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 2000 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND FUEL SPILLED ON THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TANK ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WITNESSES NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. UPDATED 09/02/11*LJ UPDATED 09/16/11*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 199,800.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND AND A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT HAD SPILLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL WAS MORE LIKELY TO LEAK WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
2000 FORD F-150, UNIT 1 STATED THAT HE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON THE EXIT RAMP OF IR 80 OHIO TURNPIKE TO GATE I80 WHEN ITS FRONT AXLE/BALL JOINT BROKE. UNIT 1 DROVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE CURB. *BF IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE BALL JOINT BROKE PRIOR TO THE TIRE STRIKING THE CURB. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0357-91)*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED ONE OF THE STRAPS WERE CRACKED AND THE OTHER STRAP WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES DUE TO CORROSION. THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILL AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY MOUNTING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ ONE OF THE TWO GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE INTO PIECES AND THE OTHER STRAP BROKE IN HALF. UPDATED 08/08/11
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IGNITION WAS OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNATTENDED IN OWNER'S DRIVEWAY. *TR
MY 2000 FORD F-150 WITH 5.4 TRIDENT ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. I HAD NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAPPENS TO HUNDREDS OF 5.4 ENGINES. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS DEFECT. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS MOTOR?I CANNOT AFFORD THE $3000.00 REPAIR BILL. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
PARKED CAR AFTER HAVING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 45MILES. SPONTANEOUS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER IN PARKED, LOCKED VEHICLE. APPARENT ORIGIN OF FIRE WAS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT QUADRANT CLOSEST TO DRIVER. *TR INTERNET SEARCH OF SIMILAR FIRES SUGGESTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. (SEE HTTP://WWW.RVAPPRAISALS.COM/FORD-FIRES.HTM)... TRUCK NOW LOOKS LIKE THE ONE SHOWN IN COLUMN 2, ROW 9 ON ABOVE PAGE. (SEE ALSO HTTP://PUT.EDIDOMUS.IT/AUTO/PDF/NEWS/141009_INCENDI_FORD.PDF). *TR
WHILE DRIVING HOME THE STRAPS HOLDING UP MY GAS TANK BROKE AND THE TANK HIT THE GROUND. TANK RUPTURED AND LEAKED, FORTUNATELY NO FIRE OCCURRED. STRAPS APPEARED RUSTED BEYOND NORMAL WEAR LIMITS. STRAPS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. TANK AND ALL LINES TO IT WERE REPLACED BY DEALER, AT A COST TO ME OF $1,238.32 WOW. A SEARCH OF YOUR SITE SHOWED YOUR ARE INVESTIGATING THIS AND CURRENTLY HAVE 243 REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. YOU NOW HAVE 244. *TR
2000 FORD F150: DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN HITTING A BUMP GOING OVER A BRIDGE. WE PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT GAS STATION EXIT AND FOUND THE FUEL TANK HANGING ON BY JUST THE FUEL FILLER NECK. BOTH STRAPS HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH. I WENT TO A PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED SOME CARGO RATCHET STRAPS TO CREATE A TEMPORARY REPAIR TO GET TO OUR DESTINATION. I CONTACTED A FORD DEALER IN THE TOWN WE TRAVELED TO ABOUT A REPAIR OR RECALL AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. WE HAVE STILL NOT COMPLETED THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF *TR UPDATED 3/05/2012 *LN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.
THE GAS TANK ON MY 2000 FORD F-150 JUST FELL OFF THIS AFTERNOON. THE GAS TANK STRAPS WERE VERY RUSTY. IT WAS TOWED TO BOB BOYD FORD IN LANCASTER, OHIO. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION AND CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT NO FUEL WAS SPILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 199, 000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS WHEN IT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.
WORKING ON FRONT BRAKES EARLY IN DAY FINISHED JOB,FIRE BROKE OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AT 4:30 AM NEXT MORNING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE DESTROYING TRUCK. *TR
HELLO I OWN A 2000 FORD F150 AND NOTICED A CORRODED STRAP HANGING FROM MY GAS TANK. TODAY (6-14) I SMELLED GAS AND AM TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP. I WAS CHECKING ONLINE TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WILL COST AND SAW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL COMING. I WILL TAKE SOME PICS BEFORE I TAKE IT IN. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IF THERE WAS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION ON THIS . THANKS YOU CAN REACH ME VIA [XXX]. UPDATED 06/16/11 *BF UPDATED 06/30/11 UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR UPDATED 3/01/2012 *LN
MY WIFE WENT TO CHURCH ON 06/11/2011,WHEN SHE ENTERED THE CHURCH THE FUEL TANK ON OUR 2000 F-150 FORD FELL TO THE GROUND WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE THERE THAT SAW WHAT HAPPENED NEED HELP. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED IN THE CENTER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK, UNDERNEATH THE RUBBER OR PLASTIC COVERS. BOTH STRAPS BROKE INTO, DROPPING THE FUEL TANK TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, BUT NO FUEL SPILLED. THE NEW STRAPS WERE $30.00 AND THE LABOR WAS $45.00. THE STRAPS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. THE NEW STRAPS WERE MUCH THICKER METAL. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED TO CLEAN UP THE SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE FRONT STRAP BROKE IN THE MIDDLE AND FELL TO THE PAVEMENT. THE REAR STRAP HELD IN PLACE. THE CONSUMER LOST 15 GALLONS OF GAS. UPDATED 09/2/11
I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP AND THE NEXT DAY MY GAS TANK FELL ON MY FORD F150. I LOOKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ON THE STREET AND FOUND ONE OF THE BRACKETS RUSTED ON THE STREET. LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND HEARD THE TANK DROP OR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTING. THE FUEL TANK WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THERE WAS NOT A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN SPARKS WERE SEEN IGNITING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DRAG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DRAGGING CAUSED A LARGE HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AS GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPILL FROM THE TANK. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF HOW MUCH GASOLINE HAD SPILLED BUT STATED THAT THE TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND THE FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL TANK STRAPS, FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, FUEL TANK FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY, FUEL TANK VALVE, FUEL LINE, AND THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR WOULD ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) WHICH COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE HOW MANY OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN, THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE UNAVAILABLE.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING. THE FUEL TANK WAS TEMPORARILY SECURED WITH A NYLON SUPPORT BELT. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER STORAGE, TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUEL STRAP. UPDATED 07/22/11
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE INSURANCE AGENCY PERFORMED AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 07/15/11
IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD F150 TO WORK AFTER COMPLETELY REFILLING THE FUEL TANK. AS I APPROACHED THE REAR GATE AT WORK I CROSSED A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AND HEARD A LOT BANG AND A DRAGGING SOUND UPON CLEARING THE TRACKS. I STOPPED AND FOUND THE FUEL TANK HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE TRUCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WERE UPON THEY FOUND THE STRAPS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE FUEL TANK AND STRAPS WERE REPLACED AND REPAIRED (NOT AT A FORD DEALER). I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT FUEL TANK PROBLEMS AND A POSSIBLE PROBE. *TR
MY FORD 4.6L TRITON ENGINE KEEPS BLOWING SPARKPLUGS OUT OF MOTOR. I REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME BUT NOW IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN. I AM READING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. *TR
I JUST FILLED MY GAS TALK AND WAS HEADING UP MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 2000 FORD F150. WHEN THE GAS STRAP RUSTED OUT AND BROKE. THE WEIGHT OF THE TANK FORCED THE OTHER STRAP TO BREAK AND MY TANK CAME FLYING OUT THE BACK END. THE TANK HIT THE RECEIVER HITCH AND SLIT A HOLE IN THE TANK SPILLING GAS EVERYWHERE. ONE SPARK AND I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN KILLED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
I JUST FILLED MY GAS TANK AND WAS HEADING UP MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 2000 FORD F150 WHEN THE GAS STRAP RUSTED OUT AND BROKE. THE WEIGHT OF THE TANK FORCED THE OTHER STRAP TO BREAK AND MY TANK CAME FLYING OUT THE BACK END. THE TANK HIT THE RECEIVER HITCH AND SLIT A HOLE IN THE TANK SPILLING GAS EVERYWHERE. ONE SPARK AND I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN KILLED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LARGE FUEL TANK STRAP BECAME CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,368. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
GAS TANK FELL FROM TRUCK WHILE DRIVING APPX. 35 MPH. FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE ROAD AND WHEN FLAMES WERE SEEN IN REAR VIEW MIRROR MY SON JUMP OUT AND A YOUNG MAN ON THE SIDEWALK RAN OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND STOMPED THE FIRE OUT BEFORE IT COULD TRAIL UP TO THE TRUCK ITSELF. THE TANK STRAPS RUSTED COMPLETED THROUGH. NO LONGER SUPPORTING THE TANK. POLICE AND FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED BUT NO REPORT WAS WRITTEN TO MY KNOWLEDGE BY THE WOOSTER CITY OHIO RESPONDING UNITS. UPDATED 07/13/11 UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND WAS DRAGGED ACROSS THE GROUND. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR
I PURCHASED MY 2000 FORD F150 FROM AN AUCTION ON JUNE 14, 2010. ON JUNE 22ND LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER BEING MD INSPECTED, ONE OF THE TWO STRAPS HOLDING MY GAS TANK BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE RUST HAD NOT BEEN EVIDENT, IT WAS COVERED BY A PLASTIC OUTER COVERING ON THE STRAP. FORTUNATELY MY STEP-SON WAS ONLY DRIVING 15 MPH (JUST TURNED ONTO THE MAIN STREET) WHEN IT HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. *TR
FORWARD FUEL TANK SUPPORT RUSTED AWAY AND BROKE. TANK FOUND HANGING BY ONE STRAP. UPDATED 08/08/11 *BF *TR
I BEGAN HEARING A SQUEAL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ON STOPPING I COULD HEAR THE COOLING FAN HITTING THE FAN COWLING. I THOUGHT THE SQUEAL WAS FROM ONE OF THE IDLER PULLEYS ON THE SERPENTINE BELT, AND THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE FAN COWLING HAD LOOSENED. ON MY WAY TO THE REPAIR STATION, I LOST THE BELT, IT CAME COMPLETELY OFF. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED WAS THE RADIATOR SUPPORT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED AND DISINTEGRATED CAUSING THE FRONT PORTION OF THE ENGINE COMPONENTS TO FALL FORWARD. I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE BUMPER, FRONT END, BOTH FENDERS, AND THE HOOD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR SUPPORT. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND THAT HE HAS DONE APPROXIMATELY 20 OF THEM IN THE PAST YEAR. $1400.00 DOLLARS LATER MY TRUCK RIDES MUCH BETTER AND NOISE FREE. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD SOMETHING GOING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK, FOR IT WOULD BOUNCE TERRIBLY OVER BUMPS. I THOUGHT MAYBE A BAD SHOCK. TURNS OUT AFTER THIS REPAIR, THE PROBLEM IS GONE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR STRAP THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND FALL TO THE GROUND. THE FRONT STRAP WAS ALSO RUSTED AND CORRODED BUT HAD NOT YET FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED AND HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CORRODED FUEL STRAP. THE FUEL TANK AND BOTH STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO CLEAN THE FUEL SPILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,301 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000.
MY 2000 FORD F150 HAD IT'S GAS TANK FALL FROM THE TRUCK. I JUST HAD IT REPAIRED AT MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE GAS TANK STRAP WAS TOTALLY RUSTED THRU AND BROKE. I HAVE THE STRAP AS EVIDENCE, AS WELL AS A DOCUMENTED REPAIR BY THE SHOP. *TR
BACK STRAP OF GASOLINE TANK ON OUR FORD 150 BROKE AND TANK GOT DISCONNECTED FROM FILLER HOSE. UPDATED 08/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUELED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SOUND OF LIQUID SPILLING. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE SAW THE REAR STRAP HAD BROKEN AND THE TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FUEL FILTER PIPE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR STRAP HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE FRONT STRAP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, THE TANK WAS RUSTED SO THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK DROPPED, THE FILLER NECK TORE OUT OF THE TANK CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON THE GROUND WHEN REFUELING. THE TANK ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THUS, THE SUPPORT STRAPS WERE RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR
EMAIL TO SECRETARY REGARDING NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION OF FORD NA TRUCK MODEL YEARS 1997-2001 FUEL TANKS FALLING OUT OF VEHICLES. *KB
EMAIL TO THE SECRETARY CONCERNING COMPLAINTS REGARDING FUEL TANKS FALLING OFF OF MOVING VEHICLES. *KB
WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH PAVED ROAD THE STRAPS WHICH ATTACH THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE FAILED, CAUSING THE TANK TO FALL TO THE ROAD. THE TANK WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE BY THE FUEL INLET LINE, CAUSING THE TANK TO BE DRUG FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 FT BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE HEARD A SNAP AND BEGAN TO HEAR A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THE STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE GROUND. HE INSPECTED AND SAW THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND BROKEN. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE STRAPS HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,930.
JUST TURNED OFF HWY ONTO GRAVEL ROAD. FELT A JOLT AND THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. PULLED OVER AND UPON INSPECTION NOTICED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD BROKEN AND I WAS DRAGGING THE FUEL TANK DOWN THE ROAD. DUE TO BEING ON GRAVEL THERE WERE NO SPARKS AND NO FIRE. TANK WAS RUINED AND HAD TO REPLACE THAT ALONG WITH BOTH STRAPS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT RE-SET SINCE THE INCIDENT AS WELL.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN HIS DRIVEWAY, HE WENT OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT DID NOT MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTACT HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WHEN SHE STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE TANK HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TWO STRAPS WERE BOTH FRACTURED AND RUSTED THROUGH ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT BOTH STRAPS AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED BY ADDING TWO STRAPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HER VIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 180,000. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 06/21/11
REAR GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED OUT AND BROKE. THE TANK DID SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK BUT DROPPED DOWN ABOUT 4 INCHES.
2000 F-150 FORD. LOST BRAKE FLUID DUE TO RUSTED HOLE IN BRAKE LINE NEAR REAR WHEEL ON DRIVER SIDE.WHILE CRAWLING UNDER THE TRUCK I DISCOVERED THE GAS TANK FRONT STRAP RUSTED INTO. THE TANK HAD DROPPED DOWN. THE REAR STRAP WAS RUSTY BUT HOLDING. HAD TO HAVE FRONT STRAP REPLACED. REAR STRAP WAS SANDED AND PRIMERED BECAUSE THE NEW REAR STRAP I PURCHASED DID NOT FIT. HAD NEW BRAKE LINE AND TANK STRAP INSTALLED. *TR
I OWN A 2000 FORD F 150 THAT I BOUGHT USED BACK IN FEBRUARY. WE GOT IT HOME AND CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND THE BROKEN STRAP. WE HAVE ONE FUEL TANK STRAP THAT IS RUSTED AND BROKE. THE OTHER ONE IS RUSTED BUT NOT BROKE AS OF NOW. *TR
BROKEN FUEL TANK STRAP. LOOKED AT MY TRUCK FUEL TANK HANGING LOW. LOOKED UNDERSIDE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP GONE. I HAD ABOUT 20 GALLONS IN TANK, OR 3/4 FULL. I WAS ABOUT TO HEAD TO FAMILY'S HOUSE 25 MILES AWAY WHEN NOTICED,. THIS WAS ON A SATURDAY MORNING. WENT TO FORD DEALER, THEY HAD BOTH STRAPS IN STOCK. REPLACED BOTH STRAPS. TOOK ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO REPLACE. *TR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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