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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 →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 22, 1996WA

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Mar 21, 1996MO

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, REAR ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 19, 1996TN

THE TRUCK WAS IN A FRONT-END ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 19, 1996VA

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BROKE APART AFTER 5K MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Mar 6, 1996TN

REPLACED FRONT ROTOR/CALIPER/PAD WORN IN LESS THEN 30,000MILES DUE TO CALIPER LOCKING UP, RESULT PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT, REPLACED PART DOING IT AGAIN. *

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 28, 1996TN

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT, THE ACCIDENT WAS HEAD-ON, SPOKE WITH FORD AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 26, 1996NY

DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 21, 1996DE

THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS FRONT BRAKES AND YOU CANNOT TELL BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 16, 1996OH

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION (12:00). TT

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Feb 13, 1996TX

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING MELTED ON PASSENGER SIDE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS PUT TWO INCHES FROM RUBBER BUSHING AND IT MELTED TOO. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 12, 1996OH

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED CAUSING SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 1, 1996KY

ABS, FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES, ONLY REPLACING THE PADS. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices
Filed Jan 24, 1996SD

DUAL FUEL TANKS, WHEN SWITCHING TANK WILL NOT SWITCH PROPERLY CAUSING AN OVERFLOW INTO THE ENGINE. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 20, 1996FL

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 19, 1996IN

ABS: FRONT ROTORS WARPING APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4,000 MILES; WHOLE VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATES; ALL SPEEDS. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 12, 1996TX

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jan 3, 1996CO

WHEN THE HUBS ARE IN THE LOCKED POSTION, IN 2 WHEEL OR 4 WHEEL ON ICE VERY HARD PULLS TO THE RIGHT MAKING VEHICLE OUT OF CONTTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 20, 1995OH

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 18, 1995PA

VEHICLES STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING.IN MORNINGS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO START. TT

Power Train
Filed Dec 18, 1995NY

ODOMETER FRAUD/SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 15, 1995FL

PURCHASE TRUCK NEW REPLACED THE ROTOR FOUR TIMES ON TRUCK. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 15, 1995PA

ANTILOCKS ARE PULLING TOO HARD. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 12, 1995OH

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVERS BACK AND ARM. *DSH

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Dec 7, 1995KY

EXPERIENCED FIRE THAT STARTED IN FRONT DASHBOARD. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 6, 1995NJ

THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAILING.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 5, 1995OH

UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 29, 1995NY

VEHICLES FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE HAVING ROTORS REPLACED SMOKING AND LOUD NOISES OCCURING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Nov 29, 1995MI

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, CALIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 27, 1995OH

VEHICLES ABS SYSTEM FRONT ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY AND CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION AND SHAKING.OWNER HAS REPLACED 4 TIMES. TT *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 27, 1995IN

POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE FRONT BRAKES, BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. TT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO SEVICE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN SLUGGISHLY AND MAKES RUBBING NOISE. *YH

Suspension
Filed Nov 27, 1995CA

FRONT AXLE MOUNTING BOLTS LOOSEN, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STABILITY/HANDLING. (THIRD VEHICLE ON 501504, 601386, 601388, 601389, 601390) *DSH

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Nov 24, 1995NY

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE HEAD LIGHT WENT OFF AND DIDN'T COME BACK ON . TT VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD FUEL INJECTIONS PROBLEMS, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, TWO STEERING BOXES, ALL BRAKES, TWO GAS TANKS ALL HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Nov 17, 1995AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 20 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 17, 1995PA

ABS SYSTEM CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SKID ON WET SURFACES. TT

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)Crash
Filed Nov 16, 1995KS

THE STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. *SLC

Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Nov 7, 1995WY

VEHICLES HEAD REST DESIGN IS INSUFFICENT.THE HEADREST LAYS TOO FAR ON THE REAR OF THE SEAT TO WORK EFFECTIVELY. TT CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NO HEAD REST AND CONSUMER'S HEAD WOULD HIT THE REAR WINDOW.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 3, 1995MI

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKES. TT CONSUMER STATES FRONT END SHAKES SO BAD IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, THIS HAPPENS AT LOW OR HIGH SPEED. *SLC

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 2, 1995MI

RECALL RELATED 93V155000, FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SPEED 12 MPH. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 1, 1995NJ

WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING FRONT END VIBRATION/SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 31, 1995IL

ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SKID. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 27, 1995NY

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING, RESULTING IN BRAKING AND STEERING PROBLEMS. TT

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
Filed Oct 26, 1995OH

JACK PROVIDED W/VEHICLE WILL NOT GO UNDER TRUCK IF TIRE IS ALREADY FLAT, ALSO PROBLEMS FITTING HANDLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Suspension
Filed Oct 26, 1995TN

I-BEAM FRONT SUSPENSION DESIGN NOT PERFECTED, CAUSES FRONT BRAKES/TIRES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *DSH

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Oct 21, 1995IN

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 14, 1995FL

TRUCK PULLS TO SIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *DSH

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 10, 1995TX

HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40MPH WITH THE FRONT CORNER OF HER TRUCK AND HER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 6, 1995CA

BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHENEVER APPLIED. *DSH

Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Oct 4, 1995CO

CONSUMER HAD FINISHED DRIVING TURN TRUCK OFF TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 2, 1995PA

EXPERIENCING BRAKE PULSATING AND OVERHEATING. TT THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE OVERHEATING IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES FADE ALSO ROTOR WARPAGE, ON 7-5-95 WITH 10568 MILES CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKE PULSATION, THE DEALER THEN MACHINED THE ROTORS, ALSO BRAKE PULL AFTER PICKING UP THE TRUCK BUT DROVR THE TRUCK SOME TIME TO GIVE THE PADS TIME TO BREAK IN TO THE MACHINED ROTORS, A DOG JUMPED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A PANIC STOP AND VEHICLE PULLED INTO OTHER LANE, VEHICLE WENT BACK TO DEALER AND PADS WERE REPLACED, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 27, 1995PA

ANTILOCK BRAKES FADE/OR LOCK UP IN WET CONDITIONS. *DSH

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