1989 Ford F150 vehicle speed control problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1989 Ford F150 — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle intermittently stalls at 40-50 mph, numerous repairs, replacing egr valve, cleaning fuel injectors, replacing ignition module, did not remedy the problem. *ak consumer states that the clutch is noisy. Dealer replaced throw-out bearing. Consumer states serpentine belt is noisy. Dealer…”
filed Mar 25, 2002
“Back in late march'01 I lost my turn signals/ back brake lights,and when I would put on my brakes, the instrument panel would light up and outside marker lights would come on.then in march '01 I kept blowing fuses for my turn signals,lost brake lights,turn signal on driverside rear wont work and…”
filed May 4, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other F150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 F150 | 9 | 9% |
| 2024 F150 | 7 | 4% |
| 2023 F150 | 18 | 5% |
| 2022 F150 | 15 | 3% |
| 2021 F150 | 18 | 2% |
| 2020 F150 | 15 | 2% |
| 2019 F150 | 43 | 3% |
| 2018 F150 | 73 | 3% |
| 2017 F150 | 59 | 4% |
| 2016 F150 | 97 | 5% |
| 2015 F150 | 139 | 8% |
| 2014 F150 | 100 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1989 Ford F150
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.