1999 Ford F-150 Fuel System

RUST HOLE IN FUEL TANK WHERE STRAP MEETS TANK, PURCHASED NEW FUEL TANK. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK WITH PREMIUM FUEL, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE DUE TO RUST. THE STRAPS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH, WITH ONLY THE PLASTIC TANK STRAP SLEEVES HOLDING THE TANK UP. THE TANK DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE FRONT LOWER CORNER OF THE TANK. ALL FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE TANK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THE SPILL WAS CLEANED UP. THE ROAD WAS WET FROM RAIN AT THE TIME, THUS PREVENTING SPARKING AND IGNITION OF THE SPILLED FUEL, ACCORDING TO THE FIRE CHIEF. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND HEARD LOUD SCRAPING AND THEN SMELLED GAS. PULLED OVER TO FIND GAS TANK DRAGGING ON THE GROUND WITH GAS LEAKING OUT OF TANK. HAD IT TOWED HOME. HAD TO REPLACE GAS TANK,HOSES,VENT AND BOTH TANK STRAPS. THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH STRAPS BROKE AND RUSTED ACROSS THE WHOLE WIDTH OF THE TANK. THEY FELL APART IN PIECES. THEY WERE CORRODED VERY BAD. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED AND DURING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS ADVISED THAT THE MOUNTING WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED THE RECALL STATING THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW MOUNT BEFORE THE RECALL COULD BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, HE HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD DROPPED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH OF THE STRAPS FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION. ALSO, HE STATED THAT AS A TEMPORARY FIX HE PLACED TWO RATCHET STRAPS TO HOLD THE TANK IN PLAC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD DETACHED AND APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF TANK OF FUEL WAS SPILLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT BOTH OF THE STRAPS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT PROVIDE AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

VEHICLE IS ON CURRENT RECALL FOR STRAP SECURING THE GAS TANK RUSTING. NOT ONLY THE STRAPS ARE RUSTING BUT THE GAS TANK IS ALSO RUSTING. WHEN ONE OF MY STRAPS BROKE THE GAS TANK DROPPED 2 ". BOTH STRAPS WERE REPLACED AND THEN GAS TANK STARTED TO LEAK. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE GAS TANKS ALSO BE CHECKED FOR RUSTING BY THE SUPPORT STRAPS. I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW GAS TANK TO GET MY TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD SAFELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT LEAKING GASOLINE HOWEVER, BOTH FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED ONE STRAP TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL STRAP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT ONE STRAP WAS ALREADY FRACTURED AND FRACTURED THE SECOND STRAP WHILE REPAIRING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD DRAGGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF WAY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. ONE OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WAS FRACTURED AND THE OTHER WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. NO FUEL LEAKED FROM THE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE OWNER PURCHASED NEW STRAPS FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F150 TRUCK (APPROX. 145,000 ODOMETER MILES) AT 35 MPH WHEN ONE (PROBABLY THE FRONT), OR BOTH, GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE. SHE DRAGGED THE TANK ABOUT 300 YARDS BEFORE STOPPING. BOTH STRAPS WERE BROKEN BY THAT TIME AND THE TANK WAS ON THE GROUND WITH A DEEP DENT THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL AND THE METAL SCRAPED CLEAN IN THE FRONT RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER OF THE TANK. IN ATTEMPTING TO STRAP UP THE TANK, THE DAMAGED PORTION WAS SCRAPED ON THE GROUND, WHICH OPENED A SEAM UP AND FUEL BEGAN LEAKING. I HAD TO UNBOLT AND TAKE OUT THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DISCONNECT THE FUEL LINE FITTINGS. THE FUEL INTAKE HOSE WAS SNAPPED OFF. I HAD TO CLIP/CUT THE FUEL SENSOR WIRES BECAUSE I COULDN'T UNLATCH THE SENSOR WIRES. ANOTHER SMALL HOSE CAME OFF (FUEL OVERFLOW HOSE?) EASILY. I WAS THEN ABLE TO PULL THE TANK OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND DRAIN THE LEAKING GASOLINE INTO A GAS CAN AND HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED. A USED TANK WAS FOUND WITH THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP IN IT TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED TANK AND A NEW GAS GAUGE SENSOR ATTACHED. *KB

ON 7/16/11 THE GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE AND DROPPED THE GAS TANK ON THE GROUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AT ABOUT 35 MPH. I PAID $94.00 TOWING FEE, $242.03 TO REPLACE THE STRAPS ETC. FORTUNATELY THE TANK DID NOT BREAK OPEN, OR GET RIPPED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING A FIRE OR SPILL TWO WEEKS PRIOR I PAID OVER $300.00 TO GET THE BOLTS REMOVED FOR THE STARTER AS THEY HAS CORRODED IN PLACE - STEEL BOLTS INTO AN ALUMINUM TRANSMISSION - GENIUS! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED, ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND FALL ONTO THE GROUND. AS A RESULT, FUEL SPILLED OUT FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE FUEL TANK BEING CORRODED AND CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY COULD ASSIST BY REPLACING THE FUEL TANK STRAPS ONLY AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

GAS LEAKING FROM BACK END OF GAS TANK. GAS TANK RUSTED THROUGH ON BACK OF TANK WERE A PLASTIC SHIELD WAS AFIXED BY FORD. REMOVED PLASTIC SHIELD AND ENTIRE END OF GAS TANK RUSTED AND LEAKING. BRUSHED AWAY LOOSE RUST AND MULTIPLE HOLES APPEARED AND GAS POURED OUT. THE PLASTIC SHIELD HAS A SPACE BETWEEN IT AND THE TANK WHICH COLLECTS DIRT/SNOW AND ROAD SALT CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO FAIL AND LEAK. THE REST OF THE GAS TANK IS SOUND EXCEPT FOR THE STRAPS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE STRAPS. FORD SHOULD CONSIDER THE ENTIRE GAS TANK FOR RECALL BECAUSE OF THIS PLASTIC COVER THAT CAUSE THE GAS TANK TO FAIL AND LEAK. A VERY SERIOUS DANGER OF FIRE. *TR

1999 FORD F-150 HAD GAS TANK SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE DUE TO RUSTED STRAPS. *TT

MY PROBLEM IS THE FRAME AT THE BACK IS RUSTED OUT, THE GAS TANK IS RUSTED, THE STRAPS THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK IS RUSTED AND IN BAD SHAPE JUST ABOUT TO LET THE GAS TANK TO FALL. TOYOTA WAS FORCED TO BUY THEIR TRUCKS BACK. HOW DOES FORD GET AWAY WITH THIS

AT 11 PM LAST NIGHT, AFTER I DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP, THE GAS TANK STRAPS ON MY 1999 FORD F150 BROKE, CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND LEAK A FULL TANK OF GASOLINE ONTO THE STREET. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT I NEEDED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE GASOLINE CLEANED UP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING CONTACT FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRAPS BROKE OFF COMPLETELY AND HE DROVE A BLOCK WITHOUT RECOVERING THEM. THE METAL PORTIONS OF THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED PRIOR TO THE BREAK. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING 20 MPH, ALL THREE FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO PARTIALLY DETACH AND DRAG THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GASOLINE STATION WHERE THE FUEL STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/22/11

GAS TANK STRAPS RUST AND RELEASE TANK WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVING TRUCK, 1999 FORD F150, WHEN SUDDENLY HEAR SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM BOTTOM OF TRUCK. STOP TRUCK, BUT CANNOT DETECT PROBLEM. SCRAPING NOISE PERSISTS. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD CHECK AGAIN. GAS TANK HAS DROPPED. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO COOKS SERVICE; GAS TANK, STRAPS AND FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED. TRUCK WAS HOUSED DURING ALL WINTERS SINCE NEW AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THERE ARE ONLY 55,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON THIS TRUCK AS OF 2011. BACKUP AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN HE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE THEN PULLED INTO A OPEN LOT AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BOTH STRAPS FRACTURED AND WERE CORRODED. FUEL WAS SPILLED AND APPROXIMATELY EIGHT GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO DETAIN THE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT BOTH STRAPS AND THE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

WE HAVE A 1999 FORD F-150 AND THE GAS TANK FELL OUT! FORTUNATELY IT WAS AT HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY, BUT THIS IS CRAZY. WE WERE BACKING UP OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN WE HEARD A THUD AND THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND JITTERING. WE CONTINUED UP THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH CAUSED A DEEP GOUGE IN THE DRIVEWAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE OUR DRIVE WAY REPAIRED, AND WE JUST HAD IT PUT IN ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2010. THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE TANK IN PLACE, RUSTED OUT, THEY ARE A CRUMBLED MESS. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE GAS OUT OF THE TANK SO WE CAN LIFT IT BACK IN TO PLACE AND USE NEW STRAPS. *TR

TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE HAD FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 220,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.