CONSUMER EXPPRIENCING PROBLEM WITH FUEL RUNNING OUT OF FILLER NECK WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
1992 Ford F-150 complaints
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VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL #93V125000. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
OIL PAN RUSTED/LEAKED. (QCAW)
VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED UNDER FOR RECALL FOR FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. FUEL FROM ONE TANK GOES TO THE SECOND TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH WHEN FUEL PUMP SHUT VEHICLE DOWN. TOWED TO DEALER & PUMP REPLACED. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN A 2ND TIME DUE TO FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 6 TIMES. DEALERSHIP SENT FUEL PUMP OUT TO BE CHECKED. DID NOT NOTIFY OWNER AS PROMISED. *AK *SLC
THE ACTUATOR LINKAGE BROKE WHILE DRIVING . DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH .
OIL PAN LEAKED DUE TO RUST.
WHEN OWNER TURNED OFF THE TRUCK IT KEPT RUNNING AND HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO CUT VEHICLE OFF.DEALERR CHANGED THE STARTER. *AK FAULTY STARTER CAUSED FIRE, HOWEVER VEHICLE DID NOT BURN UP. *SLC
CLUTCH PEDAL IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE CLUTCH.
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO WIRING HARNESS FAILURE.
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE BRAKING. ALSO REPLACED PADS/ROTORS AND SHOES AND CALIPERS.
VEHICLE DENIED RECALL SERVICE ON THE FUEL CHECK VALVE WHICH WAS LEAKING DUE TO VIN #.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OR LETTING VEHICLE IDLE, IT WOULD LEAK FUEL. TOOK TO MECHANIC TWICE & HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED EACH TIME. PRESSURE HAD BUILT UP. MECHANIC HAD TO CONTACT FORD MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS ON FUEL PUMP. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE.
WHEN THE REAR TANK IS FILLED UP THE FUEL IS TRANSFERRED INTO THE FIRST TANK, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED
FUEL TANK LEAKS WHEN TRANSFERING FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER.
GASKET MATERIAL BETWEEN THE METAL SUPPORTS AND THE GAS TANKS WAS DISSOLVING AND SEEPING OUT.
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY LOCKS UP AND STALLS.
RECALL ON DUEL FUEL TANK SPILLAGE DENIED DUE TO VIN.
RECALL WORK DONE ON THE FUEL TANKS, HOWEVER GAS LEAKS FROM FUEL TANKS.
THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK RETURNS TO THE SECOND TANK, EXCEEDING THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
FUEL TANK SELECTOR SWITCH FAILED.
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE STALLING, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.
TRANSFER FROM ONE FUEL TANK TO THE OTHER FAILED, RECALL WORK DENIED DUE TO VIN.#.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FRONT HEADLAMPS WENT OUT. OWNER STATES HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS FAULTY. *AK
FRONT FUEL
FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING GAS TO ENTER SEPARATE TANK AND OVERFILL .
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#93V12500) IN THE MAIL & CALLED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. HAD NO PROBLEMS IN BEGINNING. VEHICLE REPAIRED 1-11-94. AFTER REPAIRS HAD PROBLEMS. REAR TANK WOULD OVERFLOW FRONT TANK, CAUSING OVERFLOW SPILLAGE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS OCCASIONALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT INTERSECTIONS, ALSO TRUCK JERKS AS THE THROTTLE IS INCREASED OR DECREASED. *AK
WHEN REAR TANK IS FULL IT OVERFLOWS TO FRONT TANK. OWNER NOTES DEALER STATED VALVE WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK
ENGINE STALLED THEN CAUGHT FIRE.
RECALL 93V125000. HAD RECALL TAKEN CARE OFF IN JAN, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
SPARE TIRE RACK IS RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN THE FUEL TANK NEEDING REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE RACK WHICH IS RUSTED, CAUSING THE TANK TO BE CORRODED, FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. *AK
WHEN DEPRESSING CLUTCH, ON COLD MORNINGS, ALL FLUID LEAKS OUT, TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE IN GEAR, CAUSING TRUCK TO MOVE ON ITS OWN, NEARLY CAUSED CRASH, DEALERSHIP HAS NOT DISCOVERED PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED/CORRODED, OIL LEAKS THROUGH OIL PAN ONTO GROUND. IF DRIVING SPRAYS ONTO TRUCK, FIRE POTENTIAL; ACCORDING TO DEALER, OIL PAN NEEDS REPLACING. *AK
CHECK VALVE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
SHIFT INDICATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED.
HAD PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE; HAD NOTICED SMOKE & LOOKED & FOUND VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CALLED FIRE DEPT., WHO PUT FLAMES OUT. INFORMED LOCATION OF FIRE IN DASHBOARD AREA. A POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SHORT. IT WAS A FORD F150 SUPER CAB. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY, CAUSING A PORTION OF UNUSED FUEL TO ENTER INTO THE SECOND TANK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE. FUEL FILTER IS BEING REPLACED. *AK
CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE SIX BUSHINGS WITHIN THE LAST 10 DAYS. THE PLASTIC BUSHINGS THAT HOLD THE CLUTCH ROD WHEN APPLIED PRESSURE IS ON THE BUSHINGS, WILL BRAKE, LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNMANAGEABLE BY THE DRIVER. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE DID START A FEW MOMENTS AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY DEALER OR MECHANIC.
THE ABS LOCKS UP WHEN IN RAIN/SNOW/CAR WASH. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM DEALER, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD CORRECTED THE RECALL. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE OFF THE LOT AND STARTED DRIVING THE FUEL PUMP RIGHT BACK TO THE BACK OF THE TANK ASSEMBLY. RECALL 93 V125 000. CONSUMER STATES THAT RECALL WAS NEVER DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT FRONT FUEL CELLS LEAK, HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER OWNER IS CONCERNED OF POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *AK *JB
DRIVER HEARD WHAT APPEARED AN EXHUAST LEAK, BOTH MANIFOLDS CRACKED IN THE SAME IDENTICAL PLACE DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS DUE TO DETERIORATION. *AK
EVERY SIX MONTHS PADS AND CALIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
WHEN SELECTING THE FUEL SELECTOR TO REAR TANK, FUEL STILL SPILLS OUT OF FRONT TANK. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. OWNER IS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *AK
CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS TWO CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES WHICH IS CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. *AK
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