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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001066803 | Incident Date: Mar, 06 2001 |
| Consumer's City: DERBY | Consumer's State: KS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ECONOLINE | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDEE14H8SH | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 07 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 1995 ford e-150 sherard hi-top conversion van and just experienced a severe fuel leak. i'm curious if the vehicle has ever been recalled because of this. the fuel leak was on the vent line to the fill tube. the vent line is about a 3/4 inch hose with hose clamps. one end of the hose attached to a metal tube near the top of the fill tube and the other is next to the fill tube where both enter the fuel tank. the vent hose developed a major break near the tank. upon remove of the hose i found that the hose clamp is bonded to the hose at this location (the other was not). i'm a mechanical engineer and it looks to me that the bonding process of the clamp to the hose has deteriorated the tube and shortened the life of the hose. the other end of the hose that attached to the fill tube was in excellent condition with no signs of problems. the clamp was stamped with some markings indicating canada and also has some patent numbers on it. i'm guessing that they attempted to bond the clamp to the hose in this area because it is a very tight area to access for maintenance. i'm very concerned because when the tank was full and you went up or down an kind of an incline fuel poured out of the tank. we'd been smelling fuel for a little while and the condition finally deteriorated enought that we could see the fuel leaking under the van when we parked on an incline.*ak |
