1994 Ford F-150 Airbags Problems

THE GAS FROM THE FRONT TANK GOES TO THE BACK THING AND THE TRUCK HESITATES AND CUTS OFF. AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING

NHTSA ID

11302394

Incident

Jan 15, 2020

Mileage

385,000 mi

MY DAD NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM SHORTLY BEFORE HE DIED. ONCE I WAS GIVEN IT AS A GIFT BY HIM IN HIS LAST WILL, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ACTIVITY WITH THE LIGHT, "AND" NOW HAVE NO HORN AND THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES FLASH ON AND OFF LIKE THEIR IS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAG CURRENTLY FUNCTIONS OR NOT!

NHTSA ID

11013301

Incident

Sep 10, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START WHEN CRANKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE FAILED AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.

NHTSA ID

10957211

Incident

Feb 13, 2017

Mileage

192,000 mi

1994 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT THAT HAS BEEN BLINKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *SMD

NHTSA ID

10939328

Incident

Jan 2, 2017

AIR BAG FLASHING A CODE AND THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS. LOCAL DEALER REPORTED THE "CLOCK SPRING" HAS FAILED AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR CURRENT RECALL, REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE AROUND $150. DEALER REPORTS THAT THE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. RECENT RESEARCH AT YOUR SITE NOTED OTHER '94 FORDS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WANTED TO ADD TO THOSE REPORTS BECAUSE, LIKE ME, THERE ARE PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH A FLASHING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OR PAID FOR THE REPAIR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A "RECALL" BECAUSE OF SOME DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

10419150

Incident

Jan 6, 1996

Mileage

2,000 mi

3 REPLACEMENTS OF THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF A 1994 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. THE HORN STOPS WORKING AND THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON FOR FAULTY AIRBAG. A FORD TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THE AIRBAG MAY NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IF NOT CORRECTED. CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME PART SEEMS TO INDICATE A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF THE AIRBAG WILL NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10389702

Incident

Dec 10, 2010

GOT INTO OUR 1994 F-150, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON OUR WAY TO TOWN WE FOUND OUT THE HORN WOULDN'T WORK EITHER. WHEN WE GOT HOME LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND 818 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360028

Incident

Oct 9, 2010

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIS SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS, FOREHEAD AND HAD TO HAVE ADJUSTMENTS TO A PACEMAKER. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

NHTSA ID

10359626

Incident

Sep 18, 2010

Mileage

172,000 mi

I HAD MY 1994 FORD F-150 RUNNING AND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO MAKE SURE A DOOR WAS LOCKED AND STARTED TO GET BACK IN THE TRUCK WHEN THE AIR BAG WENT OFF FOR NO REASON.I WAS INJURED AND WENT TO ER AND ENDED UP WITH PART OF MY LEFT EAR TORN OFF AND ABRASIONS AND BURNS ON FACE AND CHEST. ALOT OF PAIN *TR

NHTSA ID

10282977

Incident

Sep 5, 2009

Mileage

128,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSES IT TO ROLL FREELY. SECONDLY, THE BUMPER IS ABNORMALLY LOOSE AND RATTLES. AS A RESULT, THE BUMPER COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THIRDLY, THE SEAT BACK RECLINES SUDDENLY. LASTLY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT INDICATES A FAILURE WITHIN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 93V184000, 94V018000, 94V169001, AND 96E010000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,009. UPDATED 6/2/09 *CN UPDATED 06/04/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10268605

Incident

Jun 13, 1995

Mileage

20,000 mi

INCIDENT DATE 7/24/2007; MILEAGE 158,487. PRODUCT FAILURE OF THE CIRCULAR STEERING SWITCH ON MY 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK. FAILURE OF THIS SWITCH DEACTIVATES THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND THE HORN. TWO PRIOR INCIDENTS OF SAME FAILURE ON 4/4/2001 MILEAGE 105,900 AND AGAIN ON APPROXIMATELY 5/11/2001. THESE FAILURES MAY INDICATE AN SYSTEMIC ISSUE POSSIBLY REQUIRING A VEHICLE RECALL PROGRAM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10197763

Incident

Jul 24, 2007

Mileage

158,475 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED UNDER RECALL #05V38800. AFTER THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE HORN BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT DURING THE INITIAL DISCONNECTING OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, THE BATTERY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED, BUT WASN'T AND THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE HORN ASSEMBLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10157254

Incident

May 11, 2006

Mileage

94,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 93V184000, REGARDING THE AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA ID

10152965

Incident

Mar 17, 2006

Mileage

146,000 mi

SPEED WAS APPROX. 30 MPH, MAKING A BEND WHEN TRUCK WENT STRAIGHT WHICH CAUSED HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO ARM, AND CHEST AREA. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM DUE TO FACT THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED

NHTSA ID

10121037

Incident

Apr 15, 2005

Mileage

30 mi

CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ACTIVATE. NO ACTIVATION LIGHT WHEN ON SWITCH DEPRESSED. ALREADY HAD TO CHANGE OUT THE CLOCKING MECHANISM, COST $300.00+. NOW GET AN INTERMITTENT AIRBAG LIGHT, HORN IS SPORADIC. ALSO ON 3RD TRANSMISSION DUE TO THAT DEFECTIVE EFOD TRANSMISSION. HAVEN'T TOWED ANYTHING. PIECE OF CRAP. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10108093

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

Mileage

85,000 mi

FLASHING AIR BAG,HORN STOPPED WORKING.*AK

NHTSA ID

10102630

Incident

Oct 10, 2004

Mileage

76,000 mi

MY 1994 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS REPORTED BY OTHERS IN THE COMPLAINT DATABASE ON THIS SITE. I HAVE THE INTERMITENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL, AND LOSS OF HORN. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE AIRBAG IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL DUE TO THIS. THERE ARE MANY ENTREES WITH THE SAME BROCKEN CLOCKSPRING AT FAULT. IT WOULD SEEM THAT FORD HAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT CAN COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT FORD SOCKING EVERY OWNER WITH A $250.00 CHARGE FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I ALSO HAVE THE BROCKEN PLASTIC DASH MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH CAUSES EXTREME DASH BOUNCING AT THE SLIGHTES BUMP. I HAVE LOOKED ON LATER MODEL TRUCKS WITH THE SAME DASH AND THE MOUNTING BRACKET IS DIFFERENT, IT WOULD SEEM FORD DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT IN PREVIOUS MODELS. I HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION WILL BE FOLLOWED UP WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND MIGHT CAUSE SOME GOOD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10082702

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *LA

NHTSA ID

10076235

Incident

May 12, 2004

THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, WITH THE VEHICLE ON, WITHOUT WARNING THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

NHTSA ID

10074306

Incident

May 22, 2004

1994 FORD F150 WITH 65,600 MILES. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE CLOCK SPRING IS BAD WHICH DOES CONTROL THE AIRBAG FEATURE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT IF REPLACED BY OWNER ALREADY. I AM AWARE THAT RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER MAKE VEHICLES. I AM ALSO AWARE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE WENT AND HAD THIS PART REPLACED ON THEIR OWN.

NHTSA ID

10066081

Incident

Mar 1, 2004

Mileage

65,600 mi

APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE "CLOCKSPRING" IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE 1994 FORD F-150. WHEN THIS BREAKS, AS IT APPARENTLY OFTEN DOES, THERE IS AN OPEN CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE AIR BAG & THE SENSORS RENDERING THE AIRBAG INOPERABLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER YET, ONLY THE DEALER. I JUST WANTED OTHERS TO KNOW OF THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD. I FOUND A FORUM ON A GOOGLE SEARCH ON MY PROBLEM (1994 FORD F-150 FLASHING A CODE 32). WITH PARTS & LABOR THIS IS GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY $250.00 TO REPAIR. FORD TRUCK ENTHUSIASTS FORUMS SUBJECT: "94 F150 ELECTRICAL TROUBLE" NON-MEMBER "94 F150 ELECTRICAL TROUBLE" I JUST BOUGHT A 1994 FORD F150 EXT. CAB 4X4 AT AN AUCTION FOR 7700. RUNS AND LOOKS GREAT BUT HAS WIRING PROBLEM. NO CRUISE OR HORN, AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS, BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, INT. LIGHT COMES ON DIM WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, NO STEREO, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READS FAR LEFT AT LOW IDLE BUT FINE OTHERWISE. NON-MEMBER 1. "RE: 94 F150 ELECTRICAL TROUBLE" I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU, BUT I FEEL YOUR PAIN. MY AIR BAG LIGHT JUST STARTED FLASHING A CODE 32 (OR 23). MY CRUISE-CONTROL AND HORNS ALSO QUIT WORKING. I'LL LET YOU KNOW SOMETHING WHEN I GET MINE FIXED. GOOD LUCK. NON-MEMBER 3. "RE: 94 F150 ELECTRICAL TROUBLE" I'VE GOT MUCH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 94 LIGHTNING. NO HORN, NO CRUISE, AIR BAG 32 CODE. SOME ONE TOLD ME IT COULD BE THE SLIP RINGS. ANY UPDATES? CLUB FTE MEMBER 5. "RE: 94 F150 ELECTRICAL TROUBLE" NO HORN, CRUISE, AIR BAG LIGHT ON. REPLACE CLOCKSPRING. 7. RE: 94 F150 ELECTRICAL TROUBLE FOR SOME REASON ALL THE TRUCKS WE HAVE OWNED FROM 92 ON UP SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN WITH WIRING. NON-MEMBER 8. "RE: 94 F150 ELECTRICAL TROUBLE" I HAVE THE SAME TRUCK. THE CLOCK SPRING WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MY TRUCK IS GOING ON ITS THIRD CLOCK SPRING. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY ARE HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CLOCK SPRINGS AND THEY ARE SELLING A LOT OF THEM. *LA

NHTSA ID

10046788

Incident

Nov 11, 2003

Mileage

160,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING 50-60 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES , MOSTLY WHEN THE IMPACT SNAPPED HIS NECK BACK. HE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, BECAUSE THE PERSON HE COLLIDED WITH LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10038349

Incident

Sep 5, 2003

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10024855

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB *TS

NHTSA ID

10009653

Incident

Feb 3, 2003

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10006520

Incident

Jan 3, 2003

Mileage

187,000 mi