1994 FORD F-150 Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator Problems

10 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator Issues in the 1994 FORD F-150

10 electrical systemalternatorgeneratorregulator complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1994 FORD F-150. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 7 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator Complaints

#10057941 | February 11, 2004 Fire

THE OUTPUT WIRES TO THE ALTERNATOR GROUNDED OUT AGAINST THE AIR PUMP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

#10029205 | July 25, 2003

I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ON MY F150 FIVE TIMES IN FIVE YEARS. TWICE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR ON THE BACK OF THE ALTERNATOR WAS MELTED. I BOUGHT MY CURRENT ALTENATOR AT NAPA WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAD TO CUT MY FACTORY ORIGINAL PLUG OFF THE HARNESS AND SPLICE IN THE WIRES FROM THE NEW ALTERNATOR. SO FAR SO GOOD, BUT THEY ALWAYS LAST ABOUT A YEAR ANYWAY. I THINK THEY FAIL BECAUSE OF THE EXCESS HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THERE IS OLNY A COUPLE OF INCHES BETWEEN THE TWO. I PLAN TO BUILD A SHIELD TO REFLECT THE HEAT AWAY FROM THE ALTERNATOR AND WIRING. *AK

#746135 | June 1, 2001 Fire

ALTERNATOR PIGTAIL PLUG IS NON HEAT RESISTANT THEREFORE SPONTANIOUSLY COMBUSTS. ACCORDING TO AUTO PARTS DEALERS AND DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO BEAR THIS OUT THAT FORD HAS A CONSISTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS PLUG. NAPA AUTO PARTS WILL NOT WARRANTY ALTERNATORS WITHOUT SWITCHING THIS PLUG IN CERTAIN FORDS. SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A SILENT HAZARD HERE. *AK

#725761 | August 22, 2000 Fire

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#854060 | January 22, 2000 Fire

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR READING LOW. ALSO, SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AROUND THE ALTERNATOR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

#706944 | May 28, 1999 Fire

IVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR BOX,THE CLUTCH,AND TWO ALTENATORS IN WHICH ONE ENDED IN A FIRE WHICH COST A CONSIDERABLE ABOUT OF DAMAGE,THE PARTS STORE HAD TOLD ME THAT FORD WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE CONSUMER WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THIS ,IN THE END RESULTS IT ALMOST BURNED MY VEHICLE UP. *AK

#540830 | September 14, 1998 Fire

ALTERNATOR WIRING FAILURE.

#780528 | September 10, 1998

SHORT IN WIRE TO ALTERNATOR BURNED ALTERNATOR & WIRES.

#814297 | July 17, 1997 Fire

VEHICLE IDLING AT DRIVE THRU; SMELLED FUNNY ODOR, LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES; PULLED OUT OF LINE & TURNED VEHICLE OFF; LIFTED HOOD & NOTICE ALTERNATOR & WIRES IN FLAMES; GOT FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM MCDONALD'S & PUT FLAMES OUT. GOT WIRES FROM DEALER & ALTERNATOR FROM PARTS STORE & REPLACED THEM; STILL HAVE OLD PARTS.

#807141 | January 6, 1997

THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED SIX TIMES, TWICE IT CAUSED OA FIRE DUE TO BURNED WIRE. *AK

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