1994 Ford F-150 steering problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1994 Ford F-150 — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Jul 29, 2007
“Efod transmission - 3rd one currently installed, along with second control module. Radiator separated at tank side joints causing leaks. Idler and tension pulleys failed. Tires were originally firestones- two high speed blowouts before it became national news. Replaced a/c compressor in first year…”
filed Jun 8, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 F-150 | 3 | 3% |
| 2024 F-150 | 4 | 2% |
| 2023 F-150 | 16 | 4% |
| 2022 F-150 | 9 | 2% |
| 2021 F-150 | 37 | 4% |
| 2020 F-150 | 8 | 1% |
| 2019 F-150 | 21 | 2% |
| 2018 F-150 | 83 | 4% |
| 2017 F-150 | 57 | 4% |
| 2016 F-150 | 62 | 3% |
| 2015 F-150 | 83 | 5% |
| 2014 F-150 | 157 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1994 Ford F-150
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.