1992 FORD F-250 Complaints

ENGINE CYLINDER HAD A SMALL HOLE IN THE CYLINDER SIDE WALL DUE TO LATENT CASTING DEFECT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MJS

EITHER ONE OF THE DUAL FUEL TANKS PUMPS FUEL INTO THE OTHER, SO THAT IT OVERFLOWS AND LEAKS GAS. RECALL REPAIR FAILED; RECALL PARTS WERE REPLACED AND PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *AK

I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT FAILURES SINCE PURCHASING IT NEW. FORD HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPS TO CORRECT BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. IN 92,000 MILES I HAVE HAD EIGHT BELT FAILURES. EACH TIME ALL POWER ASSIST ON BREAKS AND STEERING IS LOST AND BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OR STOP. ON MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY ESTIMATED $800.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD BE A PERMANENT FIX. IN 1995 OR 96 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADVISING ME TO BRING IT IN FOR A SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT PROBLEM. AT THE TIME MY COMPANY HAD ME WORKING ON THE EAST COAST, BY THE TIME I RETURNED HOME IT WAS ABOUT TEN DAYS PAST THE EXPERIATION DATE FOR THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE SERVICE BULLETIN AS DID FORD MOTOR COMPANY. FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO FIX IT. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN VERY LUCKY IN AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT TO DATE BECAUSE OF LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL EACH TIME THE DRIVE BELT BREAKS. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS FORD APPEARS TO BE UNINTERESTED IN CORRECTING THIS KNOWN SAFETY CONTITION. *AK

A MALFUNCTION IN CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP CAUSED A PORTION OF UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO RETURN TO THE SECOND. VEHICLE INCLUDED IN RECALL 93V125000, BUT CONSUMER NEVER NOTIFIED. FORD CLOSED RECALL AUGUST 2, 1994. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD, FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATES AND BOUNCES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S FOR REPAIRS FOUR TO FIVE TIMES, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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. *AK

STEEL PIVOT PIN IN PLASTIC IGNITION LINKAGE FELL OUT. ALLOWED TRUCK TO START BUT NOT SHUT OFF - DSL - ALL ACCESS ON. FINALLY PULLED ALL FUSES TO SHUT OFF

ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICL EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTIONED CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, CAUSING A PORTION OF UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, CAPACITY OF SECOND TANK CAN BE EXCEEDED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION CAN CAUSE A FIRE. CONSUMER LEARNED OF THIS MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER. WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. CONSUMER HAS HAD REPAIRS DONE TWICE AT HIS EXPENSE. CURRENTLY, IT IS REOCCURRING FOR THE THIRD TIME, AND MANUFACTURER STILL REFUSES TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA. *AK

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.

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