1993 Ford F-150

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 93V125000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS WAS COMPLETED ACCORDINGLY AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO RECIRCULATE TO THE SECONDARY TANK WHICH RESULTS IN FUEL SPILLAGE FROM THE FILLER NECK. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

THE FRONT GAS TANK ON MY DUAL TANK 93 F150 STARTED LEAKING. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A PLASTIC COVER ON THE FRONT OF THE TANK THAT COLLECTS DIRT AND DEBRIS. THE COLLECTION OF THIS DIRT AND DEBRIS BETWEEN THE PLASTIC COVER AND TANK CAUSED THE TANK TO RUST IN THE LOCATION. A LEAK DEVELOPED. GAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND IS NOT A GOOD THING. MY REMEDY SO FAR HAS BEEN TO NOT USE THE FRONT TANK. THE TANK IS STILL ON THE TRUCK AND NOW HAS THE PLASTIC COVER REMOVED. I REMOVED IT TO FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THE TANKS ARE EASILY AVAILABLE ON E-BAY ALL THE TIME. *JB

1. REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT ON 1993 FORD F-150. THE DESIGN OF THE REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT, LET WATER AND SALT COLLECT IN THE SUPPORT. CAUSING RAPID RUST AND FAILURE OF SUPPORT. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE IF THIS PART WOULD FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FORD DEALER HERE IN TOWN TOLD ME AT THE PARTS COUNTER, WHEN I BOUGHT THIS PART THAT THEY SELL 5 OR 7 SUPPORTS A WEEK. THIS TELLS ME THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. IN THE REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT. 2. THE EMISSION SYSTEM HAS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN WHICH LETS EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CAB. THE PIPE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE HEADS OF THE ENGINE, IS SUPPOSE TO PUMP FRESH AIR INTO THE EXHAUST TO HELP IT BURN CLEANER. BUT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THIS YEAR IS THAT IT SPLITS APART AND RUST CAUSING FUMES INTO THE CAB. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT JUST MINE. I KNOW MEN WHO HAVE THE SAME YEAR TRUCK 1993 FORD F-150 WITH A V-8 302 IN IT THAT HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. THIS POINTS OUT A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS BOTH SAFETY FOR HUMAN BUT ALSO EMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THESE CONCERNS. SHORT ANSWER IS THEY TELL ME TO FIX IT MYSELF. I ALSO REALIZE THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT A 1993 TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE ONLY 61,000 MILES ON IT. THESE ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUES. I BELIEVE THAT THESE ISSUES ARE DESIGN PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK. NOT JUST MINE BUT OTHER MEN THAT I KNOW. I WOULD YOU TO LOOK INTO THESE POINTS PLEASE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2005 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE FULL COVERAGE NOTHING WAS COVERED BY THEM. ALSO, THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO FORD . THE FIRE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR FOUR HOURS. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS HOME WHILE THIS HAPPENED AND HE SAW FLAMES AND CALLED 911, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT/POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE. THE FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE BECAUSE THE SIDING MELTED FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. ALTHOUGH THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF BY PRESSING THE BRAKES. HAD TO SWITCH IT TO OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *AK

DT: THE FIRE OCCURED AUGUST 17 2005.THE OWNER WAS SLEEPING WHEN WIFE WOKE HIM UP AND TOLD THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THEN ,THE OWNER INSTRUCTED THE WIFE TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT WHILE OWNER SPRAYED THE FIRE WITH THE WATER HOSE. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HOUSE ON THE STREET. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FIRE HAD REACHED THE CAB, WITH FLAMES THAT COVERED THE HOOD. THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS MELTED. THE FIRE MELTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND EXPLODE. THE WINDSHIELD AND CAB ARE BURNED UP AS WELL. THE OWNER WAS SPRAYING THE FIRE AS FAST AS HE COULD TO KEEP THE FIRE AWAY FROM THE GAS TANK WHICH WAS TOTALLY FULL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK ABOUT 10 OR FIFTEEN MINUTES TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AFTER FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SO THEY DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED OWNER THAT HE WOULD SEND A REPORT TO THE OWNER AS SOON AS IT WAS DONE. THE CHIEFADVISED OWNER THAT THEY COULDN'T SAY FOR SURE BUT IT LOOKED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 7 HOURS AFTER BEING DRIVEN ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES.RECALL WA SISSUED ON CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

WHILE SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT. WHEN I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, HAVING NO EFFECT, LEAVING THE ENGINE ENGAGED WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AS I WAS APPROACHING TRAFFIC STOPPED AT A TOLL BOOTH. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL. AND COME SAFELY TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTING THE CLUTCH LINKAGE, I FOUND THAT A PLASTIC RETAINER HAD COME OFF A SHAFT CONNECTING THE CLUTCH PUSH ROD TO THE CLUTCH CROSSOVER SHAFT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY POOR AND UNSAFE METHOD OF CONNECTING VITAL DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS. SOMEONE OF LESS DRIVING EXPERIENCE OR STRENGTH MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO, OR BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A CHEAP PLASTIC PART AND AN UNSAFE AND INFERIOR DESIGN. THIS MAY KILL SOMEONE. *JB

DT:CONSUMER REPLACED FAN MOTOR TWICE BEFORE INCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON STATE ROAD 441 WHEN SMOKE CAME INTO CAB FROM VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH HELP FROM AN OFF DUTY FIREMAN. THE FIRE SPREAD TO INSIDE THE CAB. CONSUMER KEPT THE FAN HOUSING WHICH HAD BURNED INTO THE FIREWALL. FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE FAN MOTOR STARTED FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

1993 FORD F-150 2WD PICKUP WITH DUAL TANKS. ONE TANK OVERFLOWED PRESSURIZED GAS ON 19 JUNE 2005. NOTICED RECALL 01M05. THIS VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL, BUT 12 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THE CAR IS 13 DAYS OUT OF THE RECALL TIMEFRAME, AND FORD WILL NOT COVER THIS RECALL. THEY WON'T EVEN CONSIDER A PARTIAL GOOD WILL ADJUSTMENT.

DT: GAS WAS PUMPING FROM THE BACK TANK TO THE FRONT TANK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE LEAK. THE TANK IS LEAKING EVERY NOW AND THEN. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND IT'S COMING OUT THE FILLER NECK. *NM THE CONSUMER FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN LATE MARCH OF 05, WHEN HE HEARD A HISSING SOUND LIKE A FLAT TIRE AND TRACED IT BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK. LOWER PART OF THE RADIATOR LEAKING, REAR BRAKELINE ON REAR DRIVERSIDE. FRONT CORNER OF FRONT FUEL TANK LEAKS OUT, NO LEAK FOUND IN REAR. *SB