1991 Ford F-150 complaints

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 93V125000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 93S68. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM STATED RECALL WORK WAS PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED. CONSUMER NOTED VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON I-40 NEAR LUDLOW, CALIFORNIA, WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED . THE SEPARATION BROKE THE FENDER WELL BRACES AND COMPLETELY CLOSED THE EXHAUST PIPE. OTHER PIECES WERE DAMAGED INCLUDING BODY DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THE COMPLETE CLOSING OF THE EXHAUST ACTED LIKE AN ENGINE BRAKE AND AIDED ME IN BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE STOP. A CALIFORNIA HWY PATROL OFFICER HELPED ME CHANGE TO THE SPARE. THE INCIDENT SO TIRED ME I COULD NOT CONTINUR TO MY DESTINATION. I HAD ALL TIRES REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL 1M4 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

GENERAL AMERICAN TIRES (P235/70R16 SL) HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES

THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING TWO WEEKS,TODAY NOTICE A FUEL DRIPPING ( CONSTANT DRIP ACTION) FROM FRONT FUEL TANK. CALLED A DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST OVER THE PHONE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 MPH IN A 1991 FORD F150, AFTERMARKET TIRE INSTALLED AT 4000MILE, TIRE SIZE P33X12.5/P16. RIGHT REAR TIRE COMMENCED TO SEPARATE AND CAUSED REAR END BODY DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P33X12.5/P16 *MW

I HAD THESE TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY FORD F-150 TRUCK AND TWO YEARS AGO, BOTH OF THE BACK TIRES LITERALLY DETONATED IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS ABOUT THREE MONTHS APART. IN EACH CASE IT BEAT THE HECK OUT OF THE WHEEL-WELL AND QUARTER-PANEL AREA AND SMASHED THE TAILPIPE AND AND GAS FILLER NECKS SHUT ALONG WITH BATTERING THE BACK OF THE QUARTER-PANEL UP ABOUT 8-10 INCHES ALONG WITH TEARING OUT THE SPLASH GUARDS IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE TIRE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE FROM THE TIRE CASING IN BOTH CASES.( DOT NUMBER: )

VEHICLE HAS DUAL TANK AND DUAL FUEL PUMPS. ONE IS PUMPING FUEL INTO FUEL PUMP TWO AND THERE IS AN OVERFLOW. *AK

FUEL SPILLS WHILE FILLING UP TANK, A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VALVE FOR 2 GAS TANKS WERE NOT WORKING, THE GAS FROM THE FRONT TANK IS GOING TO THE BACK TANK AND GAS FROM THE BACK TANK TO THE FRONT, CAUSING IT TO SPILL, THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THIS 93V125, HOWEVER FORD STATED TO CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR THE 6TH TIME. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TO BE THE UNDER DASH OR FRONT HOOD. DEALER HAS NEVER GIVEN A REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY ON HOT DAY AND NOTICED GAS SPILLING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. PUT VEHICLE IN THE SHADE. CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON ONE TANK, AND AFTER 50 TO 60 MILES SWITCHED OVER TO THE OTHER TANK. *AK

WAS IN TRAFFIC WHEN BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED VERY QUICKLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF IN DRIVER'S HAND. COULD NOT FIND ANOTHER STEERING WHEEL IN THE JUNK YARDS. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL #93V125000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 93S68. HOWEVER, RECALL WAS FOR THE OVERFLOW OF THE DUAL FUEL TANKS. WHEN CONSUMER PICKED VEHICLE UP, PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

REAR TANK APPEARS TO LEAK AT THE SEAM WHENEVER TANK IS HALF FULL OR MORE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

RECALL 93V125 000/ FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY HAS FAILED. *AK

FUEL EXPELLED FROM FRONT TANK FUEL LINE;TANK WOULD NOT ACCEPT FUEL AFTER DEALER REPAIRS. *AK

EA 99 032: DUAL FUEL TANK CROSSFLOW LEAKAGE, AND 93V125000/FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK IS RETURNED TO SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SECOND TANK EXCEEDS ITS LIMITS, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. SPILL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. *AK

JUST FILLED VEHICLE'S FUEL TANKS. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY & NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF FUEL TANKS. PULLED VEHICLE OVER & CHECKED FUEL TANKS. NOTICED ONE TANK WAS EMPTYING INTO OTHER FUEL TANK , CAUSING AN OVERFLOW. *AK

IN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1997 I RESPONDED TO NHTSA RECALL 96V071000. THE DEALER IN PUYALLUP, WA REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, EVERY SINCE THEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS DOWN BELOW 40 DEGREES THE IGNITION SWITCH SEEMS TO FREEZE UP. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN THE FALL OR WINTER. I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START THE TRUCK. THE SWITCH BECOMES VERY STIFF UNLESS I FIRST WARM THE STEERING COLUMN WITH A SPACE HEATER OR BLOW DRYER. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS I WILL BREAK THE SWITCH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE TRUCK. *AK

WHEN USING THE SPEED CONTROL, AND HAVING TO ACTIVATE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO PASS, SPEED CONTROL CUTS OUT, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SEVERELY DECELERATE. *AK

IF FIRST FUEL TANK IS NOT EMPTY, AND SWITCHING FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER, IT WILL DRAW FUEL FROM THE SECOND TANK AND OVERFLOW THE 1ST TANK, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, AND ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING IT TO SUDDENLY GO FLAT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR SIDE PANEL OF THE TRUCK AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE (MICHELIN XC/LT4 ALL SEASON STEEL P235X75-15), THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REINBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. NLM

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 93V125000/ FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER NOTED FUELL WAS LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE REFUELING FIRST GAS TANK THE SECOND TANK WAS OVERFILLING, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER IS THE THIRD OWNER OF VEHICLE WHO STATED THAT RECALL 93V125000 REPAIRS WAS NEVER PREFORMED. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. CLAIMED THAT PART WAS PUT IN. THAT WOULD MEAN THE PART WAS CHANGED 4 TIMES. *AK

EA990032, DUAL FUEL TANK CROSSFLOW /LEAKAGE; THE REAR FUEL TANK LEAKS AT THE SEAM WHEN THE TANK IS HALF FULL OR MORE. CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

POORLY DESIGNED CHECK VALVE IN THE FRONT FUEL PUMP CAUSES THE FRONT GAS TANK TO LEAK OUT UNDER THE VEHICLE.

FUEL TANK LEAKING A SEAM WHERE WELDED TOGETHER. *MJS

WHEN THE GAS TANKS IS FULL FRONT TANK OVERFLOWS THE REAR TANK, CAUSING THE FUEL TO RUN OUT DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

POSSIBLE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE TO COME UPM FROM BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK. NLM

A CHECK VALVE IN THE FRONT FUEL TANK HAS GONE BAD SENDING THE FUEL TO THE SECOND TANK, RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK AFTER RECALL 93S68 WAS DONE, FUEL WAS STILL GOING FROM A REAR FUEL TANK TO FRONT TANKS OVER FLOWING A FRONT TANK. CONSUMER CONTACTS THE DEALER AND TOLD FRONT FUEL PUMP WAS THE CAUSE . DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. *YH

FUEL LEAKAGE - AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED APX. TWO TIMES PER YEAR FUEL WOULD CROSS FLOW BETWEEN TANKS - 3 FUEL PUMP , ONE TANK, PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE, FUEL LINE VALVES REPLACED - CHECK VALVES THAT WERE INSTALLED AS PART OF RECALL REMOVED AS BEING PART OF PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE TANK PRESSURE - MANUFACTURER HAS OVER 50 PAGES OF TECHNICAL BULLETINS RELATED TO FUEL LINE + PUMP PROBLEMS. *AK

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANKS THE FRONT TANK WILL LEAK GAS OUT ON TO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THIS CAUSES FUME WHICH ARE DANGEROUS. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS SITUATION. OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER THE STAR TELEGRAM OF FT. WORTH RAN AN ARTICLE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL WEEKS BACK. AS I RECALL IT STATED THAT FORD HAD RECALLED SOME 1990 TO 1993 FORD PICKUPS WITH THE DUAL TANKS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM TRYING TO LOCATE THE ARTICLE AND WILL INFORM YOU IF I AM ABLE TO FIND IT. I WAS GOING TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED THE FORD DEALER PAYTON WRIGHT SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT AND THAT IT WILL COST OVER $1,000.00 TO REPAIR IT. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS IT COLD VERY EASILY CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, AND WALKING AWAY, SOME SOUNDS WERE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON LOOKING BACK, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, FIRE ERUPTED. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY FUEL OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE. RESULT WAS TOTAL LOSS OF UNDERHOOD SOFT GOODS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL LINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM FULE LINE. DLR HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

AT FIRST, REAR TANK STARTED TO LEAK. THEN, FRONT TANK STARTED TO LEAK. CONSUMER TALKED TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS UP THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CONSUMER SAID FRONT TANK BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT WAS STILL LEAKING. *AK

VEHICLE HAS DUAL TANK THAT HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS LEAKING FUEL AT THE SEAMS. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONSUMER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND FORD DENIES EXISTENCE OF ANY FAULTY COMPONENTS. CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *AK *ML

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DEACTIVATE BY APPLYING BRAKES. IT WILL IMMEDIATELY RESUME SPEED IT WAS SET. DRIVER MUST HIT CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON IN ORDER TO DEACTIVATE IT. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE (IGNITION SWITCH-96V-071) RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. MJS

TRUCK HAS DUAL FUEL TANKS AND UNUSED FUEL FROM SELECTED TANK IS PUMPED TO UNSELECTED TANK WHICH HAS RESULTED IN GASOLINE SPILLAGE TO GROUND. TWO FORD DEALERS HAVE CHECKED THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) AGAINST THEIR DATABASE AND SAY THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST AND THAT REPAIR COST MAY EVEN RUN AS HIGH AS $350.00. *AK

THE FUEL FROM ONE OF THE DUAL FUEL TANKS HAS STARTED TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE . DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 93V125000 FUEL: FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY FUEL WAS SQUIRTING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL PUMP ON THE REAR GAS TANK WAS AND THE FRONT PUMP LINE WAS DISCONNECTED BY A MECHANIC. IN DECEMBER OF 1993 THE TRUCK WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHILE IN REVERSE, CAUSES VEHICLE TO JERK WHICH MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, IT IS TOO ROUGH TO CHANGE GEARS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN BOTH FUEL TANKS ARE FILLED THE UNBURNED FUEL RETURNS TO THE THE TANK NOT IN USE, CAUSING OVERFLOW. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. SUPPOSEDLY A RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE IN 1994 WITHOUT OUT CONSUMERS KNOWLEDGE. THIS CORRECTION DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADDRESS PROBLEM AND CLAIM THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY HAVE TO DO. *AK

THERE'S A RECALL ,MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN FUEL PUMP ASS. FUEL SPILLAGE ON TRUCK LINDQUIST FORD 3950 MIDDLE RD. BETTENDORF IA. PH.319-449-9001 CHARGED 823.20 LIKE TO RECIEVE THE MONEY BACK ON THIS RECALL THEY REPLACED 1 F4TZ*9A407*P 1 F4TZ*9A407*R PUMP&BRACKET ASS.- FUEL EACH 268.30 LABOR AMOUNT 240.00 PARTS 536.60 TAX 46.60 TOTAL 823.20 CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME RECIEVE THIS MONEY BACK TO ME . *AK

BOTH DUAL GAS TANKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKS IN THE SEAMS. MJS

RECALL NOTICE NOT RECIEVED ABOUT DUAL FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONING WHICH CAUSED UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO GO TO SECOND TANK CAUSING CAPACITY OF SECOND TANK TO BE EXCEEDED AND TO OVERFLOW. (CAMPAIGN # 93S68)

WHEN PUTTING FUEL INTO ONE OF THE TANKS THE FUEL IS RUNNING OUT AND INTO THE OTHER TANK, AND SPILLS DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

AUXILLIARY FUEL TANK CHECK VALVE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING REAR TANK TO OVERFLOW AT FILLER CAP. *AK

ENGINE HESITATES TO ACCELERATE WHEN COLD.