1994 Ford F-150 problems
The 1994 Ford F-150 has 908 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns brakes. After that come fuel system (13%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 908 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 79 and 114
- Injuries and deaths
- 57 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 130,000 miles 164 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 23 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 21 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 18 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 22 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 11 |
| 200k+ miles | 21 |
What the data shows
Among the 164 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 130,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 79 complaints mention a crash; 114 complaints mention a fire; 57 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Ford F-150 with enough data (389 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving 35 MPH a fire started under the hood and then and explosion after 5 min. The consumer suffered a concussion. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
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.
Dt*: the contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire causing minor burn injuries to the contact. The fire was caused by a defect cited in a recall. The vehicle was stranded 75 miles away from the contact's home and the vehicle was not drivable. The dealer was alerted who confirmed there was recall on the vehicle but stated that the recall only applied to repairs or replacement of the speed control.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 ford f-150. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department was contacted and no injuries were reported. The fire department advised the contact that the flames began near the fire wall. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 160,000.