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.
1992 Ford F-250 transmission problems
26 complaints (22% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 26
- of this car's complaints
- 22%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Automatic transmission11
- Manual transmission3
- Manual transmission: column shift assembly2
- Axle assembly: axle shaft: seal2
- Automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines2
- Manual transmission: floor shift assembly1
- Driveline: universal joint1
- Clutch assembly1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Ford F-250 transmission problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1992 Ford F-250 transmission
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Failure of serpentine belt
An engineering analysis closing report is included.
EA95012
What 1992 Ford F-250 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The brakes were repaired several times because they did not stop the truck which was used for pulling a trailer, the consumer took the vehicle to another dealer who fixed the problem by fixing the rabs valve, now the vehicle can be stopped properly, the consuer request reimbursemet for the money spent trying to correct the braking problem. Nlm
Gear shift shaft broke. Nlm
Gear shift shaft failed when consumer shifted into drive, consumer believes this is poorly designed. Nlm
This is the third transmissions failure caused by pre-mature torque converter bushing failure, creating excessive heat and pump melt-down and transmission failure.
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.
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.
Second time reverse has gone out. First time had around 37000 miles on it.
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.
Complete transmission failure causing overheating and warping.
Questions about the 1992 Ford F-250 transmission
Does the 1992 Ford F-250 have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 26 complaints about the transmission of the 1992 Ford F-250, 22% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1992 Ford F-250 transmission problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1992 Ford F-250 transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford F-250 have bad transmission?
The Ford F-250 model years with the most transmission complaints are 1999 (61 complaints), 1995 (36 complaints) and 1997 (34 complaints).
Other 1992 Ford F-250 problems
Fuel system 32Brakes 25Engine 14Electrical 9Tires 7Suspension 5Acceleration 4Steering 2Body 1Seat belts 1Seats 1
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