AT 4,000 MILE THE FRAME IS BROKEN DEALER WELD IT BACK TOGETHER. TT
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 →
WARPING OF BRAKE ROTORS CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. TT
FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. TT
VEHICLES PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HINGE MECHANISM AREA INVOLVED; CHILD PULLED HIMSELF IN, CUT OFF HIS RING FINGER WHEN SEAT RELEASE WAS HIT; SEAT WENT FORWARD. TT
FRONT BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND CALIPERS ARE STICKING. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKE PULSATE AND VIBRATION IN FRONT END CONTINUE WEAR OF DISC ROTORS AND DISC PADS. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 48 MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 40MPH, GOING UP AN INCLINE, SUDDENLY HEARD LOUD BANG, THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD FALLEN OUT OF FRONT END, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE.
FRONT BRAKES HAS SHUTTERING AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
SEVERE VIBRATION IN BRAKES WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION AFTER (5) ATTEMPTS BY DEALER. THINKS PROBLEM IS ROTORS. TT
ABS, FAILURE OF BRAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKE WILL GRAB AND STEER VERY HARD TO LEFT. TT
VEHICLE STALLS OUT IN REVERSE PRIOR TO FAILURE, BUCKING OCCURS. TT
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. TT
HORN BUTTONS ARE SMALL AND DIFFICULT TO FIND. TT
WHEN PUT ON A TRAILER THE FRONT BRAKE LOCK UP WHEN ICY WET AND SNOWING. TT
ABS, BRAKES PULSE CAUSING VIBRATION IN FRONT END AND VEHICLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING. TT
VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *AW
ABS, FAILURE OF BRAKES MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP AFTER 2,000 MILES; REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. TT
VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP IN ANY SPEED CAUSING DRIVER TO PULL OFF AND PHYSICALLY ADJUSTING WIPERS. TT
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION. TT
BRAKES FAILED. *SD
ANTI LOCK BRAKES STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. TT
STEERING FAILURE, WHEN TURNING WHEEL WILL LOCKUP. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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