1992 Ford E-250 problems
The 1992 Ford E-250 has 30 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns suspension. Next are brakes (20%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Ford E-250 with enough data (20 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40 MPH down a hill, the brakes failed to slow or stop the vehicle. The vehicle slid sideways as the contact turned to avoid hitting the building across the intersection, impacting the curb, causing the vehicle to roll five times before coming to a stop. Both parties were injured. The first received minor cuts to both legs and a laceration to the right arm requiring stitches as well as whiplash and a concussion.
While driving down the freewaythe hood flew open and shattered the windshield the windsheild was 3 inches from the steering wheel when inspecting the hood I found that the metal that the hood catch grabs on to tore out I own 3 92 ford van 1 e 150 and 2 e 250 I checked the hoods on them ,and found that they to are ready to brake to the sheet metal they use cracks.
When consumer parked vehicle after driving from work to home, somebody told him that vehicle was on fire, acording to fire department. Fire had started in the engine compartment.
Shortly after delivery of my 1992 e250 (ca), when making slow sharp turns forward the rear-end would "chatter". Dealer loosened differential and chatter stopped, but now it rumbled when de-accelerating. Took back and they tightened - chatter returned, took back and they loosened it somewhat - less rumble but it was ok. Now at 62,000 miles it is rumbling a lot more when deaccelerating and also whenever transmission shifts to a higher gear - sometimes a lot.
Noticed gasoline dripping on ground while filing tank. Then it continued to drip when parked. Investigated the filler tube and it was cracked. Replaced the tube. It appeared the original tube was too short and a stress crack resulted. *nlm