Total Complaints
4 filings
Ford Expedition · model year
1994 Ford Expedition
4 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 4
- Recalls
- 0
The verdict
The 1994 Ford Expedition posts top-quartile complaint standing among its own model-year siblings.
- Top 12%
- fewest complaints, own model years
- 0
- recall campaigns
The 1994FordExpedition carries 4 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1994 Expedition is tires with 1 filings, followed by electrical system (1) and steering:hydraulic power assist system (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 4 investigation files overlapping the 1994 Expedition. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
4
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
1994 Ford Expedition
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| TIRES | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20170225ENGINE
THE PLUG IS BLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE. TODAY IS FEB. 25TH, 2017 AND I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED AT A SHOP BEFORE. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY THE 2ND OF JANUARY 2017.
Mileage: 163,835
20040420STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH UP HILL CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 94,000
20031020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SPARK PLUG SFAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED VEHICLE LOST COMPRESSION, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.*AK
Mileage: 76,003
20010313TIRES
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IT WOULD VIBRATE. AT DEALERSHIP HAD TIRES CHANGED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. BACK AT DEALER WAS INFORMED TIRES NEEDED ROTATION. RECALL CAME OUT, AND ALL TIRES WERE EXCHANGED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MECHANIC INDICATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW FROM MANUFACTURER.*AK
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1994 Ford Expedition have?▼
The 1994 Ford Expedition has 4 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1994 Ford Expedition?▼
The most-complained component for the 1994 Ford Expedition is TIRES with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM.
Is the 1994 Ford Expedition safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1994 Ford Expedition; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.