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1994 Ford Econoline electrical system problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1994 Ford Econoline9% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Electrical System complaints
9%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 5
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 1) no previous indication was given of any problem. 2) at 3 am on august 8th, 2005, I was awaken by a neighbor, who having smelled smoke, looked out the window and saw my van on fire. The fire was in the engine compartment, in the area of the brake fluid reservoir, this item having burned, as well…

    filed Aug 11, 2005

  • The vehicle was parked on the side of the house. While all the residence were gone for the day, the vehicle mysteriously caught on fire. The fire department was notified. The fire destroyed the engine compartment. The owner contacted the dealer and the manufacturer, and was told that they were not…

    filed Feb 9, 2005

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0340, possible false code. Various models including 1994-1996 ford excursion. *tt

    16480 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 30, 2003
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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.