1992 Ford Bronco

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 92 FORD BRONCO ON MY WAY TO WORK WITH A CO-WORKER WITH ME, I WAS PULLING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND WENT TO DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST BUT IT WASN'T THERE, TRIED SECOND NOT THERE EITHER,I HAS TO GIMP ME BRONCO HOME IN THIRD GEAR THERE BY SMOKING AND BURNING UP THE CLUTCH,AFTER GETTING THE POS(PIECE OF ?!@#$%) HOME I CALLED A FEW SHOPS AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL FORD TRUCKS USING A MAZDA MANUAL TRANSMISSION,BEING A MECHANIC MYSELF I PROCEEDED TO BUY A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND INSTALL IT MYSELF, NOW IT IS OUT AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NO FIRST OR SECOND. NOW UNTIL I BOUGHT THIS POS I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD MAN BUT NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT MANUFACTURER TO TRUST, CHEVY HAS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BLAZER TRANSMISSIONS TOO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH LESS THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND ON THE ODOMETER AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ORIGINAL WHEN I CHANGED IT LAST TIME NOW AFTER I FIX IT I WILL SELL IT A DRIVE IT THROUGH THE LOCAL FOR

Mileage: 107,000

FUEL TANK DEVELOPED LEAKS DUE TO RUST CAUSED BY WATER TRAPPED BETWEEN BRUSH GUARD AND TANK BOTTOM. BRUSH GUARD DESIGNED WITHOUT HOLES TO ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN PROPERLY THUS TRAPPING WATER BETWEEN THE GUARD AND TANK BOTTOM. *NLM

Mileage: 75,000

THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOOKED ON NHTSA SITE AND DISCOVERED A RECALL (94V-169001) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER WHO INDICATED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NLM *NLM

CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THERE VEHICLE'S EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES, AS STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 94 V 169 000 BUT THERE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. PH

Mileage: 56,000

TAILGATE RUSTS EXCESSIVELY, AND IT IS THE ONLY PART OF THE CAR TO DO SO.

Mileage: 85,000

BOTH DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE FIRST PASSENGER SIDE, MONTHS LATER DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

I DONT KNOW IF RECALL IS STILL VALID, DEALER DOES NOT SHOW ON COMPUTER. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES, METALLIC DISC PADS WERE INSTALLED, AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, RESURFACED, AND MACHINED. *SLC

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ENGINE RELATED FAILURES, THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED, THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, AND THE SERPINTINE BELT WAS REPLACED TWICE. *SLC

4 SETS OF TIRES (NO TYPE OR SIZE) HAVE BEEN PUT ON THIS VEHICLE FROM 13897 MILES TO 77883 MILES, SHOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE FRONT RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUSHING KITS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES, THE FRONT END HAS HAD SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND ROTATED YET THEY ARE STILL WEARING ABNORMALLY AND ARE THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF VEHICLE VIBRATION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RADIUS ARM BUSHING GOES BAD BECAUSE IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH GETS VERY HOT, AND THIS CAN AFFECT THE TIRE WEAR. *SLC *SLC

4 SETS OF TIRES (NO TYPE OR SIZE) HAVE BEEN PUT ON THIS VEHICLE FROM 13897 MILES TO 77883 MILES, SHOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE FRONT RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUSHING KITS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES, THE FRONT END HAS HAD SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND ROTATED YET THEY ARE STILL WEARING ABNORMALLY AND ARE THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF VEHICLE VIBRATION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RADIUS ARM BUSHING GOES BAD BECAUSE IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH GETS VERY HOT, AND THIS CAN AFFECT THE TIRE WEAR. *SLC *SLC

THE LEFT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. *SLC

REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A FORD, BRONCO 1992, VNHL P23575R15. TWO FRONT TIRES HAVE CRACKS GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT TREAD WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE. *AK

THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE DUNLOP/RV RADIAL ROVER 30X9.5 R15 LT INSURED SAID THAT THE TIRE CAME APART LIKE A RE-TREAD. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE. THANKS! (CLAIM 06-5307-091) *MW

VEHICLE STALLS LIKE A VAPOR LOCK IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SOMETHING TELLS THE CAR THAT IT OVERHEATING AND IT WILL JUST STOP RUNNING.*AK

OWNED 5 BRONCO'S AND 3 OUT OF THE 5 ALL HAD A GAS TANK LEAKAGE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

OWNED 5 BRONCO'S AND 3 OUT OF THE 5 ALL HAD A GAS TANK LEAKAGE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

OWNED 5 BRONCO'S AND 3 OUT OF THE 5 ALL HAD A GAS TANK LEAKAGE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

RECALL 94V169 000/PARKING BRAKE: VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILING TO HOLD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK

REPORTED PROBLEMS TO MANUFACTURER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE. WAS TOLD BY DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE THAT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN BY THEM, AS NO RECALL WAS IN EFFECT. *AK