1992 Ford F-150

DT: 1992 FORD F150 TRUCK. IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, SOMETHING IS WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAS TWO FUEL TANKS, AND THE GAS FROM REAR PUMPS INTO THE FRONT TANK. THE GAS IS COMING OUT THE GAS CAP. THERE NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL 93V125000 . SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THE TRUCK WAS TOO OLD AND HAS TO MANY MILES ON IT FOR THE RECALL TO STILL BE IN EFFECT. THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. CALLED A DEALER, AND THEY HAVEN'T RETURNED CONSUMER'S CALLS. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST TO BE REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THIS HAPPEND EVER TIME THE REAR TANK WAS FULL. THE FRONT FUEL PUMP IS NOT WORKING CURRENTLY. *AK

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 1992 F-150 FORD PICKUP. GASOLINE WAS OVERFLOWING FROM THE FILLER CAP. THE GAS FROM THE REAR TANK WAS OVERFLOWING INTO THE FRONT TANK, CAUSING GASOLINE TO FLOW FREELY. THERE WAS A RECALL 93V125000 FOR THE 1993 MODELS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR THE 1992 MODEL. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION OF 12 YEARS AND 150,000 MILES ON THE 1992 MODELS. THE CONTACT HAD THE CAR OVER 12 YEARS. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 29, 2005 AND THE DEALER CONTACTED SOMEONE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK *SC

1) IN 1992 WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 1992 F150 FORD P.U. WITH DUEL FUEL TANKS, GAS ENGINE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNERS. WE HAD FUEL TANK PROBLEMS IN APRIL 1994. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON 4-27-94 WHERE CONCERN #93568 AND CONCERN CODE #N99 WAS NOTED ON WORKSHEET AND COMMENTS OF REPAIR WERE "R&R FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR...SKID PLATE TANKS. INSTALLED CHECK VALVES. CHECK FOR LEAKS - OK." 2) IN MAY 2005 WE EXPERIENCED FUEL OVERFLOW FROM THE REAR TANK FILLER CAP. WHEN THE FILLER CAP WAS REMOVED FUEL GUSHED OUT. FRONT TANK WAS BEING USED AT THE TIME. WE SWITCHED TO USING REAR TANK. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO OUR REPAIR SHOP (NOT AFFILIATED WITH FORD) ON 6-1-05 AND HE INFORMED US OF FUEL CROSS FLOW CAMPAIGN NOTICE #01M05 - DEALER REPAIR AND ADVISED US TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. JUNE 11, 2005, WHILE SWITCHED TO REAR TANK, FRONT TANK STARTED SPEWING GAS OUT THOUGH FILLER CAP WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING BIG TRAIL OF FUEL ON ROADWAY. WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF, FUEL CONTINUED TO SPEW OUT OF FRONT TANK FILLER CAP ONTO GROUND CREATING FIRE HAZARD. 3) CONTACTED MARILYN OF SANDERSON FORD DEALERSHIP (707-433-6598) IN HEALDSBURG, CA ON 6-15-05 WHERE WE PURCHASED P.U. AND TOLD HER OF PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT WE HAD MISSED THE DATES OF FREE REPAIR AS THEY WERE 12 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FROM VEHICLE WARRANTY START DATE. THEY COULD NOT GIVE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY WE DID NOT RECIEVE A RECALL NOTICE. WE WERE ADVISED TO CONTACT MANUFACTUER. CONTACTED DAMIAN OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS (1-800-392-3673) ON 6-15-05 AND WAS TOLD SAME THING, THAT WE HAD MISSED THE TIME FRAME OF FREE REPAIR AND THAT WE WOULD NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE AS WE FEEL IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. WE ARE CONTACTING YOU IN HOPE THAT IT CAN BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. OBVIOUSLY THE TRUCK HAD A PROBLEM IN 1994 AND THAT PROBLEM WAS EXACERBATED IN MAY 2005.

NHTSA RECALL 01I008000; FORD ISSUED A FUEL CROSS FLOW RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED OVER FLOW OF GAS IN ONE TANK. *AK....FORD NEVER CONTACTED CONSUMER ABOUT ANY RECALLS 93V125000 AND 01I008000 AND THEN REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED POOR GAS MILEAGE AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHERE THE FUEL WAS GOING. CONSUMER RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT WHEN PLACING FUEL IN THE REAR TANK IT WAS PUMPED INTO THE FRONT TANK WHICH WOULD FILL TO CAPACITY WHEN LEFT EMPTY. PREVIOUSLY, CONSUMER BLAMED THE POOR GA SMILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE'S AGE, BUT CURRENTLY REALIZED THAT GAS WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE TANK. THIS REPRESENTED A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. ALSO, COULD BE CONSIDERED AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE SINCE FUEL WAS BEING PUMPED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. *AK

I PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE WHICH HAD A "MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE W/IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY" CAUSING FUEL TO RETURN TO THE OPPOSITE TANK AND THEN DUE TO OVERFILL AND PRESSURE IN TANK CAUSING IT TO COME OUT OF FUEL CAP. THIS ISSUE WAS COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID'S: 93V125000/01I008000. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SAYING IT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 12YEARS/150,000MLS WARRANTEE DATE. I WAS RATHER UPSET B/C THE PAPERWORK RECIEVED BY THE NHTSA'S ASSOCIATE ADMINISTOR FOR ENFORCEMENT STATES "FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMEDY FO THESE VEHICLES FROM THIS DATE FORWARD, REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE AGE, MILEAGE, OR OWNERSHIP". I HAVE ALREADY BEEN INJURED ONCE FROM INGESTION OF FUEL WHEN I OPENED THE FUEL CAP TO INVESTIGATE WHY THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE CAP. *AK

REQUEST FOR RECALL ON FORD TRUCK FUEL TANK SYSTEM. *BF THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE RECALL REPAIR BUT WAS TOLD THAT IF THE VEHICLE WASN'T CURRENTLY EXHIBITING SIGNS OF THE RECALL THAT THE WORK COULD NOT BE DONE. ONCE THE FUEL TANK SYSTEM FAILED THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. *NM