Dt*: the contact stated while turning a corner at 10 MPH, a loud bang was heard. The vehicle was pulled over and upon inspection, the contact found the front of the fuel tank on the ground. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, where two of three fuel tank bands were replaced because of corrosion. This vehicle was located in a salt belt state. Updated 05/04/06
1998 Ford F-150 fuel system complaints
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Dt: contact stated while driving the front straps on the gas tank broke, causing the front tank to hit the ground and rupture. Consumer had just filled the tank and gasoline spilled out onto the highway. The fire department and the emergency management agency were on the scene where this occurred. There was a report from the emergency management agency. Consumer contacted the manufacturer, they said there were no other complaints of this nature, but for the consumer to keep his receipts in case there was a recall. The vehicle was towed from the highway to a local service dealer. The service dealer stated that one of the straps rusted.
I own a 1998 ford f-150 with 4.2l engine for the past 3 winters I have had problems that when I take my foot of the accelerator, the engine continues to run at high RPM. This makes it very difficult to break. I recently found on the web the federal safety agency recall # 98v007. Which seemed to describe my problem exactly. When I called my local ford delarer, they stated that my vehicle was not covered by the recall
Upon starting vehicle driver noticed a gas smell coming through the vents. Consumer got out of vehicle to investigate the odor, and noticed fuel leaking from fuel rail. Consumer had vehicle towed to the dealership.
On monday august 11, 2003 I noticed a strong odor of gasoline on my 1998 ford f-150 pickup. I found that gasoline was running along the driver side frame and leaking rather heavily onto the payment. I immediately drove to a nearby automotive service center for examination. I was subsequently advised that the fuel line had a crack and was the cause for the leaking fuel. According to the service technican the crack appeared to be unknown including any damage. I had extended warranty insurance with geico for the $277.87 replacement line. Since I had a $250.00 deductible, the cost was mostly borne by me. The owner of the service center, said he never had a cracked fuel line in all his years of automotive service. I also in my 50 years of owning vehicles have never experienced such a incident. My biggest concern was the extraordinary danger this type of leak could cause a motorist, with gasoline leaking on to the payment. Obviously a discarded cigaret or other ignition could have caused a serious fire and perhaps injury or death.I would like to know if this is something you are interested? I plan to write ford, but in the interest of public safety, I thought you might like to know about my experience. Sincerely, john waters.
Fuel line that runs from firewall to throttle body seems to be deteriorating near driver side manifold. Unknown cause possible heat.
Filler neck cracked and had to be replaced. Manufacturer should have covered the repairs under warranty or repaired it for free and this is a safety/emissions problem and not something caused by the owner.
A malfunctioning check valve allows fuel from front tank to transfer fuel to second tank, causing fuel leakage. Please give any further details.
Fuel filler neck broke. Nlm
Fuel system poor performance, bad milage.
Gas rail leaks onto the manifold of the engine. Also, the "o" rings harden and the gas just starts leaking out and vehicle overheated. Consumer contacted the dealer, and they told him it was out of warranty. The consumer would have to pay for the repairs.
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