This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
My 1995 Ford F-150 has duel gas tanks and the rear tank straps have corroded causing the tank to loose all fuel(1/2 tank) leaking over the spare tire and underside of the tank. This started with the smell of raw fuel in July but could not find the leak until 3 days ago when I found a large gas spot on the drive way directly under the rear tank and the dripping fuel from the spare. I have not taken it to the dealer yet but am planning to this week. The tank has quit leaking due to being pretty well empty. But the odor is still there. The truck has 74,062.4 original miles at this time and I have owned it since November 1974. I have owned many Ford's and even worked for Ford at the heavy truck plant in louisville ky along with my uncle and two cousins. Never encountered anything like this before. I hope Ford will rectify this problem.
Our 1995 Ford F-150 burst into flames in our garage after being parked and not running for one hour. It was fine just ten minutes before the fire started. The fire in the garage caught the entire house on fire - we lost everything, although no personal injury. State farm forensic report shows origin to be driver side, on the engine side of the fire wall, and having something to do with the brake mechanism (I'm still waiting for a copy of the report). Can you compare my complaint to others and maybe tell me what might have started this fire? we have suffered a terrible loss, so we would like to know what started the fire if possible. There was brake work on this truck only six days before the fire.
I have a dual fuel tank system. The rear tank is pumping gas into the forward tank. The forward tank is overflowing past the filler cap and spilling to the ground. These symptoms are indentical to the 1993 F-series fuel systems problems NHTSA id # 00V-424, mfg campaign # 00S57. I just went to the local Ford dealer. They looked up my VIN and said that my vehicle is not listed under this recall. The dealer is more than willing to help. I was told that the service technician would first have to troubleshoot the cause and find out if the failure is due to the same part being defective as the recall items. Then I would have to battle Ford to pay for the fix. I was told that they sometimes have trouble getting Ford to pay for repairs if the vehicle is not listed on the recall, even if it is the same part malfunctioning. I am going to begin repairing the vehicle soon and would appreciate any help you can give me. Having seen that these same symptoms have appeared on earlier models I have come to the conclusion that this is not an isolated incident and suspect that other same year vehicles as my may develop this problem.
The vehicle had a history of fuel mileage problems, after being service by the dealer several times the vehicle suddenly caught fire while driving, the driver suffered serious 3rd degree burns and other bodily injuries.
A sudden and substantial amount of power steering fluid leaked from the fuel pump/hoses/fittings resulting in fire while being operated on the highway. (attorney for client)aw
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