AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
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 →
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, REAR ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE TRUCK WAS IN A FRONT-END ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BROKE APART AFTER 5K MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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. *
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
DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE.
THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS FRONT BRAKES AND YOU CANNOT TELL BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION (12:00). TT
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING MELTED ON PASSENGER SIDE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS PUT TWO INCHES FROM RUBBER BUSHING AND IT MELTED TOO. TT
THE FRONT DISC BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED CAUSING SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS, FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES, ONLY REPLACING THE PADS. TT
DUAL FUEL TANKS, WHEN SWITCHING TANK WILL NOT SWITCH PROPERLY CAUSING AN OVERFLOW INTO THE ENGINE. TT
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *DSH
ABS: FRONT ROTORS WARPING APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4,000 MILES; WHOLE VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATES; ALL SPEEDS. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
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 BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLES STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING.IN MORNINGS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO START. TT
ODOMETER FRAUD/SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *SD
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW REPLACED THE ROTOR FOUR TIMES ON TRUCK. TT
ANTILOCKS ARE PULLING TOO HARD. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVERS BACK AND ARM. *DSH
EXPERIENCED FIRE THAT STARTED IN FRONT DASHBOARD. TT
THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAILING.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLES FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE HAVING ROTORS REPLACED SMOKING AND LOUD NOISES OCCURING. TT
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, CALIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. TT
VEHICLES ABS SYSTEM FRONT ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY AND CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION AND SHAKING.OWNER HAS REPLACED 4 TIMES. TT *JB
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
FRONT AXLE MOUNTING BOLTS LOOSEN, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STABILITY/HANDLING. (THIRD VEHICLE ON 501504, 601386, 601388, 601389, 601390) *DSH
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
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 20 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
ABS SYSTEM CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SKID ON WET SURFACES. TT
THE STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. *SLC
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
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
RECALL RELATED 93V155000, FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SPEED 12 MPH. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING FRONT END VIBRATION/SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SKID. *AK
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING, RESULTING IN BRAKING AND STEERING PROBLEMS. TT
JACK PROVIDED W/VEHICLE WILL NOT GO UNDER TRUCK IF TIRE IS ALREADY FLAT, ALSO PROBLEMS FITTING HANDLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
I-BEAM FRONT SUSPENSION DESIGN NOT PERFECTED, CAUSES FRONT BRAKES/TIRES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *DSH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. *SD
TRUCK PULLS TO SIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *DSH
HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40MPH WITH THE FRONT CORNER OF HER TRUCK AND HER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHENEVER APPLIED. *DSH
CONSUMER HAD FINISHED DRIVING TURN TRUCK OFF TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT
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
ANTILOCK BRAKES FADE/OR LOCK UP IN WET CONDITIONS. *DSH
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