Fuel tank fell out of truck while driving causing significant environmental clean up (luckily no fire) and repair bill.
2000 Ford F-150 fuel system complaints
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Driving truck for about an hour, came home, truck sat for about an hour and a half. Caught on fire. Fire was mainly in the engine compartment and seemed to get the hottest near the drivers side.
Have a 2000 ford f150 had tank filled with gas and was driving down road when gas tank fell of found that both straps that held tank had rusted through thankfully we were not moving fast or it is hard to tell what would have happened there is only 125000 mile on vehicle and has been maintained feel that an incident like this is uncalled for that there should have been a safer way of mounting since vehicle had even been rustproofed we are thankfull that this did not happen a high speed for we feel that something grave could have happened to us and anyone behind us if and when it may have exploded.
Email from the office of congressman dingell re constituent who believes ford motor co. Maybe in violation of the tread act. *nj the consumer stated the design flaw dates back to the late 1990's. The consumer believed that the ford f series super duty pick-up trucks need to be investigated for a defect that involves the side pole which could cause injuries/deaths during a side impact crash. *jb the consumer claimed that the relationship of the frame rail spacing and occupant seating placed the occupant in undue danger in side impact crashes. Especially when the side impact involves the vehicle striking a pole. Updated 03/1/10 updated 03/15/10 the consumer stated the fuel leak was a result of a tank strap that rusted. Also, the other strap is severely corroded. Updated 01/28/11 updated 03/08/11 updated 9/24/13
Gas tank fell off truck in parking lot--I'm very glad it didn't happen on the expressway! Upon inspection, both straps were rusted through all over the entire straps.
My f-150 was parked in the parking lot of a shopping mall for approx. Three hrs. When it caught on fire and totaled two other cars that were also parked along side of my truck. My f-150 was parked for a length of time with no one inside when it just went ablaze. My truck has been totaled along with the other two cars. Ford had been notified and nothing had been done.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f150. While driving 10 MPH, the fuel tank fell from the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure occurred approximately five minutes after he filled the fuel tank. As of november 5, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The contact felt that the rusted straps that held the fuel tank caused the failure. The current and failure mileages were 104,000. Updated 3/4/08
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f150. The contact heard a loud thump while the vehicle was idling. When she accelerated, she heard something dragging. She pulled over and noticed that the fuel tank on the passenger side was dragging on the ground. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the strap failed and also discovered a hole in the fuel tank. The dealer replaced the fuel tank and the strap. The current and failure mileages were 165,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle's fuse and relay switch had a defect, which caused the vehicle to catch fire. The vehicle was destroyed. He stated that the covered parking area at his place of work sustained property damage. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a police report. The vehicle had been parked for 2 to 3 hours before the failure occurred. Prior to the fire, the contact had not received recall notice # 06e056000 (fuel system, gasoline) to determine if his vehicle was included. The ford dealer confirmed that his VIN was included in the recall. The current and failure mileages were 106,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f150. The contact stated that five recall notices were mailed to him, but never received them because he had moved from that address. The notices were for recall # 06e056000 (fuel system, gasoline). Ford stated that they would not honor the recall because the contact received five notices. Ford would not provide him with the address of where the notices were sent. There was $1,000 worth of property damage to the vehicle. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage is 196,000 and failure mileage was 195,000.
Tl* - the contact stated that while driving the gas tank unattached itself from the vehicle. The contact stated that he was driving at 55 MPH when the straps holding the gas tank came off. The tank fell to the ground, and he was able to pull to the side of the road without incident, the conditions on 12-24-06 were dry. The contact stated that he kept the truck in a garage. *ak updated 02/27/07.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was driving 55 MPH off the interstate on normal road conditions when a fire was noticed coming from the underbody of the vehicle. The contact pulled over just as the fire spread throughout the vehicle. The contact was not injured. A police and fire report were taken. The fire department could not determine the cause of the fire. The vehicle was towed to a local independent mechanic, who determined the fire could have possibly been caused by the fuel, but could not find the component involved in the fire. The manufacturer was called and stated the vehicle was included in a recall regarding the vehicle speed control, however the contact found a possible the federal safety agency recall # 06e056000 regarding the fuel system, gasoline that related more to the fire that occurred on the vehicle. However, the vehicle was not included in this recall due to the VIN. The manufacturer was not claiming responsibility nor provided further assistance. The vehicle was deemed totaled.
My 2000 f-150 ford pickup. I went out in my driveway and noticed something hanging down from under the truck. It turned out to be the rear strap that holds the gas tank on the truck. It has rusted and came apart. The gas tank had dropped down about 3 inches and has all the hoses pulled tight. Ford says there are no recall on my truck.
Dt: the consumer stated while traveling at 5 MPH in 2000 ford f150 the gas tank fell off the truck. The whole gas tank, lines and sensor fell right off the truck. The truck has been taken to a dealership for repairs. The consumer called ford, and ford stated, that they could not help out. The consumer said that everything was fine with the truck before this. The tank was completely full of fuel at the time.
Dt: the consumer stated that gas was leaking on 2000 ford f150. Consumer was smelling gas, and finally took the vehicle to to have it checked about a week later. The dealership inspected the truck and found the leak. The dealership replaced the gas tank. There were no recalls on the truck. The truck was fine once the new gas tank was installed. The owner called ford, and they said that there was no recalls on the truck.
The consumer stated a defective fuel pump caused the vehicle not to start.
I own a 2000 ford f150 that I bought new. Occasionally, (once/month) the truck will "purge" forward by itself. This happens when the truck is in drive, while sitting at a stop light or stop sign.
The consumer stated while filling the gas tank, the nozzle flew. The consumer assumed the hose nozzle was faulty which did not allow him to pump gas. The dealer stated the fuel filler valve sticking. *ak
The f-150 pickup truck is a dual fuel vehicle which when cold on natural gas stalls on cool mornings.
Cng transfer tubing (connects fill connector, 3600 # cng storage cylinder, and engine side of fuel system together) passes through the floor of the truck bed and hole is shielded with a rubber grommet. The tubing on this and our other identical truck were found to be chafing through the grommets due to the angle at which they passed through the relatively small (1") hole in the bed. It appears as though this would have created a failure in the tubing if left alone. We adjusted the rotation of the tubing fittings and we believe we have solved this problem ourselves, but due to the fact that these are ford factory installed gfi cng systems, we thought we should generate some action. We also have three gfi aftermarket cng kits that have almost the same configuration but the fuel line hole cut into the bottom of the bed is approximately 2" and has a boot that centers the tubing in that hole. This appears to offer much better protection to the tubing
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
While traveling 35 MPH and as a result of an accident air bags did not deploy without indication .also, vehicle crash cut off did not work. Conusmer had to shut down vehicle. Please provide further informaton.
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