Tl* the contact owns a 1994 ford f-150. The contact stated that while fueling the rear tank, approximately one gallon of fuel started emerging from the front tank. The contact stopped fueling and called the fuel station attendant to report the fuel spill. The contact also stated noticing the smell of fuel emerging out of the front tank when refueling the rear tank twice. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact did not take the vehicle to get it diagnosed but contacted the dealer butch oustalet in gulfport, mississippi by phone. The dealer advised to bring the vehicle in for a diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,524.
1994 Ford F-150: gas smell in the cabin
7 of the 674 complaints about the 1994 Ford F-150 describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
What owners say
On monday I noticed a strong gasoline smell coming from the rear tank (dual tank system) of my truck. Tuesday after switching gas use from the front to rear when I stopped at a local store, gas was dribbling at a high rate of speed out of the gas cap area from my rear tank. By the time I got home pressure caused the gas to practically explode out of the gas cap by the gallons. The fire department had to be called to ensure that moving the truck did not start a fire and to clean the spill. After researching the issue, it appears that there was a recall through ford for earlier dual tank models for the same issue (the federal safety agency campaign id number :93v125000). Many other 1994 f-150 owners are having this same issue but a recall has not yet been issued (example: the federal safety agency complaint # 10533605). I assure you that this was indeed a huge fire hazard! According to your files, in 1993, ford is well aware of this issue through recall 93v‑125. Why haven't other owners with dual tanks been notified? In addition, why hasn't there been another recall for later ford models?
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and with no warning can strongly smell gas fumes inside the vehicle. Dealer notified.
I drove this truck two hours prior to fire which resulted in a total loss, with an addtional amount of property damage of $2,000. The truck ran very well that morning. I drove it a distance of aprrox. 40 miles, no warning lights, no smells nothing. I had the truck parked at home for approx. 2 1/2 hours when I heard the alarm beep once so I proceeded to the truck and noticed a heavy amount of smoke coming from the wheel well on the front left side, and also the grill area. At this point I called 911, and went back to the truck to try to pull the hood release, but there were flames coming out of the grill area. The fire soon spread through the fire wall into the interior compartment, I probably threw 20 buckets of water on the fire prior to fire dept. Getting here and was un-successful in putting it out. Fortunenatly I did not have the truck parked inside the attached garage at the time. Our family has been in the automotive business since 1948 and I am familiar with strange noises, smells, etc.. There was no fuel leaks on this truck, it was serviced regularly, and for a 1994 model it was in excellant condition, I have many recent photos confirming the vehicle condition. I want to know of any recalls that this truck may have had or not had and would appreciate knowing the exact cause of such a devastating fire. I had this truck parked in an enclosed garage for the last week or so, there was absolutely no smell of fuel in that garage, the first smoke I smelled was of insulation buring off of the electrical wiring. I would prefer getting the opinion of the federal safety agency prior to having ford try to discount the findings if possible.thank you, david a. Reinking.
There is a strong smell of fuel coming from vehicle. Please provide more information.
There is a strong smell of fuel coming from the vehicle . Also, vehicle is leaking fuel. Please provide more information.
There is a fuel smell coming from vehicle. *ak front fuel tank is leaking.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Ford F-150 fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 1994 Ford F-150?
7 of 674 owner complaints about the 1994 Ford F-150 (1%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Ford F-150?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Ford F-150
Fire or smoke 79Adaptive cruise 53ABS 40Airbag light 33No deployment 30Fuel leak 30Fuel pump 21Brake failure 20Tire blowout 20Pulling 18Premature wear 13Wipers 13Stalling 8Grinding brakes 6Headlights 6Jerking 5Overheating 5
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