1.4
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 120,300 miles
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When filling with fuel, gasoline leaks onto ground. This appears to be a common problem from what I see on line.
- Pataskala, OH, USA
I would like to report a finding on my 1997 F-150. After reading about the prob into the gas tank straps in the detroit news. I found that one of my straps has completely rusted off and I would like to be notified as soon as a recall is made as this is a serious hazard, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Allen Park, MI, USA
The contact owns a 1999 Ford E-150. The contact stated that while refueling the vehicle, he noticed that fuel was leaking from the top of the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to an automotive shop where the contact was advised that there could have been a fracture in the tank which caused the leakage. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The current and failure mileage was 139,790.
- Detroit, MI, USA
Driving down the I94 freeway in Michigan with my wife, 2 children, 7 and 5, going about 70 mph and heard a noise like a muffler dragging or something. Immediately pulled over and found my gas tank dragging under the truck. Front strap rusted and broke off and tank was being pushed forward, almost grinding all the way through! the tank was being held up by the plastic rear strap holder and the gas filler tube. The back strap was also rusted through! had to jack up the tank with bottle jack and pieces of 2X4 found along the freeway. Waited for father in law to bring ratchet straps to lift up very heavy full tank while lying on my back on the freeway. My family was terrified!
- Lincoln Park, MI, USA
1999, Ford F-150 gas strap failure. Tuesday September 14, 2010 while driving on interstate 94 I could hear a clinking noise beneath the body of the truck. When I pulled over and looked under the truck, one of the support straps for the gas tank was broken and hanging below the vehicle. This strap failed without any known extraordinary cause such as a collision, or any other such incident.
- Ann Arbor, MI, USA
I own a 1999 Ford E150 that appears to have been prepared for an upfitter when it left the Ford plant. An ambulance prep label is in the driver's side door jam, how ever it was finished by Explorer van company, warsaw Indiana. When refueling I noticed fuel spill on the ground. I stopped driving the vehicle and researched the problem. Ford service tells me that it fuel filler neck is the problem and it will cost about $600 to make the repair. My VIN does not show valid for problem NHTSA recall 11V114000 when reported to Ford but the problem seems very similar to 11V114000. My VIN is [xxx]. shouldn't this have been a covered recall? information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Franklinville, NJ, USA
The contact owns a 1999 Ford E-150 econoline. Whenever the contact fills the fuel tank, gasoline would spill out of the tank and onto the ground. When the tank was full and the fuel nozzle stopped, gasoline still leaked excessively out of the tank. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 59,000.
- Gahanna, OH, USA
- Southfield, MI, USA