1990 FORD F150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL WAS ABNORMALLY LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND THE REAR FUEL TANK WAS PUMPING FUEL INTO THE FRONT FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM: TANK ASSEMBLY), BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO FUEL TANKS IN HER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ADDED FUEL TO THE INTENDED TANK, IT WOULD FORCE FUEL INTO THE AUXILIARY TANK AND LEAK OUT OF THE TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT RECALL #93V125000 EXPIRED; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT NO COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,236. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. AFTER FILLING BOTH OF THE GAS TANKS IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL LEVEL DECREASING. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. AFTER DRIVING FOR TEN MILES, HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR GAS TANK. THE CONTACT SWITCHED THE FUEL USAGE TO THE FRONT FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 01I008000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BA AND AA CONNECTORS, GASKET, TWO RETAINERS, TWO FUEL FILTERS, VALVES, AND THE O RING ON THE TANK HAD ALL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $765.47. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE

Mileage: 118,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. AFTER FILLING BOTH OF THE GAS TANKS IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL LEVEL DECREASING. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. AFTER DRIVING FOR TEN MILES, HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR GAS TANK. THE CONTACT SWITCHED THE FUEL USAGE TO THE FRONT FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 01I008000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BA AND AA CONNECTORS, GASKET, TWO RETAINERS, TWO FUEL FILTERS, VALVES, AND THE O RING ON THE TANK HAD ALL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $765.47. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE

Mileage: 118,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING, FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK OF THE FRONT FUEL TANK IN LARGE AMOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE RECALL STATES THAT A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO THE SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK CAN BE EXCEEDED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 160,000. UPDATED 11/07/08 *BF UPDATED 11/13/08.*JB

Mileage: 160,000

EXPERIENCING CROSS FILL BETWEEN DUAL TANKS IN 1990 FORD F150. CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS OVERFLOW AND GAS SPILL. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SAID MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO SAID THAT RECALLS ARE "VIN SPECIFIC". EVEN THOUGH OTHER FORDS OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ARE COVERED.... MINE IS NOT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR WHICH FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

FUEL TANKS TRANSFER FUEL QUANTITIES FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. THIS HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN ONE INSTANCE OF FUEL OVERFLOW AND AS A RESULT OWNER NO LONGER FILLS BOTH TANKS AT THE SAME TIME. OWNER DOES UNDERSTAND A RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR THIS DEFECT BUT DOES NOT HAVE PROPER INFORMATION TO PROCEED WITH REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 10,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN HE FILLED THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT TANK LEAKED FUEL INTO THE REAR TANK WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TANK TO LEAK. THEY STATED THAT FUEL PUMP SENDER ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #93V125000) HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *LJ. UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

Mileage: 102,000

1990 FORD F-150 TRUCK HAS DUEL FUEL TANKS; FUEL IS PUMPING FROM THE BACK TANK TO THE FRONT TANK AND OVER SPILLING THROUGH THE FUEL CAP ONTO THE GROUND. LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER DATED 7-19-2001 STATES THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. QUESTION: HOW CAN RECALLS FROM 8-15-1989 AND 8-2-1993 WHICH CAUSED OVERFLOW AND SPILLAGE BE APPROVED AS A SAFETY RECALL; YET THE 7-19-2001 ISSUE WHICH RESULTS IN THE SAME OVERFLOW AND SPILLAGE NOT BE APPROVED AS A SAFETY RECALL? PROBLEM WITH THE OVERFLOW STARTED IN OCTOBER 2007 -- FUEL SPILLED DUE TO CROSS TANK FUEL FLOW. AT THIS POINT, ONLY ONE TANK CAN CONTAIN FUEL AND THE OTHER TANK MUST REMAIN EMPTY FOR THE SPILLAGE TO CEASE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN RECALL #'S 89V141000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES), # 93V125000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY), AND # 01I008000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS, HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO GET REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO THE ELAPSED TIME FRAME. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL NUMBER 96V071000 (FOR THE IGNITION) AND HE WOULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS AN OVERFLOW OF GAS IN THE REAR TANK FROM THE FRONT TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SECOND TANK REACHES ITS MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND CAUSES FUEL SPILLAGE. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL # 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) FOR THIS FAILURE IN 1990. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL IN 1993. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 145,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SAFETY RECALL # 01I008000, WHICH HAD BEEN EXTENDED 12 YEARS. HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO RECALL EXISTED. ALL THE CONTACT KNEW WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 120,000. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

THE PIN THAT POSITIONS THE TILT STEERING WHEEL BROKE ALLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL TO FLOP UP AND DOWN. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. *NM

Mileage: 53,227

THE FUEL STARTED TO RUN OUT OF THE FRONT FUEL TANK. I LOST MOST OF THE FUEL OUT OF THE REAR TANK THAT SPILLED ON THE ROAD. I THINK THAT THIS IS A FIRE WAITING TO HAPPEN. NOW I DO NOT USE THE REAR TANK TO STOP THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE FORD HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THERE TRUCKS AND THEY SHOULD FIX A FUEL PROBLEM. THAT HAS HAPPENED IN MANY OF THERE TRUCKS NO MATTER OF THE MILEAGE OR AGE. *JB

Mileage: 189,000

GASOLINE BACK UP AND FLOWING OUT BACK TANK, FROM GAS CAP. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FILLING UP THE REAR FUEL TANK IT WOULD PUMP THE GAS INTO THE FRONT TANK. THE GAS OVERFLOWS OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONCE THE CONSUMER WOULD START TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS ON 9-2-05. HE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL O1I008000 HAD EXPIRED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 126,000

EVENTS LEADING UP TO EXPLOSION AND FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

DROVE NEW VEHICLE WITH 1475 # TRUCK CAMPER WITHOUT INCIDENT 12 YEARS. REPLACED 4 TIRES, DIFFERENT BRAND, SAME SPECS. L REAR FAILED 4/15/05 AFTER 14,034 MILES ON TIRE.R REAR FAILED ON BELOW DATE WITH 16,102 MILES ON THE TIRE.

DROVE NEW VEHICLE WITH 1475 # TRUCK CAMPER WITHOUT INCIDENT 12 YEARS. REPLACED 4 TIRES, DIFFERENT BRAND, SAME SPECS. L REAR FAILED 4/15/05 AFTER 14,034 MILES ON TIRE.R REAR FAILED ON BELOW DATE WITH 16,102 MILES ON THE TIRE.