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1986 Ford F-150 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.
10
Latest Jun 13, 2003
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.
16%
of 61 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.
2
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 1986 Ford F-150 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Jun 13, 2003

1986 FORD F150 WITH DUAL FUEL TANKS, FUEL SIPHONS FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER, TANK OVERFLOWS CAUSING SPILLAGE ON GROUND. SAME PROBLEM WITH CHECK VALVE ON FORD F150 MODELS DURING 1990 TO 1993 RESULTED IN A RECALL. DANGEROUS SITUATION COULD RESULT IN FIRE OR EXPLOSION. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10023051
Incident
Jun 13, 2003
Mileage
85,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 19, 2002

AFTER FILLING BOTH TANKS, FRONT TANK'S FUEL WOULD POUR INTO AND OUT OF REAR TANK. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY MANUFACTURER TO GET TRUCK FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS PART FAILURE. *TT

NHTSA ID
8004155
Incident
Feb 1, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Aug 2, 2001

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER TANK, CAUSING AN OVERFLOW, AND ALLOWING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO LEAK ONTO GROUND DUE TO CROSSFLOW CONDITION, CHECK VALVE FAILUIRE.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
893289
Incident
Jul 5, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Apr 13, 1998

THE TRUCK HAS DUEL FUEL TANKS AND THE FUEL DOES NOT SWITCH OVER FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.

NHTSA ID
822386
Incident
Jan 15, 1998
Body & structureBrakesEngine+3 more
Filed Mar 3, 1998

CRACKED REAR AXLE PLATE.

NHTSA ID
531667
Incident
Nov 1, 1993
Fuel system
Filed Feb 20, 1997

REAR GAS TANK RUSTED THROUGH AT TOP, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK OUT.

NHTSA ID
514916
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Oct 7, 1996

THE REAR FUEL TANK IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO DESIGN, POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE . *AK CONSUMER STATES HE PULLED THE PUMP OUT OF THE TANK AND SAW THAT IT HAD BURNED THE CENTER OUT OF THE PUMP. *SLC

NHTSA ID
803297
Incident
Oct 7, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Jun 6, 1996

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED, CAUSING GAS LEAK.

NHTSA ID
505131
Incident
Jun 6, 1996
Fuel system
Filed May 1, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED IN REARVIEW MIRROR FLAMES WERE COMING UP BETWEEN CAB AND BED; EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC FUEL TANKS; EXACT CAUSE OF FIRE UNKOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
983910
Incident
Oct 15, 1994
Fuel system
Filed Feb 15, 1996
Fire reported

TRUCK WAS PARKED OFF AND CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT

NHTSA ID
979342

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

Electrical19Body & structure9Engine9

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