1991 FORD F-250 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE WOULD OVERFLOW FROM THE REAR FUEL TANK INTO THE FRONT FUEL TANK, CAUSING SPILLAGE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, HE NOTICED GASOLINE SPILLING OUT OF THE TANK. PRIOR TO THE SPILL, HE SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY PEPBOYS WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,525.

Mileage: 38,525

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE FILLED THE FRONT TANK, THE FUEL WOULD BE SHIFTED TO THE REAR TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYTIME HE FUELED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, A PRESSURE WAS CREATED WITHIN THE TWO TANKS. THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND REFERENCED RECALL 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO VERIFIED THAT THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

DAD: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 93V125000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM: TANK ASSEMBLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT II IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER 500.00 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE RECALL. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

Mileage: 80,150

DAD: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 93V125000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM: TANK ASSEMBLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT II IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER 500.00 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE RECALL. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

Mileage: 80,150

AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER NOTICED GAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE FRONT FILL POINT LIKE A FIRE HOSE. *PH THIS WAS THE THIRD FAILURE WITH THE CROSSOVER. CONSUMER THEN LEARNED THAT THIS FAILURE WASN'T GOING TO BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY LIKE THE FIRST TWO. *PH

THE GASOLINE WAS NOT TRANSFERRING BETWEEN THE FUEL TANKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL DUE TO LOW GASOLINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK SENDER AND THE FUEL PUMP. *AK THERE WERE FOUR ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE TRANSFERRING OF FUEL FROM THE REAR TANK TO THE FRONT TANK THROUGHOUT THE FILLER CAP AND CAUSED LEAKAGE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT FORD COVER THE CHARGES. *SC *JB

Mileage: 94,177

WHEN THE FRONT TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE CONSUMER SWITCHED TO THE REAR FULL TANK, SOMEHOW THE GAS FROM THE REAR TANK PUMPED BACK INTO THE FRONT TANK WHICH RESULTED IN THE REAR TANK BEING EMPTY. *NLM *CB *NLM

Mileage: 111,046

VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 01I008000 CONCERNING FUEL CROSSOVER. AFTER REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED, PROBLEM BECAME WORSE THAN IT HAD BEEN BEFORE DEALER MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO VEHICLE. POWER FAILURE OCCURS, THE MOTOR SHUTS DOWN AS IF IDLING. *JG *AK

WHEN SWITCHING FROM FRONT TANK TO REAR TANK THERE IS A LEAK PRESENT DUE TO FUEL LINE CLAMP THAT DOES NOT HOLD LINES SECURE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

EA 99032 FUEL TANK IS OVERFLOWING REGARDLESS OF WHICH TANK IS ON. FUEL IS STILL BEING USED BY BOTH TANKS. *AK REAR TANK OVERFLOWED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.. *SLC

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS DESCRIBED IN RECALL #94V040000/ FUEL LINES, METALLIC. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

MY GAS TANKS OVERFLOW OUT MY FILLER CAPS. I CALLED FORD THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK HAD BEEN FIXED IN 1994 WHEN THEY SENT OUT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. WELL I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM, AND WHEN I TALKED TO ONE OF YOUR REPS THEY TOLD ME THERE IS AN ONGOING IVESTIGATION FOR THIS PROBLEM. MAYBE THEIR FIX WASN'T A FIX AFTER ALL. WHAT SHOULD I DO ? DO I HAVE SOMEONE TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO WHAT FORD SAYS TO FIX IT , OR AM I WASTING MONEY ON SOMETHING THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE A FIX FOR. ALSO IS FORD RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY { I MEAN IF IT WASN'T FIXED RIGHT THE FIRST TIME } THANK YOU. *AK

A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP IS CAUSING A PORTION OF UNUSED FUEL TO RETURN TO THE SECOND TANK, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAKAGE. ALSO, RECALL 93V125000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 93S68. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *ML

THE CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (93S68)CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY OUT OF THE FILLER HOSE WHEN CONSUMER REMOVED THE GAS CAP. NLM

THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AGAIN ON THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR LEAKING FUEL TANKS BEFORE. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL TO REPAIR THE PRIOR RECALL ITEMS. FORDS POSITION IN THE PAST HAS BEEN THEY ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR A RECALL ONCE.

FUEL PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.

NOTICED DIESEL FUEL COMING FROM TOP OF REAR TANK LEAKING DOWN SIDE OF TANK AND OVER SPARE TIRE, ACCORDING TO DEALER, TANK HAS ROTTED/CORRODED FROM INSIDE OUT, ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDD REPLACING. *AK

THERE IS A RELAY ON THE FUEL PUMP THAT CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF..*AK FUEL PUMP CONTINUED RUNNING AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, CONSUMER HAD TO REMOVE BATTERY CABLE TO STOP IT FROM RUNNING, THERE WAS A RECALL WHICH FUEL RETURNING TO TANK NOT BEING USED, IF BOTH TANKS ARE FULL AND FUEL TANK RELAY TURNED OFFM THERE WOULD BE A SPILLAGE OF FUEL.*JB

FUEL FILTER FAILED.

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, ALSO FRONT END MISALIGNMENT; WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED; REPLACED LEAKING AXLE SEALS; FUEL PUMP FAILURE/ FUEL LINE RECALL AND PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK

ED BUTTS IN LA PUENTA FIXED RECALL. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED W/FUEL OVERFLOWING AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. MANUFACTURE WILL NOT REPLACE WITHOUT CHARGE 93V125000. *AK

REAR FUEL TANK PUMPED GAS BACK INTO FRONT FUEL TANK ON ITS OWN PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-125). *AK

MALFUNCTIONING OF FUEL SWITCHING SYSTEM, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE, RESULTING IN A FIRE PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-125). *AK

DUAL FUEL PUMPS REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON FUEL TANKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SKD

VEHICLE STALLS PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL (93V125).

HAD NO TROUBLE WITH TRUCK UNTIL IT WAS SERVICE FOR RECALL SINCE THEN IT'S BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 11 TIMES IN THE SAME WEEK DEALER DEMANDS $800.00. TT

THE GAS OUT OF BACK TANK WILL NOT RETURN TO REAR TANK INSTEAD RETURNS TO FRONT TANK OR THE GROUND WHEN BOTH TANKS ARE FULL OF GAS. TT