| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033965 | Incident Date: Aug, 12 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ABILENE | Consumer's State: TX |
| 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#: 1FTCR10AXVU | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 26 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Safety defect: the gasoline refill hose to the gas tank is cracked at both ends. recently, i totally filled the gas tank, and gasoline spilled under the hot vehicle and catalytic converter. i discovered that 3 cracks in the refuel hose caused the spill. my truck is a 1997 ford ranger; however, even after 8 years this hose should not have such large cracks. my ford ranger is typical, and i would suspect that others have this same defect but perhaps in a more moderate way. i visually inspected the cracks at both ends and they are located at the connection point to the gas tank and the external gas input port. note: the gasoline spill stopped after refueling and after the gasoline inside the hose had spilled to the ground. i have not yet replaced the hose. *nm |
