14 of the 357 complaints about the 1991 Ford F-150 are about the transmission — 4% of everything reported for this model year.
14
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #849191 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION RUNS ROUGH WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR AT STOPS.
NHTSA complaint #530562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
UNIVERSAL JOINT MAKES NOISE, CLICKS WHEN PUT IN GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #530562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
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.
NHTSA complaint #834318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE LATCH THAT LET DOWN THE FRONT BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE. THE MANUAL PULLEY WIRE INSIDE OF SEAT BROKE OFF & THE SEAT BACK WOULD NOT RELEASE. IT HAPPENED ON ONE SIDE & THEN THE OTHER SIDE WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. ALSO, A FORD RANGERS TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO THIS F 150, SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OUTPUT SHAFT IS TOO SMALL FOR A REGULAR SIZE SHAFT OF A F 150. *AK
NHTSA complaint #833641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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.
NHTSA complaint #819130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #812507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #514877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
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.
NHTSA complaint #804978 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE PICKS UP SPEED, OR SUDDEN ACCELARATION. ALSO DURING OPERATION THE VEHICLE JERKS BACK AND FORTH.
NHTSA complaint #800764 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 71,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BLEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #987154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601417, 601418, 601419, 601420, 601421)
NHTSA complaint #503128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
5 SPD-TRANSMISSION; HYDRAULIC CLUTCH WHEN ENGAGING CLUTCH TRUCK LUNGES FORWARD. DEALER REPLACE SOME TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #983592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #974918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.