1994 Ford F-150 cruise control problems

77 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 1994 Ford F-150, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 77 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 149,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 40
Injuries and deaths: 5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Based on 39 complaints that include mileage. 5% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	1
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	1
60k to 80k miles	2
80k to 100k miles	6
100k to 120k miles	4
120k to 140k miles	4
140k to 160k miles	6
160k to 180k miles	6
180k to 200k miles	3
200k+ miles	6

What the data shows

Of the 39 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 149,000 miles, and 5% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 40 fires, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

Dt: the cruise control switch previously caught on fire. This occurred on august 1, 2005. When this occurred the consumer was able to yank the plug off. This caused the consumer's hand to get slightly burntas well as minimal damage to the vehicle. The fire damaged the cruise control switch, master cylinder, wiring harness, and the reservoir. It also caused brake fluid to leak out of the speed control deactivation switch. Since the fire the dashboard lights have become inoperative.

Reported at 159,680 miles, August 2005 FireInjury

My 1994 ford f150 had engine fire on september 18 2005. On september 20 I received a recall notice from ford on a cruise control switch that causes engine fires. Ford recently sent out 3.8 million notice that included 1994 through 2002 f type trucks. I file a claim with ford asking for replacement value ( $4000) with no luck. Ford sent be a letter that said the defect could not be verified due to the extensive damage to your vehicle.

Reported at 150,000 miles, September 2005 Fire

Cruise control problems in other years

Cruise control problems across all Ford models