1999 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 35 MPH THE FUEL TANK SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT 1405151861 AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 08/05/11*LJ ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED OFF WHICH CAUSED THE TANK TO FALL TO THE GROUND, CREATING A HOLE IN THE TANK/ UPDATED 08/12/11*JB

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-150 WITH THE 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINE AND IT HAS BLOWN OUT 2 DIFFERENT SPARK PLUGS IN THE LAST YEAR. THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED TRAVELING DOWN I-95 AND THE SECOND ONE HAPPENED IN A 35 MPH ZONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE NOTICED THE FUEL TANK PARTIALLY DETACHED TO THE GROUND IN A TILTED POSITION. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED AND BOTH METAL FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A TEMPORARY FIX AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME WITH CAUTION. AFTER REACHING THE DESTINATION BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. CURRENTLY, THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR

MY PROBLEM IS THE FRAME AT THE BACK IS RUSTED OUT, THE GAS TANK IS RUSTED, THE STRAPS THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK IS RUSTED AND IN BAD SHAPE JUST ABOUT TO LET THE GAS TANK TO FALL. TOYOTA WAS FORCED TO BUY THEIR TRUCKS BACK. HOW DOES FORD GET AWAY WITH THIS

AT 11 PM LAST NIGHT, AFTER I DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP, THE GAS TANK STRAPS ON MY 1999 FORD F150 BROKE, CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND LEAK A FULL TANK OF GASOLINE ONTO THE STREET. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT I NEEDED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE GASOLINE CLEANED UP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING CONTACT FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAPS BROKE OFF COMPLETELY AND HE DROVE A BLOCK WITHOUT RECOVERING THEM. THE METAL PORTIONS OF THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED PRIOR TO THE BREAK. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR

GAS TANK STRAPS RUST AND RELEASE TANK WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVING TRUCK, 1999 FORD F150, WHEN SUDDENLY HEAR SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM BOTTOM OF TRUCK. STOP TRUCK, BUT CANNOT DETECT PROBLEM. SCRAPING NOISE PERSISTS. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD CHECK AGAIN. GAS TANK HAS DROPPED. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO COOKS SERVICE; GAS TANK, STRAPS AND FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED. TRUCK WAS HOUSED DURING ALL WINTERS SINCE NEW AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THERE ARE ONLY 55,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON THIS TRUCK AS OF 2011. BACKUP AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING 20 MPH, ALL THREE FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO PARTIALLY DETACH AND DRAG THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GASOLINE STATION WHERE THE FUEL STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/22/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN HE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG EJECTED TWICE NOW WITHIN 3000 MILES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SOME FORD ENGINES. IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY SCARY DUE TO THE STRONG ODOR OF GAS AFTERWARDS WITH THE ENGINE BEING SO HOT. IT NOW SEEMS LIKE ITS GOING TO BE A COSTLY PROBLEM TO FIX. EVEN WORSE, THE FIX IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN TO THE REPLACEMENT CYLINDER HEADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT LEAKING GASOLINE HOWEVER, BOTH FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED ONE STRAP TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL STRAP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.