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1992 Ford F-150 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Aug 14, 1998MI

CONSUMER EXPPRIENCING PROBLEM WITH FUEL RUNNING OUT OF FILLER NECK WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 14, 1998LA

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL #93V125000. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 21, 1998MI

OIL PAN RUSTED/LEAKED. (QCAW)

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices
Filed Jul 20, 1998FL

VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED UNDER FOR RECALL FOR FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. FUEL FROM ONE TANK GOES TO THE SECOND TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jul 14, 1998NJ

DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH WHEN FUEL PUMP SHUT VEHICLE DOWN. TOWED TO DEALER & PUMP REPLACED. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN A 2ND TIME DUE TO FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 6 TIMES. DEALERSHIP SENT FUEL PUMP OUT TO BE CHECKED. DID NOT NOTIFY OWNER AS PROMISED. *AK *SLC

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Jul 8, 1998WV

THE ACTUATOR LINKAGE BROKE WHILE DRIVING . DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH .

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 11, 1998IN

OIL PAN LEAKED DUE TO RUST.

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Jun 5, 1998MN

WHEN OWNER TURNED OFF THE TRUCK IT KEPT RUNNING AND HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO CUT VEHICLE OFF.DEALERR CHANGED THE STARTER. *AK FAULTY STARTER CAUSED FIRE, HOWEVER VEHICLE DID NOT BURN UP. *SLC

Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)
Filed May 18, 1998TX

CLUTCH PEDAL IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE CLUTCH.

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed May 14, 1998TX

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO WIRING HARNESS FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 12, 1998CA

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE BRAKING. ALSO REPLACED PADS/ROTORS AND SHOES AND CALIPERS.

Fuel System, Other
Filed May 6, 1998GA

VEHICLE DENIED RECALL SERVICE ON THE FUEL CHECK VALVE WHICH WAS LEAKING DUE TO VIN #.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Apr 14, 1998MN

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OR LETTING VEHICLE IDLE, IT WOULD LEAK FUEL. TOOK TO MECHANIC TWICE & HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED EACH TIME. PRESSURE HAD BUILT UP. MECHANIC HAD TO CONTACT FORD MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS ON FUEL PUMP. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Apr 14, 1998TX

VEHICLE FIRE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank
Filed Apr 9, 1998MI

WHEN THE REAR TANK IS FILLED UP THE FUEL IS TRANSFERRED INTO THE FIRST TANK, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Apr 1, 1998PA

FUEL PUMP FAILED

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Mar 31, 1998CA

FUEL TANK LEAKS WHEN TRANSFERING FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 31, 1998TX

GASKET MATERIAL BETWEEN THE METAL SUPPORTS AND THE GAS TANKS WAS DISSOLVING AND SEEPING OUT.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 27, 1998CA

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY LOCKS UP AND STALLS.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Mar 9, 1998GA

RECALL ON DUEL FUEL TANK SPILLAGE DENIED DUE TO VIN.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Mar 6, 1998NH

RECALL WORK DONE ON THE FUEL TANKS, HOWEVER GAS LEAKS FROM FUEL TANKS.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank
Filed Feb 27, 1998CO

THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK RETURNS TO THE SECOND TANK, EXCEEDING THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Feb 24, 1998MT

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices
Filed Feb 4, 1998KY

FUEL TANK SELECTOR SWITCH FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 29, 1998CA

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE STALLING, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jan 27, 1998GA

TRANSFER FROM ONE FUEL TANK TO THE OTHER FAILED, RECALL WORK DENIED DUE TO VIN.#.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jan 21, 1998FL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FRONT HEADLAMPS WENT OUT. OWNER STATES HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS FAULTY. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Dec 12, 1997TX

FRONT FUEL

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Dec 4, 1997IN

FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING GAS TO ENTER SEPARATE TANK AND OVERFILL .

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices
Filed Nov 24, 1997TN

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#93V12500) IN THE MAIL & CALLED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. HAD NO PROBLEMS IN BEGINNING. VEHICLE REPAIRED 1-11-94. AFTER REPAIRS HAD PROBLEMS. REAR TANK WOULD OVERFLOW FRONT TANK, CAUSING OVERFLOW SPILLAGE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 24, 1997CA

VEHICLE STALLS OCCASIONALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT INTERSECTIONS, ALSO TRUCK JERKS AS THE THROTTLE IS INCREASED OR DECREASED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices
Filed Nov 20, 1997IL

WHEN REAR TANK IS FULL IT OVERFLOWS TO FRONT TANK. OWNER NOTES DEALER STATED VALVE WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Nov 17, 1997TX

ENGINE STALLED THEN CAUGHT FIRE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 31, 1997OH

RECALL 93V125000. HAD RECALL TAKEN CARE OFF IN JAN, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Oct 27, 1997MI

SPARE TIRE RACK IS RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN THE FUEL TANK NEEDING REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE RACK WHICH IS RUSTED, CAUSING THE TANK TO BE CORRODED, FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Oct 22, 1997AR

WHEN DEPRESSING CLUTCH, ON COLD MORNINGS, ALL FLUID LEAKS OUT, TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE IN GEAR, CAUSING TRUCK TO MOVE ON ITS OWN, NEARLY CAUSED CRASH, DEALERSHIP HAS NOT DISCOVERED PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 9, 1997ME

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED/CORRODED, OIL LEAKS THROUGH OIL PAN ONTO GROUND. IF DRIVING SPRAYS ONTO TRUCK, FIRE POTENTIAL; ACCORDING TO DEALER, OIL PAN NEEDS REPLACING. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Crankcase (pcv)
Filed Sep 29, 1997GA

CHECK VALVE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Aug 15, 1997NJ

SHIFT INDICATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Aug 1, 1997SD

HAD PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE; HAD NOTICED SMOKE & LOOKED & FOUND VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CALLED FIRE DEPT., WHO PUT FLAMES OUT. INFORMED LOCATION OF FIRE IN DASHBOARD AREA. A POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SHORT. IT WAS A FORD F150 SUPER CAB. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jul 29, 1997FL

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY, CAUSING A PORTION OF UNUSED FUEL TO ENTER INTO THE SECOND TANK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE. FUEL FILTER IS BEING REPLACED. *AK

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Jul 15, 1997FL

CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE SIX BUSHINGS WITHIN THE LAST 10 DAYS. THE PLASTIC BUSHINGS THAT HOLD THE CLUTCH ROD WHEN APPLIED PRESSURE IS ON THE BUSHINGS, WILL BRAKE, LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNMANAGEABLE BY THE DRIVER. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jul 8, 1997NY

WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE DID START A FEW MOMENTS AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY DEALER OR MECHANIC.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 23, 1997PA

THE ABS LOCKS UP WHEN IN RAIN/SNOW/CAR WASH. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jun 2, 1997MD

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM DEALER, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD CORRECTED THE RECALL. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE OFF THE LOT AND STARTED DRIVING THE FUEL PUMP RIGHT BACK TO THE BACK OF THE TANK ASSEMBLY. RECALL 93 V125 000. CONSUMER STATES THAT RECALL WAS NEVER DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 2, 1997ME

OWNER STATES THAT FRONT FUEL CELLS LEAK, HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER OWNER IS CONCERNED OF POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *AK *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed May 21, 1997KS

DRIVER HEARD WHAT APPEARED AN EXHUAST LEAK, BOTH MANIFOLDS CRACKED IN THE SAME IDENTICAL PLACE DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS DUE TO DETERIORATION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed May 9, 1997NV

EVERY SIX MONTHS PADS AND CALIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices
Filed Apr 23, 1997TN

WHEN SELECTING THE FUEL SELECTOR TO REAR TANK, FUEL STILL SPILLS OUT OF FRONT TANK. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. OWNER IS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Apr 14, 1997PA

CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS TWO CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES WHICH IS CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. *AK

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