1999 Ford F-150 Fuel system Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED VEHICLE. THE MUFFLER WAS REMOVED AND CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO AN ODOR OF GASOLINE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. EL CAJON FORD 1595 E MAIN ST, EL CAJON, CA 92021 WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

NHTSA ID

11300189

Incident

Oct 9, 2018

Mileage

22,000 mi

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM ANYONE ABOUT GETTING THIS REPAIRED

NHTSA ID

11290786

Incident

Dec 22, 2019

Mileage

197,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

NHTSA ID

11155852

Incident

Dec 1, 2018

Mileage

146,000 mi

TOP FRONT OF FUEL TANK RUSTED OUT AND FUEL LEAKS ESPECIALLY WHEN TANK IS FULL . OTHER AREAS ON TOP ARE ALSO VERY CLOSE TO RUSTING THRU . IRONICALLY THERE WAS A RECALL FEW YEARS AGO TO REPLACE THE 2 GAS TANK HOLDING STRAPS AND THE FORD DEALER SAID THE GAS TANK WAS FINE ?!? SO EITHER HE WAS BLIND OR DIDN'T HAVE A FLASH LIGHT OR HAVE AN INSPECTION MIRROR OR WAS TOO LAZY TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK BECAUSE IT ISN'T AN EASY JOB ? I FEEL THAT FORD HAS ENDANGERED MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE DUE TO THEIR BLATANT SHOW OF INCOMPETENCE AND IRRESPONSIBILITY ! ONCE THE GASOLINE SHOULD IGNITE IT WILL CATCH THE GAS TANK ON FIRE RESULTING IN A FIREBALL AND EXPLOSION . I ALSO HAVE ANY MORE PICTURES IF NEEDED . THANK YOU,

NHTSA ID

11051401

Incident

Nov 30, 2017

Mileage

91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE AT 5 MPH, THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO DROP FORCEFULLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE LOOSE OR HAD ANY ABILITY TO BECOME FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,444.

NHTSA ID

10918760

Incident

Oct 23, 2016

Mileage

172,444 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK VALVE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10786814

Incident

Aug 24, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,585.

NHTSA ID

10785539

Incident

Oct 22, 2015

Mileage

79,585 mi

WHEN BACKING UP AFTER MY F150 HAS BEEN SITTING ABOUT 2 DAYS I HAVE NO BRAKES UNLESS I REV UP THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 20 SEC TO BUILD UP PRESSURE IN THE ELECTRIC VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER. HAVE ALMOST HIT MY WIFE'S CAR IF I FORGET TO LET IT SIT TO BUILD UP PRESSURE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I AM PAST THE WARRANTY. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT MYSELF BECAUSE THIS IS UNSAFE CONDITION AND FORD WON'T REPAIR IT. ALSO MY TRUCK LOSES POWER SOMETIMES WHEN ACCELERATING AND FORD STATED THAT THE TURBO CHARGERS ARE SOMETIMES SUCKING IN WATER THAT SHUTS DOWN ONE SIDE OF THE ENGINE TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE TURBO CHARGERS. THERE FIX IS TO PUT A SHIELD OR LONGER TUBE ON IT TO PREVENT THIS. AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY F-150 3.5 ECOBOOST AND WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER ONE.

NHTSA ID

10732474

Incident

Feb 2, 2015

Mileage

48,000 mi

RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR FUEL TANK STRAP REPLACEMENT. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALER IN AUBURN MA. DEALER WOULD NOT WORK ON TRUCK DO TO RUSTED FUEL TANK, INSISTED I NEEDED A NEW TANK PRIOR TO FIXING. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER IN AYER MA., SAME RESULTS. A BRAND NEW TANK HAS BEEN INSTALLED, MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALER IN AUBURN, MA. DEALER REFUSE TO INSTALL STRAPS, COMPLAIN ABOUT CONNECTION AREAS WHICH I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH. I MENTION TO DEALER THAT MY NEW TANK IS NOT SECURE AND THIS IS A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND THE PUBLIC. MY TRUCK IS PRIMARILY USED IN WINTER DRIVING AND LOCAL RUNS FOR HOUSE CHORES. MY TRUCK IS BEING USED ON A LIMITED BASES NOW, WINTER IS APPROACHING AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED, PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10645012

Incident

Feb 20, 2014

Mileage

119,000 mi

THE FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE RUSTED SEVERELY, MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR BREAK DOWN. *TR...UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF UPDATED 11/27/2015*JS

NHTSA ID

10639193

Incident

Sep 17, 2014

Mileage

167,000 mi

RECEIVED RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR CO ABOUT GAS TANK STRAPS. SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH FREEDOM FORD 3941 ADMIRAL PEARY HWY EBENSBURG PA 15931. WENT TO FREEDOM THEY LOOKED AT MY TRUCK TOLD ME THAT STRAPS RUSTED FRAME AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED I TOLD TO DO IT, THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE OF PREMATURE RUSTING OF STRAPS. SERVICE WRITER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SENT TO HIS MECHANICS HOUSE AND WOULD COST $300. I ASKED WHY IT COULD NOT BE DONE AT FREEDOM AND HE STATED THEY DO NOT DO THAT WORK HERE. I TOLD HIM I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED. HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT. I LEFT FREEDOM AND MY TANK FELL AFTER ARRIVING HOME. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE MY TRUCK AND BELIEVE FORD SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10563025

Incident

Dec 11, 2012

Mileage

115,179 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

NHTSA ID

10561766

Incident

Sep 1, 2012

Mileage

210,000 mi

TRUCK WAS PARKED AND PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPOT WHEN THE BOTH FUEL TANKS STRAPS FAILED AND THE THE TANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524855

Incident

Jul 14, 2013

Mileage

250,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE ROADWAY TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SON DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DRAGGING AND SPILLED GASOLINE ON THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL STRAP WAS CORRODED AND HAD BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 254,000.

NHTSA ID

10513224

Incident

May 15, 2013

Mileage

254,000 mi

FILLED UP TANK AND THE FRONT GAS STRAP FAILED ABOUT ONE MILE LATER IN TOWN. GAS FILL TUBE BROKE OFF OF TANK AND POURED GAS OUT ON ROAD, WHILE PUSHING TANK THROUGH GAS. PULLED OVER IN NEAREST PARKING LOT BECAUSE OF NOISE OF TANK BEING PUSHED ON PAVEMENT. PARKING LOT WAS A GROCERY STORE FULL OF CARS AND PEOPLE GETTING GROCERIES ON A SNOW STORM NIGHT. I HAD TO START AND MOVE THE VEHICLE AFTER INSPECTION SO THAT I DID NOT BLOW UP PEOPLE! MOVED IT TO THE BACK OF THE LOT. SNOW STORM SAVED MY LIFE AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE. HAZMAT CAME, POLICE CAME. HUGE EXPENSIVE FUEL SPILL. I HAD TRIED TO GET THE STRAPS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT AND FORD DID NOT HAVE PARTS OR TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504462

Incident

Mar 2, 2012

Mileage

183,101 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD FI50. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE FUEL UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED THEREFORE, THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10484686

Incident

Nov 6, 2012

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL DRAGGING SOUND FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE A PRIVATE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY OTHER COMPONENTS NOT MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 306,000.

NHTSA ID

10476643

Incident

Sep 1, 2012

Mileage

306,000 mi

1999 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS NOT BEING COMPLETED *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ONE OF THE TWO STRAPS WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND JUST HANGING THERE AND NOT SUPPORTING ANYTHING. THEREFORE, THE GAS TANK WAS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY ONLY ONE STRAP. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE CORROSION, AS IT HAD AFFECTED THE FRAME WHERE THE GAS TANK ATTACHED TOO. THE CONSUMER STATED EVER SINCE HE WENT TO THE DEALER, THERE IS AN ODOR OF GAS EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10458390

Incident

May 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FUEL TANK. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

NHTSA ID

10456158

Incident

Sep 23, 2011

Mileage

117,000 mi

GAS TANK STRAPS ERODED OFF-TANK WAS DRAGGING ON GROUND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448137

Incident

May 10, 2011

Mileage

180,000 mi

I BROUGHT IN MY 1999 FORD F150 TO GET AN INSPECTION AND GET A RECALL PERFORMED ON THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK ON. THE GARAGE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 6 DAYS BEFORE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY IN FACT COULD NOT PERFORM THE SAFETY UPGRADE BECAUSE THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK HAS TOO MUCH RUST. I BELIEVE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS RESPONSABLE FOR NOT PROVIDING ADEQUETTE PROTECTION FRO THE ELEMENTS ON THE FRAMES OF THIS MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE. I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE ONLY RESPONSABLE FOR THE GAS TANK STRAPS AND NOT THE FRAME SO THEY WERE NOT REQUIRING THEIR DEALERSHIP TO DO THE UPGRADES. WHEN MY BEST FRIENDS 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA HAD THE SAME EACT PROBLEM ON HIS TRUCK THE TOYOTA COMPANY PAID TO PUT A NEW FRAME ON HIS TRUCK DUE TO A RECALL OF THE FRAME. THE REST OF MY FORD TRUCK IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND HAS AROUND 120,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK EXCEPT FOR THE FRAME. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THE ONLY REAL CHOICE I HAVE AT THIS POINT IS TO SCRAP THE TRUCK AND BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10447183

Incident

Feb 8, 2012

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL LEAKED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FILLER NECK WAS DETACHED FROM THE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,847 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10444904

Incident

May 20, 2010

Mileage

127,847 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DURING THE RECALL REPAIRS, THE FUEL TANK BEGAN LEAKING ABNORMALLY DUE TO CORROSION OF THE FUEL TANK AND STRAPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TANK OR THE STRAPS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 208,846. UPDATED 01/18/2012*LJ UPDATED 02/29/12

NHTSA ID

10440038

Incident

Dec 8, 2011

Mileage

208,846 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL TANK STRAP FRAME RAIL, WHICH WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE FUEL STRAPS TO CORRODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10437542

Incident

Nov 23, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL EMITTED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 223,000.

NHTSA ID

10434190

Incident

Oct 25, 2011

Mileage

223,000 mi