While sitting stationary waiting for a traffic light. When the light changed I began to move and ejected a spark plug from my 5.4l triton engine. After hearing a loud popping noise and the cab of the vehicle filled up with gas fumes. Luckly I was close to home. But I am lucky that the engine compartment did not catch fire from gas and vapors in the engine area.
2000 Ford F-150: gas smell in the cabin
7 of the 1,076 complaints about the 2000 Ford F-150 describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 140,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. The contact stated that there was a fuel odor coming from the vehicle. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the vehicle was leaking fuel from the undercarriage of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle's fuel tank was rusted and fractured and needed to be replaced. The contact was also made aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 11v385000 (fuel system, gasoline) in which the vehicle was included, but the contact failed to receive notification. The contact stated that the manufacturer would only cover the repair of the fuel tank straps and not the fuel tank itself. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
5.4 triton v8. Today while driving, spark plug and coil blew out of #7 cylinder head. This also occurred several months ago on cylinder #3. Sounded like a shotgun blast which startled me taking my attention away from the road. Gas also blowing out of cylinder hole, and luckily no fire started. Strong smell of gas was present in cab of truck. Nauseated family members riding in truck. Upon inspection found plug and coil damaged by fuel rail. Also found spark plug threads stripped out of aluminum cylinder head. Known to be a common problem with ford 5.4, and is also an issue that is know to be ignored by ford. Ford estimates repair between 500.00 and 3500.00 for a known manufacturing defect that they blame on a spark plug maintenance issue.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
My husband and I were going to work in evergreen co. When something blew in the front of our truck. We had a immediate strong smell of gas and the truck started to shake and make very loud noises. A garage in evergreen looked at our truck and told us what had happened to it and said not to drive it to far because it could hurt the engine more than it did. We went and bought a coil and spark plug and waited all day for the guy to fix the truck. He said we were lucky he had a tool to fix it because he had the only one in evergreen. He had to rethread the block so that he could put the new plug and new coil on. He also told us other people have had this same problem in evergreen.
Exhaust fumes seep into cab causing consumer to fall asleep. Consumer fell asleep once and woke up after hitting a guardrail. Leak was so bad that consumer has to leave window cracked to drive. Dealer found leaks in joint of the pipe. Vehicle has been to dealer 5 times, and muffler was replaced to help back up.
There is a very bad fuel odor within the passengers compartment and outside of the vehicle which is causing the occupants to become sick. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer found a major freon leak. Other problems with this vehicle include: ignition switch, relay switch on drivers side window, weather stripping leaking. Owner traded vehicle in. *ak
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting
- What is wrong
- Ford is recalling certain 1997 through 2003 model year ford f-150, 2004 model year ford f-150 heritage, 1997 through 1999 model year f-250 less than 8,500 lbs. Gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr), and 2002 and 2003 lincoln blackwood vehicles manufactured from june 20, 1995, through august 4, 2004, originally sold, or currently registered in, connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. Prolonged exposure to road deicing chemicals may cause severe corrosion of the fuel tank straps which secure the tank to the vehicle.
- Risk
- As a result of the corrosion, one or both straps may fail allowing the fuel lines to separate from the tank, or in some cases, causing the tank to contact the ground. Either scenario may result in a fuel leak presenting a fire hazard.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicles to a ford or lincoln dealer to have the fuel tank straps replaced with straps that have increased corrosion protection. Early in this campaign, if replacement straps are not available, dealers may install a cable support under the strap as an interim repair or a steel reinforcement over the existing strap as a permanent repair. Any repairs will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on september 16, 2011. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's recall campaign number is 11s21
Recall number 11V385000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2000 Ford F-150 fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 2000 Ford F-150?
7 of 1,076 owner complaints about the 2000 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 2000 Ford F-150?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Ford F-150
Fire or smoke 271Adaptive cruise 133Ball joint 50No deployment 27Fuel leak 26ABS 24Wipers 18Engine failure 16Stalling 14Tire blowout 13Brake failure 10Door locks 9Headlights 9Loss of power 9Check engine light 8Grinding brakes 7Seat belt 7Pulling 7Knocking 6Power steering loss 6Airbag light 5Misfire 5Premature wear 5Transmission failure 5Water leak 5
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