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Our database holds 123 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Ford F-250. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AT SPEEDS 50 TO 70 MPH AND WON'T RESTART SOMETIMES. IT MIGHT RESTART AFTER AN HOUR AND RUN FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND STOP AGAIN AND WON'T START AGAIN TILL NEXT MORNING. IS INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY STOPPING DEAD, LIKE TURNING OFF THE KEY. MECHANIC CANNOT MAKE IT HAPPEN IN SHOP!
DIMMER SWITCH SHUTS OFF ALL THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH DOMINATOR SPORT ATZ TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BELT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 265,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT FUEL TANK WOULD EXTRACT FUEL FROM THE REAR FUEL TANK CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT THE FRONT FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAS WORN OUT AND CAUSE FUEL TO LEAK IN ONE OF THE DUAL FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICE A RECALL FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY (00V424000). HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF HIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAN CAUSE A FIRE WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
1994 F250 SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, CAUGHT ON FIRE, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, TRUCK DESTROYED. *TR
IN AUGUST, 2009, MY FORD TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AND PLUGGED IN TO WARM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT AND I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED WITH THE INTENTION OF GETTING IT REPAIRED. I WROTE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S CLAIMS DEPARTMENT TO INFORM THEM WHAT HAPPENED, INCLUDING PICTURES, AND ADVISED THEM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AVAILABLE TO THEM FOR INSPECTION. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT "INVOLVED IN ANY OPEN RECALLS THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED." IN NOVEMBER, 2009, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE RECALL LETTER DESCRIBES PRECISELY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. IT STATES, IN PART, "FORD CANNOT BE CONFIDENT THAT OVER MANY YEARS IN SERVICE, A SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WILL NOT LEAK BRAKE FLUID, POSING THE RISK OF A FIRE. THIS CONDITION MAY OCCUR EITHER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHEN IT IS BEING OPERATED." AFTER WRITING TO THE FORD CLAIMS DEPARTMENT AGAIN, ASKING FOR A RE-EVALUATION OF THIS PROBLEM, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ME ANY ASSISTANCE. THEY NEVER EXAMINED MY TRUCK, THEREFORE, THEY CANNOT POSSIBLY DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THERE HAS BEEN NO EFFORT ON FORD'S PART TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REMEDY MY SITUATION, YET, I NOW RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE (MARCH, 2010) REGARDING POSSIBILITY OF FIRE TO THIS VEHICLE! *TR
THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME THE PARTS TO FIX IT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEAREST DEALER IS 250 MILES FROM HIS HOME. HE ALSO STATED HE IS A MECHANIC AND CAN PERFORM THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. UPDATED 11/25/09
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. MY EMPLOYER'S BROTHER WAS A MECHANIC FOR A FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME THAT FORD HAD SENT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE ANTI LOCK COMPUTER ON MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLE'S OF THAT MODEL YEAR SAYING THAT IF A VEHICLE CAME IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE TO CHECK THE NUMBER OF THE COMPUTER AND IF IT WAS ANY DIFFERENT THAN ONE CERTAIN NUMBER. TO REPLACE IT WITH OUT THE OWNER KNOWING IT WAS REPLACED. SEEING AS I DO ALL THE WORK ON MY VEHICLE'S MYSELF MY TRUCK NEVER SAW ANY DEALER FOR REPAIRS AS MY 5/60 WARRANTY DID NOT LAST ME MORE THAN 2.5 YEARS. AND THE TRUCK RAN FINE DURING THOSE 2.5 YEARS EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. IS THERE ANY WAY FOR YOU PEOPLE TO CHECK INTO THIS NOTICE TO SEE IF IT IS TRUE? THE RESULT OF THESE CRASHES WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS CAUSED MY INSURANCE RATES TO RISE TO A RIDICULOUS FIGURE. I KNOW IT COULD BE SAID IT IS JUST THE WAY I DRIVE. HOWEVER I HAVE DRIVING MANY A COMPANY VEHICLE IN MY MANY YEARS IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADE. FROM PICKUPS TO DUMP TRUCKS TOWING BULLDOZERS AND NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENTS WITH A COMPANY TRUCK. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F250. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DEEMED IT AS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FOR HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 190,000.
1994 FORD F250 CAUGHT FIRE IN DALLAS TX. ALTERNATOR CONNECTOR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WIRES MELTED, ALTERNATOR CONNECTOR MELTED. TRUCK IS STILL DOWN WIRING HARNESS TO ALTERNATOR NOT AVAILABLE. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR
1. THE VEHICLE'S "CHECK BRAKE" AND "ABS" LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IMMEDIATELY EXAMINED BY A LOCAL SHOP. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS NOTED AS BEING LOW AND THE SYSTEM WAS TOPPED OFF. THE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND REMAINED EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY FOR TWO MONTHS AND OTHERWISE PARKED AT A STORAGE LOT NEAR SPOKANE, WA. 2. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SIX DAYS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE FIRE. A TRAILER PARKED NEXT TO IT ALSO SUFFERED EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. BASED ON BURN AND SMOKE PATTERNS, HE STATED THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER?S SIDE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE BATTERY. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LOCATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05005) MOUNTED ON THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THIS PORTION OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE AFTER THE FIRE BUT SEVERAL OTHER PARTS NEAR THAT AREA SHOWED SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. 3. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. BASED ON THE VIN, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS. A LOCAL DEALER?S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER RECALLS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON SIMILAR VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT FOR SOME REASON THE MANUFACTURER ELECTED NOT TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED HAVING THE PART REPLACED ANYWAYS. THE ADVICE WAS APPRECIATED BUT OBVIOUSLY TOO LATE. A RECALL WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE FIRE, LOSS OF PROPERTY, AND POTENTIAL INJURY/DEATH.*CN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHALL ARRIVED AND FILED A REPORT, WHICH STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. FORD STATED THAT HIS CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 300,000.
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 1995 F250 UNDER HOOD FIRE DEFECT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS 2 OTHER FORD VEHICLES A 1994 FORD F250 AND 1994 FORD F350 THAT DID HAVE UNDER HOOD FIRES, BUT NOT THE 1995 F250 WHICH A RECALL LETTER WAS SENT. *JB
1994 FORD F-250 CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *KB A RECALL WAS RECEIVED IN REFERENCE TO FAULTY SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FOR THE CONSUMER'S 1995 F-250 BUT NOT THE 1994 F-250. *NM
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. *JB
CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT F250 CATCHING ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** UPDATED 11/7/2005 - THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME TYPE OF SWITCH IN HIS FORD F250 THAT IS BEING RECALLED ON THE FORD F150. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE A WIRING DIAGRAM TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT HIS VEHICLE IS SAFE. *NM UPDATED 01/23/06. *JB
I HAVE A 1994 FORD F150 TRUCK, ON MARCH THE 4TH. 2005, AFTER A WIND STORM, I HAULED A LOAD OF TREE LIMBS TO MY BACK PASTURE, AS I WAS UNLOADING THEM FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK I NOTICED SMOKE ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK, BEFORE I COULD MAKE A MOVE TO THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK THERE WERE FLAMES EVERYWHERE (THE GRASS HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE). I ESCAPED DANGER ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS A HEAVY WIND OUT OF THE NW. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALLY BURNED UP, THE ENGINE WAS MELTED INTO A BALL OF METAL, ALL THE GLASS WAS MELTED TO NOTHING, ALL THE PAINT SEATS, TIRES AND DOORS WERE BURNED TO NOTHING, EVEN THE RINO BED IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WAS MELTED TO THE FLOOR OF THE BED. THE ONLY THING LEFT UNBURNED WAS THE TWO BACK TIRES. I HAD JUST DROPPED FULL COVERAGE ON MY TRUCK IN FEB. AFTER I BOUGHT A MOTOR HOME, AS I WAS ONLY PUTTING APPROX. 2000 MILES PER YEAR. ON THE TRUCK. NOW ALL IS FORGOTTEN AND I HAD TAKEN FULL LOSS ON THIS TRUCK UNTIL I RECEIVED THIS RECALL LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR CO. (05S28). WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK WAS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, SO I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. TODAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MICHAEL DIRKSEN, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FORD MOTOR CO., (3136212816) TELLING ME THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CLAIM UNLESS I CAN SOMEHOW GET THIS PILE OF BURNT METAL TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AT MY COST AND HAVE IT REMOVED AT MY COST AFTER THEY SEND SOMEONE DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT AND THEN REMOVE THE TRUCK AT MY COST WHEN THEY ARE THROUGH. JUST SEEMS KIND A FISHY TO ME. ANY IDEAS AS TO WHAT MY RECOURSE SHOULD BE. IT WILL PROBABLY COST ME $400. OR $500. DOLLARS TO GET THE TRUCK TO THEM AS THEY ARE APPROX. 35 MILES AWAY. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE. *JB
DT: CONTACT NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. TOOK THE TIRE OFF, AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO GET THE WARRANTY SERVICE. THEY SENT HIM TO THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER. WHEN THE DEALER TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED AWAY FROM THE TIRE. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN, AND THEY PUT THE CONTACT IN TOUCH WITH THE SAFETY TECHNICIAN. CONTACT FELT THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRE INCREASED BECAUSE HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE SERVICE DEALER PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND CONCLUDED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. *AK
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HYWAY AT 65MPH. THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. THE TIRE DID NOT EVEN GO FLAT. IT DESTROID BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER FENDER. THE TRUCK THAT I WAS DRIVING IS AN 1994 F250 4X4. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T LT245/75R 16
WHILE DRIVING OUR 1994 FORD F250, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS TRUCK WAS USED IN OUR BUSINESS AND WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS ALONG WITH TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED IN OUR BUSINESS. WE REALIZE THIS IS NOT A RECALL YEAR, BUT APARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
FUEL FLOWING FROM FUEL TANK FILLER CAP. 1994 FORD F-250 WITH DUAL FUEL TANKS HAS CONDITION WHICH OVERFILLS TANK AND CAUSES STEADY FUEL FLOW FROM FILLER CAP. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED REPLACING BOTH FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLIES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS CONDITION IN THIS DATABASE, UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE SPREAD THROUGH VARYING CATEGORIES. MANUFACTURER WARRANTED SAME CONDITION FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR (1993) BUT WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO INQUIRIES REGARDING 1994 MODEL YEAR.*AK
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION AND PERFERATION OF BRAKE LINE. NO ACTION TAKEN AT THIS TIME. WAITING FOR RESPONSE AND SUGGESTED ACTION TO BE TAKEN.*AK
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. *AK
THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED PERFORMING POORLY. A LOUD NOTICE FOLLOWED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION. *NM *BF
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