1994 Ford F-250 problems
NHTSA has received 156 complaints about the 1994 Ford F-250, and 22% of them involve brakes. After that come engine (13%) and suspension (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 156 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 28
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 115,000 miles 24 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 24 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 115,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 28 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% 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 14th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Ford F-250 with enough data (90 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
I owned a 1994 ford f-250 4x4 and from day one the braking system had a problem. When the anti-lock braking system would activate instead of working the way it was suppose to the brake petal would just bottom out and that would result in failure to stop the truck. The result of which caused more than a few crashes with the truck.
Electrical short, the wiring harness connecting the head lights overheated, causing a dash fire. Headlight switch failure responsible for harness catching on fire.
Recall 05v017000 concerning speed control deactivation. While driving 35-40 MPH consumer smelled smoke coming from under the hood. Consumer pulled the vehicle off the road, opened the hood, and noticed the fire near the A/C unit areas. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire.
1994 f250 while traveling on the freeway for a period of 2 hrs. The engine suddenly busted into flames. The truck completely burned down even though there were attempts to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher.