2000 FORD F-150 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

The contact owns a 1991 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a complete stop, the vehicle was sluggish. The contact stated that the vehicle operated as needed after warming up. The contact stated upon refueling the vehicle, the gasoline would splash out of the fuel tank filler neck and onto the gas pump. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL GRANT FORD LOCATED AT 3060 S SPRINGFIELD AVE, BOLIVAR, MO 65613, (417) 326-7671, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A HOLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 207,000.

Mileage: 207,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING GASOLINE DUE TO A HOLE ON THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS FOR THE HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,930. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK UNDER THE FUEL TANK STRAPS.

Mileage: 131,930

FUEL TANK FELL OFF OF TRUCK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO HIT THE GROUND AND FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF TANK. FIRE DEPT. HAD TO COME CLEAN UP MESS. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. FOUND OUT AFTER THAT STRAPS WHERE RECALLED BY FORD. FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE TANK, THE CLEAN UP, OR THE TOW. THEY TOLD ME I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR THE STRAPS. I FIND IT FUNNY THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF MY INFO BEFORE I GAVE IT TO THEM. SO HOW DID THEY NOTIFY ME. *JB

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FUEL TANK BEGAN LEAKING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPAIR THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AT NO COST ONLY ONCE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,892.

Mileage: 135,892

GOOD DAY, MY 2000 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK IS INVOLVED IN THE GAS TANK STRAPS RECALL. BECAUSE THE STRAPS BROKE IT CAUSED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM THE TANK THAT ALSO DAMAGED THE TANK; NOW FORD HAS FIXED THE STRAPS BUT NOW THEY WANT $1600 TO FIX THE TANK WHICH BROKE BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE STRAPS ORIGINALLY. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH SUCH A SEVERE RUST PROBLEM. I THINK THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A FUEL TANK RECALL ALSO. THE FUEL LINE ALL GOT RUSTED AND BROKE ON ME; I HAD TO CHANGE OUT ALL THE LINES. NOW THE GAS TANK AND STRAPS ARE ALL RUSTED OUT. THANKS, *JS

Mileage: 119,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE SKIT PLATES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING DUE TO THE CORROSION DAMAGE AROUND THE STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) DID NOT INCLUDE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,621.

Mileage: 164,621

AS OF 12-10-2010 I WAS AT WORK AND WAS WALKING TOWARD THE TRUCK AND NOTICE THE GAS TANK WAS HANGING.I CALLED MY BOSS AND TOLD HIM THE SITUATION.SO I TOOK A RACHET STRAP AND STRAP IT UP.DROVE OVER SIXTY MILES HOME TO LOCAL AUTO STORE AND PICKED UP NEW STRAPS.AS I WAS REPLACING STRAPS I NOTICE A STRONG ODOR OF GAS.ALSO WHEN REPLACING THESE STRAPS THAT I NOTICE ALOT OF RUST ON GAS TANK WHERE GAS STRAPS WERE PLACED.WANTED TO TAKE A WIRE BRUSH TO IT BUT WAS AFRAID OF THE WIRE BRUSH PUTTING A HOLE THROUGH IT.ALSO MAYBE A SPARK AND KABOOM.BESIDES THAT TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE ADVISOR CAME TO US AND TOLD US THAT GAS TANK HAS 3 HOLES IN TANK AROUND FRONT STRAP AND IS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.HE SAID THAT HE WOULD GET AHOLD OF FORD AND MORE THAN LIKELY THEY WOULD PUT US IN A RENTAL AND FIX TANK.HE COMES BACK AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX.HE TOLD US THAT WE HAVE A CASE.SO CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD FIX THE TANK IF IT WOULD DROP TO THE GROUND.I SEE THAT AS A PERSONAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND PEOPLE BEHIND ME.FORD SHOWED NO CONCERN AND THAT BOTHERED ME.BUT SINCE THE TANK DROPPED I HAVE SMELT GAS AND THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THE CORROSION AND RUST UNDER THE STRAPS AND FORD STILL DID NOT CARE.

Mileage: 110,000

I MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT IF YOUR VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN A HIGH CORROSION AREAS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, ONE OR BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS COULD POTENTIALLY FRACTURE. STRAP FRACTURE MAY RESULT IN THE FUEL TANK CONTACTING THE GROUND. IF THE FUEL TANK CONTACTS THE GROUND AND DEVELOPS A LEAK WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. THE TIME FORD ESTIMATES FOR THIS REPAIR TO OCCUR IS ERRONEOUS. IT TAKES HALF A DAY IN THE SHOP TO DETERMINE IF THE STRAPS ARE IN GOOD OF BAD SHAPE. THEN THEY HAVE TO ORDER A REPAIR KIT. TO DO THE ACTUALLY REPAIR, CLOSE TO A DAY IN THE SHOP. I NEED MY VEHICLE FOR WORK AND FORD WILL NOT LOAN ME ONE FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL BACK LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER SINCE SEPTEMBER 2011 BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ UPDATED 02/03/12.

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A PIN SIZED HOLE ON THE FUEL TANK AND THE BRACKET WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING); HOWEVER THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR UNTIL THE BRACKET WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE BRACKET REPLACEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 115,000

FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK STRAPS THAT MAY CORRODE AND CAUSE A POTENTIAL FUEL LEAK. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN FOR THE RECALL AND SURE ENOUGH MY STRAPS ARE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE IS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE STRAPS BECAUSE THE CORRODED STRAPS HAVE STARTED TO CORRODE THE TANK. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE TANK WILL BEGIN LEAKING IF THEY REPLACE THE STRAPS. THE DEALER CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE TANK. I ALSO CALLED FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE TANK AND ALSO WILL NOT REPLACE THE STRAPS UNLESS I PURCHASE A TANK FROM THEM TO REPLACE. IF MY STRAPS BREAK I WILL LOSE MY TANK AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE OR ACCIDENT TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE RECALL DOES NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE STRAPS. THE DAMAGE TO MY TANK IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE STRAPS AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. I LEAVE IN NEW ENGLAND AND AM SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHER FORD TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE TO GET THIS RESOLVED? SPOKE WITH [XXX], A CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR AT FORD CUSTOMER CARE IN FLORIDA, CASE #[XXX]. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED, INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 111,507

2000 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATES WHEEL RIMS STARTED TO RUST OUT IN ONE YEAR *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE BUMPER RUSTED OUT IN ONE YEAR, AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD NOT COME ON, THE PLASTIC ON THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, THE DOME LIGHT IN THE CAB WOULDN'T COME ON, AND THE TAILGATE WOULDN'T CLOSE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER, WIPERS AND HEATING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED ALL THE TIME, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK. THE FUEL STRAP FAILED THREE YEARS AGO AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO FALL TO THE GROUND. *JB

2000 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL FOR A FAULTY STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GASOLINE TANK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING FAULTY FUEL STRAPS THAT HELD THE GAS TANK IN PLACE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS THE TANK ACTUALLY FELL OFF HIS VEHICLE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, IN WHICH HE PROMPTLY BOUGHT THE STRAPS AND RE-ATTACHED THE TANK TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED FORD WAS NOT ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT THE TANK HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE THE INCIDENT AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TANK WITH THE STRAPS. THE ASSERTION IS THE TANK IS LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CANISTER BRACKET WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FLOOR BOARDS AND THE ROCKET PANEL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST SINCE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 12/16/11*LJ

Mileage: 131,000

200 FORD F]-150. CONSUMER STATES DIFFICULTY WITH GETTING RECALL REPAIRS DONE IN A REASONABLE TIME. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL LETTER STATED IT WOULD 1/2 DAY. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WOULD TAKE MUCH LONGER, DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE ON OTHER TRUCKS. ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB UPDATED 12/15/11. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. IN THE ATTEMPT OF GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING), THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO RUST BEING IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL DUE TO A SKID PLATE COVERING THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED ONE OF THE STRAPS WERE BROKEN AND IF THE OTHER STRAP BRAKES THE FUEL TANK COULD DROP ON THE SKID PLATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 218,000.

Mileage: 218,000

2000 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATES THE METAL GAS STRAPS THAT ATTACH THE GAS TANK TO THE TRUCK WERE RUSTED AND THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AS A RESULT *TGW THE DEALER STATED THE LEAK WAS A DIRECT RESULT FROM THE RUSTED METAL STRAPS. FORD STATED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR A NEW TANK, UNLESS THE TANK FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK AND CAUGHT FIRE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING). AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE FUEL TANK BEGAN LEAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN CORRECTING THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE TORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUN). THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 214,422.

Mileage: 214,422

REAR FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE, AND VERY CORRODED. FUEL TANK ONLY SIX INCHES FROM GROUND! USED A TIE DOWN STRAP RATED AT 300 POUNDS TO FASTEN FUEL TANK TO FRAME. *KB

Mileage: 124,000

REAR FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE, AND VERY CORRODED. FUEL TANK ONLY SIX INCHES FROM GROUND! USED A TIE DOWN STRAP RATED AT 300 POUNDS TO FASTEN FUEL TANK TO FRAME. *KB

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT HEARD A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DRAGGING AND LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE FRACTURED AND ONLY ONE STRAP WAS LEAVING THE FUEL TANK ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM: TANK ASSEMBLY) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE AND STATE OF NEBRASKA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 09/08/11*LJ THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/14/11

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE FRACTURED AND ONLY ONE STRAP WAS LEAVING THE FUEL TANK ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM: TANK ASSEMBLY) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE AND STATE OF NEBRASKA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 09/08/11*LJ THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/14/11

Mileage: 180,000

IN APRIL 2011, WHILE DRIVING OUR FORD F150, MODEL YEAR 2000, ALONG A COUNTRY TWO-LANE ROAD IN A RURAL COUNTY IN VIRGINIA, AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE GAS TANK DROPPED ONTO THE ROAD CAUSING A LARGE HOLE IN THE TANK AND THE LOSS OF NEARLY 3/4 TANK OF GASOLINE. I WAS ABLE TO BRACE THE TANK UP WITH A ROPE LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO OUR SON'S HOME A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY AND LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO RUN OUT OF GAS UNTIL I PULLED INTO HIS YARD. THERE WAS NO INJURY BUT SPARKS FLEW FROM THE TANK AFTER IT DROPPED ONTO THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FIRE. I HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE THE TANK AND THE STRAP AND HAVE HAD THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE SHOP TWICE TO REPAIR LEAKAGE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE NECK ASSEMBLY AS WELL. WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL ON OUR MODEL F150 AND TOOK ALL RECEIPTS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE DEALER REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT. *KB

Mileage: 137,923

ON JULY 19, 2011 THE FUEL TANK DROPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY 2000 FORD F 150 WHILE GOING OVER THE BEACON NEWBURGH BRIDGE IN NY. GAS LEAKED ALL OVER AND HAD THE NYS POLICE AS WELL AS THE BEACON FIRE DEPT. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NYDEC. NO FIRE BUT FUEL LEAKED OUT OF TANK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARAGE FOR REPAIR AT THE COST OF OVER $1100.00 NOT INCLUDING THE $190.00 TOWING FEE. I AM LUCKY THAT THIS TANK DID NOT BLOW BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT TO WERE I COULD PULL OVER SAFELY. THERE WAS NO BREAK DOWN LANE ON THE BRIDGE. *KB

Mileage: 126,000

ON JULY 19, 2011 THE FUEL TANK DROPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY 2000 FORD F 150 WHILE GOING OVER THE BEACON NEWBURGH BRIDGE IN NY. GAS LEAKED ALL OVER AND HAD THE NYS POLICE AS WELL AS THE BEACON FIRE DEPT. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NYDEC. NO FIRE BUT FUEL LEAKED OUT OF TANK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARAGE FOR REPAIR AT THE COST OF OVER $1100.00 NOT INCLUDING THE $190.00 TOWING FEE. I AM LUCKY THAT THIS TANK DID NOT BLOW BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT TO WERE I COULD PULL OVER SAFELY. THERE WAS NO BREAK DOWN LANE ON THE BRIDGE. *KB

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FUEL TANK SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITH A FULL TANK OF GASOLINE FUEL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, MODULAR, STRAPS, HOSES, CLAMPS, AND THE TANK PRESSURE SENSOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

ON FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011 I NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING DOWN BELOW MY 2000 MODEL YEAR FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. UPON CLOSER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT THE DANGLING OBJECT WAS THE REMAINS OF THE FRONT FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAP WHICH HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DROOPING DOWN FOUR TO SIX INCHES FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION AND THE TANK WAS BEING HELD ONLY BY THE REAR STRAP. EXAMINATION OF THE REAR STRAP REVEALED THAT IT WAS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I PURCHASED NEW FRONT AND REAR FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAPS FROM MY LOCAL FORD DEALER'S PARTS DEPARTMENT AND INSTALLED THEM MYSELF. AS A RETIRED ENGINEER, I WAS DISAPPOINTED BY HOW FLIMSY THESE STRAPS ARE AND HOW THEIR CORROSION RESISTANCE IS OBVIOUSLY INADEQUATE TO PREVENT FAILURE. THAT EVENING, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2011, THERE WAS A REPORT ON A LOCAL TELEVISION STATION OF A HAZMAT TEAM RESPONSE TO AN INCIDENT NEAR GOOD HOPE ROAD AND US HIGHWAY 45 IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN IN WHICH THE FUEL TANK OF A FORD F150 PICKUP HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. THAT LED ME TO THE DISCOVERY THAT NHTSA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING CORROSION FAILURES OF FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAPS ON F150S. I BELIEVE THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT A VEHICLE SAFETY DEFECT IS PRESENT IN THE DESIGN OF THESE STRAPS, IN THAT THE DESIGN IS INSUFFICIENT TO PREVENT OR WITHSTAND CORROSION WHICH COULD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE NORMALLY EXPECTED LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. I STRONGLY URGE THAT A MANDATORY RECALL BE ISSUED AGAINST FORD F150 VEHICLES AND ANY OTHERS USING THESE OR SIMILARLY INADEQUATE FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAPS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND FUEL SPILLED ON THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TANK ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 199,800.

Mileage: 199,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND AND A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT HAD SPILLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL WAS MORE LIKELY TO LEAK WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED ONE OF THE STRAPS WERE CRACKED AND THE OTHER STRAP WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES DUE TO CORROSION. THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILL AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY MOUNTING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ ONE OF THE TWO GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE INTO PIECES AND THE OTHER STRAP BROKE IN HALF. UPDATED 08/08/11

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE STRAPS HOLDING UP MY GAS TANK BROKE AND THE TANK HIT THE GROUND. TANK RUPTURED AND LEAKED, FORTUNATELY NO FIRE OCCURRED. STRAPS APPEARED RUSTED BEYOND NORMAL WEAR LIMITS. STRAPS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. TANK AND ALL LINES TO IT WERE REPLACED BY DEALER, AT A COST TO ME OF $1,238.32 WOW. A SEARCH OF YOUR SITE SHOWED YOUR ARE INVESTIGATING THIS AND CURRENTLY HAVE 243 REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. YOU NOW HAVE 244. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2000 FORD F150: DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN HITTING A BUMP GOING OVER A BRIDGE. WE PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT GAS STATION EXIT AND FOUND THE FUEL TANK HANGING ON BY JUST THE FUEL FILLER NECK. BOTH STRAPS HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH. I WENT TO A PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED SOME CARGO RATCHET STRAPS TO CREATE A TEMPORARY REPAIR TO GET TO OUR DESTINATION. I CONTACTED A FORD DEALER IN THE TOWN WE TRAVELED TO ABOUT A REPAIR OR RECALL AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. WE HAVE STILL NOT COMPLETED THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF *TR UPDATED 3/05/2012 *LN

Mileage: 123,960

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.

Mileage: 78,500

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2000 FORD F-150 JUST FELL OFF THIS AFTERNOON. THE GAS TANK STRAPS WERE VERY RUSTY. IT WAS TOWED TO BOB BOYD FORD IN LANCASTER, OHIO. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION AND CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT NO FUEL WAS SPILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 199, 000.

Mileage: 199,000

HELLO I OWN A 2000 FORD F150 AND NOTICED A CORRODED STRAP HANGING FROM MY GAS TANK. TODAY (6-14) I SMELLED GAS AND AM TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP. I WAS CHECKING ONLINE TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WILL COST AND SAW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL COMING. I WILL TAKE SOME PICS BEFORE I TAKE IT IN. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IF THERE WAS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION ON THIS . THANKS YOU CAN REACH ME VIA [XXX]. UPDATED 06/16/11 *BF UPDATED 06/30/11 UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR UPDATED 3/01/2012 *LN

Mileage: 70,000

MY WIFE WENT TO CHURCH ON 06/11/2011,WHEN SHE ENTERED THE CHURCH THE FUEL TANK ON OUR 2000 F-150 FORD FELL TO THE GROUND WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE THERE THAT SAW WHAT HAPPENED NEED HELP. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED IN THE CENTER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK, UNDERNEATH THE RUBBER OR PLASTIC COVERS. BOTH STRAPS BROKE INTO, DROPPING THE FUEL TANK TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, BUT NO FUEL SPILLED. THE NEW STRAPS WERE $30.00 AND THE LABOR WAS $45.00. THE STRAPS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. THE NEW STRAPS WERE MUCH THICKER METAL. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR

Mileage: 173,023

MY WIFE WENT TO CHURCH ON 06/11/2011,WHEN SHE ENTERED THE CHURCH THE FUEL TANK ON OUR 2000 F-150 FORD FELL TO THE GROUND WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE THERE THAT SAW WHAT HAPPENED NEED HELP. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED IN THE CENTER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK, UNDERNEATH THE RUBBER OR PLASTIC COVERS. BOTH STRAPS BROKE INTO, DROPPING THE FUEL TANK TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, BUT NO FUEL SPILLED. THE NEW STRAPS WERE $30.00 AND THE LABOR WAS $45.00. THE STRAPS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. THE NEW STRAPS WERE MUCH THICKER METAL. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR

Mileage: 173,023

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED TO CLEAN UP THE SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE FRONT STRAP BROKE IN THE MIDDLE AND FELL TO THE PAVEMENT. THE REAR STRAP HELD IN PLACE. THE CONSUMER LOST 15 GALLONS OF GAS. UPDATED 09/2/11

Mileage: 108,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED TO CLEAN UP THE SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE FRONT STRAP BROKE IN THE MIDDLE AND FELL TO THE PAVEMENT. THE REAR STRAP HELD IN PLACE. THE CONSUMER LOST 15 GALLONS OF GAS. UPDATED 09/2/11

Mileage: 108,000

I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP AND THE NEXT DAY MY GAS TANK FELL ON MY FORD F150. I LOOKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ON THE STREET AND FOUND ONE OF THE BRACKETS RUSTED ON THE STREET. LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND HEARD THE TANK DROP OR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTING. THE FUEL TANK WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THERE WAS NOT A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN SPARKS WERE SEEN IGNITING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DRAG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DRAGGING CAUSED A LARGE HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AS GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPILL FROM THE TANK. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF HOW MUCH GASOLINE HAD SPILLED BUT STATED THAT THE TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND THE FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL TANK STRAPS, FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, FUEL TANK FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY, FUEL TANK VALVE, FUEL LINE, AND THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR WOULD ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) WHICH COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE HOW MANY OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN, THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING. THE FUEL TANK WAS TEMPORARILY SECURED WITH A NYLON SUPPORT BELT. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER STORAGE, TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUEL STRAP. UPDATED 07/22/11

Mileage: 98,000

IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD F150 TO WORK AFTER COMPLETELY REFILLING THE FUEL TANK. AS I APPROACHED THE REAR GATE AT WORK I CROSSED A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AND HEARD A LOT BANG AND A DRAGGING SOUND UPON CLEARING THE TRACKS. I STOPPED AND FOUND THE FUEL TANK HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE TRUCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WERE UPON THEY FOUND THE STRAPS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE FUEL TANK AND STRAPS WERE REPLACED AND REPAIRED (NOT AT A FORD DEALER). I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT FUEL TANK PROBLEMS AND A POSSIBLE PROBE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I JUST FILLED MY GAS TALK AND WAS HEADING UP MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 2000 FORD F150. WHEN THE GAS STRAP RUSTED OUT AND BROKE. THE WEIGHT OF THE TANK FORCED THE OTHER STRAP TO BREAK AND MY TANK CAME FLYING OUT THE BACK END. THE TANK HIT THE RECEIVER HITCH AND SLIT A HOLE IN THE TANK SPILLING GAS EVERYWHERE. ONE SPARK AND I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN KILLED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

I JUST FILLED MY GAS TANK AND WAS HEADING UP MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 2000 FORD F150 WHEN THE GAS STRAP RUSTED OUT AND BROKE. THE WEIGHT OF THE TANK FORCED THE OTHER STRAP TO BREAK AND MY TANK CAME FLYING OUT THE BACK END. THE TANK HIT THE RECEIVER HITCH AND SLIT A HOLE IN THE TANK SPILLING GAS EVERYWHERE. ONE SPARK AND I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN KILLED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LARGE FUEL TANK STRAP BECAME CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,368. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

GAS TANK FELL FROM TRUCK WHILE DRIVING APPX. 35 MPH. FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE ROAD AND WHEN FLAMES WERE SEEN IN REAR VIEW MIRROR MY SON JUMP OUT AND A YOUNG MAN ON THE SIDEWALK RAN OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND STOMPED THE FIRE OUT BEFORE IT COULD TRAIL UP TO THE TRUCK ITSELF. THE TANK STRAPS RUSTED COMPLETED THROUGH. NO LONGER SUPPORTING THE TANK. POLICE AND FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED BUT NO REPORT WAS WRITTEN TO MY KNOWLEDGE BY THE WOOSTER CITY OHIO RESPONDING UNITS. UPDATED 07/13/11 UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND WAS DRAGGED ACROSS THE GROUND. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR

Mileage: 159,100

GAS TANK FELL FROM TRUCK WHILE DRIVING APPX. 35 MPH. FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE ROAD AND WHEN FLAMES WERE SEEN IN REAR VIEW MIRROR MY SON JUMP OUT AND A YOUNG MAN ON THE SIDEWALK RAN OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND STOMPED THE FIRE OUT BEFORE IT COULD TRAIL UP TO THE TRUCK ITSELF. THE TANK STRAPS RUSTED COMPLETED THROUGH. NO LONGER SUPPORTING THE TANK. POLICE AND FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED BUT NO REPORT WAS WRITTEN TO MY KNOWLEDGE BY THE WOOSTER CITY OHIO RESPONDING UNITS. UPDATED 07/13/11 UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND WAS DRAGGED ACROSS THE GROUND. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR

Mileage: 159,100

I PURCHASED MY 2000 FORD F150 FROM AN AUCTION ON JUNE 14, 2010. ON JUNE 22ND LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER BEING MD INSPECTED, ONE OF THE TWO STRAPS HOLDING MY GAS TANK BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE RUST HAD NOT BEEN EVIDENT, IT WAS COVERED BY A PLASTIC OUTER COVERING ON THE STRAP. FORTUNATELY MY STEP-SON WAS ONLY DRIVING 15 MPH (JUST TURNED ONTO THE MAIN STREET) WHEN IT HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. *TR

Mileage: 184,000

FORWARD FUEL TANK SUPPORT RUSTED AWAY AND BROKE. TANK FOUND HANGING BY ONE STRAP. UPDATED 08/08/11 *BF *TR

Mileage: 87,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR STRAP THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND FALL TO THE GROUND. THE FRONT STRAP WAS ALSO RUSTED AND CORRODED BUT HAD NOT YET FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED AND HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CORRODED FUEL STRAP. THE FUEL TANK AND BOTH STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO CLEAN THE FUEL SPILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,301 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

Mileage: 185,301

MY 2000 FORD F150 HAD IT'S GAS TANK FALL FROM THE TRUCK. I JUST HAD IT REPAIRED AT MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE GAS TANK STRAP WAS TOTALLY RUSTED THRU AND BROKE. I HAVE THE STRAP AS EVIDENCE, AS WELL AS A DOCUMENTED REPAIR BY THE SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

BACK STRAP OF GASOLINE TANK ON OUR FORD 150 BROKE AND TANK GOT DISCONNECTED FROM FILLER HOSE. UPDATED 08/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUELED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SOUND OF LIQUID SPILLING. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE SAW THE REAR STRAP HAD BROKEN AND THE TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FUEL FILTER PIPE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR STRAP HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE FRONT STRAP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, THE TANK WAS RUSTED SO THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK DROPPED, THE FILLER NECK TORE OUT OF THE TANK CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON THE GROUND WHEN REFUELING. THE TANK ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THUS, THE SUPPORT STRAPS WERE RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR

Mileage: 80,300

EMAIL TO SECRETARY REGARDING NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION OF FORD NA TRUCK MODEL YEARS 1997-2001 FUEL TANKS FALLING OUT OF VEHICLES. *KB

EMAIL TO THE SECRETARY CONCERNING COMPLAINTS REGARDING FUEL TANKS FALLING OFF OF MOVING VEHICLES. *KB

WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH PAVED ROAD THE STRAPS WHICH ATTACH THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE FAILED, CAUSING THE TANK TO FALL TO THE ROAD. THE TANK WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE BY THE FUEL INLET LINE, CAUSING THE TANK TO BE DRUG FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 FT BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 91,065

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE HEARD A SNAP AND BEGAN TO HEAR A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THE STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE GROUND. HE INSPECTED AND SAW THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND BROKEN. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE STRAPS HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,930.

Mileage: 69,930

JUST TURNED OFF HWY ONTO GRAVEL ROAD. FELT A JOLT AND THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. PULLED OVER AND UPON INSPECTION NOTICED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD BROKEN AND I WAS DRAGGING THE FUEL TANK DOWN THE ROAD. DUE TO BEING ON GRAVEL THERE WERE NO SPARKS AND NO FIRE. TANK WAS RUINED AND HAD TO REPLACE THAT ALONG WITH BOTH STRAPS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT RE-SET SINCE THE INCIDENT AS WELL.

Mileage: 121,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WHEN SHE STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE TANK HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TWO STRAPS WERE BOTH FRACTURED AND RUSTED THROUGH ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT BOTH STRAPS AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED BY ADDING TWO STRAPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HER VIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 180,000. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 06/21/11

Mileage: 180,000

2000 F-150 FORD. LOST BRAKE FLUID DUE TO RUSTED HOLE IN BRAKE LINE NEAR REAR WHEEL ON DRIVER SIDE.WHILE CRAWLING UNDER THE TRUCK I DISCOVERED THE GAS TANK FRONT STRAP RUSTED INTO. THE TANK HAD DROPPED DOWN. THE REAR STRAP WAS RUSTY BUT HOLDING. HAD TO HAVE FRONT STRAP REPLACED. REAR STRAP WAS SANDED AND PRIMERED BECAUSE THE NEW REAR STRAP I PURCHASED DID NOT FIT. HAD NEW BRAKE LINE AND TANK STRAP INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 120,350

STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK UP ON MY 2000 FORD F150 RUSTED AND ENDED UP ON THE GROUND AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. ONE STRAP WASN'T EVEN ON THE TRUCK AFTER FURTHER LOOKING AT IT. *TR

Mileage: 127,070

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - EMAIL FROM RE GAS TANKS FALLING FROM MOVING VEHICLES. *KB 2000 FORD F150. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LEAK WAS A RESULT OF A TANK STRAP THAT RUSTED. ALSO, ANOTHER STRAP IS SEVERELY CORRODED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. HE PURCHASED A NEW ONE AND REPLACED IT HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 06/13/11*JB

Mileage: 85,678

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. HE PURCHASED A NEW ONE AND REPLACED IT HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 06/13/11*JB

Mileage: 85,678

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK STRUCK THE TOP PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK SHIELD AND WAS CAUSING FRICTION TO THE SHIELD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD BEAR A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSE FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 271,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000.

Mileage: 240,000

2000 FORD F-150 GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED SINCE THE TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 1/24/2012 *LN *TR

Mileage: 100,000

GAS TANK FELL FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO COMPLETELY DETACH FALLING ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP WAS COVERED WITH RUST THE REAR STRAP HAD ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THEY WILL REPAIR THE STRAPS FOR $60.00. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY REINSTALLED THE DETACHED FUEL TANK AND REPLACED THE HOSE AND FILLER TUBE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ADVISED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD F150 PICKUP, HEARD CRASHING SOUND AND HEAVY SCRAPING. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK HAD DROPPED FROM BELOW THE VEHICLE CAUSING A GOUGE IN THE GAS TANK WHICH WAS DUMPING THE GAS ONTO THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED APRIL 7, 2011. FORTUNATELY I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN!!! *TR

Mileage: 121,453

A STRAP WHICH HOLDS ON THE GAS TANK ON MY 2000 FORD F150 BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DRAGGED APPX. 300 YARDS, CAUSING ABOUT 10 GALLONS TO LEAK OUT ON ROAD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT. HAD TO BE DISPATCHED, AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TANK AND STRAP SYSTEM AT A COST OF OVER $800.00. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT DID THE REPAIR DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT A KNOWN PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAP FURTHEST TO THE FRONT WAS THE ONLY STRAP THAT BROKE AND CAUSED THE FORWARD PART OF THE TANK TO DRAG. THE BREAK APPEARED TO BE IN THE CENTER OF THE STRAP ON THE BOTTOM FACING THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE METAL PART OF THE STRAP WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE REAR WAS SIMILAR, BUT SEEMED TO HAVE ADDED SUPPORT FROM THE FILL NOZZLE AND CAP ASSEMBLY. ALSO TWO YEARS PRIOR, THE LOWERING SPARE TIRE CABLE WAS CORRODED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR

Mileage: 140,000

A STRAP WHICH HOLDS ON THE GAS TANK ON MY 2000 FORD F150 BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DRAGGED APPX. 300 YARDS, CAUSING ABOUT 10 GALLONS TO LEAK OUT ON ROAD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT. HAD TO BE DISPATCHED, AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TANK AND STRAP SYSTEM AT A COST OF OVER $800.00. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT DID THE REPAIR DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT A KNOWN PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAP FURTHEST TO THE FRONT WAS THE ONLY STRAP THAT BROKE AND CAUSED THE FORWARD PART OF THE TANK TO DRAG. THE BREAK APPEARED TO BE IN THE CENTER OF THE STRAP ON THE BOTTOM FACING THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE METAL PART OF THE STRAP WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE REAR WAS SIMILAR, BUT SEEMED TO HAVE ADDED SUPPORT FROM THE FILL NOZZLE AND CAP ASSEMBLY. ALSO TWO YEARS PRIOR, THE LOWERING SPARE TIRE CABLE WAS CORRODED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING ABNORMALLY BECAUSE THE STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,788. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F150 AND I HEARD THAT THERE IS BEING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTING THROUGH AND DROPPING THE TANK. THIS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK CAUSING THE TANK TO DROP TO THE ROAD AND DRAG, ALSO CAUSING THE TANK TO SPRING A LEAK (NEEDING TO BE REPLACED). THE TANK, STRAPS, VENT TUBE, ETC. WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEAR $700.00. I WAS WONDERING WHAT STEPS IF ANY I CAN TAKE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS COST. THANK YOU UPDATED 08/05/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH OF THE STRAPS WERE CORRODED. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F150 AND I HEARD THAT THERE IS BEING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTING THROUGH AND DROPPING THE TANK. THIS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK CAUSING THE TANK TO DROP TO THE ROAD AND DRAG, ALSO CAUSING THE TANK TO SPRING A LEAK (NEEDING TO BE REPLACED). THE TANK, STRAPS, VENT TUBE, ETC. WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEAR $700.00. I WAS WONDERING WHAT STEPS IF ANY I CAN TAKE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS COST. THANK YOU UPDATED 08/05/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH OF THE STRAPS WERE CORRODED. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F150 WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE TRUCK. SLOWLY PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE GAS TANK WAS ON THE GROUND, HELD UP ON ONE END BY A HOSE. GOOD THING I WAS NOT GOING FAST OR ON A BUMPY ROAD. IF THE TANK HAD HIT A BUMP IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHES AND POSSIBLY EXPLODED. HAD ABOUT A HALF TANK OF GAS. REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED AT $270 SO FAR. *TR

Mileage: 144,315

VEHICLE IS A 2000 FORD F 150. DAUGHTER FILLED THE TANK ON 4/8/2011. TANK FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT SPEED. BOTH SUPPORT STRAPS FAILED BY BREAKING IN HALF. TRUCK WAS SAFELY PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT ENTIRE CONTENTS OF FUEL TANK SPILLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY BERM. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO SECRETARY FROM CONCERNS REGARDING GAS TANK SAFETY. *KB 200 FORD F150. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LEAK WAS A RESULT OF A TANK STRAP THAT RUSTED. ALSO, THE OTHER STRAP IS SEVERELY CORRODED. UPDATED 01/28/11 UPDATED 03/08/11 UPDATED 04/08/11

THE GAS TANK FELL OFF OUR TRUCK NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE WE REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO THE TANK AND BOUGHT NEW STRAPS AND PUT THE TANK BACK ON THE TRUCK GAS SPILLED WHEN THIS HAPPENED.. AND MY HUSBAND HD TO GET 6 STITCHES IN HIS FINGER ALSO THE OXYGEN SENSORS KEEP READING BAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WE HAVE CHANGED ALL AIR INTAKE THINGS. *TR

Mileage: 145,998

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND HEAR A LOUD METAL SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER MY TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK MY GAS TANK WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE FRONT METAL BRACKET HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN. THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM THE TANK AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. TO SAY THE LEAST THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY CAR OR TRUCK. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T A FIRE. SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY BE KILLED BY THIS DEFAULT. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND A DRAGGING SOUND. I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT I HAD BACKED INTO, BUT COULDN'T SEEN ANYTHING. I WENT TO GET BACK INTO MY VEHICLE AND HEARD SOMEONE SAY, "SOMETHING IS HANGING UNDER YOUR TRUCK". WHEN I GOT OUT AND LOOKED, I SAW THE GAS TANK LAYING ON THE GROUND. UPON INSPECTION, BOTH STRAPS HAD BROKEN AND THE FUEL LINES WERE THE ONLY THING HOLDING IT TO THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED ONLY ONCE SO FAR. THE TRUCK IS A 2000 F150 WITH 150,000 MILES ON IT. I REPLACED THE TWO STRAPS AFTER PURCHASING THEM FROM A DEALER. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT A 24 GALLON TANK WAS HELD UP BY TWO SMALL METAL STRAPS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BY A BOLT ON ONE SIDE, AND A TWIST LOCK (IF YOU CAN CALL IT THAT) ON THE OTHER. I HOPE FORD HAS FOUND A BETTER WAY TO ATTACH THESE ON THEIR NEWER VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY 4-WHEEL DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 150,148

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD SOMETHING FALL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE FUEL TANK WAS DETACHED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND LAYING ON THE PAVEMENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE STILL ATTACHED TO THE GAS HOSE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO RE-ATTACH THE TANK TO THE VEHICLE USING A COAT HANGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,140 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04/25/11 *BF AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE STRAPS HOLDING THE TANK WHICH WAS MADE OUT OF VERY THIN MATERIAL HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN A PART ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO FALL OFF. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/12/11

Mileage: 155,140

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F150 PICK UP TRUCK AND HEARD SOMETHING LIKE I DROPPED AN EXHAUST PIPE. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY ABOUT 20-25 MPH. I STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MY GAS TANK THAT I HAD JUST FILLED THE OTHER DAY FELL OFF. BOTH STRAPS BROKE AND I WAS DRAGGING THE TANK ON THE GROUND. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE FOR REPAIR. AFTER NOTICING THAT THE FUEL FILL PIPE HAD RUSTED OFF NEAR THE TANK AND BOTH STRAPS HAD FAILED. I DECIDED IT WAS TO MUCH FOR MYSELF TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE I NEED A NEW GAS TANK AND NEW STRAPS. FUEL WAS THROWN UP UNDER MY TRUCK. I CONTACTED FORD BUT THEY WERE OF LITTLE HELP. PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. A TEN YEAR OLD TRUCK THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO! THERE WAS NO FIRE BUT I'M REALLY GLAD I DIDN'T HAVE MY GRANDSON IN THE TRUCK OR THAT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FUEL TANK FELL TO THE GROUND AND BEGAN LEAKING FUEL; FIRE SPARKS BEGAN TO ERUPT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THE TANK TO FALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

Mileage: 195,000

REAR FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED THROUGH ON 2000 FORD F-150.*TR

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE GAS TANK FELL ON THE ROAD. WHEN TRUCK WAS PLACED ON TOW TRUCK IT WAS OBVIOUS THE STRAPS HAD BROKEN HOLDING THE GAS TANK ONTO THE TRUCK. DUE TO THE GAS TANK FALLING TO THE GROUND OTHER PARTS WERE DAMAGED AS WELL.

Mileage: 183,000

APPROXIMATELY (5:45 PM) ON MON.,1- 24-11. I WAS COMING HOME HAD FUELED UP MY TRUCK (THEN AT 3/4S FULL) FOR WEEK WHEN I NOTICED A SCRAPING/DRAGGING SOUND COMING FROM REAR OF THE TRUCK JUST AFTER CROSSING A DOUBLE RR-TRACK ON A PAVED TWO LANE ROAD. NOWHERE TO PULL OVER AFTER A WET SNOWFALL ON NARROW SHOULDER, I PUT ON 4-WAYS AND CREPT TO THE NEAREST DRIVEWAY AT A DRUGSTORE. I EXITED TRUCK TO CHECK OUT THE NOISE, TO MY SHOCK I SAW MY FORWARD END OF FUEL TANK WAS ON THE GROUND AND SPILLING FUEL. I CALLED 911, POLICE AND FIRE (EQUIPPED TO STABILIZE THE FUEL SPILL) AND A TOW COMPANY WERE SENT TO ASSIST. A REPORT WAS MADE BY THE LOCAL POLICE. THE TRUCK WAS THEN TAKEN BY MY REQUEST TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED NEW. NEXT DAY: THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED AN ASTRONOMICAL PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED PARTS & LABOR (1600-2000). AFTER RESEARCH HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO ANOTHER FACILITY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH WERE COMPLETED THE SAME WEEK BY THAT THU. EVENING. I DO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN MY POSSESSION (FUEL TANK STRAPS). THIS WAS OUT OF POCKET (EXCEPT FOR THE ORIGINAL TOW; INSURANCE REIMBURSED 50.) HAD TO BARROW AND REFUEL A VEHICLE AS WELL TO GET TO WORK. DUE TO SOME FORD MOTOR CO. CONNECTIONS THROUGH MY BUSINESS CLIENTS I HAVE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEIR CORPORATE OFFICES FOR WHICH I HAD A 30 MIN. CONVERSATION WITH A REP. WHO NEEDED A WEEK TO RESEARCH MY VERBAL COMPLAINT. THIS PERSON DID TRY TO CALL ME BACK ON THU.2-10-11 BUT I WAS NOT AVAILABLE (DUE TO MY WORK HOURS). IN THE FIRST PHONE CALL I SPOKE OF MY KNOWLEDGE OF FORD RECEIVING A LETTER FROM (ODI) BACK IN 9-24-10. IF THEY KNEW WHY WASN'T THIS PROBLEM CHECKED IF MY TRUCK HAD BEEN IN & OUT OF A FORD SERVICE FACILITY THE LAST 3 MO.'S OF 2010. I MADE IT KNOWN THAT I WOULD BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATION AND I WOULD BE WARNING EVERYONE I KNOW FOR FEAR THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO OTHERS. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT I HOPED THAT FORD MOTOR CO. WOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF UPDATED 08/02/11

Mileage: 143,609

AFTER I FILLED UP WITH GAS, I SMELLED GAS. AFTER THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES, I NOTICED GAS DRIPPING FROM THE TANK. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE LEAK WAS NEAR THE FILLER NECK, BUT THE ROOT CAUSE WAS THAT ONE OF THE TANK STRAPS WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY, THE OTHER IS SEVERELY CORRODED; THE LEAK AT THE NECK IS BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF THE TANK IS BEING SUPPORTED BY THE NECK. I SEE THAT SEVERAL DOZEN CASES HAVE OCCURRED WHERE THE TANK HAS FALLEN OUT OF THE TRUCKS GOING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE "CRACK STAFF" AT NHTSA HAS BEEN "STUDYING" THIS SINCE SEPTEMBER TO SEE IF THIS IS A "SAFETY CONCERN", BUT THEY ARE EITHER TOO INEPT, TOO CORRUPT, OR TOO LAZY TO DO THEIR JOBS. THIS IS THE SAME LACK OF CONCERN FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS THAT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO DIE FROM THE TOYOTA SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE. TAKE YOU R TIME GUYS, YOU ARE ONLY PLAYING ROULETTE WITH HUMAN LIVES!!!!! I WILL QUOTE [XXX] "SHAME ON NHTSA FOR NOT DOING YOUR JOB." I HOPE THE NEW CHAIRS OF ENERGY AND COMMERCE AND OVERSIGHT AND REFORM HAVE MORE RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE THAN THE LAST ONES. IF SO, NHTSA MAY BE COMPELLED TO DO ITS JOB! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 201,000

GAS TANK STRAPES RUSTED, CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO FALL FROM TRUCK.

Mileage: 147

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FILLER NECK WAS LEAKING GASOLINE SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06E056000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS ALSO CORRODED WHICH ADDED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 202,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 202,000

FILLED UP WITH FUEL. DROVE APPROX. 2 MILES AND FUEL TANK FELL OFF DUE TO RUSTED TANK STRAPS. DEALER REPLACED STRAPS AND BROKEN FUEL VAPOR VALVE. VEHICLE HAD 62260 MILES AT THE TIME. I HAVE PARTS OF BOTH STRAPS. *TR UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF UPDATED 08/01/11

Mileage: 62,260

FILLED UP WITH FUEL. DROVE APPROX. 2 MILES AND FUEL TANK FELL OFF DUE TO RUSTED TANK STRAPS. DEALER REPLACED STRAPS AND BROKEN FUEL VAPOR VALVE. VEHICLE HAD 62260 MILES AT THE TIME. I HAVE PARTS OF BOTH STRAPS. *TR UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF UPDATED 08/01/11

Mileage: 62,260

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DRAGGING ONTO THE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000. UPDATEDD 09/07/11

Mileage: 213,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO FALL TO THE GROUND, SPEWING GASOLINE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO CLEAN THE FUEL FROM THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY LOT WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

2000 FORD F150 - BOTH STRAPS THAT HOLD FUEL TANK RUSTED IN HALF AND THE FUEL TANK FELL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FRONT OF THE TANK WAS DRAGGING THE PAVEMENT. THE TRUCK OTHERWISE HAS NO RUST. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 195,000

ACCELERATED FROM INTERSECTION; HEARD NOISE; THOUGHT WAS EXHAUST PIPE DROPPED AND WAS BEING DRAGGED; SMELLED FUEL; STOPPED AND SAW THAT FUEL TANK HAD FALLEN ONTO THE ROAD; TANK MORE THAN 3/4 FULL HAD SPLIT AND WAS LEAKING FUEL; CALLED 911 FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE; FIRE DEPARTMENT LIFTED TANK AND FUEL GUSHED OUT; FIRE DEPARTMENT USED A WEDGE OF WOOD TO PLUG TANK AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE THOUGH TANK WAS NEARLY EMPTY BY THAT TIME; TOW TRUCK ARRIVED; TOWED TRUCK TO DEALER; CLEANED UP MORE ABOUT 19 GALLONS OF FUEL; WILL DISCUSS REPAIRS WITH DEALER TOMORROW; ASSUMPTION IS THAT A NEW TANK, STRAPS AND POSSIBLE FUEL LINE WILL BE NEEDED. DO NOT BELIEVE POLICE MADE A REPORT SINCE NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. UPDATED 12/08/10 *TR

Mileage: 87,408

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F-150 4X4. I WAS DRIVING ON ST RT 13 IN NEW LEXINGTON OHIO AND HAD THE GAS TANK HOLDING STRAPS RUST OFF AND HAD THE GAS TANK FALL OFF. MY TRUCK SEEMED TO BE IN OK SHAPE ON THE OUTSIDE. THIS LED ME TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE TRUCK MORE AND THEN I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE FRAME, CAB CORNERS AND LOTS OF OTHER PARTS ARE RUSTING COMPLETELY. I HAVE SINCE THEN REPLACED THE STRAPS WITH NEW ONES FROM FORD. AS FOR THE REST OF THE TRUCK THE RUST IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY I HAVE USED RUST STOPPERS AND CLEANED AS MUCH OFF AS I COULD. I STILL HAVE A BANK NOTE SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT I AM NOT IN ANY ACCIDENTS FOR I BELIEVE THE TRUCK WOULD SUFFER GREAT DAMAGE DUE TO THE RUST!!! *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY BROTHER AND I EACH PURCHASED NEW 2000 FORD F-150 PICKUPS IN JUNE OF 2000. ON AUGUST 27, 2010 I NOTICES THAT THE REAR STRAP ATTACHING MY FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE BADLY RUSTED AND BROKEN STRAP WITHOUT ANY LOSS OF FUEL OR FURTHER DAMAGE. I INSPECTED MY BROTHERS FUEL TANK AND HIS REAR STRAP IS LIKELY TO FAIL. HE WILL REPLACE AND AVOID THE SAME FAILURE I EXPERIENCED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER FILLED THE GAS TANK OF OUR FORD F-150 TRUCK, YEAR 2000. JUST MINUTES LATER WHILE ON I-265 ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO I-65, THE GAS TANK FELL OFF AND DRAGGED THE HIGHWAY. A POLICEMAN STOPPED TO HELP AND HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY CAME AND PUT A FIRE RETARDANT ON THE GAS SPILL. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER AND A NEW GAS TANK WAS STRAPPED ON WITH NEW STRAPS. *TR UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF UPDATED 12/05/11

Mileage: 168,390

MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER FILLED THE GAS TANK OF OUR FORD F-150 TRUCK, YEAR 2000. JUST MINUTES LATER WHILE ON I-265 ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO I-65, THE GAS TANK FELL OFF AND DRAGGED THE HIGHWAY. A POLICEMAN STOPPED TO HELP AND HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY CAME AND PUT A FIRE RETARDANT ON THE GAS SPILL. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER AND A NEW GAS TANK WAS STRAPPED ON WITH NEW STRAPS. *TR UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF UPDATED 12/05/11

Mileage: 168,390

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED AND FELL OFF. ANOTHER STRAP WAS RUSTING AND LOOKED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

MY 2000 FORD F-150 FUEL TANK FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE THIS PAST JUNE 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WAS DEALER UNDER COATED TO PREVENT RUSTING. THE TANK AT THE TIME WAS FULL OF FUEL AND WAS WITHIN MINUTES OF HAVING BEEN TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE FUEL TANK FELL TO THE GROUND. ON INSPECTION THE FORWARD STRAP WAS MISSING ON THE TANK WAS ON THE GROUND FRONT FIRST. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT WOULD HAVE SURELY ENDED IN A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD F150. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO, I NOTICED ONE SIDE OF MY FUEL TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. I WENT TO SALVAGE YARD AND OBTAINED A STRAP OFF ANOTHER F150 AND REPLACED THE BROKEN ONE. THE OTHER SIDE IS RUSTED AS WELL, BUT HAS HELD SO FAR. *TR

FUEL TANK FELL OUT OF TRUCK WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN UP (LUCKILY NO FIRE) AND REPAIR BILL. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

DRIVING TRUCK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, CAME HOME, TRUCK SAT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS MAINLY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SEEMED TO GET THE HOTTEST NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 218,000

HAVE A 2000 FORD F150 HAD TANK FILLED WITH GAS AND WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD WHEN GAS TANK FELL OF FOUND THAT BOTH STRAPS THAT HELD TANK HAD RUSTED THROUGH THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT MOVING FAST OR IT IS HARD TO TELL WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED THERE IS ONLY 125000 MILE ON VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FEEL THAT AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS IS UNCALLED FOR THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFER WAY OF MOUNTING SINCE VEHICLE HAD EVEN BEEN RUSTPROOFED WE ARE THANKFULL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN A HIGH SPEED FOR WE FEEL THAT SOMETHING GRAVE COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US AND ANYONE BEHIND US IF AND WHEN IT MAY HAVE EXPLODED. *TR

Mileage: 124,800

EMAIL FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN DINGELL RE CONSTITUENT WHO BELIEVES FORD MOTOR CO. MAYBE IN VIOLATION OF THE TREAD ACT. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DESIGN FLAW DATES BACK TO THE LATE 1990'S. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE FORD F SERIES SUPER DUTY PICK-UP TRUCKS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR A DEFECT THAT INVOLVES THE SIDE POLE WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURIES/DEATHS DURING A SIDE IMPACT CRASH. *JB THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE FRAME RAIL SPACING AND OCCUPANT SEATING PLACED THE OCCUPANT IN UNDUE DANGER IN SIDE IMPACT CRASHES. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SIDE IMPACT INVOLVES THE VEHICLE STRIKING A POLE. UPDATED 03/1/10 UPDATED 03/15/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LEAK WAS A RESULT OF A TANK STRAP THAT RUSTED. ALSO, THE OTHER STRAP IS SEVERELY CORRODED. UPDATED 01/28/11 UPDATED 03/08/11 UPDATED 9/24/13*CN

EMAIL FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN DINGELL RE CONSTITUENT WHO BELIEVES FORD MOTOR CO. MAYBE IN VIOLATION OF THE TREAD ACT. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DESIGN FLAW DATES BACK TO THE LATE 1990'S. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE FORD F SERIES SUPER DUTY PICK-UP TRUCKS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR A DEFECT THAT INVOLVES THE SIDE POLE WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURIES/DEATHS DURING A SIDE IMPACT CRASH. *JB THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE FRAME RAIL SPACING AND OCCUPANT SEATING PLACED THE OCCUPANT IN UNDUE DANGER IN SIDE IMPACT CRASHES. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SIDE IMPACT INVOLVES THE VEHICLE STRIKING A POLE. UPDATED 03/1/10 UPDATED 03/15/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LEAK WAS A RESULT OF A TANK STRAP THAT RUSTED. ALSO, THE OTHER STRAP IS SEVERELY CORRODED. UPDATED 01/28/11 UPDATED 03/08/11 UPDATED 9/24/13*CN

GAS TANK FELL OFF TRUCK IN PARKING LOT--I'M VERY GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY! UPON INSPECTION, BOTH STRAPS WERE RUSTED THROUGH ALL OVER THE ENTIRE STRAPS. *TR

Mileage: 125,124

MY F-150 WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT OF A SHOPPING MALL FOR APPROX. THREE HRS. WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND TOTALED TWO OTHER CARS THAT WERE ALSO PARKED ALONG SIDE OF MY TRUCK. MY F-150 WAS PARKED FOR A LENGTH OF TIME WITH NO ONE INSIDE WHEN IT JUST WENT ABLAZE. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TOTALED ALONG WITH THE OTHER TWO CARS. FORD HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FUEL TANK FELL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER HE FILLED THE FUEL TANK. AS OF NOVEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RUSTED STRAPS THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. WHEN SHE ACCELERATED, SHE HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STRAP FAILED AND ALSO DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THE STRAP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 165,000.

Mileage: 165,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FUSE AND RELAY SWITCH HAD A DEFECT, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. HE STATED THAT THE COVERED PARKING AREA AT HIS PLACE OF WORK SUSTAINED PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06E056000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) TO DETERMINE IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE FORD DEALER CONFIRMED THAT HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIVE RECALL NOTICES WERE MAILED TO HIM, BUT NEVER RECEIVED THEM BECAUSE HE HAD MOVED FROM THAT ADDRESS. THE NOTICES WERE FOR RECALL # 06E056000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). FORD STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONTACT RECEIVED FIVE NOTICES. FORD WOULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH THE ADDRESS OF WHERE THE NOTICES WERE SENT. THERE WAS $1,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 196,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

Mileage: 195,000

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE GAS TANK UNATTACHED ITSELF FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK CAME OFF. THE TANK FELL TO THE GROUND, AND HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE CONDITIONS ON 12-24-06 WERE DRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE KEPT THE TRUCK IN A GARAGE. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

Mileage: 102,400

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE GAS TANK UNATTACHED ITSELF FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK CAME OFF. THE TANK FELL TO THE GROUND, AND HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE CONDITIONS ON 12-24-06 WERE DRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE KEPT THE TRUCK IN A GARAGE. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

Mileage: 102,400

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH OFF THE INTERSTATE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN A FIRE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER JUST AS THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE TAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THE FIRE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN CAUSED BY THE FUEL, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE COMPONENT INVOLVED IN THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, HOWEVER THE CONTACT FOUND A POSSIBLE NHTSA RECALL # 06E056000 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE THAT RELATED MORE TO THE FIRE THAT OCCURRED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY NOR PROVIDED FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED.

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH IN 2000 FORD F150 THE GAS TANK FELL OFF THE TRUCK. THE WHOLE GAS TANK, LINES AND SENSOR FELL RIGHT OFF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD, AND FORD STATED, THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP OUT. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH THE TRUCK BEFORE THIS. THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY FULL OF FUEL AT THE TIME.*AK

Mileage: 65,369

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH IN 2000 FORD F150 THE GAS TANK FELL OFF THE TRUCK. THE WHOLE GAS TANK, LINES AND SENSOR FELL RIGHT OFF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD, AND FORD STATED, THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP OUT. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH THE TRUCK BEFORE THIS. THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY FULL OF FUEL AT THE TIME.*AK

Mileage: 65,369

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT GAS WAS LEAKING ON 2000 FORD F150. CONSUMER WAS SMELLING GAS, AND FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TO HAVE IT CHECKED ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS FINE ONCE THE NEW GAS TANK WAS INSTALLED. THE OWNER CALLED FORD, AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THE TRUCK. *AK

Mileage: 115,000

THE CONSUMER STATED A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. *AK

Mileage: 6,000

THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE NOZZLE FLEW. THE CONSUMER ASSUMED THE HOSE NOZZLE WAS FAULTY WHICH DID NOT ALLOW HIM TO PUMP GAS. THE DEALER STATED THE FUEL FILLER VALVE STICKING. *AK *JB

Mileage: 6,120

THE F-150 PICKUP TRUCK IS A DUAL FUEL VEHICLE WHICH WHEN COLD ON NATURAL GAS STALLS ON COOL MORNINGS. *AK

THERE IS A VERY BAD FUEL ODOR WITHIN THE PASSENGERS COMPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO BECOME SICK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER FOUND A MAJOR FREON LEAK. OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDE: IGNITION SWITCH, RELAY SWITCH ON DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, WEATHER STRIPPING LEAKING. OWNER TRADED VEHICLE IN. *AK *ML