Six problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 1996 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford f150. The contact stated that the front fuel tank strap was corroded and caused a leak in the fuel tank. He took the vehicle to a local mechanic who repaired the strap but did not remedy the issue with the fuel leak. The contact then switched to using the rear fuel tank, in which he soon discovered that the there was also a leak coming from the rear tank. The manufacturer was contact who stated that there were no recalls for the failure and offered no further assistance. The contact proceeded to file a claim with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 92,000.
The contact owns a 1998 Ford F-150. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed fuel leaking from the fuel tank. There was a NHTSA recall campaign id number: 98v161000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly) that may be related to the failure. The dealer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owns 1996 Ford f150. The contact attempted to start the vehicle and it would not start; however, after switching to the rear fuel tank the vehicle started. The front fuel tank had approximately a half tank of fuel in it at the time. The contact noticed that the fuel was leaking in the front fuel tank. The fuel was overflowing from the back to the front fuel tank causing a leak and a fuel odor. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or to be repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
I own a 1996 Ford f150 with dual tanks. I have a problem with the back fuel tank transferring gas to the front tank. If unnoticed this will cause gas to overflow onto the ground causing a real safety and pollution hazard. I called Ford and they said that there wasn't any recall for this problem on my VIN. Well even if there isn't a recall for this problem or not it is still a problem and there was a recall for this problem on the 1990 tp 1993 f150 so I'm figuring that they still have the problem on my vehicle also.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford F-150. Whenever the contact would attempt to stop the vehicle, it would turn off and fail to restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the fuel pressure regulator needed to be replaced. The contact also noticed that the second fuel tank was transferring fuel to the first fuel tank. There were no warnings prior to the failures. The current and failure mileages were 104,000.
: the contact stated the check valve in the fuel pump assembly malfunctioned and the unused fuel transferred from one tank to another. No spillage occurred because the second tank was not overfilled. There is a NHTSA recall, # 93v125000, regarding the fuel system assembly. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the VIN. The vehicle has not been inspected.