1992 FORD F-150 Complaints

CAMPAIGN #01I008000- I HAVE A 92 FORD F150 THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM IT WAS FIXED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BUT HAS STARTED UP AGAIN. OVERFLOWING THE UNUSED GAS TANK. *JB

FORD F150 1992 FUEL SYSTEM RECALL. FORD CONSUMER HOTLINE REPORTS THAT RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT LUNDEEN BROTHERS AUTO (ANNANDALE, MN). DEALERSHIP HAS NO RECORD OF IT. THE CHECK VALVE HAS GONE OUT AGAIN, WE ARE LEAKING GAS. TO ME, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. FORD SAID TO CONTACT THEM IF IT CATCHES ON FIRE!! I NOTICED ON YOUR WEBSITE YOU HAVE AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE. VIN#[XXX] THANK YOU. [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/11/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

FUEL FROM THE REAR TANK OF MY TRUCK IS SOMEHOW GETTING INTO THE FRONT TANK. IN LOOKING INTO THIS I FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 01I008000 WHICH DESCRIBES THIS EXACT CONDITION. I CONTACTED FORD AT THE PHONE NUMBER LISTED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN DESCRIPTION AND THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE TELLS ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED BY THIS CAMPAIGN. WHEN I ASKED HOW VEHICLES GET ASSIGNED TO CAMPAIGNS SHE SAID IT IS DONE BY NHTSA. THEREFORE I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO TRY TO GET MY TRUCK REPAIRED UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN.

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F-150 1992 AND I STOPPED AT LOWES. I CUT MY TRUCK OFF AND PROCEEDED INTO THE STORE. I COME BACK OUTSIDE AND MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. SEVERAL EMPLOYEES ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT IT DID NOT WORK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME AND PUT IT OUT. THEY THEN STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND FILLED IT AS THAT. MY WORK IS NOW GONE DUE TO THAT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. IF POSSIBLE PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY TRUCK IS MY MONEY MAKER AND NOW IT IS GONE. *JB

I OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS WARPED. I REMOVED THE ASSEMBLY FROM THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS BURNT AND MELTED TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS NOT RECOGNIZABLE. THE INSULATION WAS MELTED OFF ALL THE WIRES, WHERE IT EXITED THE WIRING LOOM. THE WIRE INSIDE THE LOOM WAS GROOVED AS IF THE LOOM HAD WORN THROUGH THE WIRE, THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FUSE WAS BLOWN. I HAD TO CUT THE LOOM, REPLACE THE WIRE, REPLACE THE SOCKETS AND TAIL LIGHT LENS. I HAVE PICTURES. *NM

MY 1992 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURNED FOR 10-30 MINUTES BEFORE THE EXPLODING FRONT TIRE DREW OUR ATTENTION. THE FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD US OTHER F-150 MODELS WERE SUSPECTED OF HAVING A CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH/FIRE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL AT FORD FOR THIS MODEL/YEAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP VALVE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. ALSO, THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 93V125000 AND 94V169001, REGARDING THE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY AND PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALLS; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION.

DT: 1992 FORD F150 TRUCK. IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, SOMETHING IS WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAS TWO FUEL TANKS, AND THE GAS FROM REAR PUMPS INTO THE FRONT TANK. THE GAS IS COMING OUT THE GAS CAP. THERE NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL 93V125000 . SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THE TRUCK WAS TOO OLD AND HAS TO MANY MILES ON IT FOR THE RECALL TO STILL BE IN EFFECT. THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. CALLED A DEALER, AND THEY HAVEN'T RETURNED CONSUMER'S CALLS. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST TO BE REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THIS HAPPEND EVER TIME THE REAR TANK WAS FULL. THE FRONT FUEL PUMP IS NOT WORKING CURRENTLY. *AK

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 1992 F-150 FORD PICKUP. GASOLINE WAS OVERFLOWING FROM THE FILLER CAP. THE GAS FROM THE REAR TANK WAS OVERFLOWING INTO THE FRONT TANK, CAUSING GASOLINE TO FLOW FREELY. THERE WAS A RECALL 93V125000 FOR THE 1993 MODELS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR THE 1992 MODEL. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION OF 12 YEARS AND 150,000 MILES ON THE 1992 MODELS. THE CONTACT HAD THE CAR OVER 12 YEARS. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 29, 2005 AND THE DEALER CONTACTED SOMEONE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK *SC

1) IN 1992 WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 1992 F150 FORD P.U. WITH DUEL FUEL TANKS, GAS ENGINE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNERS. WE HAD FUEL TANK PROBLEMS IN APRIL 1994. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON 4-27-94 WHERE CONCERN #93568 AND CONCERN CODE #N99 WAS NOTED ON WORKSHEET AND COMMENTS OF REPAIR WERE "R&R FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR...SKID PLATE TANKS. INSTALLED CHECK VALVES. CHECK FOR LEAKS - OK." 2) IN MAY 2005 WE EXPERIENCED FUEL OVERFLOW FROM THE REAR TANK FILLER CAP. WHEN THE FILLER CAP WAS REMOVED FUEL GUSHED OUT. FRONT TANK WAS BEING USED AT THE TIME. WE SWITCHED TO USING REAR TANK. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO OUR REPAIR SHOP (NOT AFFILIATED WITH FORD) ON 6-1-05 AND HE INFORMED US OF FUEL CROSS FLOW CAMPAIGN NOTICE #01M05 - DEALER REPAIR AND ADVISED US TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. JUNE 11, 2005, WHILE SWITCHED TO REAR TANK, FRONT TANK STARTED SPEWING GAS OUT THOUGH FILLER CAP WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING BIG TRAIL OF FUEL ON ROADWAY. WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF, FUEL CONTINUED TO SPEW OUT OF FRONT TANK FILLER CAP ONTO GROUND CREATING FIRE HAZARD. 3) CONTACTED MARILYN OF SANDERSON FORD DEALERSHIP (707-433-6598) IN HEALDSBURG, CA ON 6-15-05 WHERE WE PURCHASED P.U. AND TOLD HER OF PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT WE HAD MISSED THE DATES OF FREE REPAIR AS THEY WERE 12 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FROM VEHICLE WARRANTY START DATE. THEY COULD NOT GIVE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY WE DID NOT RECIEVE A RECALL NOTICE. WE WERE ADVISED TO CONTACT MANUFACTUER. CONTACTED DAMIAN OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS (1-800-392-3673) ON 6-15-05 AND WAS TOLD SAME THING, THAT WE HAD MISSED THE TIME FRAME OF FREE REPAIR AND THAT WE WOULD NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE AS WE FEEL IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. WE ARE CONTACTING YOU IN HOPE THAT IT CAN BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. OBVIOUSLY THE TRUCK HAD A PROBLEM IN 1994 AND THAT PROBLEM WAS EXACERBATED IN MAY 2005.