U.S. public vehicle records

1992 Ford E-150 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

43 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

100,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1992 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 11 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 7 of 43 complaints (16.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	9	20.9%
Electrical and battery issues	5	11.6%
Transmission and shifting	4	9.3%
Engine operation	2	4.7%
Fuel system concerns	2	4.7%
Steering behavior	1	2.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Vehicle Speed Control

Engine And Engine Cooling

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Air Bags:Frontal

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly:Filler Pipe And Cap

Structure:Body:Door

Suspension:Front

Tires

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Vehicle Speed Control	7
Engine And Engine Cooling	3
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	3
Air Bags:Frontal	2
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly:Filler Pipe And Cap	2
Structure:Body:Door	2
Suspension:Front	2
Tires	2

Vehicle Speed Control: 7; Engine And Engine Cooling: 3; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 3; Air Bags:Frontal: 2; Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly:Filler Pipe And Cap: 2; Structure:Body:Door: 2; Suspension:Front: 2; Tires: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 2; 100,000 to 149,999: 5; 150,000 and above: 1

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (5). 32 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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1995: 8; 1996: 7; 2000: 2; 2001: 4; 2002: 3; 2003: 4; 2004: 2; 2005: 3; 2007: 1; 2008: 5; 2009: 1; 2010: 1; 2011: 1; 2017: 1

Pattern summary

Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 9 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 5 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10073986 · 2004-05-20 (May 20, 2004)

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.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10073986 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10127254 · 2005-07-01 (July 1, 2005)

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MILESTONE TIRES, MANUFACTURED IN CHINA, MODEL NUMBER MILESTONE RL828, G104/101S, STANDARD RIM 61/2J, SIZE LT 235/75. THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES BY THIS MANUFACTURER THAT WERE INSTALLED ON MY FORD E150 CONVERSION VAN HAVE HAD BELT FAILURES. THE TIRE THAT FAILED ON JUNE 28 HAD APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE TIRE HAD JUST BEEN INFLATED TO FULL PRESSURE DURING AN OIL CHANGE APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES IS APPARENTLY A BELT SEPARATION. TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED BY MY MEC…

Owner-reported narrative. 175,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10127254 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10219187 · 2008-02-26 (February 26, 2008)

TL*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 T…

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10219187 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10219562 · 2008-02-28 (February 28, 2008)

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. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 107 miles reported. Look up ODI 10219562 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10119549 · 2005-05-03 (May 3, 2005)

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 L…

Owner-reported narrative. 93,821 miles reported. Look up ODI 10119549 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10024069 · 2003-06-16 (June 16, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10024069 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 962281 · 1995-03-21 (March 21, 1995)

FUEL INJECTION TRUCK STALLS WHEN TURN THE CORNER OR STOPPING AT LIGHT ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 962281 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10051086 · 2003-12-25 (December 25, 2003)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 134,088 miles reported. Look up ODI 10051086 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10137049 · 2005-09-20 (September 20, 2005)

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 …

Owner-reported narrative. 37,432 miles reported. Look up ODI 10137049 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10267708 · 2009-05-04 (May 4, 2009)

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 DEFECT…

Owner-reported narrative. 127,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10267708 at NHTSA ↗