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CarsLore / Ford / E-150 / 1991

1991 Ford E-150

15 owner complaints — #18 of 29 E-150 model years. 1 recall, 2 service bulletins.

15complaints · 0 crashes, 1 fires
1recalls
2manufacturer bulletins
75,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1991 Ford E-150, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Electrical system4
  • Fuel system, gasoline3
  • Tires3
  • Power train2
  • Vehicle speed control1
  • Engine and engine cooling1
  • Equipment1
  • Seats1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’89’91’92’95’98’01’04’07’10’13’16’20’2315’89’91’92’95’98’01’04’07’10’13’16’20’2315

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1991 Ford E-150 failed the safety check 0.61% of the time — 46% less often than the average 1991 passenger car (1.13%). Median odometer at inspection: 70,164 miles.

165first inspections
0.61%failed on safety
70,164 mimedian odometer
0.0%2.1%4.2%’84’86’88’90’91’92’94’96’98’00’02’040.6%0.0%2.1%4.2%’84’87’90’91’93’96’99’02’040.6%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Recalls

91V146000 · Fuel system, gasoline4 Sept 1991 · 350,000 vehicles

THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS, RESULTING IN AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Ford told its dealers about the 1991 Ford E-150: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
45086 DELAYED FORWARD ENGAGEMENT AND/OR HEAT STAINED FORWARD CLUTCH PLATES AFTER INSTALLING CENTER SUPPORT SERVICE. *TW
45059 VEHICLES EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL HARSH REVERSE ENGAGEMENT CONCERNS. *TW

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

EA91044 · Service brakes, hydraulicopened 30 Oct 1991 · closed 30 Oct 1992

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES

EA91031 · Vehicle speed control:linkagesopened 26 Jun 1991 · closed 1 Nov 1991

FUEL EXPULSION

PE91077 · Service brakes, hydraulicopened 23 May 1991 · closed 31 Oct 1991

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES

PE91064 · Power trainopened 9 Apr 1991 · closed 5 Jul 1991

TRANSMISSION FLUID FIRES

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation