1996 Ford F-250 fuel system problems

Filed Jun 16, 2022 · Fuel system · CA

A malfunctioning check valve within the fuel pump assembly causes a portion of the unused fuel from one tank to be returned to the second tank. When this occurs, the capacity of the second tank can be exceeded, causing fuel spillage. About 5 gallons of fuel spilled out of fill tube.

Filed Apr 15, 2019 · Fuel system · 17,068 miles · AZ

Fuel running out fount tank in driveway with selector on rear tank

Filed Sep 21, 2017 · Fuel system · 125,000 miles · WA

Excess fuel from rear tank is returned to front tank causing fuel overfill and fuel leak.

Filed Feb 23, 2016 · Fuel system · 231,000 miles · AZ

Front fuel tank stopped working. Vehicle runs using rear fuel tank. If I take off the front tank fuel cap, gas pours out sometimes sprays ( about 8 ounces or so) . Front fuel tank seems to become pressurized. This can happen every time you drive it ( if you remove the front cap). In my opinion this is a definite safety hazard that needs to be addressed. I did some searches on the internet and this problem is quite common. Big fire hazard.

Filed Sep 21, 2015 · Fuel system · 170,000 miles · TX

Fuel spills from rear tank when fueling front tank. Engine sputters and quits while running due to fuel pressure failure..

Filed Oct 22, 2009 · Fuel system · 176,489 miles · MO

A malfunctioning check valve within the fuel pump assembly causes a portion of the unused fuel from one tank to be returned to the second tank. When this occurs, the capacity of the second tank can be exceeded, causing fuel spillage.

Filed Feb 23, 2006 · Fuel system · 104,692 miles · FL

The air/fuel separator (similar to a throttle body) on my 1996 ford f250 diesel developed a hole away from any moving part. It sprayed fuel at about a gallon a minute onto the hot engine as my wife pulled into our driveway. It could have caused a fire going down the road with gallons of fuel all over the engine compartment and fuel all down the bottom of my truck and 30 foot trailer. The local ford dealer said this is very common on my year pickup and they replace them regularly when they leak. I took digital photos and kept the part. I contacted ford and their attitude was who cares. Someone needs to do something before people die. My previous 1996 ford f250 burned to the ground in my driveway after sitting with no people around for 3 hours. That fire was the cruise control that was recalled a few months after the insurance company replaced that first truck. This could be far worse with fuel soaking everything before the fire while traveling at speed. Fortunately, my wife smelled fuel as she pulled into the driveway, inspected and found fuel running out onto the ground off the top of the engine and hosed everything down.

Filed Sep 20, 2005 · Fuel system · 78,000 miles · CA

1996 ford f250 pickup with dual gas tanks had malfunctioning check valve in fuel pump assembly in one tank which caused unused fuel to be returned to second tank which caused constant overflow and fuel spillage. Fuel pump assembly was replaced which corrected the problem. This same problem occurred in 1989 to 1993 ford f250 pickups and resulted in a recall to fix the problem.

Filed Dec 6, 2002 · Fuel system · 106,338 miles · NJ · fire

The vehicle caught on fire while parked, possibly due to fuel tank problems. Ts

Filed Sep 30, 2002 · Fuel system · OH · fire

The ignition switch was left in the "on" position while vehicle was not running for approximately seven hours, apparently the fuel pump was not told by pressure regulator or computer to turn off. Fuel pump pumped approximately fifteen gallons of fuel into motor, by not knowing this at the time of trying to start vehicle a fire started in the engine compartment, within minutes the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames, vehicle was totally destroyed, luckily no one was hurt or killed. Fire dept. Police on the scene of incident, please pursue this issue so that it will not happen to other innocent people and possibly cause fatalities, I could have been killed, and also my family, I also lost a very nice truck as the result of this incident, I feel that ford motor company is responsible for this incident. They are also responsible for the loss of my vehicle which should be replaced by ford motor co. I also feel that a thorough investigation should be done on the vehicle, to repair and/or replace defective parts so that fatalities will not happen in the future. Ford motor co. Was contacted, and they wrote me a letter stating that they were not responsible and that also nothing would be done to solve this matter and nothing to replace my vehicle. Please contact me so that this matter can be investigated thoroughly. My first contact with ford motor co. Was that ford wanted me to make arrangements to send my truck to an authorized dealer to investigate the cause, then a short time later I received a letter from ford motor co. Stating that they were finished and did not want to even see the vehicle. Please respond , as though you see that ford motor co. Is not ! Thank you,. Robert robinson iii. 2958 cemetery rd. Xenia, ohio 45385. Mr