1992 Ford F-350 problems
NHTSA has received 74 complaints about the 1992 Ford F-350, and 20% of them involve brakes. After that come engine (15%) and fuel system (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 74 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 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: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 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 21st most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Ford F-350 with enough data (24 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.
Dual rear tire expolded and severed the rubber fuel fill line to the fuel tanks and immediately set the truck on fire. Truck, trailer and boat all burned.
Tire exploded, causing the gas tank to ignite, and truck to burned completely up, boat that was towed was burned also. Design of the vehicle should provide adequate shield to protect from this occurrance. .
The defective check valve within the fuel pump assembly causes a portion of the unused fuel from one tank to be returned to the second tank. When this occurs, the capacity of the second tank can be exceeded, causing fuel spill. Spilled fuel can result in a fire when exposed to the source of ignition. The consumer contacted the dealer who indicated that the recall had expired and that they would not fix it under the recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 1992 ford f-350. While fueling the vehicle, the fuel was transferring to the rear fuel tank and overflowing. The failure caused fuel to leak out onto the ground. The vehicle was taken to kalispell ford, in kalispell mt 59901, but the recall had expired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 93v125000 (fuel system, gasoline). The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.