1981 FORD F SUPER DUTY Engine Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Engine Issues in the 1981 FORD F SUPER DUTY
1 engine complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 1981 FORD F SUPER DUTY. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
0
Deaths
All Engine Complaints
THE SMALL EXHAUST MANIFOLD THERMALLY CONTROLLED VALVE USED TO PREHEAT INTAKE MANIFOLD WHEN COLD FAILED IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING SEVERAL ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES PLUS EXHAUST GASSES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS SIX(6) CYLINDER ENGINE RESULTING IN OVERHEATING OF FIREWALL AND PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR. EXHAUST NOISE IS EXCESSIVE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN BILLINGS, MT AT THE MOST RECENT FIRES.