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1994 Ford Ford Truck Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 May 2, 2004
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.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 9, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Ford Ford Truck. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–15 of 15

Fuel system
Filed May 2, 2004

FRONT GAS TANK LEAKING, AND REAR GAS TANK LEAKING. *AK

NHTSA ID
10068179
Incident
Apr 18, 2004
Mileage
52,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 25, 2002

BOTH GAS TANKS HAVE RUSTED OUT , THE REAR TANK I COUND NOT FIX BECAUSE IT IS SO HARD TO GET TO THE FRONT TANK I WAS ABLE TO USE A TANK REPAIR KIT . I AM ONE OF MANY THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS. THIS TRUCK IS IN PERFECT SHAPE INSIDE AND OUT .IT IS USED ON THE ROAD .A TOTAL OF 74 MILES PER DAY. ALL BEING LOW SALT AREAS. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TANKS. I LIVED IN NORTHERN MAINE FOR MOST OF MY LIFE AND NEVER DID I SEE A GAS TANK RUST OUT . IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE TRUCK I WOULD BE A HAPPY CAMPER.8JB

NHTSA ID
764729
Incident
Jan 23, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Aug 7, 2001

FORD HAS A RECALL(93S68) TO REPAIR THIS ON MY 1990 TRUCK. MY 1994 TRUCK ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT HAS THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM. THE 1990 TRUCK NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM. FORD WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO SAFETY NOTICE FROM THE GOVT FOR THE '94 MODEL YEAR. HOW DO I GET FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM?*AK

NHTSA ID
750017
Incident
Jul 15, 2001
Engine
Filed Aug 7, 2001

THE OIL PAN STARTED DRIPPING OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY. WENT TO GARAGE AND ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR OIL PAN TO BECOME POROUS AND THE GARAGE MECHANIC STATED THAT MOST FORDS AND MERCURYS OF YEAR 1994 HAVE DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE FORD COMPANY HASN'T ISSUED ANY RECALL BUT HAS DRPPPED THE PRICE OF AN OIL PAN. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WITH LABOR WAS $527.05. NOW I FIND THAT MY GAS TANKS ARE LEAKING AND AGAIN WENT BACK TO THE GARAGE AND THEY STATED THAT YEAR 1994 AGAIN, HAD PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANKS LEAKING AND BECOMING POROUS. I HAVE ORDERED NEW TANKS AS THE REAR TANK IS LEAKING OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND THE SADDLE TANK IN FRONT IS NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND BOTH ARE A DANGER FOR EXPLOSION. WHY ISN'T FORD STANDING BEHIND ITS PRODUCT AS THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS EXCESIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID
750013
Incident
Apr 17, 2001
Powertrain (other)Transmission
Filed May 11, 2001

TRANSMISSION REBUILT MULTIPLE TIMES. TROUBLE CAUSING PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN IN DRIVESHAFT. TOO LONG AND TOO HEAVY,GOES OUT OF BALANCE CAUSING IMPROPER WEAR ON TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID
745208
Incident
Mar 22, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 16, 2000

ONE OF THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES BLEWOUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, 2 FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL CRACKING (R4S LT 215/85R16MS). NLM

NHTSA ID
556258
Incident
Oct 16, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 30, 2000
2 injuries reported

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER TO THE SHOULDER, THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT BACK ONTO THE ROAD AND OVERTURNED FOUR COMPLETE TIMES COMING TO FINAL REST ON ITS ROOF, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VNHL1M0343, LEFT REAR). NLM

NHTSA ID
555027
Incident
Feb 21, 1999
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 30, 2000
3 injuries reported

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND WENT INTO A COUNTER CLOCKWISE SPIN, BOTH RIGHT SIDE TIRE RIMS DUG INTO THE ASPHALT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER 3 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, DURING THE ROLLOVER THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER WAS EJECTED, ALL THREE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VNHL1M0, LEFT REAR). NLM

NHTSA ID
554989
Incident
Jun 20, 1997
Steering
Filed Sep 19, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
731914
Incident
Sep 18, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 29, 1999
1 injury reported

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION. MJS

NHTSA ID
546454
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed May 6, 1999

FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP ABS LIGHT STAYS ON (CLASS C) MOTORHOME

NHTSA ID
706293
Incident
May 2, 1999
Engine
Filed Oct 13, 1998

THE FLYWHEEL HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES.

NHTSA ID
780842
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 14, 1997

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
525550
Incident
Sep 11, 1995
Transmission
Filed May 16, 1995

CLUTCH/SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURE. *AW

NHTSA ID
486311
Incident
Dec 1, 1994
Visibility
Filed Jan 9, 1995

INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR CONTINUOUSLY FALLS OFF DUE TO FAILURE OF GLUE TO HOLD *SKD

NHTSA ID
477827
Incident
Jan 9, 1995

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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