WHILE TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, AT APPROX. 45MPH, SUDDENLY REAR WHEELS LOCKED, ON ABS EQUIPPED SYS., DEALERS REPLACED REAR BRAKES TWICE. TT
1992 Ford F-250 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 →
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS A LOUD FRONT END NOISE, VEHICLE GLIDED AND BRAKES GRABBED SUDDENLY, ONCE RSULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/REPLACED PADS/ROTORS. *AK
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM BEING REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME BECOMING INOPERATIVE IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE BELTS BREAK IN THE PULLY, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES. *AK
VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 FAILURES OF THE BELT BREAKING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND OTHER FUNCTIONS.(EA95-012). TT`
THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION JUMPS. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
ENGINE BELT THAT OPERATES STEERING AND BRAKING FUNCTION BROKE 15 TIMES, REPLACE. TT
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. TT
SERPENTINE BELT CONTINUOUSLY FAILS, INTERRUPTING OTHER ENGINE FUNCTIONS. TT
ABS DOES NOT STOP VEHICLE SOON ENOUGH, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO RELEASE PROPERLY PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED (94V-169). *AK
REPLACED REAR BRAKE DRUMS.*AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
TRANSMISSION NOT EQUIPPED WITH TRANSMISSION COOLER, CAUSING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AW
THE AXLE BOLT SNAPPED AND THEY FALL OFF. TT
NO USAGE OF REAR FUEL TANK AND WILL NOT RUN THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT
THE FAN BELT FELL OFF ABOUT TEN TO TWELVE TIMES KEEP TAKING IT BACK TO BE FIX. TT
OTHER PERSON INJURIED. FRAME SYSTEM DESIGNED TO RECIEVE A SNOW PLOW, FRAME ACTS AS A CAN OPENER UPON IMPACT. TT
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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