1987 Ford F-150 Fuel system Problems

PROBLEM WITH THE DUEL FUEL TANKS, AFTER FILLING THE REAR FUEL TANK I STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK AND GAS WAS LEAKING FROM BENEATH THE TRUCK . WHEN I OPENED THE FRONT TANK GAS CAP , FUEL SPEWED OUT AS IF IT WAS UNDER PRESSURE. AT THAT TIME I WAS OPERATING ON THE REAR TANK. I OPENED THE REAR GAS TANK CAP AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND AN EXTENDED SAFETY " RECALL " WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED AND NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH AGAIN BY " FORD " AS , ONCE AGAIN THE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FOR MY GRANDSONS FIRST VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS 114,450 MILES ON IT. I ONLY DRIVE FORD PRODUCTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10947867

Incident

Jan 26, 2017

Mileage

114,450 mi

DRIVING HOME, ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING, STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. GAS SPILLING FROM FRONT GAS CAP. I HAVE HAD THIS IN FOR REPAIRS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE STARTS AT TIMES BUT SEEMS TO BE FLOODING ITSELF OUT AND GAS CONTINUES TO SPILL FROM FRONT TANK. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A RATHER SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE BUT FORD WANTS $900 TO FIX. NOTE: THEY HAVE ALREADY CHARGES ME $200 FOR A REPAIR THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT REQUIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10521761

Incident

Apr 30, 2013

Mileage

128,013 mi

MY 1987' FORD F150 HAS DUAL FUEL TANKS, WITH THE TANK SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE DASHBOARD TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON 01/25/06 AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN I PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY BEFORE SHUTTING IT OFF. I LEFT IT RUNNING WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK, AND GAS WAS SPILLING OUT OF THE FILLER HOLE FOR THE FRONT TANK. I ONLY RAN OFF THE REAR TANK. EVIDENTLY, THE FUEL SWITCHING VALVE WAS PUTTING THE UNUSED FUEL IN THE FRONT TANK INSTEAD OF THE REAR TAN, , CAUSING THE FRONT TANK TO OVERFLOW. IT WAS A POSSIBLE FIRE RISK. ! I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER & THE SVC/PARTS MANAGER WHO WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS EXISTING PROBLEM. HE SAID IT WOULD BE $400 TO FIX IT. FORD CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE DUAL FUEL TANK SYSTEM IN 1990 , BUT DIDN'T ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THE TRUCKS PRIOR TO THE CHANGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10148773

Incident

Jan 25, 2006

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 87V139000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

10142620

Incident

Nov 10, 2005

Mileage

119,000 mi

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, A FIRE STARTED NEAR THE FRONT FUEL TANK. THE FIRE MARSHALL COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10105231

Incident

Oct 20, 2004

Mileage

185,000 mi

I DO BELIEVE THAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THERE GAS TANK'S ON FORD PICK UP TRUCKS I OWN 1 MY DAD OWN'S 1MY BROTHER OWN'S 1 MY SON N LAW OWNED 1 AND MY NEPHEW OWN'S1 AND THAY ALL HAVE THE SAME PRBLEM GAS TANK'S ON ALL OF THEM LEAK TRUCK'S RANGE FROM 1987THROUGH1996 I DO THINK FORD MOTOR SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

751809

Incident

Jan 20, 1995

THE VEHICLE HAS DUEL GAS TANKS. THE FULE RETURN FLOW ALWAYS GOES TO THE FRONT TANK. THIS CAUSES GAS TO SPILL OUT FROM THE FRONT TANK WHEN IT IS FULL AND YOU ARE RUNNING OFF THE REAR TANK, CAUSING AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD.*AK

NHTSA ID

751013

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

VEHICLES HAS DUALTANKS. WHEN BACK TANK IS FILLED AND SWITCHES TO FRONT TANK GAS FLOWS TO FRONT AND SPILLS OUT. CONSUMER SPUN OUT FROM A RED LIGHT THINKING IT WAS OIL. GOT TO WORK AND NOTICED GAS WAS SPILLING FROM GAS TANK. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR 1990, F150. *AK THE GAS WAS SPILLING DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF THE GAS TANK. *YH

NHTSA ID

894454

Incident

Aug 15, 2001

THE VEHICLES ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND WITH OTHER VEHICLES IN TOW, THE FIRE APPARENTLY STARTED WHEN FUEL ESCAPED UNDER PRESSURE FROM BREACH IN THE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK, THE TRAILER AND CONTENTS TO CATCH ON FIRE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY RECALL 87V-139. NLM

NHTSA ID

560964

Incident

Jan 5, 2001

FUEL IS COMING FROM FRONT TANK BECAUSE OF PRESSURE.*AK

NHTSA ID

880840

DROVE VEHICLE HOME. NEXT DAY HOOD HAD BURNED FROM INSIDE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR WIRING WHICH MELTED AND BURNED. FORD NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

877994

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

THERE IS A CRACK LOCATED AT THE LEFT FRONT PORTION BEHIND THE STEERING BOX THAT GOES INTO THE FRAME BREAKING THE FRAME OFF. BOTH OF THE GAS TANKS ARE LEAKING AND A POSSIBLE FIRE CAN OCCUR.

NHTSA ID

724762

Incident

May 27, 2000

TRUCK LEAKS FUEL WHEN FRONT TANK HAS ABOUT 1/4 AND MORE TANK OF GAS IN IT.AFRAID OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. HOPING NO-ONE FLIPS A CIGARETTE AROUND THE TRUCK

NHTSA ID

720722

TRUCK HAS DUEL TANKS AND PUMPS GAS OUT FILLER SPOUT OF FRONT TANK WHEN DRIVING ON REAR TANK AND OUT REAR FILLER TUBE WHILE DRIVING ON FRONT TANK IS THERE A RECALL ON THE SWITCHING VALVE ON THIS TRUCK THEIR SHOULD BE. *AK

NHTSA ID

716409

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE MISSED & THEN DIED OUT. THEN ENGINE RESTARTED BY ITSELF. ARRIVED AT STOP SIGN WHEN OCCUPANT IN OTHER VEHICLE NOTICED FLAMES & NOTIFIED DRIVER. DRIVER TURNED & NOTICED FLAMES BEHIND HIM & GOT OUT. FLAMES COMING FROM BETWEEN THE DUAL FUEL TANK AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID

828432

Incident

Sep 13, 1996

FUEL INJECTION MODULE SHUTS OFF IGNITION IN HOT WEATHER, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

826606

Incident

Jun 20, 1998

THE GAS LINE DISCONNECTED, LEAKING GAS ON THE EXHAUST WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE.

NHTSA ID

517282

THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO PREVIOUS RECALL WORK INVOLVING FUEL LINE COUPLING 87V139000. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

984539

Incident

May 16, 1996

FAILURE ON THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO NOT KNOW THE AMOUNT OF GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

984510

Incident

Feb 23, 1996

FUEL SWITCH VALVE, TAKES FUEL FROM THE REAR TANK AND PUT FRONT TANK. TT

NHTSA ID

978313

Incident

Jan 20, 1996

THE REAR FUEL LINE BROKE IN THE REAR GAS TANK AND CAUSES THE TRUCK TO STALL AND THE GASOLINE POURS OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID

968483

Incident

Apr 29, 1995

AUXILLARY SELECTOR SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING GAS TO BE PUMPED INTO FRONT TANK, CAUSING TANK TO OVERFLOW. *SKD

NHTSA ID

489382

Incident

Apr 15, 1995

WHEN FUEL PUT INTO THE FRONT TANK IT BLOWS FUEL INTO THE BACK TANK. TT

NHTSA ID

961506

Incident

Dec 2, 1994