Four problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 2000 Ford E-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford E-150 based on all problems reported for the 2000 E-150.
The contact owns 2000 Ford e150 . The vehicle was parked when the contact first noticed a strong odor of gasoline coming from the top of the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but not repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated there was a fracture in the fuel tank. The failure mileage was 63,000.
The fuel tank on my 2000 Ford f150 fell off while I was driving @ 30 or 35 mph the friction with the pavement caused the tank to leak and I had a full tank. . The cost of repairs was over $ 750.
After filing up gas tank and parking vehicle - noticed gas leaking from gas tank - had a Ford mechanic look at it and he said it looked like similar problem he had seen with other Ford E-150s that had crack in 35 gallon mid-ship fuel tank where it [tank] contacts the frame cross member - he told me to look it up on line. . . I did and I called Ford customer support - they said this recall applied to E-150s built at lorainne plaint between April 1996 and November 2000. . . They looked up my VIN and said it was built in November 1999 at the loraine plaint and should be on list but was not -- wrote letter to Ford and NHTSA - no response from Ford.
Discovered ruptured fuel tank after being parked overnight.