Fuel system
Filed Oct 20, 2009
FUEL FILLER HOSE HAS LEAK SO IT DID NOT PASS SMOG, NONE AT USED CAR LOTS, REPAIR SHOP STATES HE HAS SEEN THIS ALOT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10289171
- Incident
- Oct 20, 2009
1993 Ford Explorer 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.
12
Latest Oct 20, 2009
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.
1%
of 939 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.
4
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 Explorer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 system
Filed Feb 17, 2001
FUEL LINES ON THE SENDING UNIT HAD CORRODED/ROTTED SO THAT RAW GASOLINE WAS SPRAYING UP ONTO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE CREATING, IN MY OPINION, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 741062
- Incident
- Jan 29, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Feb 7, 2001
FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT STOPPED WORKING. *SCL
- NHTSA ID
- 785259
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Nov 24, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 736807
- Incident
- Oct 11, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Sep 10, 2000
Fire reported
EXPLORER CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WE HAD NO IDEA UNTIL WE WERE FLAGGED DOWN. I STOPPED THE CAR AND THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE KIDS AND I JUMPED OUT AND STARTED TO RUN IN FEAR OF IT EXPLODING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, PUT OUT THE FLAMES AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A FAULTY FUEL LINE.
- NHTSA ID
- 730933
- Incident
- Sep 8, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Feb 4, 1999
THE GAS GUAGE FAILED. DEALER SAID IT WAS A "SENDING UNIT" LOCATED ON GAS TANK. COST TO REPAIR $350 LABOR TO REMOVE TANK PLUS COST OF PART. I'M OUT OF WARRANTY BUT A TRUCK WITH UNDER 70,000 (AT THE TIME) SHOULD HAVE A WORKING GAS GUAGE! *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 702933
- Incident
- Jun 27, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Dec 14, 1998
Crash reported
THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE STREET AND ANOTHER CAR CUT IN FRONT OF HER, RESULTING IN COLLISION, ALSO HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE FUEL SAFETY SHUT-OFF SWITCH DIDN'T TURN OFF. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 832273
- Incident
- Dec 12, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Oct 29, 1996
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 601930
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1996
Fuel systemTransmission
Filed Aug 16, 1996
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, ALSO CLUTCH ASEMBLY FAILURE/GAS INDICATOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 507601
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1995
Fuel system
Filed May 4, 1996
Crash reported
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 504209
- Incident
- Apr 21, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Apr 7, 1995
Fire reported
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING, SMELL OF FUEL BEFORE CATCHING ON FIRE, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 963342
- Incident
- Mar 31, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Jan 11, 1995
FUEL FUMES ENTER VEHICLE FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 958543
- Incident
- Jan 11, 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
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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