Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Jul 22, 2002PA
VEHICLE HAS NO GENERATOR. EXPOSED CABLE SHORTED ON PROPANE LINE. *AK
1994 Ford Motor Home
Routine
Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › delivery › fuel pump. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Windshield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsStructure › Body
Filed Jul 22, 2002PA
IMPROPERLY INSTALLED ROOF POD FLEW OFF ROOF & DESTROYED UPON IMPACT. DEALER REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY
Suspension
Filed Jun 24, 2002GA
WHILE DRIVING, THE ROAD WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH. VEHICLE HIT A BIG BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH AND THE MOTORHOME BEGAN TO SHIMMY, SHAKE AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. CONSUMER STOPPED AND CHECKED THINGS OUT AND COULD SEE NO DAMAGE. CONTINUED ON AND IN LESS THAN A MILE - A REPEAT OF THE SAME SITUATION. HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT TO ENSURE NOTHING WAS LOOSE AND ALSO HAD AN ALIGNMENT. THE ALIGNMENT PLACE ADDED CASTERS UNDER THE SPRINGS. CONTINUED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,500 TO 4,000 MILES WITHOUT A RECURRENCE. THEN ON JUNE 14, 2002 A RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLENTLY SHIMMYING, SHAKING AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. ON JUNE 17, CHECKED WITH A LOCAL FORD DEALER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND THERE HAD NOT BEEN ONE. FORD SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER DO THE FOLLOWING: CHECK WHEEL BEARINGS TO ENSURE LASH IS OK; REPLACE STEERING SHOCK; CHECK CASTER ANGLE, IF THIS DOSEN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM HAVE A DAVIS TRAC BAR INSTALLED APPROX, 400 DOLLARS. FORD WILL NOT AGREE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THIS. AFTER TALKING TO FORD, CONSUMER CALLED ALLERGO AGAIN AND ADVISED THEM OF FORDS ACTION. THE OWNER (MR TIFFIN) AT ALLERGO CALLED THREE TIMES ON JUNE 17 AND ON THE LAST CALL ADVISED CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK AFTER SPEAKING WITH HIS CONTACT AT FORD. HE ALSO ADVISED IF CONSUMER WOULD BRING THE MOTORHOME TO THE COMPANY AT RED BAY, AL., HE WOULD HAVE HIS MECHANICS TO CHECK STEERING OUT.*AK *SLC
Visibility › Windshield
Filed May 8, 2000IN
THE WINDSHIELD HAS POPPED OUT 2 DIFFERENT TIMES, THE OTHER TIME WAS IN MAECH OF 2000. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Feb 11, 1998MA
BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS CAUSED CYLINDER HEAD TO CRACK AND SPEW EXHAUST FLAMES TOWARD PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Dec 24, 1997CA
FUEL PUMP FAILURE.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Dec 19, 1997CA
FUEL PUMP FAILURE.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Dec 17, 1997CA
FUEL PUMP FAILURE.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 16, 1997NY
ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING IN HIGH TEMPERATURES WITH HIGH ALTITUDE.
9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.