series 29
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Subject regarding vehicle lean correction procedure developed for diagnosing and correcting vehicle lean
- Owner notification program supplement 7 revised information - regarding replacement of wilderness at tires
- Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses
- Subject regarding vehicle lean correction procedure
- Information on identifying non-approved / alternate refrigerants which could cause safety, and performance...
- Vehicles equipped with FD1060 or FD1460 midrange diesel engines may experience a vibration or buzz through...
- Ford motor company has released a new electrical grease ( F8AZ - 19G208-AA ) to reduce the possibility of...
- Experiencing fluid on brake shoes and rear axle seal leak
- Information on tire company telephone numbers for customer assistance
- The coolant temperature gauge reading may be inaccurate
What 1993 Ford F Series owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I received a recall notice concerning the fuel tank system. The problem with a bad part that keeps the fuel tanks from pumping from one tank to another. I took my vehicle to el cajon ford in el cajon california, the service manager said that if I had no problem he was not going to fix it. The vehicle had about 125,000 mile on it. I was then in the process of moving to oregon. At about 151,000 the vehicle started pumping fuel from the rear tank to the front tank. I took the vehicle to florence ford in florence oregon and they said it was out of warrenty. I called the ford manufacture and they said to bad. I tried to explain my situation and again they said to bad. I then said I would like to file a complaint and they said I have no reason to complain and hung up the phone. Had el cajon ford fixed the problem I would not have this problem now. I am glad for the recall notice had I not been notifed my truck proably would have caught on fire by now. As for my support for ford I am loosing faith. I have most recently bought a ford ranger I used it mostly to visit my dying father, driving from san diego to oregon, and then moving to oregon. My vehicle was just out of warrenty when I had to replace the radiator and then some miles later replace the water pump. I have lost my faith in ford. I being third generation ford comsumer have had nothing but problems. On the other hand my daughter has a 95 toyota, 200,000 on it and has had on real problem. Or a life threating problem. Thankyou daniel loftin
Steel fixed brake lines ruptured as a result of corrosion damage, causing partial brake failure. This is the second incident with this truck. The first time, the line running from the master cylinder to the fitting near the left front wheel failed at the fitting where it attached to the brake hose going to the left front wheel. I had an my neighbor who works as a general mechanic replace that line, and the line running to the other front wheel. Fortunately I was on a private road on my property driving less than 10 MPH, and was able to stop the vehicle safely with the parking brake. A second incident happened october 18 while down in greenbelt, md which is about 50 miles from home. This time I was in a nearly empty parking lot when I noticed problems. I limped to a nearby gas station where I more closely inspected the brakes for the source of the problem. This time, the failure was near a fitting where the steel line attaches to a fitting where flexible hose which runs to the lines on the rear axle attaches to the fixed line in the body of the truck. Same failure different place. The gas station's service bays were closed, so I decided to have the vehicle towed to my neighbor's garage again, where we will replace the rest of the lines. The isssue isn't so much the cost of repairing the rusty brake lines, which should not be more than 100 dollars in parts and several hours of labor on the part of my neighbor and myself, but the potential that the failure could have resulted in a serious, if not deadly accident had the circumstances been slightly different. I realize this is an older vehicle now, but I have not heard of other vehicles of similar age having this type of problem. I probably should have done a more thorough inspection of the entire braking system after the first ruptured line, but nevertheless this is a problem that ford needs to bring to the attention of its owners before serious accidents do occur.
I have replaced the alternator 5 times since the warranty expired. When I bring this to ford's attention they just give me the answer that the do not know why my truck is blowing alternators, which also causes me to purchase a new battery every time the alternator goes. I know of other people who have the same year truck and also purchased the vehical new and they are having the same problem.
Dealership repaired several ford f-series pick up trucks with recall repair kit, manufacturer not honoring recall. (93s68), (93v125). Vin # is not given in report, due to several listings of VIN #'s from dealership repairs. Mjs
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Questions about the 1993 Ford F Series
Is the 1993 Ford F Series reliable?
Owners have filed 5 complaints about the 1993 Ford F Series, fewer than a typical F Series model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1993 Ford F Series?
Engine and cooling, with 2 complaints. Next is fuel system (2).
How many recalls does the 1993 Ford F Series have?
No recalls on record.
What year does the Ford F Series have bad engine?
The Ford F Series model years with the most engine complaints are 1997 (22 complaints), 2001 (17 complaints) and 2002 (16 complaints).
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