Vehicle Data Hub

1994 Ford F Super Duty problems

NHTSA has received 27 complaints about the 1994 Ford F Super Duty, and 26% of them involve brakes. After that come fuel system (19%) and cruise control (15%).

At a glance

Complaints
27 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Brakes 26% of complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

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%.

  • Brakes 26%
  • Fuel system 19%
  • Cruise control 15%
  • Suspension 11%
  • Engine 7%
  • Lighting 7%
  • Exhaust system 4%
  • Tires 4%
  • Transmission 4%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 4%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 86% 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 5th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Ford F Super Duty with enough data (19 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.

Ohio police report. Motorhome was pulling a halfton pickup when the right rear tire blew out (tire information unknown) and caught on fire burning the right side of the motorhome causing damage throughout motorhome interior. Fire department responded to the scene and the fire department extinguished the fire.

May 2002 Fire

When driving vehicle applied brakes, had complete loss of effectiveness; a smell of overheating; could stop vehicle by applying parking emergency brake. Fluid in the brake line had overheated.

October 1996

While driving during hot summer months the vehicle could be moving 50-60 MPH when the vehicle speed would suddenly drop to about 40 MPH then back to 60 MPH. The dealer replaced the transmission and changed the oil and filter every year but failure still occurred. *nlm

Reported at 1,500 miles

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford f super duty. The contact stated that his vehicle should be included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v553000 (electrical system: software) and ford recall number 07s57. He has replaced three cam sensors in his vehicle since it was purchased. The current and failure mileages were 146,000.

Reported at 146,000 miles, May 2005

Other model years of the F Super Duty

Best and worst years for the Ford F Super Duty