2002 FORD F-150 Fuelpropulsion System Problems

Just learned of recall.

DRIVING DOWN [XXX] THE STRAPS ON MY GAS TANK BROKE BECAUSE THEY RUSTED THRU CAUSING GAS TANK TO DROP AND SPILL FUEL ALL OVER [XXX] IN IOWA CAUSING SO MUCH FUEL SPILLED OUT THEY HAD TO CLOSE ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC....THE FIRE DEPT CHIEF OF WHITING, IOWA, STEVEN SNYDER, Can verify what happened....THERE IS A POLICE REPORT BUT I DIDN'T HAVE IT FILING OUT THIS REPORT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Unknown cause of incident. Vehicle is available for inspection. Vehicle spontaneously burst into flames. No reproduction due to incident happening on 09/02/2022. Vehicle inspected by Fire Department and California Highway Patrol. No warnings or symptoms leading up to incident. On 09/02/2022 I attempted to help my wife that was stranded out State Route Highway 36 in her 2009 BMW 750 LI at the Van Duzen Grange. I had been hooked up to her car for approximately 10 to 15 minutes with my truck idling when she screamed, " Your truck's on FIRE!" I barely got myself out of the cab when a ball of flames shot through the dashboard. 3/4ths of the truck was consumed in fire in less than 5 minutes. Fire Department arrived approximately 10 minutes later and doused the fire. Everything in my truck was destroyed. My wife's BMW suffered severe damage to the front end.

MY FIANCE AND I HAD TO PLACE ARE FULL SIZE SPARE ON THAT CAME WITH TRUCK IT WAS BRAND NEW WE HAD NO CHOICE BC THIS WAS FRIDAY EVENING AND OUT LOCAL TIRE SHOP WAS CLOSED TELL TODAY (MONDAY) YESTERDAY WE DROVE 7 MILE TO COLLINSVILE TO CHANGE BRAKES AFTER WE FINISH WE LOAD OUR 3 KIDS AND BEFAN TO HIDE HOME ANOTHER 3 MILES FROM HOME WE NOTICE THE TRUCK SHAKING THEN WE HEARD LOAD POP AND TAIL OF THE TRUCK LOST CONTROL FOR ABOUT 2 SECOND ONCE WE GOT CONTROL BACK WE PULLED TO SAFETY TO ONLY SEE THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE BED CRACKED TORE AND SHATTERED. EVEN THE HOSE WHERE U FUEL U TRUCK UP AT HAD BEEN DAMAGETTING WHEN WE CONTINUED TO EXAMINE THE TIRE IT WASN'T BLOWN AND IT'S STILL HOLDING AIR. BUT PLZ EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE ENTIRE CENTER SECTION OF TREAD...

MY 2002 F150 TRUCK DROPPED THE FUEL TANK ON 5/26/2017. MIRACULOUSLY, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WEREN'T KILLED. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE USING THE TRUCK, HELPING A FRIEND MOVE. LUCKILY, THEY JUST LEFT MCDONALDS RESTAURANT WHEN IT BROKE. THEY WERE ON A SIDE STREET AND WERE FORCED TO STAY WHERE THEY WERE. THE EASTPOINT FIRE-DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED ON SCENE DUE TO GASOLINE LEAKING OUT OF THE TANK INTO THE STREET. THEY STAYED WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL AAA WAS CALLED. THEY TOWED THE TRUCK ON A FLATBED TRUCK AND DELIVERED IT TO MY GUYS AUTO REPAIR, GRATIOT, ROSEVILLE, MI. MY TRUCK HAD A RECALL ON IT FOR SAFETY STRAPS, WHICH WERE THE CAUSE BY BREAKING. I TRIED TO GET IT FIXED AT DORIAN FORD, CLINTON TWP.,MI. 2 YEARS PRIOR, BUT WAS GIVEN A 'RUNAROUND' BY DORIAN FORD, TELLING ME TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIR IN 2 MONTHS TIME. I FORGOT...

FUEL TANK STRAPS BROKE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON CITY STREETS PUTTING A HOLE IN THE TANK AND SPILLING OUT FUEL WHILE DRIVING. FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR & MODEL OF VEHICLE, HOWEVER OURS WAS NOT RECALLED.

IN THE LESS THAN 2 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK, IT HAS BLOWN SPARK PLUGS 3 TIMES.

MY VEHICLE HAD ITS FUEL TANK STRAPS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. THE CORROSION FROM THE ORIGINAL STRAPS SPREAD TO THE FUEL TANK. NOW, THE CORROSION ON THE FUEL TANK HAS CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO BEGIN LEAKING UNDER THE REPLACED STRAPS. PERHAPS SOME OF THE ISSUE IS DUE TO THE PROCESS / PROCEDURE USED IN REPLACING THE ORIGINAL FUEL TANK STRAPS. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROX 207,000 MILES. FUEL LEAK WAS NOTICED WHILE PERFORMING OTHER REGULAR MAINTENANCE.

VEHICLE CAB ROCKER PANELS RUSTING OFF REAR WINDOW LEAKING CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING VEHICLE RUSTING AND BEEN IN AREA WITH NO SALT ON ROADS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRAP HANGING UNDER THE FUEL TANK AND THAT FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST AND HOLES UNDERNEATH THE TANK THAT CAME FROM CORROSION AND THAT THE STRAPS ON THE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH CYLINDER #5 SPARK PLUG LIBERATED IT SELF FROM THE ENGINE. *TR

THERE'S A RECALL ALREADY FOR THE FUEL TANK STRAPS IN THE SALT BELT STATES.I LIVE ABOUT 20 MILE FROM TENN.IM SEATING AT MY JOB AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND MY FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE.THE TANK WAS ABOUT 2 INCH ABOVE THE ROAD.CALL FORD AND THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED.IM IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WE USE ROAD SALT EVERY YEAR.WHAT MAKES TEN ANY DIFFERENT.THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IT STARTED DRAGGING ON THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING.WHER THE STRAP RUST.IT CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO RUST.NOW THE TANK IS LEAKING SAME PLACE THE STRAP RUSTED.HELP. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE UNDER VERY NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH AND THERE WERE LOUD POPPING NOISES COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VALVE COVER. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BLOWN-OUT SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK. *TR

THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BECOME DAMAGED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS FAILED AND THE FUEL TANK BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STRAPS HAD FAILED DUE TO RUST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED THRU THE GAS TANK, FORD REPLACED THE STRAPS, BUT WOULD NOT COVER THE GAS TANK. THE FRAME, ROCKER PANELS, CAB & BED ARE RUSTED THRU, WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AGAIN.

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE GAS TANK FELL OUT. THE TANK STRAPS HAD RUSTED THROUGH DROPPING THE TANK. THE TANK CUT OPEN FROM SKIDDING ON AN INTERSTATE EXPRESSWAY RELEASING 23 GALLONS OF FUEL. FORD DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND SAID THE STRAPS ARE UNDER RECALL AND WILL REPLACE, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE TANK. THE TANK IS ONLY DAMAGED DUE TO FAULTY STRAPS WHICH FORD HAS IDENTIFIED AS PROBLEMATIC. THE FAULTY STRAPS BY FORD HAVE RESULTED IN A LARGE FINANCIAL LOSS DUE TO TOW, CLEANUP, GAS LOSS, TIME.... AND FORD ESTIMATES $800 FOR A NEW GAS TANK. THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD AND THANKFUL NOBODY WAS INJURED. I BELIEVE THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE SO FORTUNATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) HIS GAS TANK IS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TOOK PICTURES TO BE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER CALLED THE CONTACT AND INFORMED HIM THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE DONE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.