Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / RANGER / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001148425 Incident Date: May, 20 2001
Consumer's City: PELHAM Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: RANGER Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTCR14A8SP Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 04 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When consumer got into his vehicle, he noticed the smell of gasoline inside of vehicle. stopped at a mechanic shop and mechanic looked under truck to see if there were any leaks. what he saw was spray of fuel coming from vehicle. after putting vehicle on a lift, mechanic discovered that gas line between tank and the fuel filter was distorted, and went into fuel filter. there were holes there. gasoline could spread to muffler and tail pipe for potential explosion. *ak *slc