TRANSMISSION FAILED 6 TIMES, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO EXHAUST.
1994 Ford F-350 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 →
WHILE PARKED COTTER PIN BROKE IN BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, CAUSING PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
CONTINUED REPAIR OF SERPENTINE BELTS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *AK
VEHICLE'S AIR BY-PASS VALVE IN THE INTAKE STICKS, CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IS THE 2ND BY-PASS VALVE REPLACED DUE TO THIS CONDITION ON 7.5 ENGINE. *AK
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SLAVE CYLANDER ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, PART IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO EXHAUST WHICH CAUSES IT TO MELT. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ALONG AT A SPEED OF 55 THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE AND THEN THERE WAS A VIBRATION, THE ABS BRAKES JUST DON'T SEEM TO WORK. *AK BRAKES CHATTER AND HAVE A FRONT END RUMBLE, CONSUMER FEELS ABS IS NOT SYNCHRONIZED TO GRAB BOTH BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME, BRAKE CABLE CONTINUES TO RUB ON THE LEFT REAR SHOCK, DEALER STATED ASBESTOS LINING IS NOT USED ANYMORE DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, CAUSING ROTORS TO GLAZE. FRONT BUMPER CAN NOT WITHSTAND A 2.5 COLLISION. DRIVER'S SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORT DOES NOT HOLD AIR PRESSURE, PASSENGER SEAT SQUEAKS AFTER BEING SERVICED THREE TIMES. POOR GAS MILEAGE AND HIGH IDLE, CONSUMER STATES WHILE FILLING FUEL TANK, THE NOZZLE WOULD CLICK OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE TANK WAS FULL. WINDSHILED WIPERS WOULD SKIP AND CHATTER WHILE IN USE. *SLC
TRANSMISSION FAILED FIVE TIMES. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HIS ABS BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO PERFECTION, WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE REAR ABS BRAKES GRAB, BUT THERE IS LESS EFFORT COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HE CAME CLOSE TO HAVING MANY ACCIDENTS . *AK
FRONT RIGHT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP 3 TIMES. *AK
FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, THE CLUTCH IS LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL.*AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL FADES AND VIBRATION IS EXPERIENCED. THE FRONT ROTORS ARE CRACKING.*AK
ABS, BRAKES FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE RIGHT REAR GRABS AND AND LEFT FRONT, CAUSING THE LOCKUP AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
REAR LEFT WHEEL LOCKS UP AND OVERHEATS, DLR HAS REPLACED MAJOR PARTS SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. *AK
THIS IS A DUMP TRUCK AND HAS ABS BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED.*AK THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD PEDAL, NOR DOES IT HAVE BRAKES, DEALER CLAIMS IT CAN NOT BE FIXED BETTER.*JB
EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; REAR BRAKES PERFORM ERRATICALLY, LOCKING UP AND FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE UPON APPILCATION. *AK
SUSPENSION ON FRONT, REPLACEMENT TIE ROD END AND STABLIZER AND DRAG LINK, AFTER THE REPAIR CONTINUE FAIL. *AK
VEHICLE SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, DRIVER HAS LOST STEERING CONTROL. *AK
CLUTCH SLIPS. *DH
THE BACK BRAKE WILL NOT STAY ADJUSTED THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF PROBLEM . TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP AND LEAK. TT.
BRAKES LOCKED UP. *SD
CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. *SD
DEFECTIVE I-BEAM, CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *DSH
UPPER STEERING COLUMN BEARING REPLACED 3 TIMES. *SD
THE CLUTCH FLUID LEAKS AND WHILE DRIVING IT GOES OUT AND THEN THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CLUTCH DOES NOT OPERATE DUE TO DEFECTIVE SLAVE CYLINDER; WENT OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. TT
ABS SYSTEM NOT STABLE YOU CANNOT BE SURE IF THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO STOP OR NOT. TT
PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL. *AW
TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES FAILED, CAUSING LEAK.
1) AFTER PARK HAS BEEN ENGAGED AND YOU DISENGAGE MECHANISM TRUCK WILL MOVE. 2) ABS BRAKES FAILS WITH NUMEROUS PARTS REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WITHIN 15,000 MILES BRAKE PAD MELTED AND ATE THROUGH THE ROTOR, REPLACE SHOES/PADS/CALIPER/LINING/DRUMS. TT
TRANSMISSION OIL COOLING LINE FAILURE HAD FOUR TRANSMISSION REPLACE IN SEVEN MONTH. TT
ABS, WHEN MAKING A FAST STOP, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ONLY PULSATE ONLY TIME AND RELEASE, STAYS RELEASE AND NEVER ENGAGES. TT
SERPENTINE BELT HAS BROKEN, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TT
IMPROPER SEALING OF DOOR GASKETS ALLOWING FUMES TO BE EMITTED IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS A DEFECT . TT
PURCHASE TRUCK 2/1994 AND BELT BROKEN DEALER REPAIR IT BROKE AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. TT
REAR WHEELS LOCK UP, SLIDE, LET GO/LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, TWICE VEHICLE VEHICLE ENDED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION/RED LIGHT. *AK
SERPENTINE BELT THAT CONTROLS THE MOTOR BREAKS, RESULTING IN STEERING AND BRAKE LOST, REPLACE 3 TIME. TT
MAIN DRIVE BELT CONTINUES TO BREAK. TT
MAIN DRIVE BELT KEEP BREAKING, RESULTING IN STEERING AND BRAKING LOSS IN DIESEL TRUCK, REPLACE BELT 11 TIMES. TT
ERRATIC SHIFTING OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. TT
FORMBY FORD IN SILVERTHORN COLORADO DENIED RECALL SERVICE DUE TO TRUCK HAVING SNOW PLOW MOUNTING FRAME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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