1993 Ford F-150

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS GAP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER A RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PART INSIDE THE GAS TANK, WHICH CAUSED THE PRESSURE TO INCREASE AND THE GASOLINE TO LEAK FROM THE GAS CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN BECAUSE IT COULD ONLY BE REPAIRED ONCE UNDER THE RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

FORD HAD A PRIOR RECALL TO FIX THE GAS TANK SELECTOR VALVE WHICH THEY DID. NOW THE MY TRUCK IS DOING WHAT THE FIX WAS SUPPOSE TO TAKE CARE OF. MY GAS IS RETURNING TO THE WRONG GAS TANK AND COULD CAUSE THE TANK TO OVER FLOW AND CAUSE A FIRE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT ONCE AND NOW IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY TO FIX THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT FILLED THE FUEL TANK TO CAPACITY, BUT WHEN HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION, HE NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. APPROXIMATELY 5-6 GALLONS OF FUEL HAD SPILLED FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT CIPHERED THE GASOLINE FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STORAGE;TANK ASSEMBLY), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000. UPDATED 03-27-09 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY FORD THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. UPDATED 04/01/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL SPILLING FROM THE REAR GAS TANK. HE SWITCHED AND FILLED THE FRONT GAS TANK, WHICH ALSO BEGAN LEAKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $200 TO REPLACE THE CHECK VALVES. HE INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NEVER PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,592.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. WHEN THE FRONT AND REAR TANKS WERE FILLED WITH FUEL, GASOLINE WOULD LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ONLY FILLS THE FRONT TANK FOR THE FUEL TO CIRCULATE TO THE REAR TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE CHECK VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 02-26-09 *BF UPDATED 02/26/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. AFTER FILLING THE DUAL FUEL TANK IN THE VEHICLE, EXCESSIVE FUEL SPILLED FROM THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V424000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) WAS DISCOVERED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES IDENTICAL TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 196,000. UPDATED 2/9/09 *CN RECALL 01I008000. UPDATED 02/13/09.*JB

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 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.