1988 Ford Aerostar Fuel system Problems

CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK LEAKING AFTER RECALL 98V190000 REPAIRS WERE DONE. CONSUMER SMELLS GAS FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE . *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10046079

Incident

Oct 13, 2003

Mileage

144,000 mi

THE VAN WAS UNABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A GAS LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THERE WAS A FUEL TANK CRACK RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB *MR *NM

NHTSA ID

10048534

Mileage

120,000 mi

GAS TANK WAS RECALLED 12/98 UNDER 98MO3. GAS TANK DID DEVELOP CRACKS AND WAS REPLACED BY FORD IN 8/01. REPLACEMENT GAS TANK DEVELOPED CRACKS IN 9/03. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED ORIGINAL WARRANTY WORK STATES THE REPLACEMENT GAS TANK HAS FAILED BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. BUT FORD REFUSES TO REPLACE GAS TANK AGAIN, EVEN KNOWING THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A FORD PRODUCT DEFECT. BASICALLY, FORD REALIZED IT HAD A DEFECTIVE PART (GAS TANK), OFFERED A REMEDY TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE PART, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED IN THE SAME WAY AS THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE PART. FORD SAYS IT IS NO LONGER THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.

NHTSA ID

10071097

Incident

Oct 15, 2003

Mileage

147,700 mi

THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE # 98V190000. THE RECALL WAS IN REFERENCE TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK CRACKING. THE DEALER STATED THIS RECALL EXPIRED ON MARCH 31/02 AND WILL NOW COST $700.00 TO FIX IT. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10048663

Incident

Nov 25, 2003

Mileage

187,000 mi

GAS TANK DEFECT STATED IN RECALL 98V190000 OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10044531

Mileage

117,814 mi

NHTSA#8767-98-V-190-000 FUEL TANK CRACKS: CONSUMER STATES CAN SMELL STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES THROUGHOUT OUT THE VEHICLE. MR HERRERA. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE THROUGH MARCH 31, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

10001083

Incident

Dec 12, 2002

WHEN I RECEIVED MY "RECALL" NOTICE, ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CRACKS IN THE TANK, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BEV SMITH FORD. THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY FUEL TANK, AND DISMISSED MY INQUIRY. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL MY TANK WITH MORE THAN $6.00 WORTH OF GAS, OR IT LEAKS. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN BEV SMITH FORD, AND I'M MOVING TO JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT RE-INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE EVERYONE UNTIL MARCH 31, 2002 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE FACT THAT BEV SMITH FORD DID A LOUSY INSPECTION, AND I HAVE BEEN LEAKING FUEL EVER SINCE, I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP RESOLVING THIS MATTER ONCE AND FOR ALL. THE VAN IS NOW LEAKING WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE, AND I HAVE ALREADY COMPLAINED, THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RIGHTS I HAVE TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK REPLACED, AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE, SINCE MY INITIAL COMPLAINT WAS IGNORED@! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE! BARBARA L. GOULD. *AK

NHTSA ID

761028

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

UPPER PORTION OF FUEL TANK DEVELOPED SMALL CRACKS. THERE IS RECALL 98V190000 ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL; BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

897275

RECALL 98V190000/FUEL TANK CRACK: FUEL AND FUME LEAKAGES COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN REFUELING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

865765

Incident

Jun 1, 1998

CONTACTED FORD AT 800-392-3673 INITIALLY WAS TOLD NO RECALL, QUOTED RECALL NUMBER THEN TOLD VIN NOT A GOOD NUMBER, PUT ON HOLD THEN DISCONNECTED. CALLED BACK, DIFFERENT PERSON SAID THE VIN WASN'T COMPLETE, NO RECORD OF VEHICLE IN SYSTEM. TOLD TO CALL LOCAL DEALER. CALLED AND SET APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT MONDAY. HEY. I JUST BOUGHT THIS(PRIVATE PARTY) FILLED THE TANK FIRST TIME AND IT LEAKS LIKE CRAZY. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE FORD PEOPLE?? AM I GOING TO HAVE THIS SAME BULL AT THE DEALER? IS THIS A MANDATED RECALL FOR AN EXTREME SAFTY ISSUE AND IF SO WHY THE RUNAROUND???*AK

NHTSA ID

725093

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING WHEN THE TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL. THIS PARTICULAR VIN# IS A PART OF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 8767. BUT, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TANK BECAUSE TANK DOES NOT HAVE ANY CRACKS. *AK

NHTSA ID

863804

Incident

Feb 1, 2000

WHILE FILLING FUEL TANK AT A SERVICE STATION, TANK SPLIT AND CAUSED FUEL TO SPILL ON CONSUMER FROM THE WAIST DOWN. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

858431

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE FUEL TANK FOR LEAKAGE. THE FUEL TANK HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AND DEALER STATED THAT FORD LEFT IT UP TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF IT NEEDED REPLACING. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE PARTS AROUND THE FUEL TANK AND THE CONSUMER STILL SMELLS FUMES IN AND AROUND VEHICLE WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED. NLM

NHTSA ID

550668

I HAVE REPORTED THIS DANAGER TO THE NHTSA IN THE PASS HELP!

NHTSA ID

715759

Incident

Jan 14, 1995

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON ROUGH PAVEMENTS AND GOING UP ON AN INCLINE FUEL LEAKS FROM THE TANK. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

852792

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE GAS TANK. GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE CRACKS. *AK

NHTSA ID

851701

Incident

Oct 22, 1999

RECALL 98V190000 FORD/FUEL TANK CRACKS; FUEL LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST MONTH. THE DEALER /MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BECAUSE OF THE STATE. VAN WAS ORIGINALLY REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. *AK

NHTSA ID

848487

Incident

Mar 3, 1999

RECALL 98V19000O STATES THAT DEALER WILL REPLACE TANK, BUT DEALER ONLY INSTALLED GASKET SHIELD. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

835329

I WOULD BE DRIVING THE VAN DOWN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 30-40MPH AND THE ENGINE WOULD GO DEAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER RAN THE COMPUTER CODES AND FOUND NOTHING, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. AFTER THREE FUEL PUMPS, ....ECT, THE ONLY THING THAT WAS NOT REPLACED WAS THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. I GOT A SECOND HAND COMPUTER FOR THE VAN AND WENT TO INSTALL IT. WHEN I UNPLUGGED THE OLD COMPUTER I FOUND THE PROBLEM, THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND AGE CAUSE D THE PLASTIC COATING ON THE WIRING HARNESS TO SHRINK. WHEN THE VAN HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE COMPUTER WOULD SHORT OUT, LEAVING NO CODES AND A DEAD ENGINE. I EMAILED FORD, THEY LEFT NO COMMETON THIS. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

703439

Incident

Apr 17, 1996

CONSUMER SMELLS GAS ANYTIME VEHICLE IS FILLED UP TO 3/4 TANK. SUMMER TIME CONSUMER SMELLS FUMES ALL DAY, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY TOOK TANK DOWN AND INSPECTED IT, THEY FOUND NO CRACKS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE THREADS THAT ARE SCREWED DOWN INTO TANK WERE CRACKED. *AK

NHTSA ID

834550

Incident

Jan 8, 1999

DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE PROPER WORK THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE TO REPAIR THE RECALL PROBLEM. THE RECALL IS FOR THE GAS TANK, MANUFACTURER RECALL #98M03, NHTSA RECALL #98V190000. *AK

NHTSA ID

834545

FUEL TANK RECALL CONSISTING OF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL #98M03/ NHTSA RECALL #98V190000 STATES THAT FUEL TANK IS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY MAY EVENTUALLY CRACK. CONSUMER SAYS THAT ONLY THE SEALS ON THE TANK WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TANK WAS ONLY LEAKING FROM A SEAL. *AK

NHTSA ID

834529

Incident

Mar 1, 1997

VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK THAT WAS FIXED . AFTER IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

834174

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH NOTICED DOOR LIGHT FROM THE SIDE DOOR, AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER COULD SMELL GAS IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE WAS A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO THE TANK, GAS WILL LEAK OUT FROM THE TANK. *AK

NHTSA ID

833293

Incident

Jan 8, 1999

FUEL IS BEING WAISTED INTO MOTOR, CAUSING TO FLOOD OUT BADLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

833062

Incident

Dec 15, 1998