1992 Ford E-150 problems
NHTSA has received 86 complaints about the 1992 Ford E-150, and 12% of them involve brakes. Next are engine (12%) and cruise control (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 86 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 12% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 100,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 13 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Ford E-150 with enough data (31 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle would not start. Gear indicator in park position, mechanic used a remote start switch to crank. Upon cranking, vehicle began to move backwards. Driver and mechanic were standing beside vehicle. The opened door knocked driver down and vehicle rolled over her. Both thought the vehicle was in park.
Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford e150. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) and ford recall number 05s28. She notified the dealer and ford motor company on numerous occasions; however, the parts are still unavailable. The contact was unsure if the deactivation switch had been disconnected. While driving at an unknown speed, the cruise control would not release, causing the contact to crash into a campground. She suffered a stroke due to the crash.
Air conditioning blower switch shorted out and overheated, causing an electrical short and wiring harness to burn, resulting in a fire.
Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford e150. The contact stated that the wiring harness caused a fire on the passenger side of the vehicle. The automatic transmission was damaged. The ford dealer replaced the switch, but failed to recognize that the wires were faulty. They stated that the switch was on the driver side and the fire began on the passenger side; therefore, the switch was unrelated to the fire. The contact stated that the faulty switch that reached over to the passenger side wires eventually LED to the fire.
On both sides of the vehicle, there are cracks in the steel frame. Dealer have looked at the problem, and stated that the cracks were normal.