1993 Ford F-150 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE CALLED FORD EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. UPDATED 04/16/08. *LJ

FAX FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH FORD VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL FIRES. *KB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS 1993 FORD F150 IN AUGUST 2007. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED, DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WILL BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE (05S28) IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD ARRIVE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,385.

REF; FORD MOTOR CO. RECALL #08S01. THIS RECALL CONCERNS A FUSED JUMPER HARNESS THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE EVEN IF THE MOTOR IS NOT RUNNING. THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE PART TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN DON'T EXPECT TO GET IT FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS. WHY DO THEY EVEN BOTHER ISSUING THE RECALL WHEN THE DEALERS CAN NOT GET THE PARTS NEEDED? *TR

1993 FORD F-150 SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING HIM THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT IN YET. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1-50 MPH WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED, THE TRANSFER CASE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V089000 (POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 220,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. UPDATED

LTR FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF PARTS AVAILABLE FOR 1993 FORD F-150 SPEED CONTROL RECALL. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000). HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR HOWEVER; THEY WERE ONLY ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL OF 2008. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 178,488 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. UPDATED 01/29/08 *LJ UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN FORD WOULD RELEASE THE PARTS TO HAVE THE RECALL COMPLETED. AS OF JANUARY 2, 2008, THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

RECALL LETTER DATED AUGUST 2007 (RECALL 05S28) SAID SCDS POSES SAFETY HAZARD; SAID DEALER WILL REPLACE FREE OF ALL CHARGES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID PARTS UNAVAILABLE FOR TWO MONTHS. I CHECKED BACK IN MID-OCTOBER; WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK IN MID=DECEMBER. TODAY (12/13) I WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK IN JANUARY! WHAT'S UP? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND USING THE RESERVE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL WOULD TRANSFER TO THE MAIN TANK. THIS CAUSED GASOLINE TO OVERFLOW PAST THE FILLER CAP. AS OF NOVEMBER 20, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V424000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT NEVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS OUTDATED AND THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE IS A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT CAUSES A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO RETURN TO THE SECOND TANK. AS A RESULT, THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK BECOMES TOO GREAT AND CREATES FUEL SPILLAGE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HIS HOME. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE CALLED THE SHOP FOREMAN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN ON OCTOBER 19, 2007 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY UNTIL NOVEMBER. THE SHOP FOREMAN STATED THAT THE SHORTAGE OF PARTS WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING PLACED ON EMERGENCY VEHICLES, SUCH AS AMBULANCES. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJUPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

1993 FORD F-150 RECALL ON SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DEACTIVATION. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE WAS TOLD THE PARTS WOULDN'T BE IN UNTIL NEXT YEAR BUT THE DEALER DID DEACTIVATE THE SWITCH. *KB *TR

1993 FORD F-150 WITH A RECALL CONCERNING THE SPEED CONTROL FUSE HARNESS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALER MADE THE APPOINTMENT TO INSTALL THE NEW FUSE HARNESS, AND WHEN HE ARRIVED THEY TOLD HIM THEY WERE OUT AND WOULD HAVE TO WAIT. *KB *TR

1993 FORD F- 150,CAUGHT FIRE,AND BURNED TO GROUND,TOTAL LOSS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OR GREATER. THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON HAD TO BE PRESSED REPEATEDLY FOR IT TO ENGAGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 191,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL FROM THE RESERVE TANK ENTERED THE MAIN TANK WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK STORAGE ASSEMBLY (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V424000). THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE AS PART OF THE RECALL, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE ANOTHER REPAIR BECAUSE THEY ALREADY REPAIRED THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL FUEL TANK, BUT ONLY ONE IS ACCEPTING FUEL. THE FAILURE IS CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 01I008000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 156,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH TANKS TAKE FUEL, THERE IS A CROSS FLOW CONDITION. THE FAILURE IS CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL THROUGH THE FILLER CAP. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

(1) FILLED FUEL TANKS WITH GAS (2) FUEL BEGAN PUSHING OUT OF THE REAR FILLER CAP AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER DRIVER AND PULLED OVER. OPENED THE FUEL DOOR COVER AND SAW GAS SPILLING OUT AROUND THE CAP. TOOK THE CAP OFF AND FUEL BLEW OUT AT ME. MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER HAD GASOLINE ALL OVER US. (3) TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THE RECALLED PART HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED FUEL PUMP IN 2001. NEW REDESIGN IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE MAY 3, 2007, WAS TOLD INITIALLY BY 'SUE' THAT FORD WOULD PARTICIPATE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEN A SUPERVISOR, ID# 1157 (SHIRA) THAT IT WAS ALREADY FIXED 28 DEC 01 AND THEY WON'T FIX IT AGAIN ALTHOUGH IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORTH (ON CRUISE CONTROL APPROX. 55 MPH) ON I 75 NEAR MILE MARKER 78 WHEN MY 1993 FORD F150 STARTING SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE ENGINE IN FLAMES. I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE CAB SO I USED IT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THERE WAS ALSO A TRAIL OF FIRE UNDER THE TRUCK THAT A GOOD SAMARITAN EXTINGUISED AFTER HE STOPPED TO HELP. I CALLED AAA TO TOW MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 1993 AND NEVER HAD ANY RECALL ON IT. I FOUND OUT TODAY FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THERE IS A DEFECT W/ THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON THIS MODEL FORD TRUCK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FUEL INTAKE. EVERY TIME FUEL WAS INJECTED INTO THE VEHICLE THE FILLER CAP WOULD OVERFLOW. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS OF A RECALL. THE CAPACITY OF THE RECEIVING TANK EXCEEDED INTAKE AND CAUSED AN OVERFLOW FROM FILLER CAP. THE FUEL SEEPING COULD RESULT IN FIRE. HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEREFORE ANY SERVICE WOULD INCUR A CHARGE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS MOTIONED TO PULL OVER BY ANOTHER MOTORIST, AND WHEN THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND EXAMINED BOTH TANKS, THE FRONT TANK WAS OVERFLOWING GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL REGULATOR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 93V125000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

1. ONE MORNING I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START ON THE FRONT TANK SO I BEGAN TO USE THE REAR TANK ONLY. 2. VERY SOON THEREAFTER, GASOLINE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE FRONT TANK FILLER CAP. IT'S TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, WHATEVER GAS GETS PUT INTO THE REAR TANK IS PUMPED INTO THE FRONT TANK WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND GAS SPILLS OUT OF CAP GOING DOWN THE ROAD. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN CORRECTED YET, I'M TRYING TO GET LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FIX IT BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VIN. *JB

I HAVE FOUND A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE WHICH IS, ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 93V125000, RECALLED FOR A SAFETY PURPOSE. A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES FUEL TO RETURN TO THE SECOND TANK AND OVERFLOW. THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE FOR A FIRE BECAUSE OF THE FUEL OVERAGE. HOWEVER, FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, BASED SOLELY ON MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB

A FUEL SYSTEM PARTS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE TRANSFER OF GASOLINE FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER. I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I SAW FUEL RUNNING ONTO THE PAVEMENT UNDER THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 93V125000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS WAS COMPLETED ACCORDINGLY AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO RECIRCULATE TO THE SECONDARY TANK WHICH RESULTS IN FUEL SPILLAGE FROM THE FILLER NECK. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

THE FRONT GAS TANK ON MY DUAL TANK 93 F150 STARTED LEAKING. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A PLASTIC COVER ON THE FRONT OF THE TANK THAT COLLECTS DIRT AND DEBRIS. THE COLLECTION OF THIS DIRT AND DEBRIS BETWEEN THE PLASTIC COVER AND TANK CAUSED THE TANK TO RUST IN THE LOCATION. A LEAK DEVELOPED. GAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND IS NOT A GOOD THING. MY REMEDY SO FAR HAS BEEN TO NOT USE THE FRONT TANK. THE TANK IS STILL ON THE TRUCK AND NOW HAS THE PLASTIC COVER REMOVED. I REMOVED IT TO FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THE TANKS ARE EASILY AVAILABLE ON E-BAY ALL THE TIME. *JB

1. REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT ON 1993 FORD F-150. THE DESIGN OF THE REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT, LET WATER AND SALT COLLECT IN THE SUPPORT. CAUSING RAPID RUST AND FAILURE OF SUPPORT. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE IF THIS PART WOULD FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FORD DEALER HERE IN TOWN TOLD ME AT THE PARTS COUNTER, WHEN I BOUGHT THIS PART THAT THEY SELL 5 OR 7 SUPPORTS A WEEK. THIS TELLS ME THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. IN THE REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT. 2. THE EMISSION SYSTEM HAS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN WHICH LETS EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CAB. THE PIPE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE HEADS OF THE ENGINE, IS SUPPOSE TO PUMP FRESH AIR INTO THE EXHAUST TO HELP IT BURN CLEANER. BUT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THIS YEAR IS THAT IT SPLITS APART AND RUST CAUSING FUMES INTO THE CAB. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT JUST MINE. I KNOW MEN WHO HAVE THE SAME YEAR TRUCK 1993 FORD F-150 WITH A V-8 302 IN IT THAT HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. THIS POINTS OUT A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS BOTH SAFETY FOR HUMAN BUT ALSO EMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THESE CONCERNS. SHORT ANSWER IS THEY TELL ME TO FIX IT MYSELF. I ALSO REALIZE THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT A 1993 TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE ONLY 61,000 MILES ON IT. THESE ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUES. I BELIEVE THAT THESE ISSUES ARE DESIGN PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK. NOT JUST MINE BUT OTHER MEN THAT I KNOW. I WOULD YOU TO LOOK INTO THESE POINTS PLEASE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2005 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE FULL COVERAGE NOTHING WAS COVERED BY THEM. ALSO, THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO FORD . THE FIRE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR FOUR HOURS. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS HOME WHILE THIS HAPPENED AND HE SAW FLAMES AND CALLED 911, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT/POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE. THE FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE BECAUSE THE SIDING MELTED FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. ALTHOUGH THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF BY PRESSING THE BRAKES. HAD TO SWITCH IT TO OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *AK

DT: THE FIRE OCCURED AUGUST 17 2005.THE OWNER WAS SLEEPING WHEN WIFE WOKE HIM UP AND TOLD THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THEN ,THE OWNER INSTRUCTED THE WIFE TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT WHILE OWNER SPRAYED THE FIRE WITH THE WATER HOSE. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HOUSE ON THE STREET. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FIRE HAD REACHED THE CAB, WITH FLAMES THAT COVERED THE HOOD. THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS MELTED. THE FIRE MELTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND EXPLODE. THE WINDSHIELD AND CAB ARE BURNED UP AS WELL. THE OWNER WAS SPRAYING THE FIRE AS FAST AS HE COULD TO KEEP THE FIRE AWAY FROM THE GAS TANK WHICH WAS TOTALLY FULL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK ABOUT 10 OR FIFTEEN MINUTES TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AFTER FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SO THEY DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED OWNER THAT HE WOULD SEND A REPORT TO THE OWNER AS SOON AS IT WAS DONE. THE CHIEFADVISED OWNER THAT THEY COULDN'T SAY FOR SURE BUT IT LOOKED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 7 HOURS AFTER BEING DRIVEN ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES.RECALL WA SISSUED ON CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

WHILE SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT. WHEN I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, HAVING NO EFFECT, LEAVING THE ENGINE ENGAGED WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AS I WAS APPROACHING TRAFFIC STOPPED AT A TOLL BOOTH. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL. AND COME SAFELY TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTING THE CLUTCH LINKAGE, I FOUND THAT A PLASTIC RETAINER HAD COME OFF A SHAFT CONNECTING THE CLUTCH PUSH ROD TO THE CLUTCH CROSSOVER SHAFT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY POOR AND UNSAFE METHOD OF CONNECTING VITAL DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS. SOMEONE OF LESS DRIVING EXPERIENCE OR STRENGTH MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO, OR BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A CHEAP PLASTIC PART AND AN UNSAFE AND INFERIOR DESIGN. THIS MAY KILL SOMEONE. *JB

1993 FORD F-150 2WD PICKUP WITH DUAL TANKS. ONE TANK OVERFLOWED PRESSURIZED GAS ON 19 JUNE 2005. NOTICED RECALL 01M05. THIS VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL, BUT 12 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THE CAR IS 13 DAYS OUT OF THE RECALL TIMEFRAME, AND FORD WILL NOT COVER THIS RECALL. THEY WON'T EVEN CONSIDER A PARTIAL GOOD WILL ADJUSTMENT.

DT:CONSUMER REPLACED FAN MOTOR TWICE BEFORE INCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON STATE ROAD 441 WHEN SMOKE CAME INTO CAB FROM VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH HELP FROM AN OFF DUTY FIREMAN. THE FIRE SPREAD TO INSIDE THE CAB. CONSUMER KEPT THE FAN HOUSING WHICH HAD BURNED INTO THE FIREWALL. FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE FAN MOTOR STARTED FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

DT: GAS WAS PUMPING FROM THE BACK TANK TO THE FRONT TANK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE LEAK. THE TANK IS LEAKING EVERY NOW AND THEN. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND IT'S COMING OUT THE FILLER NECK. *NM THE CONSUMER FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN LATE MARCH OF 05, WHEN HE HEARD A HISSING SOUND LIKE A FLAT TIRE AND TRACED IT BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK. LOWER PART OF THE RADIATOR LEAKING, REAR BRAKELINE ON REAR DRIVERSIDE. FRONT CORNER OF FRONT FUEL TANK LEAKS OUT, NO LEAK FOUND IN REAR. *SB

DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE FUEL SELECTOR PUMP SENDS FUEL FROM FRONT TO BACK, CHECK VALUE IS SUPPOSE TO STOP IT. OPENED BACK CAP AND IT POURED OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. DEALERSHIP 12 YEAR WARRANTY WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK

THE SPRING HANGERS AND SHACKLES RUSTED ON THE 1993 FORD F150.*MR *NM

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUME TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

I HAVE A '93 FORD F150 HALF TON 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP. ABOUT A YEAR AGO AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION MY BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. I PUMPED THEM VIGOROUSLY, AND THEN ONLY MARGINALLY THEY SLOWED ME DOWN. FORTUNATELY NO ONE ELSE WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION. I MADE IT TO MY MECHANICS SHOP AND UPON INSPECTION HE DISCOVERED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH (MY CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING A FEW WEEKS BEFORE) WAS SHORTING OUT, WAS CHARRED BLACK, AND HAD BEEN BOILING THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE BRAKE LINE WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO IT. THIS PUT AIR BUBBLES OF VAPORIZED BRAKE FLUID IN THE LINE WHICH KEPT THEM FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. HE DISCONNECTED THE POWER SUPPLY TO IT AND A FEW DAYS LATER INSTALLED A NEW SWITCH WHEN IT ARRIVED. THIS HAPPENED ALMOST A YEAR AGO AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. AT THE TIME I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE BUT NOW IT SCARCES ME TO THINK IT COULD HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AND I DIDN'T WARN ANYONE ABOUT IT. *AK

THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE WHILE TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAK. THERE WERE TWO FUEL TANKS ON THE VEHICLE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FUEL FROM THE FRONT TANK WENT TO THE REAR FUEL TANK CAUSING IT TO OVERFLOW OUT THE FUEL FILL NECK. *TC

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER NOTICED A BROWN LIQUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED A GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF FUEL SENSOR. *AK

CONSUMER SMELLED GAS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL, AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD AND HAD TO MANY MILES, EVEN THOUGH FUEL WAS SPURTING FROM THE GAS TANK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT OIL FROM THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH CONTACTED.*AK

MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE BED OF TRUCK WAS LAYING ON THE SPRINGS WHEN INSPECTING THE TRUCK FOR AN EXHAUST PROBLEM. THE BRACKET RUSTED BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN. THERE WAS A DEPRESSION IN THE HANGER THAT HELD WATER. THE 2 HANGERS AND SHACKLES WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. . THIS VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED UNDER THE LW MACHINE PRODUCTS. *AK