FaultScore

1992 Ford F-250 transmission problems

29 of the 149 complaints about the 1992 Ford F-250 are about the transmission — 19% of everything reported for this model year.

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29

Complaints

0

Crashes

1

Fires

1

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Automatic Transmission 11 37.9%
Power Train 3 10.3%
Manual Transmission 3 10.3%
Cooling Unit AND Lines 2 6.9%
Seal 2 6.9%
Column Shift Assembly 2 6.9%
Torque Converter 1 3.4%
Axle Assembly 1 3.4%
Axle Shaft 1 3.4%
Universal Joint 1 3.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain across every Ford F-250 year

1991 12 3.0%
1992 29 7.2%
1993 20 5.0%
1994 27 6.8%
1995 37 9.3%
1996 21 5.3%
1997 37 9.3%
1999 63 15.8%
2000 26 6.5%
2001 30 7.5%
2002 16 4.0%
2003 13 3.3%
2004 12 3.0%
2005 15 3.8%
2008 14 3.5%
2011 13 3.3%
2012 15 3.8%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Grants Pass, OR

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH WILL SLIP DURING OPERATION WHEN PULLING A BOAT OUT OF THE WATER AND ONTO A TRAILER. ALSO, OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES, AND HAS CHANGED COMPUTER CODES SEVERAL TIMES. THESE REPAIRS HAVE FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.

NHTSA complaint #8003162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Grants Pass, OR

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

CLUTCH WILL SLIP DURING OPERATION WHEN PULLING A BOAT OUT OF THE WATER AND ONTO A TRAILER. ALSO, OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES, AND HAS CHANGED COMPUTER CODES SEVERAL TIMES. THESE REPAIRS HAVE FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.

NHTSA complaint #8003162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Burlington, WA

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

BOTH FRONT AXLE U-JOINTS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND ARE FALLING APART. NLM

NHTSA complaint #559389 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Centervill, KS

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY

GEAR SHIFT SHAFT BROKE. NLM

NHTSA complaint #785226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Centervill, KS

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY

GEAR SHIFT SHAFT FAILED WHEN CONSUMER SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS POORLY DESIGNED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #785199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Anchorage, AK

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE CAUSED BY PRE-MATURE TORQUE CONVERTER BUSHING FAILURE, CREATING EXCESSIVE HEAT AND PUMP MELT-DOWN AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #735315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Anchorage, AK

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE CAUSED BY PRE-MATURE TORQUE CONVERTER BUSHING FAILURE, CREATING EXCESSIVE HEAT AND PUMP MELT-DOWN AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #735315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Fort Scott, KS

POWER TRAIN

SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE BAD/MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SPEEDOMETER READING TO BE INACCURATE DUE TO INCORRECT LANGUAGE THAT SPEEDOMETER IS READING, ALSO, DUE TO MALFUNCTIONED SPEEDOMETER, ONE CANNOT DETERMINE THE ACTUAL SPEED TRAVELING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #866287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Stanton, CA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION WILL GO TO NEUTRAL WHILE BEING DRIVEN. USUALLY OCCURS AFTER 30 OR MORE MINUTES OF DRIVING AND UNDER LIGHT OR CRUISE LOAD. AFTER INCIDENT, IT USUALLY DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL NEXT WARM UP CYCLE THE FOLLOWING DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN EVERY FEW MONTHS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS SEVERE WITH 3 CYCLES OF JUMPING TO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO GEAR QUICKLY ONE AFTER THE OTHER FOLLOWING ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE (ABOUT 20 MINUTES) OPERATION WAS NORMAL. WE ARE NOW CONCERNED TOTAL FAILURE IS IMMINENT.

NHTSA complaint #721487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rugby, ND

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

SECOND TIME REVERSE HAS GONE OUT. FIRST TIME HAD AROUND 37000 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA complaint #718616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Claremore, OK

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON DRY GRAVEL. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, STATES THIS HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE. REPAIRWORK TO REPLACE NEW TRANSMISSION TO BE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK.ET.

NHTSA complaint #834269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Reedsport, OR

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING OVERHEATING AND WARPING.

NHTSA complaint #543453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Reedsport, OR

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPEREINCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #831985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hesperia, CA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

NHTSA complaint #781610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Houston, TX

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #831035 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hesperia, CA

POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #530444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Tucson, AZ

POWER TRAIN

OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS.VEHICLE HAS FAULTY TACHOMETER SENSOR WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO DOWN HIFT WITHOUT WARNING TO DRIVER. OWNER ALSO NOTES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. ALSO, OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.

NHTSA complaint #816075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Tucson, AZ

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS.VEHICLE HAS FAULTY TACHOMETER SENSOR WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO DOWN HIFT WITHOUT WARNING TO DRIVER. OWNER ALSO NOTES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. ALSO, OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.

NHTSA complaint #816075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dorchester, MA

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

THE RIGHT BACK WHEEL SEAL IS LEAKING OIL ONTO THE BRAKE, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAUSES THE BRAKES NOT TO GRAB. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.

NHTSA complaint #813647 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cherry Valley, CA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVEN TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #506944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rowlett, TX

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (SIXTH VEHICLE ON 503128, 601417, 601418, 601419, 601420)

NHTSA complaint #601421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Elkridge, MD

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

AXLES SEALS LEAK, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO FAIL FOUR TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #601427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Olalla, WA

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 25MPH, MANUAL SHIFT 5 SPEED, JUMPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHILE DRIVING. TT

NHTSA complaint #978518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Medical LA, WA

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS.

NHTSA complaint #488016 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angeles, CA 1 injured

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY

5-SPD TRANSMISSION; WHILE DRIVING, GEAR SHIFT WILL POP OUT OF GEAR W/GEAR ARM HITTING DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA complaint #972372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

North East, MD

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM BEING REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME BECOMING INOPERATIVE IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA complaint #968980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Phelps, WI

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION JUMPS. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA complaint #966230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hialeah, FL Fire

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

TRANSMISSION NOT EQUIPPED WITH TRANSMISSION COOLER, CAUSING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #482544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bismark, ND

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

THE AXLE BOLT SNAPPED AND THEY FALL OFF. TT

NHTSA complaint #959999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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