1993 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL FUEL TANK, BUT ONLY ONE IS ACCEPTING FUEL. THE FAILURE IS CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 01I008000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 156,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH TANKS TAKE FUEL, THERE IS A CROSS FLOW CONDITION. THE FAILURE IS CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL THROUGH THE FILLER CAP. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

(1) FILLED FUEL TANKS WITH GAS (2) FUEL BEGAN PUSHING OUT OF THE REAR FILLER CAP AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER DRIVER AND PULLED OVER. OPENED THE FUEL DOOR COVER AND SAW GAS SPILLING OUT AROUND THE CAP. TOOK THE CAP OFF AND FUEL BLEW OUT AT ME. MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER HAD GASOLINE ALL OVER US. (3) TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THE RECALLED PART HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED FUEL PUMP IN 2001. NEW REDESIGN IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE MAY 3, 2007, WAS TOLD INITIALLY BY 'SUE' THAT FORD WOULD PARTICIPATE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEN A SUPERVISOR, ID# 1157 (SHIRA) THAT IT WAS ALREADY FIXED 28 DEC 01 AND THEY WON'T FIX IT AGAIN ALTHOUGH IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORTH (ON CRUISE CONTROL APPROX. 55 MPH) ON I 75 NEAR MILE MARKER 78 WHEN MY 1993 FORD F150 STARTING SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE ENGINE IN FLAMES. I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE CAB SO I USED IT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THERE WAS ALSO A TRAIL OF FIRE UNDER THE TRUCK THAT A GOOD SAMARITAN EXTINGUISED AFTER HE STOPPED TO HELP. I CALLED AAA TO TOW MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 1993 AND NEVER HAD ANY RECALL ON IT. I FOUND OUT TODAY FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THERE IS A DEFECT W/ THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON THIS MODEL FORD TRUCK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FUEL INTAKE. EVERY TIME FUEL WAS INJECTED INTO THE VEHICLE THE FILLER CAP WOULD OVERFLOW. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS OF A RECALL. THE CAPACITY OF THE RECEIVING TANK EXCEEDED INTAKE AND CAUSED AN OVERFLOW FROM FILLER CAP. THE FUEL SEEPING COULD RESULT IN FIRE. HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEREFORE ANY SERVICE WOULD INCUR A CHARGE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS MOTIONED TO PULL OVER BY ANOTHER MOTORIST, AND WHEN THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND EXAMINED BOTH TANKS, THE FRONT TANK WAS OVERFLOWING GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL REGULATOR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 93V125000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

1. ONE MORNING I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START ON THE FRONT TANK SO I BEGAN TO USE THE REAR TANK ONLY. 2. VERY SOON THEREAFTER, GASOLINE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE FRONT TANK FILLER CAP. IT'S TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, WHATEVER GAS GETS PUT INTO THE REAR TANK IS PUMPED INTO THE FRONT TANK WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND GAS SPILLS OUT OF CAP GOING DOWN THE ROAD. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN CORRECTED YET, I'M TRYING TO GET LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FIX IT BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VIN. *JB

I HAVE FOUND A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE WHICH IS, ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 93V125000, RECALLED FOR A SAFETY PURPOSE. A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES FUEL TO RETURN TO THE SECOND TANK AND OVERFLOW. THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE FOR A FIRE BECAUSE OF THE FUEL OVERAGE. HOWEVER, FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, BASED SOLELY ON MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB

A FUEL SYSTEM PARTS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE TRANSFER OF GASOLINE FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER. I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I SAW FUEL RUNNING ONTO THE PAVEMENT UNDER THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 93V125000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS WAS COMPLETED ACCORDINGLY AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO RECIRCULATE TO THE SECONDARY TANK WHICH RESULTS IN FUEL SPILLAGE FROM THE FILLER NECK. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

THE FRONT GAS TANK ON MY DUAL TANK 93 F150 STARTED LEAKING. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A PLASTIC COVER ON THE FRONT OF THE TANK THAT COLLECTS DIRT AND DEBRIS. THE COLLECTION OF THIS DIRT AND DEBRIS BETWEEN THE PLASTIC COVER AND TANK CAUSED THE TANK TO RUST IN THE LOCATION. A LEAK DEVELOPED. GAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND IS NOT A GOOD THING. MY REMEDY SO FAR HAS BEEN TO NOT USE THE FRONT TANK. THE TANK IS STILL ON THE TRUCK AND NOW HAS THE PLASTIC COVER REMOVED. I REMOVED IT TO FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THE TANKS ARE EASILY AVAILABLE ON E-BAY ALL THE TIME. *JB