1994 FORD E-150 Complaints

THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED AN "ENGINEERING ERROR" WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FILL PIPE WAS PART METAL/RUBBER. THE RUBBER PORTION WAS WHAT CONNECTED THE FILL PIPE TO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE RUBBER HOSE WAS DRY ROTTED AND CAUSED GAS TO SPILL WHEN FILLING THE TANK. TS *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON OHIO TURNPIKE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OVER THE RADIO BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. WITHIN MINUTES, THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUGHT FIRE.CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HE AND HIS WIFE TOOK THE DOGS OUT THE VEHICLE. A TRUCK DRIVER USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. CONSUMER UNHOOKED THE TRAILER AND THE THREE OF THEM PUSHED IT AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE ABOUT 15 FEET. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN BUT THEY COULDN'T PUT IT OUT. THE FIRE DEPT. EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *PH

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE. WHICH WAS AS A RESULT OF STEERING BOX FAILURE. ALSO THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

ON MY 1994 E-150 THE BACK DOOR TIRE AREA SECURING THE TIRE TO THE DOOR HAS RUSTED HROUGH THE DOOR, AND AS A RESULT WILL NOT HOLD THE TIRE INPLACE.REAR AC UNIT DOES NOT COOL HAVE HAD REPAIR STATION LOOK AT IT. *AK AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM THE UNIT HAS BEEN CHARGED AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT ALSO. THE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND HAVE HAD THAT LOOKED AT ALSO.

FUEL SMELL AFTER DRIVING. MECHANIC FOUND FUEL TANK TO BE LEAKING. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE FUEL TANK.

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, FUEL POURING OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICE THE FUEL FILL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, FUEL POURING OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICE THE FUEL FILL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK AND LEAVING IDLING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND THEN WHEN TURNING VEHICLE OFF, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

FUEL AND GAS VAPORS COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE AND AROUND VEHICLE. FOUND VENT LINE ALMOST COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF AS WELL AS LARGE DRY ROT CRACKS IN LARGER FILL HOSE. REPLACED BOTH. THERE APPEARS TO BE ATLEAST FIVE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA BULLETIN BOARD IN REGARDS TO THIS, WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN A CRASH BEFORE FORD IS FORCED TO RECALL???*AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE A LARGE POP WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. ALL THREE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING GEAR BOX TO THE FRAME HAD SNAPPED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, THE GEARBOX, BOLTS AND UPPER AND LOWER LEFT HAND SIDE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TO A TUNE OF $743.*AK