Other Fuel System Tank Mounting Problems of Ford E-450

Employees were driving truck on a level road, and it rapidly lost power. They stopped and called me, and I told them to check a number of things. Everything looked ok. Brought the vehicle to Ford dealer, and was informed that the fuel tank was rusted/rusting on the inside. They advised me that the tank, sending unit, and fuel pump needed to be replaced, before they could see if the injectors, fuel lines, and turbo were damaged. I checked on the internet before authorizing the repairs, and was astounded by the amount of people that had the same exact issues. The tanks are defective, and delaminate, therefore clogging the fuel system. They repair bill that I was quoted before we even got to the engine, was $3700. 00+tax!!!. This is unreal that the NHTSA has not forced a recall yet. Does someone have to die first? some people reported repair bills of $11,000+!! I am a small business owner. I paid $45,000. 00 for this vehicle, maintained it religiously. The truck only has 66,000 miles on it. There have been numerous complaints to the NHTSA, and it has been reported that this has been known about for some time. There are also some class action lawsuits that are in place. I cannot afford this repair. I will get a petition going to ask the NHTSA to recall these vehicles. If the NHTSA knows that there is a problem, and someone has an accident and kills someone, would that not have the NHTSA shoulder some blame? is this another cover up like the general motors ignition recall? I urge you to please recall these affected vehicles. Ford knows that there is a problem, and they immediately blame it on fuel. I have 6 trucks that all run on diesel. The only one that has this problem is this vehicle. I would like someone from this agency to contact me ASAP. This truck is a main source of income for me and my employees, and it I sitting at a dealer for 5 days so far.

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Vehicle: 2005 chinook glacier class c r/v, 2004 Ford e450 cutaway chassis. Applicability: all model years of chinook glacier r/v and possibly other models. Hazard: fire/explosion. Component: flexible propane hose connecting 2 distribution manifolds under coach in vicinity right rear wheel well. Hose is routed outboard and fastened to the axle arch frame member between the frame and the right rear spring. Minimal clearance between spring and hose allows spring axle mounting hardware to abrade hose. The hose abraded through and began leaking. I noted propane smell and heard hissing while preparing for recent trip. The leak was in the vicinity of the exhaust pipe, just forward of gas generator and in vicinity of 55 gal fuel tank. I believe there was likelihood of catastrophic explosion and fire has this gone unnoticed, particularly if parked and generator running. Correction required removal of right rear duals to access the hose and mounting clamps. Hose removed and replaced with new hose and fittings made up by local propane company service personnel. New hose was re-routed above frame member so as to prevent any possibility of contact with spring hardware. I believe that moving to inboard of frame is not ideal as that is where the engine exhaust pipe is routed. Better solution may be to replace the flexible hose with metal tubing. I can supply photos of damaged hose and original placement as well as my repair and re-routing. I believe this should be a mandatory manufacturer safety recall, however, manufacturer is out of business. I believe there is a strong likelihood of personal injury or death and major property damage if this is not corrected.

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