We found the following complaints for FORD E-150 (1992)
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This 1992 ford econoline van displays a drivers side air bag warning light on the main instrument panel.
Air bag light is illuminating on the dash due to a malfunction within the system. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Parts has yet to be replaced. Please provide any further details.
Hit another vehicle broadside, air bag did not deploy.
Air bags came on, went in for repair brake light switch wiring harness was rubbing on frame.tt
No deployment of drivers air bag in accident due to location of impact sensor. *dsh
While drivingand with no warning vehicle will stall, and it will be hard forconsumer to control vehicle. Dealer notified.
The contact owns a 1992 ford e150.the contact stated that the wiring harness caused a fire on the passenger side of the vehicle.the automatic transmission was damaged.the ford dealer replaced the switch, but failed to recognize that the wires were faulty.they stated that the switch was on the driver side and the fire began on the passenger side; therefore, the switch was unrelated to the fire.the contact stated that the faulty switch that reached over to the passenger side wires eventually led to the fire.the dealer stated that they would repair the vehicle if given permission by the manufacturer.the contact called the manufacturer and they hung up on him.the purchase date was unknown.the current and failure mileages were approximately 100,000. Updated 3/18/08 the consumer stated their mechanic obtained the damage wires and removed to avoid further damage. The consumer further stated the transmission had already failed and could only be repaired or replaced. Updated 03/18/08
Just parked vehicle & tried locking doors with remote key lock. Doors failed to lock. Checked doors & noticed smoke billowing on inside from dashboard area. Pushed from garage. It bust into flames. Used fire extinquisher & put flames out. Wires had rubbed against steel post under vehicle going over rough, bumpy roads. This caused a spark & then the flames. Will be taking vehicle to dealer.
Underhood fire while parked.dealer and manufacturer have beennotified.
The vehicle overheats, but there is no trace of leakage.the overheating has blown a fuse, causing the cargo lights /the radio and the transmission to malfunction.the manufacturer will be notified.
While driving my 1992 e-150 econoline ford, smoke started coming from vehicle air vents and under dash board.i pulled to side of the road disconnected the battery.with the help and use of passing vehicle that stopped and let me use his cell phone to call the fire dept, by this time my vehicle totally on fire.
As i was watching tv in my house with my son. I noticed some yellow flickering lights through my window shades. I thought there was a tow truck out front. I opened the shade and it was my van on fire.
The contact owned a 1992 ford e150.the engine compartment caught fire while the vehicle was parked.the contact called the fire department, but extinguished the fire before they arrived.she was informed that the fire originated between the headlights and dashboard.a police report was filed.the vehicle was destroyed and the contact received approximately 5-6 recall notices.the current and failure mileages were unknown.
I was traveling home to camden, tn from west frankfort, il with my children on hwy 69.cruise control was engaged. When entering a lower speed zone, i attempted to slow the vehicle, but after attempting to slow the vehicle, upon releasing the brake, the vehicle would increase in speed again and the engine continued to run high.i knew there was a major problem when i was going uphill and the vehicle was increasing in speed relatively quickly.i pressed hard on the brakes, but the brakes were very hard to press.i knew we were in trouble at this point because i had just replaced all four brakes the week before, so i knew the brakes were fine.i shifted the vehicle into neutral, engaged the emergency brake, and managed to pull the vehicle off to the shoulder in front of a bp gas station in murray, ky.i turned off the car, waited about one minute and started it again, but the vehicle was running high, as though the accelerator was stuck.a friend came to help me and we managed to get the vehicle running again and i traveled home the next day. The same thing happened again on 10/14/2011.i was traveling to work with a co-worker and i put the vehicle into cruise (for the first time since the september incident).suddenly, upon trying to slow down to make a right hand turn, the vehicle brakes became very hard to press, the engine ran high, and the speed began to increase.i immediately knew that the same thing was happening as before, so i immediately looked for a safe place to pull over (no good shoulders on a windy country road), put the vehicle in neutral, engaged the emergency brake, stopped and turned off the vehicle.when i turned it back on, it was running high still.i turned it off, shook the accelerator pedal vigorously and the vehicle ran like normal.i have not used the cruise control since and have remained without incident.
The vehicle overheats, but there is no trace of leakage.the overheating has blown a fuse, causing the cargo lights /the radio and the transmission to malfunction.the manufacturer will be notified.
The oil pan is rusting through.
Oilpanrusted through causing an oil leak and a fire onto crossover exhaust pipe.luckily no damage from fire.
Engine oil panhas corroded andrusted through,causing an oil leak in the vehicle. Dealer said oil pan needed to be replaced.
Engine fire.(attorney for client)*skd
When applying the brakes, the vehicle pulls to the right/replaced front brake rotors/ caliper pin, also power steeering belt/engine belts failed, causing engine noise/front end misalignment, resulting in vehicle pulling to the right.
Fuel vent line hose developed cracks. Whentank is full with gasvent line leaks. Ford has not been contacted.
Exhaust manifold broke,fumesstarted coming into vehicle. Manifold has been replaced twice. Contacted ford, and ford stated it was out of warranty.
Air conditioner compressor seal failed, also coupling lines rubbed through by the springs, causing a/c failure.*skd
Brake lights and hazard lights went out. Mechanic found burnt out switch in steering column for hazard light. System. Replaced. (friday may 1, 09)saturday afternoon 5-02-09 van sitting in drive, had not been driven since prior day, a burst of smoke and some flames came out from under the hood. Then it stopped.called dealer first thing monday morning 5-04 to see if could bring in for recalled wiring harness and cc switch to be replaced.when got there brake and abs light on dash also came on.dealer supposedly has replaced the defected parts and lights on dash went out. ( may 4, 09.)i had contacted the dealer repeatedly in the past few years about this recall and was put off each time with no parts, too busy, when asked if they could simply disconnect the unit, i was told no. Not until i had a fire did they offer to get her in and replace the parts. And then they said they may not replace both, only the harness, which i was never notified about in the recall. Only the switch.1992 ford e150 econoline vanthey would not give me the old parts said they had to send back to the company.i hope this solves the problem i do not know yet but they refuse to handle anything else only the recalled items.
Noticied bad gas mileage and fuel smell.consumer contacted dealer.
Fuel pump hose has a leak,causing vehicleto carry fumes inside . Window has to be let down. Has not been to dealer.
Gasoline leak due to captains chair bolt being driven into tank, causinghole.
1992 ford e-150 van vehicle is stored winters with sta-bil in the gasoline, seldom driven and only has 37k miles on it. The flexible rubber fuel hose between the metal gas tank filler neck where you put the gasoline in and the nipple on the gas tank developed multiple cracks and would leak gas when re-fueling the vehicle. The hose itself still has the oem numbers on it. F2ua-9034-af. I replaced the hose with aftermarket 1.5" fuel filler hose from a napa auto parts for less than $15 as ford has superseded f2ua-9034-af with an assembly at a cost of $218. Old hose is available.
Fuel injection truck stalls when turn the corner or stopping at light almost cause an accident.tt
Air conditioningblower switchshorted out and overheated, causing an electrical short and wiring harness to burn, resultingin a fire.
While vehicle is parked on hill, gas would leak out of fuel filler.
While fueling the vehicle, fuel began leaking on ground from fuel tank/filler area. Leak stopped when fueling was discontinued. Took vehicle to repair shop and they found split approximately 3 inches long in rubber fill hose which is part of the fuel filler neck assembly had to replace this assembly (at 134,088 miles) . Had replaced this assembly previously at about 90,000 miles to cure a strong fuel odor complaint. This fuel hose should last for the life of the vehicle. It's failure might result in fire hazard, personal injury or death. *la
Emergency brake has gone out twice, will not set.tt
When depressed, parking brake would not engage.
The contact owns a 1992 ford e150.the contact stated that the wiring harness caused a fire on the passenger side of the vehicle.the automatic transmission was damaged.the ford dealer replaced the switch, but failed to recognize that the wires were faulty.they stated that the switch was on the driver side and the fire began on the passenger side; therefore, the switch was unrelated to the fire.the contact stated that the faulty switch that reached over to the passenger side wires eventually led to the fire.the dealer stated that they would repair the vehicle if given permission by the manufacturer.the contact called the manufacturer and they hung up on him.the purchase date was unknown.the current and failure mileages were approximately 100,000. Updated 3/18/08 the consumer stated their mechanic obtained the damage wires and removed to avoid further damage. The consumer further stated the transmission had already failed and could only be repaired or replaced. Updated 03/18/08
Bell housing for automatic transmissionhas cracked. Transmission is shifting fine.however, problemis withtorque converter.consumer was informed that transmission could drop out ofvehicle with a cracked housing.please provide any additional information/attachments.
Transmission failed twice. *sd
Line that carries transmission fluid to/from automatic transmission to radiator/transmission fluid cooler were placed over a wire bundle wrapped with a hard rubber wrap. After 13 years/93k miles, this constant contact/rubbing between the wrapped wire bundle and the automatic transmission fluid line resulted in a hole wearing in the atf line, and subsequent loss of transmission fluid.only because this failure was detected early was a catastrophic loss of atf fluid and failure of the transmission averted. Without early detection, severe loss of atf fluid would occur, with subsequent failure of the automatic transmission.this failure could leave the vehicle in a hazardous position, since it could occur without warning.
Vehicle would not start.gear indicator in park position, mechanic used a remote start switch to crank.upon cranking, vehicle began to move backwards. Driver and mechanic were standing beside vehicle.the opened door knocked driver down and vehicle rolled over her.both thought the vehicle was in park.
Transmission jumped out of park gear, accelerated backwards, striking driver as he was walking away from vehicle.
Bell housing for automatic transmissionhas cracked. Transmission is shifting fine.however, problemis withtorque converter.consumer was informed that transmission could drop out ofvehicle with a cracked housing.please provide any additional information/attachments.
Driver's seat mounted wrong, causing seat to rock.
Rear captains chair fails to go back in position, alsochair is hard to take out.
Passenger's seat adjustment knob comes off.
Wiring for driver's power seat incorrectly routed, allowing seat springs to cut into wiring shorting, resulting in fire.
I was traveling home to camden, tn from west frankfort, il with my children on hwy 69.cruise control was engaged. When entering a lower speed zone, i attempted to slow the vehicle, but after attempting to slow the vehicle, upon releasing the brake, the vehicle would increase in speed again and the engine continued to run high.i knew there was a major problem when i was going uphill and the vehicle was increasing in speed relatively quickly.i pressed hard on the brakes, but the brakes were very hard to press.i knew we were in trouble at this point because i had just replaced all four brakes the week before, so i knew the brakes were fine.i shifted the vehicle into neutral, engaged the emergency brake, and managed to pull the vehicle off to the shoulder in front of a bp gas station in murray, ky.i turned off the car, waited about one minute and started it again, but the vehicle was running high, as though the accelerator was stuck.a friend came to help me and we managed to get the vehicle running again and i traveled home the next day. The same thing happened again on 10/14/2011.i was traveling to work with a co-worker and i put the vehicle into cruise (for the first time since the september incident).suddenly, upon trying to slow down to make a right hand turn, the vehicle brakes became very hard to press, the engine ran high, and the speed began to increase.i immediately knew that the same thing was happening as before, so i immediately looked for a safe place to pull over (no good shoulders on a windy country road), put the vehicle in neutral, engaged the emergency brake, stopped and turned off the vehicle.when i turned it back on, it was running high still.i turned it off, shook the accelerator pedal vigorously and the vehicle ran like normal.i have not used the cruise control since and have remained without incident.
Rear abs brakes fade quickly resulting loss of brakes. Please describe details.tt
While driving at 45 to 50 mph appliedbrakes which were hard, locked up.there was a loud noise coming from the brakes. Brake pads had to to bechanged due to premature wearing of brake pads and rotors.vehicle has been inshop off and on about 12 times.
While driving at 45 to 50 mph appliedbrakes which were hard, locked up.there was a loud noise coming from the brakes. Brake pads had to to bechanged due to premature wearing of brake pads and rotors.vehicle has been inshop off and on about 12 times.
Whenbrakes are applied on wet pavementfront brakes locks up, causing extended stopping distance. Vehicle slidwhich has nearly caused collisions to occur ,cause unknown.please give any further details.
When applying the brakes, the vehicle pulls to the right/replaced front brake rotors/ caliper pin, also power steeering belt/engine belts failed, causing engine noise/front end misalignment, resulting in vehicle pulling to the right.
The brakes filled with water cracking the brake pads and decreasing braking ability. Dealer replaced pads before problem reoccurred.
When applying the brakes, the vehicle pulls to the right/replaced front brake rotors/ caliper pin, also power steeering belt/engine belts failed, causing engine noise/front end misalignment, resulting in vehicle pulling to the right.
Loss of steering control.
Alleged loss of steering control failure
Steering column locks up.
When applying the brakes, the vehicle pulls to the right/replaced front brake rotors/ caliper pin, also power steeering belt/engine belts failed, causing engine noise/front end misalignment, resulting in vehicle pulling to the right.
Sun visors difficult to pull down.
Fire started in the door, appeared to be electrical
Driver's armrest broke.
Rear door handle will not open to letconsumer out from outside. But let out from inside. Had it repaired. Now side door won't letout from outside, but let in from inside. The handle is catching mechanism is not catching properly. Taking vehicle back to dealer.
On both sides of the vehicle, there are cracks in the steel frame.dealer have looked at the problem, and stated that the cracks were normal.
When applying the brakes, the vehicle pulls to the right/replaced front brake rotors/ caliper pin, also power steeering belt/engine belts failed, causing engine noise/front end misalignment, resulting in vehicle pulling to the right.
Vehicle handles poorly due to incorrect shocks and tires used on vehicle. *skd
Lower ball joints failed 4 times.
Upper ball joints failed four times.
Upper ball joints failed four times.
Orginial tires purchased 10/13/98, from then until 10/31/00 tires were checked on six different times because of vibration. Each time the tires were either rotated, balanced or shocks checked. Then on 10/30 /00 the left rear tire lost a chunk of the tire with no injury or accident, but when it was taken in to raplace the tire, i was told that the other tires were separating and needed replacing. (dot number: vdhlw02208tiresize: d235175r15)
Three of these tires have been replaced by sears due to tread separaton.( dot number: tire size: 235 75r 15 )
Tire fell off causing damage to vehicle. (ohio traffic crash report).
1992 ford e-150 was refused recall repair.customer states that the dealer refused to do the recall repair on there vehicle.customer states the recall is serious, if it is not fixed it could result in a underhood fire.recall # 07v336000.
Driving vehicle with cruise control, vehicle went into the open throttle position, cruise control would not disengage to stop vehicle, turned ignition off.
Cruise control failed due to wirres around brake switch connection had been rubbing against rear a/c freon lines.
The contact owns a 1992 ford e150.the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) and ford recall number 05s28.she notified the dealer and ford motor company on numerous occasions; however, the parts are still unavailable.the contact was unsure if the deactivation switch had been disconnected.while driving at an unknown speed, the cruise control would not release, causing the contact to crash into a campground.she suffered a stroke due to the crash.ford motor company has not offered any assistance.the purchase date, powertrain, and failure mileage were unknown.the current mileage was 100,000.
Brake lights and hazard lights went out. Mechanic found burnt out switch in steering column for hazard light. System. Replaced. (friday may 1, 09)saturday afternoon 5-02-09 van sitting in drive, had not been driven since prior day, a burst of smoke and some flames came out from under the hood. Then it stopped.called dealer first thing monday morning 5-04 to see if could bring in for recalled wiring harness and cc switch to be replaced.when got there brake and abs light on dash also came on.dealer supposedly has replaced the defected parts and lights on dash went out. ( may 4, 09.)i had contacted the dealer repeatedly in the past few years about this recall and was put off each time with no parts, too busy, when asked if they could simply disconnect the unit, i was told no. Not until i had a fire did they offer to get her in and replace the parts. And then they said they may not replace both, only the harness, which i was never notified about in the recall. Only the switch.1992 ford e150 econoline vanthey would not give me the old parts said they had to send back to the company.i hope this solves the problem i do not know yet but they refuse to handle anything else only the recalled items.
I was traveling home to camden, tn from west frankfort, il with my children on hwy 69.cruise control was engaged. When entering a lower speed zone, i attempted to slow the vehicle, but after attempting to slow the vehicle, upon releasing the brake, the vehicle would increase in speed again and the engine continued to run high.i knew there was a major problem when i was going uphill and the vehicle was increasing in speed relatively quickly.i pressed hard on the brakes, but the brakes were very hard to press.i knew we were in trouble at this point because i had just replaced all four brakes the week before, so i knew the brakes were fine.i shifted the vehicle into neutral, engaged the emergency brake, and managed to pull the vehicle off to the shoulder in front of a bp gas station in murray, ky.i turned off the car, waited about one minute and started it again, but the vehicle was running high, as though the accelerator was stuck.a friend came to help me and we managed to get the vehicle running again and i traveled home the next day. The same thing happened again on 10/14/2011.i was traveling to work with a co-worker and i put the vehicle into cruise (for the first time since the september incident).suddenly, upon trying to slow down to make a right hand turn, the vehicle brakes became very hard to press, the engine ran high, and the speed began to increase.i immediately knew that the same thing was happening as before, so i immediately looked for a safe place to pull over (no good shoulders on a windy country road), put the vehicle in neutral, engaged the emergency brake, stopped and turned off the vehicle.when i turned it back on, it was running high still.i turned it off, shook the accelerator pedal vigorously and the vehicle ran like normal.i have not used the cruise control since and have remained without incident.
While pulling, into a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The driver had both feet on the brake pedal. The vehicle continue to accelerated.the driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle. The driver would contact a dealer with in the week. Please fill in additional information.
Vehicle cruise control stays on when it should shut off.*la
The contact owns a 1992 ford e150.the contact received a recall notice for ford recall number 05s28, which related to the vehicle speed control: cruise control.the parts for the recall repair are unavailable.the speed control has not been disconnected.there had been no failure to date.the recall number was unknown.the current mileage was 141,000.
This is a design problem relating to all vans with rear heaters manufactured from 1991 to the present. The tubing leading to the rear heater has rusted out on all 18 of our fleet vans. Without close inspection, tube could rust completely through, causing loss of engine coolant. The tubes run under the body of the van and through the rear wheel well, where they are exposed to road salt and other environmental conditions. Our newest van has only 12,000 miles and is already showing signs of rust.
Right front wheel came off causing damage to vehicle. (ohio traffic crash report).
Lug nuts on vehicle were over tightened and broke off.the consumer also noticed that one of the tires was leaning forward and the remaining 2 lug nuts were cracked.
While driving, rear left wheel came off, lug nuts sheared off.tt
While driving vehicle the right rear lugs: nuts broke, causing wheel to fall off. Owner is very concerned for safety.
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