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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002081391 | Incident Date: Aug, 29 2002 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: LA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: RANGER | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTCR10AXVT | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 08 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 19 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: During fueling of vehicle a strong smell of gas was occurring at each fueling. i first noticed what appeared to be moisture under the truck and being in a high temp/humidity environment thought it was ac condensation. recently while not running the ac noticed the leakage and crawled under the truck and smell the liquid. it was gas. i am very concerned since the leak is very close to the exhaust system and as well as being an environmental (epa) hazard. it is amazing the ecm module fuel evaporative emission sensor does not detect the defect in the closed loop emission system and set an emission error fault code. i would like to know how many gallons of fuel leaked due to this conditions. it is important we have 'no ozone action days' where refueling is restricted but allow known defects. an investigation should be conducted to determine which ford models /years used this less than robust fuel supply connection systems. if a proper design fmea and sha (safety hazard analysis) were conducted for the fuel supply tube and its mating connections. this condition should reported for a recall for the potential safety, emissions issues (health,ozone) and determine why the ecm does not detect a evaporative emissions leak condition. *nm |
