1995 Ford F-150 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 71about this part
- Share
- 11%of 626 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 138,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 71 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1995 Ford F-150, 11% of the 626 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 138,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 12 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This morning our Ford F-150 burst into flames in the engine compartment. The truck had not been driven since the night before and the truck was just sitting in the driveway. We called the fire department and they put out the fire but the truck was destroyed.”
NHTSA complaint #10348025, filed 2010-08, 220,000 miles“After getting home from a trip, I smelled something burning about 2 hours after we'd been home. I walked around trying to figure out what it was and when I walked outside, I saw flames coming from the driver's side hood of our 1995 F-150. My husband went over to the drivers side door to open it so he could release the hood latch, get the hood up and put out the fire. When he did that, the oxygen from opening the door ignited the flames even more and the front of the truck just went up in flames and the driver's side front tire popped from the heat. …”
NHTSA complaint #10440362, filed 2011-12, 199,000 miles“I noticed when I bought the truck in november of 2005 that the oil pan was very wet with oil. Thinking it may have been a loose gasket I re-torqued the pan bolts. It continued to leak oil. I cleaned the pan of all oil and noticed the pan had a lot of rusty areas. The oil leaks were in areas where the pan had the worst rust spots with the metal of the pan being eaten away by the rust. Two areas had tiny holes ranging in size from a tip of a pin to the larger one where it would lightly squirt out while the engine was running. The other two leaked slowly like from a sponge. …”
NHTSA complaint #10152030, filed 2006-03, 117,000 miles“Noticed oil leaking from oil pan. Initially thought that it was the oil plug. While changing oil detected that the oil pan was extremely rusted on exterior surface, and oil leaking from corroded surface of oil pan. Oil leak is getting progressivly worse. Concerned to drive vehicle on public roads in fear of losing all of the oil from engine and causing dangerous road conditions and serious damage to engine.”
NHTSA complaint #10116407, filed 2005-04, 84,000 miles“My 1995 Ford F-150 spontaneously burst into flames after being parked for 6 hours. A fiery inferno totaled the engine and cab. No sign of problem in vehicle prior to fire except that the cruise control stopped working for about a week and then worked again.”
NHTSA complaint #10112760, filed 2005-03, 164,000 milesEngine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 3 | 1% |
| 2021 | 19 | 2% |
| 2020 | 11 | 1% |
| 2019 | 62 | 5% |
| 2018 | 88 | 4% |
| 2017 | 70 | 5% |
| 2016 | 30 | 1% |
| 2015 | 25 | 1% |
| 2014 | 10 | 1% |
| 2013 | 20 | 1% |
| 2012 | 17 | 1% |
| 2011 | 33 | 2% |
| 2010 | 31 | 4% |
| 2009 | 10 | 3% |
| 2008 | 22 | 6% |
| 2007 | 41 | 8% |
| 2006 | 77 | 13% |
| 2005 | 111 | 10% |
| 2004 | 167 | 8% |
| 2003 | 69 | 16% |
| 2002 | 196 | 24% |
| 2001 | 234 | 19% |
| 2000 | 135 | 13% |
| 1999 | 219 | 21% |
| 1998 | 174 | 13% |
| 1997 | 529 | 19% |
| 1996 | 23 | 7% |
| 1995 | 71 | 11% |
| 1994 | 52 | 8% |
| 1993 | 52 | 9% |
| 1992 | 37 | 8% |
| 1991 | 17 | 6% |
| 1990 | 21 | 8% |
| 1989 | 13 | 6% |
| 1988 | 11 | 8% |
| 1987 | 9 | 10% |
| 1986 | 9 | 15% |
| 1985 | 4 | 14% |
| 1984 | 2 | 13% |
| 1983 | 3 | 30% |
Other parts of the 1995 Ford F-150
145 complaintsVehicle speed control
76 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
75 complaintsElectrical system
65 complaintsFuel system
65 complaintsSuspension
44 complaintsTires
43 complaintsAir bags
35 complaintsSteering
25 complaintsBody and structure
18 complaintsSeats
13 complaintsWheels
11 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1995 Ford F-150
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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