1993 FORD F-150 Complaints

RECALL LETTER DATED AUGUST 2007 (RECALL 05S28) SAID SCDS POSES SAFETY HAZARD; SAID DEALER WILL REPLACE FREE OF ALL CHARGES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID PARTS UNAVAILABLE FOR TWO MONTHS. I CHECKED BACK IN MID-OCTOBER; WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK IN MID=DECEMBER. TODAY (12/13) I WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK IN JANUARY! WHAT'S UP? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND USING THE RESERVE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL WOULD TRANSFER TO THE MAIN TANK. THIS CAUSED GASOLINE TO OVERFLOW PAST THE FILLER CAP. AS OF NOVEMBER 20, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V424000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT NEVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS OUTDATED AND THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE IS A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT CAUSES A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO RETURN TO THE SECOND TANK. AS A RESULT, THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK BECOMES TOO GREAT AND CREATES FUEL SPILLAGE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HIS HOME. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE CALLED THE SHOP FOREMAN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN ON OCTOBER 19, 2007 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY UNTIL NOVEMBER. THE SHOP FOREMAN STATED THAT THE SHORTAGE OF PARTS WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING PLACED ON EMERGENCY VEHICLES, SUCH AS AMBULANCES. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJUPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

1993 FORD F-150 RECALL ON SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DEACTIVATION. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE WAS TOLD THE PARTS WOULDN'T BE IN UNTIL NEXT YEAR BUT THE DEALER DID DEACTIVATE THE SWITCH. *KB *TR

1993 FORD F-150 WITH A RECALL CONCERNING THE SPEED CONTROL FUSE HARNESS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALER MADE THE APPOINTMENT TO INSTALL THE NEW FUSE HARNESS, AND WHEN HE ARRIVED THEY TOLD HIM THEY WERE OUT AND WOULD HAVE TO WAIT. *KB *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OR GREATER. THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON HAD TO BE PRESSED REPEATEDLY FOR IT TO ENGAGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 191,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL FROM THE RESERVE TANK ENTERED THE MAIN TANK WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK STORAGE ASSEMBLY (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V424000). THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE AS PART OF THE RECALL, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE ANOTHER REPAIR BECAUSE THEY ALREADY REPAIRED THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.