NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE87032

ANALYSIS:VOQ'S INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE MAY STALL DURING LOW RPM TURNINGMANEUVERS, WHILE IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, OR WHILE PREPARING TO ACCELERATEFROM A STOPPED MODE.ALLEGED STALLING COULD ENDANGER DRIVER AND/OR RESULTIN HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.STATUS:THE VOLUMINOUS AMOUNT OF DATA SUPPLIED BY FORD IS BEING CODED FOR ANALYSIS. IT APPEARS THAT DUE TO GAS TANK DEFORMATION, STALLING MAY OCCUR WHEN THE TANK IS 1/4-1/2 FULL OR LESS.OF COURSE, THIS FAILURE MODE IS NOT THE CAUSE FOR ALL OF THE REPORTED STALLING OCCURRENCES===