1993 FORD F-150 Complaints

THE REPAIR ON THE TRUCK WAS TO REPLACE BOTH FUEL PUMPS TO PREVENT GAS FROM PUMPING FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER AND OUT THE FILLER HOSE ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT HAPPENING WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS REPAIR UNDER A SAFETY RECALL 93S68. ACCORDING INITIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ME BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIR SHOP, IT APPEARED THAT THIS REPAIR (RECALL) WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY MADE ON THIS VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE ABOUT THIS REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE OF AGE. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL UNTIL ON A TRIP GAS STARTED SPILLING FROM THE FILL NECKS ON THE TANKS (DUE TO THE PUMPS NOT CHECKING THE FLOW BACK INTO THE TANKS ALLOWING GAS TO BE PUMPED FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER). WHEN I STARTED CHECKING INTO THE REPAIR, I FOUND THE SAFETY RECALL REFERENCED ABOVE. MY MOST RECENT CONVERSATION WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE (SUPERVISOR  HEATHER  APPARENTLY SOMEWHERE IN CANADA AND WITH NO CALL BACK NUMBER) WAS THAT FORD WAS NOT REQUIRED TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THEIR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED IN 1998 ON THIS VEHICLE, AND EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM EXISTS THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THIS REPAIR. (THE REPAIR HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE AND AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $1000). IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE REPAIR WAS NECESSARY REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE OR PREVIOUS FORD EFFORTS TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY DESIGN DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT FORD MOTOR COMPANYS EXPENSE NOT MINE. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE IMPRESSION BY LOCAL PARTS STORES AND REPAIR SHOPS THAT THIS IS STILL A COMMON REPAIR NEEDED ON THESE VEHICLES.*AK

RECALL 93V125000/ FUEL ASSEMBLY. ACCORDING TO FORD RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. *AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD MOUNTS TO SIDE WALL SEPARATED. TIRE SIZE P23575R15, REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A 1993, FORD, F150. *AK TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT. *SLC

DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE /FUEL PRESSURE CAUSES FUEL TO GO FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER TANK, RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE, AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DUE TO DESIGN OF CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER DASH, CLIP ON ROD IS HELD BY BRACKETS WHICH ARE PLASTIC, AND THEY BROKE OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO ENGAGE IN GEAR, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK THE LEVER USED TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD BROKE AT 70,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLUTCH SLAVE, THREE ALTERNATORS, POWER WINDOWS AND HEATER HAD BEEN REPLACED. *YH

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES WERE ON MY NEW TRUCK AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I REPLACED THEM ON 09/20/97 BECAUSE THEY WERE BAD TIRES; THEY WOULD NOT HOLD AIR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAVE A PHOTOCOPY OF MY RECEIPT AND THE ORIGINAL TIRES IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I CONTACT BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT A PHOTOCOPY RECEIPT. THE STORE CAN NO LONGER PROVIDE AN ORIGINAL RECEIPT. I FEEL THAT I AM ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF THESE TIRES BECAUSE I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND THE FACT THAT I COULD STILL HAVE THESE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE, BUT DON'T BECAUSE THEY WERE DANGEROUS. PLEASE RESPOND. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE REAR FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT, UPON SEEING THE CONDITION OF THE TIRE THE TECHNITIAN CHECKED THE OTHER THREE TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE SIDEWALL BY THE BEADS WERE BROKEN MOST OF THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE ATX II SIZE P23517R15). NLM

FIRESTONE TIRES CAME APART, CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES BUT THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS SO SEVERE FROM VIBRATION THAT FORD REPLACED THE TRUCK, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACED TIRES. NLM

ONE OF MY WILDERNESS AT TIRES DEVELOPED A BUMPING, SENSATION, I AM NOT A NOVICE WHEN IT COMES TO CARS, AND KNOW THIS IS A SIGN OF A BELT SLIP, NOT A BALANCE PROBLEM. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, AND KEPT THE FIRESTONES, WHICH HAD ONLY 13,000 MILES ON THEM, I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TIRES WHICH WERE MADE AT THE W2 (WILSON) PLANT, AFTER READING YOUR DATA BASE, AND OTHER INTERNET REPORTS, AND HAVE CONTACTED YOU AND FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE SENT A FORM LETTER, WITH THE SAME OLE HYPE THAT MY TIRES WERE SAFE, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU. MY QUESTION IS, ARE YOU LOOKING INTO RECALLING TIRES FROM THE W2 (WILSON ) PLANT? *AK (DOT NUMBER: W29V1PK TIRESIZE: 265-75-15)