1994 FORD RANGER Fuel System Gasoline Problems

I LEFT MY TRUCK FOR INSPECTION ON 12/9/13. IT WOULD NOT INSPECT BECAUSE OF A SMALL LEAK IN ONE OF THE FLEXIBLE FUEL LINE CABLES THAT LEAD FROM THE MAIN FUEL LINE TO THE ENGINE. THIS PART WAS SUPPOSEDLY ON RECALL AT SOME PAST DATE. THE NHTSA RECALL IS #94V111001. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE ON THIS RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY, FORD INFORMS ME THAT THE PART IS DISCONTINUED, AND MY MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART ANYWHERE. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND A MACHINE SHOP THAT CAN MAKE THE PART. MY QUESTION IS "DO I HAVE ANY OPTIONS THAT I COULD PURSUE AGAINST FORD". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE HARD FUEL LINE TO THE RADIATOR FAN, WHICH WAS BLOWING THE FUEL BACK UNDER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 7/28/15*CN

1994 FORD RANGER, HAS A CRACKED FUEL FILLER HOSE THAT CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL OUT WHEN FILLING THE TANK, DURING WARM WEATHER YOU CAN GET TO 3/4 OF A TANK BEFORE FUEL SPILLAGE STARTS, IN WINTER JUST A LITTLE OVER 1/2 TANK. WHEN I APPROACHED THE DEALER ABOUT GETTING PARTS TO REPAIR I WAS TOLD THEY ARE ON BACKORDER. HIS COMMENT TO ME WAS THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF RANGERS OUT THERE, THOSE THAT LEAK AND THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED. IN OTHER WORDS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FORD HAS WITH THE RANGERS THAT THEY ARE CHOOSING TO IGNORE. IN CHECKING OTHER SOURCES IT SEEMS TO BE RANGERS FROM AT LEAST 1993 - 2009 HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

FUEL TANK FILLER HOSE LEAKS AND CAUSES EXCESSIVE WASTE. *TR

FAILURE OF FUEL TANK FILLER NECK TUBE RESULTING IN MAJOR LOSS OF FUEL. *TR

1994 RANGER XLT. WAS FILLING FUEL TANK WHEN FUEL BEGAN LEAKING FROM UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK. STOPPED FILLING PROCESS IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN I INSPECTED THE LEAK, I FOUND THAT THE FUEL WAS COMING FORM THE CLAMP AREA OF THE FILLER HOSE. CHECKED PRICES OF REPLACEMENTS AND OPTED TO DO SELF REPAIR USING METAL DUCT TAPE. REPAIR HAS HELD FOR 3-4 YEARS. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

FUEL SPILLING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK AND FUEL INLET. CRACKS IN FUEL FILLER NECK/HOSE. *TR

THIRD COMPLAINT REGARDING FUEL FILLER HOSE ASSEMBLY ON 1994 FORD RANGER. FAILURE OF HOSE ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN AT THE SAME PLACE ON ALL THREE GENUINE FORD PARTS. AFTER THE BEATING THEY ARE GIVING TOYOTA WITH 100 COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS THAT SOMEONE WOULD ACT ON OUR BEHALF. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR AGAIN SO WILL SEEK ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS FABRICATING MY OWN, BET IT WONT LEAK THEN. *TR

FUEL FILLER NECK HAS SPLIT AT THE TANK CONNECTION BEND. FUEL LEAKS PROFUSELY OUT OF THIS SPLIT WHEN TANK IS FILLED. WHEN THE TANK REACHES FULL CAPACITY, THE FUEL FILLER OUTER HOSE FILLS UP PARTIALLY. THE FUEL IN THE OUTER HOSE THEN LEAKS OUT ONTO THE TANK AND GROUND. I AM REPEATING THIS CLAIM FOR 2 SEPARATE VEHICLES, A '93 AND A '94. *TR

1994 FORD RANGER EXTENDED CAB PICKUP 4.0 L V6 ENGINE CURRENT MILEAGE 65,000. MILEAGE AT FAILURE 63,000. THE FUEL FILLER HOSE FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK TO THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPED CRACKS THAT ALLOWED FUEL TO SPILL ON THE GROUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFILLED. ODOR OF FUEL IS ALWAYS PRESENT WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. TOOK THE TRUCK TO LOCAL SERVICE SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF FILLER HOSE. HOSE IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM DEALER AND COST OF PART WAS EXCESSIVE IF IT WERE AVAILABLE. REPAIR SHOP MADE TEMPORARY REPAIR BY APPLYING SEALANT TO FUEL FILLER HOSE UNTIL PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. *TR

NO EVENT LED TO PREMATURE FAILURE UNLESS YOU CONSIDER THE EMISSIONS TEST , THE FAILURE IS OF THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY ON THE GAS TANK, A CRACK OCCURS,THEN LEAKING ,DRIPPING,AND CONSTANT FUMES, THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE ON MY TRUCK AND MANY TRUCKS OF THE SAME MODEL. CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH A REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY, THE 2ND TIME,I ATTEMPTED TO SEAL THE ASSEMBLY,WHICH HELD FOR AWHILE BUT HAS ALSO FAILED..YES THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE ,AS FOR THE RADIATOR FAN, ITS PLASTIC AND BREAKS FROM HEAT EVERY YEAR, I HAVE REPLACED IT MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER,YES THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

1994 RANGER PICK-UP FAILED SMOG TEST DUE TO A BREAK IN THE GAS TANK FILLER ASSEMBLY. SMOG SPECIALIST SAID ALL RANGERS MFGD BETWEEN 1989 AND 1997 WERE FAILING SMOG PRESSURE TANK. FACT VERIFIED BY MY MECHANIC. COST OF REPAIR $600. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO EFFECT REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. WHILE PLACING GASOLINE INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. WHILE PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE AT THE PUMP, GAS LEAKED FROM THE FILLER TUBE ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FILLER TUBE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FILLER TUBE WAS REPLACED IN JULY OF 2001. IN APPROXIMATELY MAY OF 2007, THE FILLER TUBE FAILED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/17/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT'S SISTER OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER FUEL IS PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL LEAKS OUT ON TWO SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL OVERFLOW WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DT: 1994 FORD RANGER- THE TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHEN PARKING AND PUTTING THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE TRUCK WILL ROLL BACK, THE BRAKE DOES NOT CATCH. THE TRUCK WILL DO THIS EVERY TIME, NO MATTER IF IT IS ON AN INCLINE OR ON FLAT SURFACE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE TRUCK, TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES , AND THEY HAD NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THE CONSUMER OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENTS . CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A GAS LEAK. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB