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The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. The contact was driving approximately 30 mph when she started to hear a loud dragging noise from the vehicle. She then noticed that the fuel tank had fractured from the vehicle. The vehicle was then towed to a independent mechanic and they advised her that the straps that held the tank were missing and needed to be replaced as well as the tank. The vehicle was repaired for the straps and the fuel tank. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised her that there would possibly be a recall for the failure in the future. The failure mileage was approximately 166,000. The VIN was unavailable.
One of the metal straps holding on the gas tank has rusted and broken off. The gas take is unstable and tilted. The other metal strap is rusted but not broken yet.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph when he noticed a component fracturing from the vehicle. He then pulled to the side of the road and noticed fuel leaking from the vehicle. The police were called and a report was filed. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic and they advised him that the fuel tank and the straps had fractured and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
I have a Ford F-150 pickup truck 1999 and last week the gas tand fell off. My mechanic said that the straps holding the tand were rusted through. When the tank fell it also took out the brake lines and I had no brakes.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. The contact noticed that the fuel tank was covered with rust and it was fractured, causing it to detach from the vehicle while driving. The contact did not inform the dealer or manufacturer of the failure. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who replaced the gasoline tank straps, fuel level sensor and the fuel tank. The current mileage was 93,000 and the failure mileage was 92,000.
- Oak Park , MI, USA
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After filling up the gas tank with premium fuel, while driving down the road the gas tank straps broke due to rust. The straps appeared to have been rusted completely through, with only the plastic tank strap sleeves holding the tank up. The tank dropped to the pavement, causing a hole in the front lower corner of the tank. All fuel spilled out of the tank. The fire department was called, and the spill was cleaned up. The road was wet from rain at the time, thus preventing sparking and ignition of the spilled fuel, according to the fire chief.
Took our F150 Ford in for an oil change and to check everything out. Found that one gas tank strap was rusted all the way thru and the other one was almost rusted thru. Not very safe@.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F150. When the contact attempted to slow down for a traffic light the fuel tank separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test and confirmed that the gasoline tank straps were corroded. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer replaced the gasoline tank, straps, and hoses. The failure and the current miles were 101,014. Updated 06/01/11 the consumer also had to replace the gas lines. Updated 08/22/11
We have a 1999 Ford F-150 and the gas tank fell out! fortunately it was at home in the driveway, but this is crazy. We were backing up our driveway when we heard a thud and the truck was shaking and jittering. We continued up the driveway, which caused a deep gouge in the driveway. We're going to have to have our drive way repaired, and we just had it put in on October 16th, 2010. The straps that hold the tank in place, rusted out, they are a crumbled mess. We are currently trying to find a way to get the gas out of the tank so we can lift it back in to place and use new straps.
I have a 1999 Ford F-150 while on vacation I heard something break when I took it to the shop they said that all of my straps had snapped the only thing holding it up was skid plate and on the second incident was when I was driving my brake pedal had went soft causing me to almost cause an accident then the brake light had came on when I took it to Ford they had said that all my brake lines from the back to the master cylinder had to be replaced so between the two incidents the truck has cost me close to one thousand dollars. Updated 08/01/11 both straps failed due to rust. There was no fuel spill. Updated 08/02/11
I was driving a 1999 Ford F-150 on the highway at 70 mph when the gas tank straps broke and the tank dragged on the highway for 5 miles before another driver noticed the dragging tank and motioned for me to pull over. The only thing holding the tank from completely falling off was the fuel lines. The tank was also leaking gas on the highway. There was no fire, but most likely there would have been if I didn't pull over. The repair shop said that it would cost about $600 to replace the damaged tank and fuel pump. The truck is not worth repairing, so it is going to the junk yard.
I have a 99 Ford F150 pickup truck which has two fuel tank straps that are unsafe because of extream rust. One is completely rusted thru and the other one rusted badly. I had them replaced at my expense by Ford dealer. I called Ford Motor Co and talked to rep regarding possible recall and was told there were no plans for a recall of this defect at this time. This was on Sep 27 2010 by customer relationship center rep. There was not an incindent because of this defect because I inspected my veh and saw the problem myself and went to Ford dealer to inquire about possible recall and was told none, so I called Ford customer serv.
1999 Ford F-150 was towed into shop for a no start problem which was diagnosed as a faulty fuel pump. The fuel pump on this particular truck is located inside the fuel tank itself which must be removed to gain access to the pump. When starting this procedure, the mechanics immediately discovered that both tank straps had rusted through and the fuel tank was no longer held in place by the fuel tank straps and was instead resting on the fuel tank skid plate. If this was a 2-wheel drive vehicle, there would have been no skid plate and the tank would instead have been dragging in the ground creating a dangerous situation.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. While driving 35 mph, the fuel tank suddenly fell off the vehicle because the straps that held it had rusted. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop but had not been repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were approximately 162,000. Updated evoq 12/01/10
The metal gas tank strap on my 1999 Ford F150 is rusted in two and caused the gas tank to sag. If I would not have caught this the other tank strap could have broke causing my tank to fall while driving.
In April of 2010 my F150 pick up gas tank fell off. I had to buy a new one. The straps rusted and the tank fell. I lost all of the gas that in it. It cost me $600. The truck is A1999. The straps should be made of stainless steel.
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- Willard, OH, USA