1994 Ford F-150 Fuel System
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THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSE FOR A RECALL FROM 1990 THROUGH 1993, THIS RECALL (#93S68) WAS PUT OUT IN SEPT. OF 1993. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT IN SEPT. OF 1993, IT'S LISTED AS A 1994 MODEL THUS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BY FORD. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM, FUEL SPILLAGE FROM OVER FILLED TANK DUE TO A DAMAGED CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL PUMP/SENDER ASSEMBLY. THE DANGER IS NO LESS THAN IT WAS ONE MONTH PRIOR FOR TRUCKS WITH THIS PROMBLEM WHICH WERE UNDER RECALL. I HAVE CALLED 3 FORD DEALERS IN MY AREA NONE WERE WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT FORD WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I THEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD DO NO GOOD BECAUSE THAT WAS FORDS POLICY AND IT DIDN'T MATTER WHO I SPOKE TO. I WILL BE WRITTING TO FORD PRESENTLY TO INFORM THEM IN WRITTING AT LEAST FOR THE RECORD.
DUAL TANKS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FRONT TANK IS PUMPING INTO THE REAR, LEAKING GAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ,MAY RISK A FIRE. *AK
WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO ONE TANK, GAS WILL RETURN BACK INTO THE OTHER TANK, AND THERE WON'T BE GAS FIRST TANK. *AK
GAS IS LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ONE OF THE DUAL FUEL TANKS WONT HOLD THE FUEL. DEALER SYAS CHECK VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A CHECK VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE FIRST FUEL TANK TO GO INTO THE SECOND FUEL TANK, RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE. MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
THE FUEL TANK WOULD LEAK THRUOUGH THE VALVES. WHENEVER THE CAP IS REMOVED, THE FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT. THE FUEL SWITCH IS USED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS FROM BACK TO FRONT & LEAKAGE WOULD HAPPEN THEN. BEEN TO DEALER & VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL. HAVING FUEL TANK REPAIRED. *AK
WHILE PUMPING FUEL INTO THE FIRST TANK, THE FUEL GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE SECOND TANK WHICH MAKES BOTH TANKS FULL, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE . CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, BUT REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
DUAL TANKS CONTINUE TO PUMP FUEL INTO FULL TANK RESULTING IN OVERFLOW/EXCESSIVE PRESSURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DUAL FUEL TANKS, WHEN SWITCHING TANK WILL NOT SWITCH PROPERLY CAUSING AN OVERFLOW INTO THE ENGINE. TT
FUEL PUMPS FAIL. *DSH
WHEN START TO PULL OUT THERE IS NO POWER WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN SWITCHING THE TANK SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT SWITCH . TT
ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP FAILED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN 15K MILES. TT
FUEL PUMP FAILED. (F250) *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED. *SKD
GAS TANK O-RINGS FAILED. *AK
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The 1994 Ford F-150 has 91 Fuel System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.