1992 Ford F-250 problems
NHTSA has received 149 complaints about the 1992 Ford F-250, and 24% of them involve fuel system. After that come brakes (21%) and transmission (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 149 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 1
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: 6 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Ford F-250 with enough data (66 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.
Emerency parking brake repaired; emergency parking brake would unlatch at various times w/o warning, after emergency brake was set, went to mailbox, heard it unclick, tried to stop it from rolling back into street, vehicle ran over drivers foot and ankle, dealer said "did all they can do" and manufacturer said "not their problem."
5-spd transmission; while driving, gear shift will pop out of gear w/gear arm hitting driver. Please describe details. Tt
While driving smelled odor/ fumes. Consumer pulled off to side of road to see what the problem was. Noticed smoke coming steering column, and vehicle burned up. Dealer has not been contacted.
Tl* the contact owns a 1992 ford f250. The contact stated the emergency brake would not engage. In addition, the odometer gauge was inoperable. The dealer was notified who stated that there was a recall for the failure under NHTSA campaign id number: 94v169001 (parking brake: conventional) however, the vehicle was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,000.
The check valve is bad and gas is transferred to the front tank causing it to spill over. Some f250 from that year are under recall. Why is mine not