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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006054185 | Incident Date: Jan, 24 2006 |
| Consumer's City: VIRDEN | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: F150 | Model Year: 1987 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxillary tank:selector devices |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 1987' ford f150 has dual fuel tanks, with the tank selector switch on the dashboard to the left of the steering column. i was driving home on 01/25/06 and noticed a strong fuel smell when i pulling into driveway before shutting it off. i left it running with the transmission in neutral, stepped out of the truck, and gas was spilling out of the filler hole for the front tank. i only ran off the rear tank. evidently, the fuel switching valve was putting the unused fuel in the front tank instead of the rear tan, , causing the front tank to overflow. it was a possible fire risk. ! i contacted the local ford dealer & the svc/parts manager who was well aware of this existing problem. he said it would be $400 to fix it. ford changed the design of the dual fuel tank system in 1990 , but didn't issue a recall to correct the trucks prior to the change. *ak |
