91 complaints reported

1994 Ford F-150 Fuel System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
91
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 1999

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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 1999
Oct 1999

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Jun 1999

WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO ONE TANK, GAS WILL RETURN BACK INTO THE OTHER TANK, AND THERE WON'T BE GAS FIRST TANK. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 1999
Apr 1999

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Mar 1999

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Jan 1999

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 1999
Apr 1998

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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 1998
Jan 1997

FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 1996
Apr 1996

DUAL TANKS CONTINUE TO PUMP FUEL INTO FULL TANK RESULTING IN OVERFLOW/EXCESSIVE PRESSURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Jan 1996

DUAL FUEL TANKS, WHEN SWITCHING TANK WILL NOT SWITCH PROPERLY CAUSING AN OVERFLOW INTO THE ENGINE. TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 1996
Sep 1995

FUEL PUMPS FAIL. *DSH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 1993
Jul 1995

WHEN START TO PULL OUT THERE IS NO POWER WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN SWITCHING THE TANK SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT SWITCH . TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Jan 1995

ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP FAILED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN 15K MILES. TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F-150, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 1995
Nov 1994

FUEL PUMP FAILED. (F250) *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F SERIES (LIGHT), Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 1994
Nov 1994

FUEL PUMP FAILED. *SKD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F SERIES (LIGHT), Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 1994
Nov 1994

GAS TANK O-RINGS FAILED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 FORD F SERIES (LIGHT), Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 1994

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The 1994 Ford F-150 has 91 Fuel System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.