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1993 Ford E350 Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Feb 28, 2008
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
19%
of 43 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Ford E350 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel systemOther / unspecified
Filed Feb 28, 2008

RECEIVED RECALL 1993 E-350 ECONOLINE 08S01 MADE APPOINTMENT EVERY FORD FAYETTE, AL. LEFT IT OVER NIGHT TO BE WORKED ON THE NEXT DAY. CALLED 4:30PM BEFORE CLOSING TO SEE IF IT WAS DONE. TOLD THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK IT WAS NEXT THEN THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PART & DIDN'T KNOW WHEN ONE WOULD BE AVAILABLE. WE WASTED 8 GALLONS OF GAS AND THE RECALL PART IS STILL NOT BEEN REPLACED. THEY CLAIM NO ONE HAS THE PART FOR THE ECONOLINE. I CALLED THE 1-800 NUMBER IN THE LETTER BUT IT IS ONLY A VOICE MAIL BOX AND IT DIRECTS TO MAKE THE CALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10219377
Incident
Feb 27, 2008
BrakesFuel systemPowertrain (other)+1 more
Filed Jul 20, 2006
Fire reported

I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN I BEGAN DECELERATING AND REALIZED ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I COASTED TO A STOP. I WAS GETTING TOOLS TO CHECK RELAYS WHEN I NOTICED FIRE AT REAR WHEEL, DRIVER SIDE, AT GAS TANK. CALLED CLOSEST FIRE DEPARTMENT. 6/9/06. PARKING BRAKE LINE ON FIRE WITH ABS LINE. HAD WIRING REPAIRED. JULY 16,2006 BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE LOCKING, REAR WAS SMOKING AGAIN, LOOKED LIKE FIRE AT GAS TANK. JULY 17 HAD MECHANIC CHECK ALL BRAKES WHICH WERE EXCELLENT EXCEPT PARKING BRAKE LINE BENT, BUT RELEASED. JULY 19, BRAKES LOCKING UP A LITTLE. JULY 20, COULDN'T DRIVE WITHOUT REVERSE/FORWARD AND STILL DIDN'T WANT TO GO. I SELL ICE CREAM TO LITTLE CHILDREN WHILE MY VAN IS RUNNING. PARKING BRAKES WORK BUT WON'T RELEASE FULLY. APPEARED TO BE VINYL LINING AT FLOOR LEVEL INTERFERING, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN WIRING. HAD A SECOND FIRE ON GROUND BATTERY TERMINAL AND INSIDE HOOD ON JUNE 16,2006 CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. DON'T KNOW CAUSE. REPLACED BURNED WIRING ONLY. ALL ELSE WORKED. ALSO, IT APPEARS THE LEAKY FILLER HOSE WAS NEVER REPLACED ON THIS VAN. INTERIOR LIGHT HAD FIRE PATTERN WHEN BOUGHT SECOND HAND. I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS A RECALL. *NM

NHTSA ID
10163012
Incident
Jun 9, 2006
Mileage
244,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 3, 2003

GAS TANK FELL OF VEHILCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10022120
Incident
Mar 15, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Oct 24, 2001

RUBBER HOSE ATTACHMENT TO INLET PIPE TO METAL FUEL FILLER TUBE WAS CORRODED, AND DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN TANK WAS BEING FILLED.*AK

NHTSA ID
898107
Fuel system
Filed Jul 8, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
725132
Incident
Jun 28, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Jun 22, 1998

CONSUMER COPLAINING OF GAS LEAK FROM THE HOSE BETWEEN FULLER NECK AND TANK; DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR HOSE WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PART SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY FOR MORE THE FIVE YEARS. *AK

NHTSA ID
824545
Incident
Jun 22, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Sep 17, 1997

THE CHECK BALL INSIDE TANK WAS CORRODED AND STUCK PREVENTING THE TANK FROM BEING FILLED.

NHTSA ID
522171
Incident
May 10, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Apr 18, 1995

RUBBER FUEL HOSE OF WRONG MATERIAL FOR DIESEL USE, CAUSING PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF HOSE AND SPRAYING FUEL ON ENGINE. *TW

NHTSA ID
489422
Incident
Apr 18, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes11

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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