Tank Assembly problems of the 1997 Ford F-150 - part 2

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds over tracks he could hear the vehicle dragging an object. The vehicle was pulled over and the contact noticed the fuel tank detached from the vehicle. The contact performed a temporary repair on the vehicle to continue driving. The vehicle was then inspected and repaired by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the fuel tank fracrtured from the vehicle and began spilling gasoline fuel. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to an auto repair shop. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was told that the failure was an isolated incident. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 135,000.

Fuel tank strap replacement lead to discovery of broken fuel tank at feed tube. Rare occurrence according to auto shop and dealer said nothing can be done since vehicle no longer under warranty. Vehicle is 97' Ford F-150.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. While pulling into a driveway at 5 mph, the contact smelled gasoline coming from outside of the vehicle. He examined the vehicle and noticed that the gas tank had completely fallen off. The vehicle was towed to the nearest service station. The contact did not notice any abnormalities in the vehicle prior to the failure. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 152,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated the rear strap that primarily holds the fuel tank in place was covered with rust and it broke. The hole in the tank was patched on the right side of the strap where the strap was leaking and covered with rust. The vehicle had also began to develop rust and a possible leak from the left side of the fuel tank. The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage 150,000.

: the contact stated the fuel tank fell out due to rusted straps. The vehicle is not garaged. The contact expressed the that the tank should not have rusted out. Updated 08/01/06.

The contact 's vehicle had a brake line failure on the rear brake line. This happened on 10-04-05. He was driving on the interstate when he had to stop suddenly. He reported having no warning prior to this , such as a light coming on in the car. The brakes were not making any kind of noises. The brake pedal went to the floor. He pulled off of the road. He smelled brake fluid, and it was leaking from the steel brake line that is mounted on the rear axle housing. The brake line seemed unusually corroded. He takes very good care of the car and the car is stored properly. He has a lot of experience with vehicles, and has never seen anything like this. Also, t the gas tank was suspended by two metal straps. The rear strap was severely corroded. The gas tank was laying on the skid plate. Usually, there was about one inch clearance between the tank and skid plate. He was afraid that this may cause a gas leak from the gas tank .

Nhtsa campaign 00v231000; Ford issued a fuel leakage recall. This vehicle was not included in the recall, but was experiencing fuel leaks from the gas tank. Dealer will repair at consumer's expense.

Nhtsa campaign 00v231000; Ford issued a fuel leakage recall. This vehicle was not included in the recall, but is experienced fuel leaks from the gas tank. Dealer will repair at consumer's expense.

While driving the consumer suddenly smelled smoke and then saw smoke inside the cab, in seconds the smoke was blinding and suffocating as the consumer pulled the vehicle over, the fire quickly appeared inside the vehicle and within 10 min the vehicle was totally engulfed, after the fire the consumer learned of recall 98v-161 but the dealer denied recall due to VIN. Nlm.

Consumer called in , has been trying to make an appointment since October for recall repairs of fuel tank. There has been no physical person to talk to when you calling. Person answering at dealership transferred, but consumer was left on hold. Manufacturer has received same response when they have called. Consumer has contacted 2 dealers in area, and neither one was better than witchita falls Ford & falls Lincoln Mercury.

Pe00 020; there was a problem with tires, and gasoline tank broke. Consumeer will give more information.