1989 FORD F150 Complaints

CONSUMER HAS AN 1989 FORD F150. RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED BETWEEN THE LAYERS OF STEEL AT 65MPH. TIRES DIDN'T LOSE PRESSURE. ONLY UNDERHOOD DAMAGE. FIRESTONE SENT SOME PAPERS & WOULD LIKE THE TIRE SENT TO THEM. NO TIRE NO CLAIM. DOT# VDHL1M4069. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15. *AK *SLC THE TIRE FAILED VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *YH

I RECENTLY SAW A NEWSCLIP ON T.V. ABOUT A SET OF TIRES THAT WERE WORN LIKE MY TIRES. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SIZE TIRE, AND IF FIRESTONE WAS GOING TO BE RECALLING THESE TIRES IN THE FUTURE?( DOT NUMBER: W29V TIRE SIZE: 265/75/R15 )

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK UP WITH FUEL CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL LEAK AT SEAMS OF THE TANKS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED BOTH TANKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

THE FUEL RETURNS TO THE FRONT TANK IF BOTH FRONT & REAR ARE FILLED WITH GAS. THE FUEL JUST RETURNS TO THE FRONT TANK AND OVERFLOWS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY SWITCH DOES NOT WORK. IT QUIT YEARS AGO. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF FIRES CAUSED FROM THIS PROBLEM BUT NO ONE WANTS TO FIX IT. GUESS AFTER WE BURN UP IN A FIRE SOMEONE MAY DECIDE THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE US DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, TO A MR. JONATHAN WHITE, BUT HE DIDN'T EVEN SEE FIT TO ANSWER THE LETTER. THERE WAS A RECALL #91S39 ON THIS PROBLEM, THE MANUFACTURER SAYS OUR TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED. IF NOT INCLUDED, WHY IS IT DOING THE SAME THING AS RECALL #91S39 SAYS IT DOES. SOMEONE WITH ALOT MORE PULL THAN I HAVE IS GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE ALOT OF PEOPLE GET HURT OR DIE. THIS IS SERIOUS, PLEASE TREAT IT AS SUCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELING 65MPH, HEARD A LOUD BANG THAT SHOOK THE VEHICLE. PULLED OVER, COULD SEE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW THE WIRES COMING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR WERE ON FIRE. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

THE OTHER BIG PROBLEM IS THE PAINT SCHEME IS SILVER & GREY'S & I HEARD THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE COLORS,MY PAINT & FACTORY SEALENT HAS BEEN FLAKING OFF FOR A WHILE & NOW HAS ONE HOLE IN THE BODY. ALSO THE IGNITION SWITCH I HAVE REPLACED TWICE THEY SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS.A/C HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 3 MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT,SEALS KEEP BLOWING OUT ON IT SPITZER SAYS ITS OUR PROBLEM NOW. *AK

WE REPLACED ENGINE ON 5/13/98 ,IGN.CYL1/04STEERING COL1/04/00FUELTANK&SENG UNIT1/10/00 WE DID NOT KNOW THESE ITEMS WERE ONRECALL WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET OUR MONEY BACK? SAFTY WAS OUR CONCERN WITH OUR KIDS CAN YOU HELP US PEP BOYS DID ALL THE WORK FOR US. I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR ALL WORK DONE. THANK YOU

FUEL CAP IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE, FUEL CAP DOESN'T SECURE THE GASOLINE. IT SPILLS OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. *AK

FUEL SPILL WHEN BOTH TANKS ARE FULL.MUST USE THE FRONT TANK UNTIL ALL THE FUEL IS USED,THEN USE THE BACK UNTIL IT`S HALF-FULL THEN SWITCH TO FRONT. *AK

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON IGNITION SWITCH ON 27 JUL 97 AND 10 OCT 98, VEHICLE HAD UNDER HOOD FIRE. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS CAUSED BY MFR. RECALL FAILURE. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK *YC