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1993 FORD F-150 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

2 injured · 622878 · 2007-05-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
56,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

(1) FILLED FUEL TANKS WITH GAS (2) FUEL BEGAN PUSHING OUT OF THE REAR FILLER CAP AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER DRIVER AND PULLED OVER. OPENED THE FUEL DOOR COVER AND SAW GAS SPILLING OUT AROUND THE CAP. TOOK THE CAP OFF AND FUEL BLEW OUT AT ME. MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER HAD GASOLINE ALL OVER US. (3) TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THE RECALLED PART HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED FUEL PUMP IN 2001. NEW REDESIGN IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE MAY 3, 2007, WAS TOLD INITIALLY BY 'SUE' THAT FORD WOULD PARTICIPATE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEN A SUPERVISOR, ID# 1157 (SHIRA) THAT IT WAS ALREADY FIXED 28 DEC 01 AND THEY WON'T FIX IT AGAIN ALTHOUGH IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10189741
Machine
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