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1994 Ford F-150 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jan 7, 1997FL

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE DO WORK THEY CUT OFF WHEN THE ARROW BLINKER IS SELECTED. *AK

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Jan 6, 1997TX

THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED SIX TIMES, TWICE IT CAUSED OA FIRE DUE TO BURNED WIRE. *AK

Suspension
Filed Dec 19, 1996NC

RADIUS ARM BRACKET WELDED TO CHASSIS TO STOP THE FRONT END FROM MAKING A POPPING NOISE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 5, 199600

WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO SHUDDER/VIBRATE; ALSO REPLACED PADS/DRUMS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum
Filed Nov 26, 1996OH

IN THE LAST YEAR AND HALF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP (5) TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AND TURNED DOWN THE BACK DRUMS AND PUT ON NEW PADS. SOMETIMES IT FELLS LIKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS DRAGGING, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum
Filed Nov 25, 1996OH

FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS, THE REAR BRAKE ARE GRABBING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE SHOES AND DRUMS ARE REPLACED OFTEN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 22, 1996TN

UPON BRAKING ON WET PAVEMENT THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT PULSATE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, ALSO WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, DASH LIGHTS ARE OUT FUSE WAS REPLACED. *JB

Seat BeltsCrash
Filed Nov 22, 1996MI

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN 11:00 POSITION ACCIDENT, 45MPH, THE SENSOR WAS CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES IT WAS RAINING AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM MADE AN ABRUT STOP WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT THAT VEHCILE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 22, 1996NY

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT AND THEY ALSO LOCK UP. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 4, 1996GA

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES; ALSO, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS POORLY/PREMAURE WEAR OF TIRES/PREMATURE WEA ROF ABS BRAKES/ NOISY DIFFERENTIAL AND KEYLESS ENTRY DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 1, 1996RI

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS, CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO PULSATE/VIBRATE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Oct 25, 1996WI

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SLC

Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 18, 1996OR

THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS SEPARATING . ( SAME AS THE FRONT SUSPENSION IN THE F250, PE96-052 ), PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 16, 1996CT

ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WHOLE FRONT END VIBRATES AND PULSATES, BRAKES REDONE 3 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO ACCIDENTS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 20, 1996MA

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE ABS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IS INOPERATIVE, AS A RESULT OF THE REAR BRAKE FAILURE, THE FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys1 injured
Filed Sep 18, 1996WA

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Sep 16, 1996MN

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED, WHEN STARTED BATTERY EXPLODED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 12, 1996WA

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILED, ALSO FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Sep 11, 1996CA

THE AIR BAG CAN DEPLOY WHEN THE DOOR IS SLAMMED SHUT.

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Sep 9, 1996CA

THE DESIGN OF THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR CAUSES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WEHN THE PASSENGER DOOR IS SLAMMED WHILE THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO THE START POSITION.

Suspension › Front
Filed Sep 4, 1996KY

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVEN 45-55 MPH/PULLS TO ONE SIDE.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 30, 1996AK

CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)Crash
Filed Aug 27, 1996NY

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARKING GEAR,CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Aug 14, 1996VA

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG.

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Aug 6, 1996NM

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND DRIVER GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *SLC

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Aug 5, 1996FL

WHEN THERE IS RAIN OR AFTER THE RAIN THE REAR WHEEL LOCKES UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Aug 5, 1996CA

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO WARPED ROTORS, FAILED PADS. *DH

Seats
Filed Aug 1, 1996AL

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAY, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE.*AK

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 1, 1996GA

BOLTS ON FRONT GRILL FRACTURED ALLOWING GRILL TO LIFT. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 24, 1996KY

THE BRAKES, WHEN APPLIED, CAUSE THE TRUCK TO PULL TO THE LEFT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 9, 1996LA

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

Seats › Front Assembly › Power AdjustFire
Filed Jun 17, 1996FL

DLR FIXED THE PROBLEM AND LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE FRONT POWER ADJUSTING SEAT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jun 4, 1996NY

REPLACED WARPED FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jun 3, 1996IL

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 24, 1996GA

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN COLLISION, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. "DUP 982801." *AK

Tires
Filed May 23, 1996NC

TIRES REPLACED. *SD

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 2, 1996MO

DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed May 1, 1996CA

VEHICLE MISALIGNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. *SD

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Apr 26, 1996FL

STARTER SWITCH REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE DELAY WHEN ATTEMPT TO START. REPLACEMENT NOW SHOWING SAME RESULT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 24, 1996NY

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Apr 23, 1996TN

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Apr 23, 1996VT

DUAL TANKS CONTINUE TO PUMP FUEL INTO FULL TANK RESULTING IN OVERFLOW/EXCESSIVE PRESSURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 16, 1996GA

DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 15, 1996OH

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN DAMP WEATHER THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Apr 14, 1996CA

ANTILOCK BRAKES CONTROL FAILED. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 12, 1996KY

BRAKES OVERHEAT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsFire
Filed Apr 3, 1996CA

DRIVING ON HWY, SMELLED SMOKE, TURNED ONTO STREET, PULLED IN DRIVEWAY AND PARKED, MORE SMOKE, LIKE SPARKS OR FLASHES OF FIRE FROM BRAKE AREA WHICH WAS HOT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 2, 1996AZ

FAILURE ON THE TRANSMISSION,THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEAR, CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE/HESITATES/STALLS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 29, 1996OH

WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A LOT OF VEHICLE VIBRATION, DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 28, 1996NY

FAILURE ON THE BRAKE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BRAKE NEED TO BE CHANGED TOO OFTEN. *AK

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