1997 Ford Ranger Fuel System

TL*- THE FUEL LEAKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY REFUELED. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD HE NEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE LOOKED AT, AND WOULD BE CHARGED AN $80 FEE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE $80 FEE IS APPROPRIATE.

1997 FORD RANGER. WHENEVER I FILL UP WITH GAS, IT LEAKS OUT THE VENT OR THE FILLER TUBE. NOT EXACTLY SURE YET. IF I PUSH THE FUEL NOZZLE ALL THE WAY IN THE FILLER I CAN GET ALMOST A FULL TANK BEFORE IT LEAKS OUT THE BOTTOM. IF I JUST INSTALL THE FILLER HOSE AND LET IT FILL AUTOMATICALLY IT WILL START LEAKING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. *NM

FUEL FILLER HOSE CRACKED LEADING TO LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLAGE. PART IS NOT AVAILABLE SEPARATELY FROM DEALER AND NO AFTERMARKET PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. ASSEMBLY TO REPLACE PART CONSISTED OF PARTS THAT WERE UNNECESSARY TO THE PROPER REPAIR. *NM

DURING FUELING OF VEHICLE A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WAS OCCURRING AT EACH FUELING. I FIRST NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE MOISTURE UNDER THE TRUCK AND BEING IN A HIGH TEMP/HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENT THOUGHT IT WAS AC CONDENSATION. RECENTLY WHILE NOT RUNNING THE AC NOTICED THE LEAKAGE AND CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SMELL THE LIQUID. IT WAS GAS. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE THE LEAK IS VERY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND AS WELL AS BEING AN ENVIRONMENTAL (EPA) HAZARD. IT IS AMAZING THE ECM MODULE FUEL EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SENSOR DOES NOT DETECT THE DEFECT IN THE CLOSED LOOP EMISSION SYSTEM AND SET AN EMISSION ERROR FAULT CODE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED DUE TO THIS CONDITIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT WE HAVE 'NO OZONE ACTION DAYS' WHERE REFUELING IS RESTRICTED BUT ALLOW KNOWN DEFECTS. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHICH FORD MODELS /YEARS USED THIS LESS THAN ROBUST FUEL SUPPLY CONNECTION SYSTEMS. IF A PROPER DESIGN FMEA AND SHA (SAFETY HAZARD ANALYSIS) WERE CONDUCTED FOR THE FUEL SUPPLY TUBE AND ITS MATING CONNECTIONS. THIS CONDITION SHOULD REPORTED FOR A RECALL FOR THE POTENTIAL SAFETY, EMISSIONS ISSUES (HEALTH,OZONE) AND DETERMINE WHY THE ECM DOES NOT DETECT A EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK CONDITION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY A PUDDLE OF GAS WAS NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND AN ODOR OF GAS WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE FILLER PIPE WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.

SO MANY FUEL SPILLS UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN FILLING THE TANK. *JB

FUEL LINE SEVERELY CRACKED ABOVE GAS TANK. OPENINGS WERE DIRECTLY ABOVE TANK, ONLY VISIBLE WITH THE BED REMOVED. STRONG GAS ODOR AFTER DRIVING OR DURING REFILL WERE THE ONLY INDICATIONS OF PROBLEM. *NM

ON JAN 5, 2006 WHILE RE-FUELING MY 1997 FORD RANGE AT MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE A LADY ON THE NEXT FUEL PUMP TOLD ME THAT I WAS LEAKING SOMETHING FROM UNDER MY VEHICLE. I STOPPED PUMPING FUEL TO SEE WHAT IS WAS BUT THE LEEK STOP. I THEN CONTINUE TO REFUEL MY VEHICLE AND THE LEEK STARTED ONCE AGAIN IN LARGE QUANITIES. AFTER REFUELING I WENT TO THE SERVICE CENTER AT MACDILL AIR FORCE AND GOT THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT FUEL FILLER LINE TO THE GAS TANK HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

1997 FORD RANGER REEKS FUEL DURING FILLING AT PUMP. STOPS WHEN FILLING STOPS. CHECKED FUEL FILL LINE AND TANK, FOUND LARGE CRACK IN FILL LINE ABOVE HOSE CLAMP. TANK AND LINE HAVE NEVER BEEN REMOVED BEFORE. THIS TYPE OF HOSE SHOULDN'T BE SPLITTING. CONTACTED SEVERAL AUTO STORES ONLY AVAILABLE AT DEALER. COST $200+ IN MY AREA. *JB

I THOUGHT I COULD SMELL GAS FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS. LAST WEEK WHILE PUTTING GAS IN MY 1997 FORD RANGER PICK UP SOME ONE TOLD ME I WAS SPILLING GAS ON THE GROUND. THE GAS TANK FILLER HOSE WAS CRACKED AT THE TANK AND GAS WAS SPILLING OUT. IT WAS A ROTTEN HOSE. I STILL HAVE IT. *JB

I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS FROM BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED OF THE TRUCK, A 1997 FORD RANGER 2.3L. I PULLED THE BED OFF THE FRAME AND FOUND THE GAS FILLER NECK SPLIT AT BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM AT THE HOSE CLAMPS. THE SPLITS ARE SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE GAS TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK AS WELL AS FUMES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

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

WHILE FUELING VEHICLE AT THE GAS STATION THE DRIVER NOTICED AT A FULL TANK THE GASOLINE LEAKED FROM THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE GROUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DEETERMINED THAT THE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL FILLER HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE GAS FILLER HOSE CRACKED WHICH CAUSED GASOLINE TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE GROUND. *AK *TS *NLM

FAULTY FUEL TANK VENT HOSE. WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AND THE PUMP KICKS OFF WHEN FULL, GAS POURS ONTO PAVEMENT BELOW. I PULLED THE PART OFF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE HOSE WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND. THIS PART IS ALL ONE UNIT WITH THE FILL LINE AND IT COSTS A WHOPPING $247 TO BUY THE PART. I ASKED AUTOWAY FORD IN ST, PETERSBURG FLORIDA IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT BUT SINCE IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT. WE PURCHASED ONE FROM GATOR FORD THAT SAME DAY. I NOTICED YOUR SITE SHOWS EIGHT OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS FAULTY HOSE. I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS THERE ARE PLENTY MORE POTENTIAL FIRES LURKING UNDER OTHER FORD RANGERS. WE HAVE THE OLD PART ON HAND IF ANY BODY WANTS TO INSPECT IT. *AK

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK, FUEL WILL LEAK OUT WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE FUEL LEAK WAS DUE TO FUEL FILLER PIPE FAILURE. *YH

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP ELECTRIC (IN TANK) AND ASY FUEL TANK.

THERE IS A CONSTANT FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER THE VEHICLE. WILL NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK GAS WILL SPILL OUT.*AK

WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK CONSUMER NOTICED GAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE DIED WHILE APROACHING THE INTERSECTION, DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONING AND LETTING AIR GET INTO THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE INTERSECTION BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET.*AK

WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL, A LEAK IS PRESENT AT THE HOSE THAT LEADS TO THE TANK. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL TANK FILLER ASSEMBLY FAILED, LARGE QUANTITIES OF GAS LEAKED WHEN TANK FILLED, $227 FOR REPAIR, $194 FOR CAR RENTAL WAITING FOR PARTS