Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ECONOLINE / 1991

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006115877 Incident Date: Nov, 25 2006
Consumer's City: LINCOLN Consumer's State: NE
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ECONOLINE Model Year: 1991
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#: 1FDEE14N6MH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 16 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1991 ford econoline. the contact stated that her vehicle has a dual tank. while driving on the back tank, she smelled gas coming from the vehicle. she learned that fuel was leaking from under the gas cap on the front tank and was mixing with the fuel from the rear tank. she switched to the front fuel tank and continued driving. the contact only uses one tank, but fuel continues to leak back and forth between the tanks. mechanics stated that she needed to change the selector valve. nhtsa recall number 91v146000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxiliary tank:selector devices) was referenced. the purchase date, speed, and dealer information were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 52,867.