1991 Ford F-250 problems

Filed Jan 1, 2020 · Fuel system · NV

Fuel leaked from heater wire in fuel filter. The fuel followed the wire up the copper core until it reached a crack in the insulation any time there was fuel pressure, ie engine running or even with boost pump pressure with engine off.

Filed May 21, 2015 · Electrical · 137,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 1991 ford f-250. After the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed a strong fuel odor from the side of the vehicle. The contact noticed fuel pouring out of the opening of the tank that spilled onto the street and underneath another vehicle. The dealer stated that the fuel check valve in the pump unit was damaged, which caused the fuel to travel from one tank to the other and overflow. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000.

Filed Apr 17, 2015 · Fuel system · 161,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 1991 ford f-250. After refueling the vehicle, fuel started leaking from the fuel tank. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact was aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 01i008000 (fuel system, gasoline) but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 161,000. ..updated 05/20/15 *bf the consumer has experienced the fuel switch over issue and would like to be added to the recall. Updated 7/6/2015

Filed Feb 21, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 55,000 miles · WA

I had just been jumped by aaa because my truck wasn't starting; the aaa agent also cleaned the battery terminals. I intended to have it towed to the ford dealer because I didn't think it would start. Since the aaa agent was able to get to start, I decided to still take it to the dealer to find out why the battery was dead (given they had the car for a month and had put in a new battery and starter, among other repairs). Driving the 7 miles to the dealership the car seemed to be accelerating on its own, the entire way, I only stepped on the gas once; it was going 35 miles/hour by itself (per the speedometer). I didn't know why this was happening and when I tried to slow down using the brakes, the truck was very difficult to stop, such that I nearly rear-ended multiple cars. It was all I could do to push the brake down and twice huge amounts of smoke came from under the vehicle (probably the brakes were now overheating?). When I was 500 feet from the dealership I took a quick left turn and honestly could not stop the truck, I threw it into park and shut it off just in time to miss plowing into parked vehicles. Smoke billowed out from below the hood. I have never been so frightened in my life-I was sure I was either going to smash into someone since I couldn't stop or the truck was going to implode in fire, or something and I would be dead. I was not able to successfully stop it using the brakes. The parking brake was also not working (which is also why I was returning it to the dealer). When I asked the service person at the ford dealership if he'd seen a stuck throttle like this before, he said, "yes, sometimes when vehicles sit for a while". This is a saturday, so they are going to evaluate the problem on monday. The service rep also said sometimes cleaning the terminals might contribute to extra conduction, which might have caused the acceleration issue.

Filed Apr 14, 2013 · Fuel system · 150,000 miles · WA

The vehicle is a 1990 and the site does not provide a space choice for the 1990, only '91 and up. The truck has the exact same problem as the other many ford trucks. While idling, or underway, the vehicle spews gasoline from the front tank, out onto the road, or any driveway, if idling. It's clear that once you fill the rear tank and then travel, the fuel, which should return to the rear tank in a cycle, does not. It simply returns to the front tank, until it fills the front tank and floods out. The pump in the rear tank appears to just continue to run, for example,,,, you have a full rear tank. You have half a tank of fuel in the front tank. You drive. The rear tank pump, pumps all of the full rear tank into the front tank. So, half a tank of gas flows out of the front tank, onto the ground. Obviously, the cycle, where the fuel should go from rear, to engine and back, isn't happening. Instead, the fuel rolls by the engine and returns to a full front tank, rather than the rear tank, so, onto the ground goes the fuel. On an older recall report, the repair is described, where the 'jumper' must be replaced, despite the fact there's no such thing, there's a fuel pump and probably some sort of 'bi-valve' that someone's poor engineering failed on the whole, at the time of design. I think I'll just pull into the local ford lot and idle out a few gallons now and then. But since the 90 isn't on the recall, despite the obvious exact problem as the 91's and up, there's no use. It would seem common sense, that dealers could simply be notified that the 1990 f 250's are doing the exact thing as many other makes and the least the dealer could do, is be a little more specific about the repair. But not if their corporate engineers and repair centers keep the mechanical information secret, or written in some manufacturer 'code language'.

Filed May 31, 2012 · Fuel system · 102,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 1991 ford f250. The contact stated that gasoline fuel was leaking from the vehicle and onto the driveway. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall and provided no further assistance. The failure mileage was 102,311 and the current mileage was 102,622. ..updated 09/07/12 *bf updated 09/17/2012

Filed Aug 9, 2011 · Fuel system · 150,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 1991 ford f-250. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, gasoline would overflow from the rear fuel tank into the front fuel tank, causing spillage. The contact believed that the fuel pump was defective. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 93v125000 (fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly). The dealer advised that the entire fuel tank would need replacing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Nov 16, 2010 · Fuel system · 38,525 miles · AZ

Tl*the contact owns a 1991 ford f250. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, he noticed gasoline spilling out of the tank. Prior to the spill, he smelled a gasoline odor for about 6 months. The vehicle was inspected by pepboys who informed the contact that the fuel tank selector needed to be replaced. The VIN was unknown. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 38,525.

Filed Oct 14, 2010 · Fuel system · 50,000 miles · KY

Tl*the contact owns a 1991 ford f-250. The contact stated that when he filled the front tank, the fuel would be shifted to the rear tank. The failure occurred everytime he fueled the vehicle. The contact stated that because of the failure, a pressure was created within the two tanks. The vehicle. The contact called the dealership and referenced recall 93v125000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly) and was told that there were no active recalls on his vehicle. The contact called the manufacturer who verified that there were no active recalls for the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current mileage was approximately 250,000. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Filed May 28, 2009 · Tires · 198,400 miles · WA

Discoverer a/t tires size lt265/75r16 catastrophically failed while driving at highway speed. Tread completely peeled off. Had only been driving for 30 minutes and outside temperature was 70 degrees f. Tires had about 23,000 miles on them. 1-2 years previously, the same type tire on opposite wheel developed a bulge in the sidewall and had to be replaced.