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1994 Ford Motor Home problems

Owners have filed 11 complaints about the 1994 Ford Motor Home with NHTSA between 1997 and 2002. The largest single group is the fuel & propulsion. Across this model's run it ranks 6 of 7 worst.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Ford Motor Home All 1994 cars
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FaultScore 19/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Ford Motor Home.

How this is worked out

The numbers

11

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

Complaint volume 31 vs 50 Severity 0 vs 50 Early failure not reported
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 31
Against the median year of the Ford Motor Home. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 0
0% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.

How 1994 compares with every other Ford Motor Home

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1994 Ford Motor Home

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Fuel & Propulsion 3 27.3%
Engine & Cooling 2 18.2%
Equipment & Accessories 1 9.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 9.1%
Suspension 1 9.1%
Body & Structure 1 9.1%
Steering 1 9.1%
Electrical System 1 9.1%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Dec 1997 peak 3 Jul 2002

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

N. Huntingdon, PA

STRUCTURE:BODY

IMPROPERLY INSTALLED ROOF POD FLEW OFF ROOF & DESTROYED UPON IMPACT. DEALER REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY

NHTSA complaint #764574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

N. Huntingdon, PA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

VEHICLE HAS NO GENERATOR. EXPOSED CABLE SHORTED ON PROPANE LINE.

NHTSA complaint #764572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

N. Huntingdon, PA

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS

VEHICLE HAS NO GENERATOR. EXPOSED CABLE SHORTED ON PROPANE LINE.

NHTSA complaint #764572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kennesaw, GA

STEERING

WHILE DRIVING, THE ROAD WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH. VEHICLE HIT A BIG BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH AND THE MOTORHOME BEGAN TO SHIMMY, SHAKE AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. CONSUMER STOPPED AND CHECKED THINGS OUT AND COULD SEE NO DAMAGE. CONTINUED ON AND IN LESS THAN A MILE - A REPEAT OF THE SAME SITUATION. HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT TO ENSURE NOTHING WAS LOOSE AND ALSO HAD AN ALIGNMENT. THE ALIGNMENT PLACE ADDED CASTERS UNDER THE SPRINGS. CONTINUED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,500 TO 4,000 MILES WITHOUT A RECURRENCE. THEN ON JUNE 14, 2002 A RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLENTLY SHIMMYING, SHAKING AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. ON JUNE 17, CHECKED WITH A LOCAL FORD DEALER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND THERE HAD NOT BEEN ONE. FORD SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER DO THE FOLLOWING: CHECK WHEEL BEARINGS TO ENSURE LASH IS OK; REPLACE STEERING SHOCK; CHECK CASTER ANGLE, IF THIS DOSEN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM HAVE A DAVIS TRAC BAR INSTALLED APPROX, 400 DOLLARS. FORD WILL NOT AGREE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THIS. AFTER TALKING TO FORD, CONSUMER CALLED ALLERGO AGAIN AND ADVISED THEM OF FORDS ACTION. THE OWNER (MR TIFFIN) AT ALLERGO CALLED THREE TIMES ON JUNE 17 AND ON THE LAST CALL ADVISED CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK AFTER SPEAKING WITH HIS CONTACT AT FORD. HE ALSO ADVISED IF CONSUMER WOULD BRING THE MOTORHOME TO THE COMPANY AT RED BAY, AL., HE WOULD HAVE HIS MECHANICS TO CHECK STEERING OUT.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #763418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kennesaw, GA

SUSPENSION

WHILE DRIVING, THE ROAD WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH. VEHICLE HIT A BIG BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH AND THE MOTORHOME BEGAN TO SHIMMY, SHAKE AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. CONSUMER STOPPED AND CHECKED THINGS OUT AND COULD SEE NO DAMAGE. CONTINUED ON AND IN LESS THAN A MILE - A REPEAT OF THE SAME SITUATION. HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT TO ENSURE NOTHING WAS LOOSE AND ALSO HAD AN ALIGNMENT. THE ALIGNMENT PLACE ADDED CASTERS UNDER THE SPRINGS. CONTINUED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,500 TO 4,000 MILES WITHOUT A RECURRENCE. THEN ON JUNE 14, 2002 A RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLENTLY SHIMMYING, SHAKING AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. ON JUNE 17, CHECKED WITH A LOCAL FORD DEALER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND THERE HAD NOT BEEN ONE. FORD SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER DO THE FOLLOWING: CHECK WHEEL BEARINGS TO ENSURE LASH IS OK; REPLACE STEERING SHOCK; CHECK CASTER ANGLE, IF THIS DOSEN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM HAVE A DAVIS TRAC BAR INSTALLED APPROX, 400 DOLLARS. FORD WILL NOT AGREE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THIS. AFTER TALKING TO FORD, CONSUMER CALLED ALLERGO AGAIN AND ADVISED THEM OF FORDS ACTION. THE OWNER (MR TIFFIN) AT ALLERGO CALLED THREE TIMES ON JUNE 17 AND ON THE LAST CALL ADVISED CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK AFTER SPEAKING WITH HIS CONTACT AT FORD. HE ALSO ADVISED IF CONSUMER WOULD BRING THE MOTORHOME TO THE COMPANY AT RED BAY, AL., HE WOULD HAVE HIS MECHANICS TO CHECK STEERING OUT.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #763418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Indianapolis, IN

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

THE WINDSHIELD HAS POPPED OUT 2 DIFFERENT TIMES, THE OTHER TIME WAS IN MAECH OF 2000.

NHTSA complaint #722400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Canandaigu, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING IN HIGH TEMPERATURES WITH HIGH ALTITUDE.

NHTSA complaint #524892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Charlemont, MA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS CAUSED CYLINDER HEAD TO CRACK AND SPEW EXHAUST FLAMES TOWARD PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD.

NHTSA complaint #530768 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ridgecrest, CA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

FUEL PUMP FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #527534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ridgecrest, CA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

FUEL PUMP FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #527463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ridgecrest, CA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

FUEL PUMP FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #527441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.