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1994 Ford Exp Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 21, 2015
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1994 Ford Exp, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Engine233.3%
  • Driver assistance116.7%
  • Electrical116.7%
  • Interior & seats116.7%
  • Transmission116.7%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, HEAVY SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FLAMES BECMAE PRESENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ UPDATED 9/19/2017*CN

NHTSA ID 10677070 · filed Jan 21, 2015

VEHICE VIBRATES AT HIGH SPEEDS, ANTI-VIBRATION KIT INSTALLED.

NHTSA ID 533553 · filed Apr 3, 1998

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

GAS PETAL STUCK WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE.

NHTSA ID 10137436 · filed Sep 23, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN AUTOMOBILE DIED. SHE GOT OUT TO CALL HUSBAND, AND WHEN SHE RETURNED AUTOMOBILE WAS IN FLAMES. WAS TOLD BY FIREMEN THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID 838330 · filed May 21, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Interior & seats

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WELL I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH AND ALL OFF A SUDDEN THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED IN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ROOF AND RUINED THE HOOD ALONG WITH IT IT PULLED THE BUMPER. NO ONE HAD BEEN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR WELL OVER 2 WEEKS AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT ALL OVER AND AS WELL ON THE INTERSTATE SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, I WAS TOLD THAT IT FLEW OPEN BECAUSE IT WAS A FAULTLY HOOD LATCH, I WAS TOLD THAT BY COLLISION CONNECTIONS IN SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS. I ALSO HAVE THE PAPERS HE GAVE ME THAT STATED THAT, BUT I CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON HOOD LATCHES????*JB

NHTSA ID 10141614 · filed Nov 3, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

ON JUNE 8, 2005 MY HUSBAND, DAUGHTER AND I WERE ON VACATION. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A ONE WAY, ONE LANE ROAD IN GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE AT ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE EXPLORER MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND WHEN MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP THE EXPLORER FILLED UP WITH SMOKE ON THE INSIDE. WE GOT OUT AND THEN SAW THAT THE EXPLORER WAS ON FIRE. FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE EXPLORER AND SHOOTING OUT THE GRILL. IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES THE ENTIRE SUV WAS COMPLETELY CONSUMED BY FIRE. WE ASSUMED AT THE TIME THAT THE CAUSE MUST HAVE BEEN A FLUID LEAK SOMEWHERE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICAL SAID THAT THE EXPLORER HAD BURNED SO COMPLETELY THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. SINCE READING SO MANY ARTICLES SINCE JUNE 8 ABOUT FORD EXPLORERS BURNING I CAN NOT HELP BUT WONDER IF MAYBE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SOME FAULTY PART PUT ON THIS EXPLORER WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. THIS WAS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER XLT. IT ALSO MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT THE CRUSE CONTROL. AT TI MES WHEN YOU SET THE CRUSE, THE EXPLORER WOULD SURGE, (SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN) CONSTANTLY. THEN WE WENT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE CRUSE WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THEN ONE DAY, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE SURGING GOT LESS AND LESS. WE COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED IT TO SURGE, THE COMPLETELY STOP WORKING AND THEN MYSTERIOUSLY START WORKING AGAIN. WE WERE VERY VERY LUCK THAT NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, OTHER THAN A MINOR BURN TO MY HUSBANDS HAND. ALL I CAN THINK IS WHAT WOULD THE OUT COME HAVE BEEN HAD WE BEEN ON A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THE EXPLORER HAD BEEN ON FIRE. I WOULD ASSUME SEVERAL MINUTES FOR IT TO FILL WITH SMOKE AS FAST AS IT DID. THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO CORRECT. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS BURNED. THERE WAS ONLY A HULL, FRAME AND 4 SHOVEL FULLS OF ASHES.

NHTSA ID 10125977 · filed Jun 20, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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