1993 FORD F-150 Fuel System Gasoline Problems

The contact owns a 1993 Ford F-150. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 00V424000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) and 05V017000 (Vehicle Speed Control); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while inspecting the fuel tanks, he noticed that fuel had transferred from one tank to the other, nearly causing the tank to overfill. The local dealer was contacted and advised the contact that the vehicle was not covered under the recalls because the VIN was not included; however, the VIN tool indicated that the VIN was included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and advised the contact that the VIN was not included in the recalls due to the...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR FUEL TANK POURED FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,600. UPDATED 11/07/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE FUEL PUMP CHECK VALVE CAUSED THE FUEL TO OVERFLOW. UPDATED 11/30/16.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED SAFETY RECALL 00S57 REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AT THE INJECTION RAIL CAN NOT RESOLVE DESIGN IN FUEL PUMPS. UPDATED 7/07/2017*JS

I HAVE NOTICED THAT A TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK ALONG WITH A CHEMICAL ODOR. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TAR AND ODOR WAS A RESULT OF LEAKING FUEL COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE UNDERCOATING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $600. TO REPAIR THE TANK AND THAT THE TANK WAS NO LONGER MADE AND THEY WOULD USE AN AFTER MARKET TANK. THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THESE TANKS LEAK AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I NO LONGER USE THIS TANK. MY QUESTION IS, IF ALL THESE TANKS LEAK, WHY WAS THERE NEVER A RECALL? WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE GETS REAR ENDED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE FUEL GAUGE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS AT LEAST 25 GALLONS OF FUEL WHICH HAD LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE GROUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL LEAKAGE ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

FORD RECALLED THIS TRUCK FOR FUEL LEAKING FROM ONE GAS TANK TO THE OTHER. IT WAS FIXED AT THE DEALER AND NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FRONT FUEL TANK BECAUSE THE CHECK VALVE FAILED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS LISTED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. WHEN THE CONTACT FILLED BOTH FUEL TANKS, THE FUEL TRANSFERRED FROM THE REAR TANK AND OVERFUELED THE FRONT TANK WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

1993 FORD F-150 1/2 TON PICKUP WITH DUAL FUEL TANKS. THE SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT THE FRONT TANK IS BEING FILLED BY THE REAR TANK AND WILL OVER FILL THE FRONT TANK. WHEN THE FRONT TANK IS SELECTED THE ENGINE RUNS VERY ROUGH BUT WHEN THE REAR TANK IS SELECTED THE ENGINE RUNS NORMAL. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE FRONT TANK FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND EVENTUALLY THE REAR TANK FUEL PUMP AS WELL. I HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL, SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, AND FUEL FILTER. *TR

I OWN A 1993 F150 FORD PICKUP. FUEL FROM ONE TANK TRANSFERS TO THE OTHER AND OVERFLOWS PAST THE FILL CAP. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. NHTSA #00V424000 AND FORD #93S68. THEY TELL ME THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. *TR

FUEL TANK ON MY 1993 FORD F150 RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND IS LEAKING FUEL AND RUINED MY SPARE TIRE. *TR

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. 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. 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. 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

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.

RECALL ON CROSS FLOW PROBLEM WAS DONE ON 05-DEC-2001. ON 10 JULY 2002, CONSUMER NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND SAW FUEL UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. FRONT LEFT TANK WAS LEAKING AT VALVE. *AK FUEL TANK WAS NOT LEAKING PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIRS. FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00S57 AND CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE YET, THREE WEEKS LATER CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT, CONSUMER CALLED LATER IN THE DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD NOT HAD RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED AND THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT EVEN BE CHECKED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM (01MO5) IN JULY 2001, THE PROGRAM IS EXTENDS TO 12 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FROM THE VEHICLES WARRANTY START DATE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE REACHED 155,000 BEFORE THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED, CONSUMER DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE PROGRAM AND FEELS THAT THE DEFECT SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE.*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM (01MO5) IN JULY 2001, THE PROGRAM IS EXTENDS TO 12 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FROM THE VEHICLES WARRANTY START DATE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE REACHED 155,000 BEFORE THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED, CONSUMER DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE PROGRAM AND FEELS THAT THE DEFECT SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE.*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00S57 AND CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE YET, THREE WEEKS LATER CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT, CONSUMER CALLED LATER IN THE DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD NOT HAD RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED AND THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT EVEN BE CHECKED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V424000, AND WAS INFORMED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SERVICED UNLESS IT WAS EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V424000 IN MAIL, AND WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT UNLESS SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SERVICED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED LETTER REGARDING REFUND FOR FUEL CROSS FLOW CONDITION. ALSO, FORD STATED IN THE LETTER THAT IF CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FUEL CROSSFLOW CONDITION, IT WILL BE REPAIRED. IF HAD REPAIRED BEFORED JULY 2001 THEY WOULD GIVE CONSUMER A REFUND. FORD WAS NOT COMPLYING TO LETTER OR EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP DUE TO CROSS FLOW FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL 00S57. *SLC

REAR GAS TANK CHECK VALVE PUMPS GAS INTO THE FRONT TANK. IF THERE IS FUEL IN THE FRONT TANK IT FORCES IT OUT THROUGH THE GAS CAP CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. NLM

FUEL SYSTEM DEFECTIVE, WHEN GAS TANKS ARE FULL THE FUEL WILL OVERFLOW FRONT TANK. *MJS

WHEN WEATHER IS VERY HOT, VEHICLE ERRATIC OPERATION, CAUSING JUMP AND LACK OF FUEL VEHICLE WILL JUMP. TT