1990 Ford F-250 fuel system problems

Filed Nov 9, 2020 · Fuel system · 143,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 1990 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the contact switched from the front fuel tank to the rear fuel tank which caused the rear fuel gauge to read empty. The contact stated after filling the rear gas tank, gasoline started leaking from the front tank without warning. The contact immediately shut-off the vehicle to prevent a potential fire hazard. Upon investigation, the contact discovered the federal safety agency campaign number: 93v125000 (fuel system, gasoline) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. No further assistance was provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 143,000.

Filed May 6, 2013 · Fuel system · 127,586 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 1990 ford f250. The contact stated that one of the fuel tanks failed and caused gasoline to overflow into the second tank. Resulting in a fuel leak. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection. The failure was located at the fuel cap. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 127,586.

Filed Dec 30, 2011 · Fuel system · 116,105 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 1990 ford f-250. The contact stated that a days after switching one of the fuel tanks, fuel started to spew out of the filler neck. The contact stated that once the cap was release and the engine was turned off, the fuel spill could be stopped. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the return valve was stuck between the tanks, which caused fuel to enter the second tank and overflow. As a result the fuel pump failure, the jumper and the roll-over valves needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 93v125000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly). The vehicle was repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 116,105.

Filed May 10, 2011 · Fuel system · ID

Tl* the contact owns a 1990 ford f250. The contact stated that the fuel tank strap was rusted and leaking gas. The dealer was made aware of the failure however, did not offer any assistance. The manufacturer was not contacted to report the failure. The current mileage was 120,000 and the failure mileage was unknown. Updated 06/07/11*lj the consumer stated the strap was not rusted, but it did wear a hole in the gas tank. Updated 06/23/11

Filed May 5, 2010 · Fuel system · 137,255 miles · TN

I am the owner of a 1990 f-250, basically began smelling a fuel odor coming from the trucks cab while driving. Looked at the underside of the truck and found a small gas leak at the fuel lines under the pinch weld. Exact same issue as 94v040000, have not fixed problem because ford cannot find this issue on there system.

Filed Apr 14, 2010 · Fuel system · 112,209 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 1990 ford f250. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from at a traffic light, the vehicle felt as if it were traveling over a large amount of liquid. The contact observed excessive fuel leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. The contact believed the federal safety agency campaign id number:01i008000(fuel system, gasoline) to be directly related to the failure. The manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included in the recall and would not provide any further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 112,209 and the approximate current mileage was 120,000.

Filed Jan 23, 2008 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 1990 ford f250. While driving 45 MPH, the fuel pump failed. The contact smelled gas and noticed a gas leak. He bought a new fuel pump and replaced the bodies; however, the failure recurred. The rear fuel tank shut down and the front tank did not register on the fuel gauge. The contact purchased and installed new fuel lines, but the failure recurred. He bought new fuel lines again, but the failure continued. The dealer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 93v125000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly). He went to a few dealers and was informed that he did not fall within the time frame for the recall. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 160,000 and failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Aug 22, 2006 · Fuel system · 122,000 miles · CO

Dt*: the contact stated when the vehicle was using the front fuel tank, the fuel was exhausted quickly. Fuel also leaked out of the rear tank. The vehicle was taken to a private repair shop who determined that the check valve had malfunctioned. There were no immediate repairs made. There was a the federal safety agency recall # 93v125000, which pertained to the fuel tank assembly. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 09/19/06.

Filed Mar 7, 2005 · Fuel system · 61,067 miles · WA

Consumer concerned about recall on 1990 ford f250 fuel tank. *bf the vehicle's front tank pushed fuel to the rear tank which caused it to overflow. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair facility who found recall 93s68 which referenced that failure. The consumer never received a recall notice from the manufacturer. The consumer contacted the manufacturer who informed him that he was over the mileage and time allotted for the recall. The independent dealer replaced the faulty check valve, regulator and fuel pump but this did not correct the overflow condition.

Filed Feb 17, 2005 · Fuel system · CO

I have a 1990 ford f250 with duel gas tanks. The first problem was the truck would die for what seemed like no obvious reason. I had a diagnostic done to no avail. The truck would run fine cold, but once it got hot it would die. Finally I took it to a local mechanic and he found it was the tank selector switch which lets me choose the front or rear gas tank. This first switch cost me $300.00 to fix. Its been about 8 months since the switch was replaced. It just went out again. This time I replaced it myself with a switch from a ford dealer. When I unhooked the switch from the harness it was melted on the inside of the switch and the harness was almost unusable. I went to a local ford dealer and the sales clerk said that this is a common problem because he sells these switches a lot and this was not the first time he heard of the switch melting. This is a fire waiting to happen. Ford should recall this part and fix the root of the problem.