Consumer stated excessive fuel was leaking . Dealer indicated that top of the fuel tank broke apart.
1998 Ford Windstar: fuel leak
7 of the 1,424 complaints about the 1998 Ford Windstar describe fuel leak.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fuel leak by model year
What owners say
Filler nozzle cracked and there was fuel leaking from vehicle. Contacted a dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
Exit line from the fuel injection system is leaking fuel onto the engine , causing a very strong gas odor in the vehicle. This could lead to a fire. Please give any further details.
Fule tank sending unit is leaking fuel. The dealer has been notified.
Noted problem only when gas tank was filled, smelled gas, thought it was from vent line - after a few more tank fills - noticed gas leaking on ground during tank fill-up. Problem was fixed 07/29/1999 at brown motors petoskey, mi - this could be a vary serious problem - could cause fires at gas station, home garage's, ect. This problem was there when we bought the van as it was never full during test driving - started smelling gas fumes when we would fill tank up and untill the fuel level would drop down low enough not too leak out the o-ring seal.
After dealer did the recall for the fuel tank sensor, there was a gas smell which was caused by a pin hole in the gas tank. Dealer replaced gas tank with a new plastic gas tank. 45 days later, the vehicle had a gas leak caused by a pin hole in the gas tank, in which if there was a source of ignition a fire could have occurred.
The fuel tank was punctured after running over a dead turtle in the roadway and fuel leaked profusely from damaged area. The tank was found to be plastic and had not type of protective shields.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Ford Windstar fuel leak
Is fuel leak a common problem on the 1998 Ford Windstar?
7 of 1,424 owner complaints about the 1998 Ford Windstar (0%) mention fuel leak. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Ford Windstar?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Ford Windstar
Stalling 98Coil spring 85Transmission failure 81ABS 75Ball joint 56Grinding brakes 51Fire or smoke 40Tire blowout 32Adaptive cruise 31Brake failure 28Jerking 27Fuel pump 22Harsh shifting 22Check engine light 20Won't shift 20Slipping 19Door locks 18Sudden acceleration 17Wipers 17Pulling 15Fuel gauge 14Power steering loss 13Engine failure 12Overheating 10Headlights 9Hesitation 8Loss of power 8Power windows 8Seat belt 8Fuel smell 6Steering lock-up 6Steering noise 6Knocking 5Won't start 5
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