Ford F-150 Complaints (1998)

1,381 consumer complaints on file.

#10402070May 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED GASOLINE TO LEAK INTO THE STREET. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER OFFERED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401258May 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS THAT CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK WAS MISSING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE STRAPS AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE FUEL TANK POSSIBLY DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A CRASH OR A FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401306May 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK DROP AS A RESULT OF THE STRAPS BREAKING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH OF THE STRAPS FAILED AND MOST OF THE FUEL SPILLED. IN ADDITION, HE STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE STRAPS BEING CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400997May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE AND TANK FELL WHILE DRIVING TANK HAD A HOLE GROUND IN IT BEFORE I COULD STOP THERE WAS A GAS SPILL AND THANK GOD NO FIRE I'VE HAD OVER 30 CARS AND TRUCKS AND NEVER HAD A GAS TANK FALL OUT OF ANY OF THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401015May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I READ THIS WEEK ABOUT FORD F150 FUEL TANK STRAPS BREAKING, MY TANK DROPPED FROM MY 1998 F150 LAST SUMMER, I WAS UP THE STREET FROM HOME WHEN I HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING, THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR BEHIND ME, AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, A GUSHER OF GAS CAME POURING OUT FROM UNDER MY TRUCK, UPON INSPECTION, THE FRONT PART OF THE GAS TANK WAS DRAGGING AND MADE A HOLE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. LATER I JACKED UP THE TANK AND SECURED IT WITH ROPE SO THE TOW COMPANY COULD TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401047May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK ON MY F150 TRUCK FAILED AND CAUSED THE GAS TANK TO FALL AND BECOME LODGED UNDER THE REAR AXLE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH. THE TRUCK WAS EQUIPPED WITH SKID PLATES AND LIKELY PREVENTED FUEL SPILLING OR A FIRE. THE RESULTING TOW AND REPAIR BILL WAS $1100. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH FORD, BUT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY IGNORED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400869May 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WITH A FULL FUEL TANK, PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK FELL. IT DRAGGED A FEW FEET BEFORE STOPPING CREATING A HOLE AND GAS LEAKAGE. HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE GARAGE THAT HAD TO REPLACE GAS TANK AND STRAPS. MECHANIC STATED THE TANK STRAPS HAD RUSTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401770May 14, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRAPS ON GAS TANK BROKE, DROPPED FRONT OF GAS TANK ON ROAD WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. FRONT OF GAS TANK HAD HOLE WHEN WE PULLED OVER SPILLING OUT 3/4 TANK OF GAS, WHICH ALMOST WENT INTO DRAIN AT GAS STATION WE PULLED OVER AT, GAS STATION ATTENDANT CONTAINED SPILL FOR US. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID WE WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE FROM DRAGGING TANK. I HAVE 7 PHOTOS DOCUMENTING SCENE AT GAS STATION AND TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400877May 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP CORRODED. FUEL TANK DROPPED TO ROADWAY AT 55 MPH. REQUIRED EMERGENCY FLATBED TOW TO REPAIR SHOP. LUCKY THERE WAS NO FIRE OR OTHER DAMAGE INVOLVED. FUEL TANK STRAPS AND VENT HOSE REPLACED. OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400879May 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS CORRODED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKING ABILITY. EVENT OCCURRED BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. BRAKE LINES, FITTINGS AND FLUID REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400741May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED THE VEHICLE, AS ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS CORRODED AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THE STRAP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400736May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP AND STRAPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 212,000. UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ UPDATED 11/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400755May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
OUR 1998 FORD F-150'S GAS TANK FELL OFF THE TRUCK IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEY ADVISED US THAT THE REAR STRAP COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. THEY WERE ABLE TO CUT THE FRONT STRAP WITH MINIMAL EFFORT AS IT WAS DETERIORATED AS WELL. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE IT DID NOT FALL WHEN IN THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401860May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
REAR GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED THROUGH. I REPLACED IT IMMEDIATELY. THE GAS TANK WOULD HAVE DROPPED IF I HAD NOT CAUGHT THIS DEFECT WHEN I DID. DEFECTIVE PART REPLACEMENT DATE WAS MARCH 28, 2011. $31.00 WAS THE COST OF THE PART PLUS LABOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400583May 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 5/11/2011 I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION WHEN THE STRAP ON MY 1998 FORD F-50 BROKE SENDING THE FUEL TANK TO THE GROUND. ALTHOUGH THE TANK IS DENTED, IT DID NOT LEAK YET. I WAS ABLE TO ROPE TIE IT UP AND DRIVE IT CAREFULLY BACK HOME. THANK GOD I DID NOT ENTER THE FREEWAY. THE VIN # IS [XXX]. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER BRIGHTON FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF YET. NO WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO SAY THE LEAST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400598May 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AT A COST OF $210 TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY ONE OF THE STRAPS RUSTED THROUGH WHICH CAUSED IT TO SEPARATE AND FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK ON TO THE GROUND WHENEVER HE FILLED THE TANK. UPDATED 06/21/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401597May 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON JUNE 12,2010, THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE. THE FUEL TANK DID NOT LEAK OR CATCH ON FIRE. AFTER PURCHASING NEW STRAPS AND INSTALLING THEM. THE VEHICLE IS BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTE: THIS VEHICLE PASSED A PENNSYLVANIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION ON 05/24/2010 BY A FORD DEALER. COMPONENT # 2 GASOLINE STORAGE COMPONENT # 3 TANK ASSEMBLY MOUNTING (STRAPS)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400612May 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AT A COST OF $210 TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400628May 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 06/13/11 *BF THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WERE AAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH FUEL STRAPS. UPDATED 06/21/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400621May 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH STRAPS THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT USED HAULING STRAPS TO SECURE THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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