1992 Ford F-150 Transmission Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD F150. WHILE TOWING A TRAILER AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. OVER THE SPAN OF TWO YEARS, THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED IN THE SAME MANNER AND THE VEHICLES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT STATE EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, BUT POSTULATED THAT WHATEVER WAS CAUSING METAL TO BE IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS THE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ABUSE BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 228,000. UPDATED 4/23/08 *CN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED 4 TIMES.

NHTSA ID

10219902

Incident

Apr 19, 2005

Mileage

75,000 mi

ENGINE DIES AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 10MILES PER HOUR. HAVE JUST REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR IN THE LAST 5 DAYS AND NOW I'M HAVING ALL OF THIS TROUBLE. IS IT TRUE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE REGULATOR ? THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR RATHER THAN SMOOTHLY SHIFTING, ALSO ACTS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO GET INTO TWO OR MORE GEARS AT THE SAME TIME. IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE DO SO. THANKS.*AK

NHTSA ID

765953

CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ROD CONNECTS TO CLUTCH PEDAL WITH PLASTIC BUSHING,THE BUSHING WEARS OUT AND CLUTCH LINKAGE FALLS OFF.IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING YOU ARE UNABLE TO PRESS IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO DISEGAGE THE CLUTCH, THEREFORE YOU ARE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.THIS HAPPENED TO ME BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND KILL ENGINE.VERY POOR SETUP FOR THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.THE COST OF REPAIRS IS ABOUT $150.00 PERFORMING THE REPAIRS MYSELF.*AK

NHTSA ID

724820

Incident

Jul 1, 2000

THE PARKING BRAKE EQULIZER IS A C CHANNEL THAT CONNECTS THE CABLE FROM THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO THE TWO CABLES GOING TO THE REAR WHEELS. I HAVE HAD TWO EQULIZERS FAIL. THE FIRST ONE AT38000 MILES. THE SECOND AT 125000 MILES OR ABOUT 80000 MILES LATER. IN BOTH CASES THE EQULIZER BROKE WHERE THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO THE EQULIZER. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE. THE TRUCK HAS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION. THE NEXT MORNING I FOUND THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T MOVE WHEN RELEASED. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. THE BRAKE CABLE WAS LOOSE AND LAYING ON THE GROUND.THE ONLY THING KEEPING MY TRUCK FROM ROLLING DOWN MY DRIVE WAS THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH TIMES THE EQULIZER FAILED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. I THINK THE EQULIZER SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEAVIER STEEL TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

720265

Incident

Mar 10, 2000

WHEN DRIVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. COMPUTER IS RESPONSABLE FOR THIS. TO RESET THE BATTERY CABLE, IT HAS TO BE UNHOOKED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

858288

FUEL TANK RECALL 93V-125 WAS NEVER FIXED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

550082

THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW. AFTER SIX MOTORS THREE TRANS. FOUR RECALLS, THAT WE KNOW ABOUT, AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE TO FIX, AGAIN, WE HAVE HAD IT!! PLEASE GIVE ANY INFO ON RECALLS THAT I HAVE NOT LISTED,OR ANY RECOURSE WE MAY HAVE. WE DID CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TAYLOR & HODGES BUT THEY WANTED 1,400.00 AS RETAINER. UNFORTUNATELY THE WARRENTY IS UP. THANKS FOR ANY INFO YOU CAN PROVIDE, OR JUST FOR LISTENING.

NHTSA ID

710949

Incident

Apr 27, 1994

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. PRESSURE FROM TRANSMISSION CAUSED TRANSMISSION FUILD TO BLOW OUT ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC ELECTRICAL OVERDRIVE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

835715

AT 30,951 MILES THIS VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE A NEW OIL PAN PUT IN, AND A NEW GAS TANK AS THE OTHER ONE WAS LEAKING WHICH CAN POSE A DANGER ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME JUST BY A SIMPLE CIGARETT TO THE GROUND. I DON'T THINK OIL PANS SHOULD RUST OUT. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD. THEY DID NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH ME FURTHER CLAIMING MY VEHICLE WAS OLD. IN YEARS MAYBE, BUT NOT IN MILEAGE. THE TRANSMISSION LEAK HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AS IT IS EVIDENT THESE ARE INDEED FAULTY PARTS USED BY FORD. HOW CAN AN OIL PAN RUST OUT? A FUEL TANK RUSTING OUT AT THE SAME TIME? ALSO A TRANSMISSION LEAK? I HAVE SENT LETTERS TO NO AVAIL. THEY JUST SAY IT IS BEING FORWARDED. WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO THIS TO US, THE COMSUMERS. WE WILL NOT FEEL SAFE IN ANY FORD VEHICLE. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENDED IF THE OIL PAN DECIDED TO GO WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER DRIVERS. I SHUDDER TO THINK OF A DISASTER THAT COULD HAVE BEEN. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE MYSELF. BUT, CAN YOU HELP ME? SINCERELY, SCOTT WILSON. *AK

NHTSA ID

701409

Incident

Aug 20, 1998

CLUTCH PEDAL IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE CLUTCH.

NHTSA ID

535844

Incident

May 1, 1998

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

NHTSA ID

817418

Incident

Sep 15, 1996

SHIFT INDICATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED.

NHTSA ID

521068

Incident

Jul 1, 1997

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

NHTSA ID

814235

Incident

Jul 15, 1997

WIRING FOR OVERDRIVE ON GEAR SHIFT FAILED.

NHTSA ID

516492

Incident

Sep 1, 1993

THE TRANSMISSION GEARS STICK, MAKING IT HARD TO SWITCH GEARS, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. WHILE ON THE THIRD GEAR, IT MAKES A GRINING NOISE. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION "BLOCKS". *AK

NHTSA ID

809919

Incident

Mar 1, 1996

NOISY BRAKES. TRANSMISSION TAIL SHAFT SEAL LEAKS.

NHTSA ID

511387

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES HARSH REVERSE ENGAGEMENT AND HARSH THIRD GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

509348

Incident

Sep 16, 1996

ENGINE STALLS WHEN TRANSMISSION GEAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE.

NHTSA ID

509032

Incident

Jun 14, 1996

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ABNORMALLY HARD IN LOWER GEARS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.**AK

NHTSA ID

801300

Incident

Jan 15, 1996

STARTED VEHICLE, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. *AK KEY WAS STUCK IN INGNITION, THERE WAS SMOKE FROM DASH STEERING, SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, ALSO OVER IDE LIGHT WAS OUT FUSE WAS BLOWN WHICH WAS ALSO REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID

985433

Incident

Apr 7, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FIFTH VEHICLE ON 503128, 601417, 601418, 601419, 601421) *DH

NHTSA ID

601420

Incident

Apr 3, 1996

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IN GEAR ROLLED BACKWARDS IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. TT

NHTSA ID

977155

Incident

Nov 12, 1995

GEAR SHIFTER SHORTED AND CAUGHT FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID

966934

Incident

Jun 10, 1995

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN CHANGING GEARS TO REVERSE DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID

959720

Incident

Jan 3, 1995

IGNITION OFF WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED FORWARD. TT

NHTSA ID

958987

Incident

Jan 16, 1995