Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →
BOTH FUEL TANKS LEAK FUEL. FRONT TANK WILL ONLY HOLD UP TO A HALF TANK. CONSUMER CAN SEE FUEL DRIPPING, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO OTHERS IF IGNITED. CONSUMER HAS TO COVER COST. *AK CONSUMER IS WONDERING WHY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *SLC
RECALL 00V424000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S57;TRUCK HAS 2 FUEL TANKS. REAR TANK LEAKS FUEL. FRONT TANK CAN ONLY BE USED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PROBLEM WAS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE , DEALER WAS NOT SHOWING CONCERN FOR PROBLEM. *AK
REAR FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO RUST, HAD TO BE REPLACED AT DEALER. *AK
A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE ALLOWS FUEL FROM FIRST TANK TO TRANSFER FUEL TO SECOND TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V424000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE 480 TIRE P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, DOT # VDHL1M4522. *SLC
THIS VEHICLE IS EXPIERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00V424000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 12332. FUEL IS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE FUEL TANK TO THE OTHER, RESULTING IN FUEL OVERFLOW PAST FILLER CAP. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
RECALL NUMBER 93V125000/CHECK VALVE WITHIN FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A PORTION OF UNUSED FUEL TO RETURN TO SECOND TANK. RECALL REMEDY DID CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
OIL PAN RUSTED OUT. *AK
WOULD HAVE A FULL TANK WHEN REAR TANK WOULD LEAK. BOTH FUEL TANKS ARE FULL. FRONT SOMETIMES LEAKS, BUT REAR TANK LEAKS REGARDLESS. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ORDERING A NEW REPLACEMENT REAR TANK. *AK THE GAS LEAK STARTED A YEAR AGO AT 35,000 MILES AND STILL NOT FIXED. *YH
THE REPAIR ON THE TRUCK WAS TO REPLACE BOTH FUEL PUMPS TO PREVENT GAS FROM PUMPING FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER AND OUT THE FILLER HOSE ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT HAPPENING WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS REPAIR UNDER A SAFETY RECALL 93S68. ACCORDING INITIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ME BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIR SHOP, IT APPEARED THAT THIS REPAIR (RECALL) WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY MADE ON THIS VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE ABOUT THIS REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE OF AGE. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL UNTIL ON A TRIP GAS STARTED SPILLING FROM THE FILL NECKS ON THE TANKS (DUE TO THE PUMPS NOT CHECKING THE FLOW BACK INTO THE TANKS ALLOWING GAS TO BE PUMPED FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER). WHEN I STARTED CHECKING INTO THE REPAIR, I FOUND THE SAFETY RECALL REFERENCED ABOVE. MY MOST RECENT CONVERSATION WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE (SUPERVISOR HEATHER APPARENTLY SOMEWHERE IN CANADA AND WITH NO CALL BACK NUMBER) WAS THAT FORD WAS NOT REQUIRED TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THEIR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED IN 1998 ON THIS VEHICLE, AND EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM EXISTS THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THIS REPAIR. (THE REPAIR HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE AND AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $1000). IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE REPAIR WAS NECESSARY REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE OR PREVIOUS FORD EFFORTS TO CORRECT TH
RECALL 93V125000/ FUEL ASSEMBLY. ACCORDING TO FORD RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. *AK
RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD MOUNTS TO SIDE WALL SEPARATED. TIRE SIZE P23575R15, REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A 1993, FORD, F150. *AK TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT. *SLC
DUE TO DESIGN OF CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER DASH, CLIP ON ROD IS HELD BY BRACKETS WHICH ARE PLASTIC, AND THEY BROKE OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO ENGAGE IN GEAR, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK THE LEVER USED TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD BROKE AT 70,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLUTCH SLAVE, THREE ALTERNATORS, POWER WINDOWS AND HEATER HAD BEEN REPLACED. *YH
DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE /FUEL PRESSURE CAUSES FUEL TO GO FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER TANK, RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE, AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES WERE ON MY NEW TRUCK AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I REPLACED THEM ON 09/20/97 BECAUSE THEY WERE BAD TIRES; THEY WOULD NOT HOLD AIR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAVE A PHOTOCOPY OF MY RECEIPT AND THE ORIGINAL TIRES IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I CONTACT BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT A PHOTOCOPY RECEIPT. THE STORE CAN NO LONGER PROVIDE AN ORIGINAL RECEIPT. I FEEL THAT I AM ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF THESE TIRES BECAUSE I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND THE FACT THAT I COULD STILL HAVE THESE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE, BUT DON'T BECAUSE THEY WERE DANGEROUS. PLEASE RESPOND. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
THE REAR FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT, UPON SEEING THE CONDITION OF THE TIRE THE TECHNITIAN CHECKED THE OTHER THREE TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE SIDEWALL BY THE BEADS WERE BROKEN MOST OF THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE ATX II SIZE P23517R15). NLM
FIRESTONE TIRES CAME APART, CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES BUT THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS SO SEVERE FROM VIBRATION THAT FORD REPLACED THE TRUCK, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACED TIRES. NLM
ONE OF MY WILDERNESS AT TIRES DEVELOPED A BUMPING, SENSATION, I AM NOT A NOVICE WHEN IT COMES TO CARS, AND KNOW THIS IS A SIGN OF A BELT SLIP, NOT A BALANCE PROBLEM. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, AND KEPT THE FIRESTONES, WHICH HAD ONLY 13,000 MILES ON THEM, I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TIRES WHICH WERE MADE AT THE W2 (WILSON) PLANT, AFTER READING YOUR DATA BASE, AND OTHER INTERNET REPORTS, AND HAVE CONTACTED YOU AND FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE SENT A FORM LETTER, WITH THE SAME OLE HYPE THAT MY TIRES WERE SAFE, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU. MY QUESTION IS, ARE YOU LOOKING INTO RECALLING TIRES FROM THE W2 (WILSON ) PLANT? *AK (DOT NUMBER: W29V1PK TIRESIZE: 265-75-15)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 0 TIRESIZE: 0)
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN INJURIES.*AK
FUEL TANK HAS RUSTED THROUGH DUE TO A SEAM FAILURE. COSTING CONSUMER ABOUT $500.00 FOR REPAIR/PARTS. ACADEMY FORD IS AWARE OF NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FAILURE OF FUEL TANK. *AK *SLC
PE00023; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVNG ABOUT 65 MPH, TREAD ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TIRE SIZE P23575R15 M&S, DOT # VDHL1M4123. TIRE EQUIPMENT A USED, 1995, FORD, F150. NOT SURE ABOUT THE TIRE MILEAGE. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. TIRE COULD NOT BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. *AK ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, ALSO CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC
ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED FROM INSIDE OUT. THIS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK OUT WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE.*AK
CONSUMER NOTICED SPLITS ON THE SIDEWALL OF FIRESTONE R480 TIRES, CONSUMER HAS SINCE REPLACED THE TIRES WITH DIFFERENT BRAND (P235/75R15). NLM
STALLS , LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DEALER TESTED AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE
VEHICLE STALLS NO COMPUTER CODES INDICATING PROBLEMS
ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED OUT, LEAKING OIL IN FOUR PLACES, ONE THE SIZE OF A QUARTER THAT IS HALF WAY RUSTED OUT AND THE OTHER THREE THE SIZE OF A NICKLE. MAY CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO GO ABOUT SOLVING THIS PROBLEM.
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, AT, P2375R15, DOT VDHL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED.*AK THREE MONTHS LATER, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BECAME FLAT FROM SEPARATION. *YH
VEHICLE WON'T START AND WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AT THIS TIME.*AK
PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT TIRE CENTER AND INFORMED OF CRACKING AROUND BEAD ALONG THE SIDEWALL ON A 1993, FORD, F150; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P235/75R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. TIRES WERE NOT COVER UNDER RECALLS. *AK THE TIRES ARE CRACKING AND SEPARATING ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THE CUSTOMER WANTS THE DEALER TO REFUND THE COST OF REPLACING THE TIRES. *YH
FRONT FUEL TANK LEAKS, HAD SAME PROBLEM ON 1979 MODEL YEAR. *AK
FIRESTONE TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
TIRE TREAD COMING OFF ALL 4 TIRES (FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX).*ET
PE.00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTOL VEHICLE, AND PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE, FR480 P2357515, # DOT VDHL. HE WILL CONTACT FIRESTONE.*AK ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FAILURES CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC
PE-00-020 TIRES ARE DAYTON DURALON VERTEX, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOT NUMBER BEGINS WITH VDHL. TIRES ONLY HAD 6087 MILES ON THEM, TIRES WERE PURCHASED AS REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR A FORD 150, 1993. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FRONT END VIBRATED, CAUSING POOR VEHICLE CONTROL. TIRES WAS INSPECTED AND WAS SHOWEN EVIDENCE OF INNER BELTS SEPARATING. *AK
#EA99032; FUEL IS TRANSFERRING FROM THE REAR TANK TO THE FRONT TANK. FRONT TANK HOLDS LESS FUEL THAN THE REAR TANK WHICH IS CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OVER. *AK
GAS TANK
VEHICLE HAS DUAL FUEL TANK. SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE OF GARAGE. HE FILLED VEHICLE UP WITH GASOLINE AND SMELLED GASOLINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC GRAINED THE GASOLINE TANK, AND THERE WAS WAS A HOLE INSIDE OF THE TANK. THERE WAS MOISTURE THAT GOT IN BETWEEN BELT AND GAS TANK, RESULTING IN THE HOLE. *AK
I HAVE HAD TWO OF THESE TIRES BLOWOUT, CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DAMAGE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235X75R15 )
FRONT GAS TANK LEAK AT SEAM. WORST UP FRONT . EPOXY AT SEAM HAS FAILED. OTHER TANK OK. IMMEDIATE FIRE HAZARD.
DRIVER SIDE FIRESTONE FR480 TIRE P235/75R15 DOT VDHL1M4472 MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER, CONSUMER SAW THE TIRE COME APART IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC
THIS FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION THIS VAN HAS HAD IN 80,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE ELECTRONIC OVERDRIVE. BETWEEN 35MPH AND 45 MPH THE ELECTRONICS HUNTS FOR A GEAR WITH GRINDING OCCURRING. EVENTUALLY THE GRINDING OCCURS AT OTHER SPEED RANGES. THE MECHANIC HAS SEEN THIS OCCURRING ON A WIDE RANGE OF FORD PRODUCTS CAUSING OWNERS $2,700+ IN REOPAIRS EACH TIME. *AK
THIS WAS A TIRE THAT BLEWOUT. THE BLOWOUT APPEARENTLY STARTED FROM THE RIM AND BLEW THROUGH THE SIDEWALL (RIM TO TREAD) ABOUT 7-8 INCHES (SIDEWALL LENGTHWISE). TIRE BLEW WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE BUT DO BELIVE IT WAS JUNE/JULY 2000. I CAN GET THIS INFO AS I CALLED AAA TO ASSIST AND THEY SHOULD HAVE RECORDS. THE TIRE HAS THE NAME FR480 ON THE SIDEWALL AND THE DOT CODE IS VDHL. IS THIS IN ANYWAY CONNECTED TO THE RECENT RECALL AND SHOULD THIS MODEL BE INCLUDED?? ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
ON GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING ONLY IN HEAVEY TRAFFIC; DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
MY 1993 FORD F-150 HAS MAJOR RUST ON ALL FOUR REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTS TOO INCLUDE SHAKELS THANK YOU
PEOO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH AND RIGHT REAR TIRE CENTER CAVED IN. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CAVED IN. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, FORMULA SS, 27560 R15. TREAD SEPARATED ON THE SECOND OCCASION. *AK
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 15 )
NO SUMMARY
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