1999 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 85 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 1999 Ford F-150, 8% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 86,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “caught fire” (14% of reports).
- 85electrical system complaints
- 86,000median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 36%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Caught fire: mentioned in 12 of 85 complaints (14%)
- Spark plug: mentioned in 10 of 85 complaints (12%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 57 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 85 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 25 a fire.
Ford F-150 electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 F-150 | 2 | 17% | — |
| 2025 F-150 | 23 | 21% | 24,000 |
| 2024 F-150 | 40 | 21% | 25,000 |
| 2023 F-150 | 83 | 20% | 9,000 |
| 2022 F-150 | 125 | 21% | 20,000 |
| 2021 F-150 | 130 | 13% | 27,500 |
| 2020 F-150 | 88 | 12% | 3,500 |
| 2019 F-150 | 100 | 7% | 44,500 |
| 2018 F-150 | 172 | 7% | 26,000 |
| 2017 F-150 | 135 | 9% | 44,500 |
| 2016 F-150 | 187 | 9% | 40,000 |
| 2015 F-150 | 176 | 10% | 52,000 |
| 2014 F-150 | 162 | 11% | 65,000 |
| 2013 F-150 | 324 | 11% | 67,000 |
| 2012 F-150 | 173 | 10% | 66,500 |
| 2011 F-150 | 235 | 11% | 68,000 |
| 2010 F-150 | 166 | 20% | 59,571 |
| 2009 F-150 | 46 | 14% | 66,350 |
| 2008 F-150 | 29 | 8% | 82,350 |
| 2007 F-150 | 42 | 9% | 74,100 |
| 2006 F-150 | 60 | 10% | 62,000 |
| 2005 F-150 | 73 | 7% | 69,750 |
| 2004 F-150 | 99 | 5% | 55,000 |
| 2003 F-150 | 47 | 11% | 60,000 |
| 2002 F-150 | 106 | 13% | 88,000 |
| 2001 F-150 | 137 | 11% | 88,000 |
| 2000 F-150 | 191 | 18% | 81,143 |
| 1999 F-150 | 85 | 8% | 86,000 |
| 1998 F-150 | 87 | 6% | 120,000 |
| 1997 F-150 | 198 | 7% | 112,000 |
| 1996 F-150 | 56 | 17% | 100,500 |
| 1995 F-150 | 65 | 10% | 110,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 1999 Ford F-150. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
1999 ford f150. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle catching fire while parked. *ld consumer writes in regard to sending in extra information regarding their case. *as *tr
Around 1:30am on thursday nov. 24th, i received a call from my neighbor saying my truck was on fire. The fire department said it looked like it was an electrical problem. That it looked like it started under the hood. The truck had been driven to the store the morning before the fire, and was…
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire. The contact was alerted to the fire by neighbors. The security video footage showed that smoke originated from the engine compartment. Five minutes later, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. A police report was…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1999 Ford F-150s have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 85 owner complaints about electrical system for the 1999 Ford F-150 (8% of the 1,044 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Ford F-150 electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 86,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 1999 Ford F-150?
The most frequent phrase is “caught fire”, in 12 of 85 complaints, followed by “spark plug” (10).
Other 1999 Ford F-150 problems
See all 1999 Ford F-150 problems or electrical system problems across all F-150 years.