1999 Ford F-250 fuel system, gasoline problems

“GAS TANK STRAP BROKE ALLOWING THE GAS TANK TO FALL OUT OF PLACE ALMOST TOUCHING THE ROAD. HAD TO HAVE TRUCK TOWED IN. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN GETTING COSTS COVERED FOR THE REPAIRS FROM ANY RECALL ON THIS SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE GAS TANK COULD HAVE EXPLODED. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS CORRODED AND CREATED A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V093001 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY), BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE FUEL TANK LEAK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED FORD REPLACED TANK WHICH CAUSED STRAP FAUILRE. UPDATED 02/13/12”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BOTH STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONCE THE TANK FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 161,000.”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, BOTH STRAPS FOR THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. IN DOING SO, THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED. BOTH THE FUEL TANK AND THE BRAKE LINES BEGAN LEAKING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION WHERE THE FUEL STRAPS, REAR MAIN BRAKE LINE AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,665.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD CORRODED AND ONE OF THE STRAPS WAS FRACTURED. AFTER THE FUEL STRAPS WERE REPLACED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE READING DECREASED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,776. THE ONE OTHER THING THAT WASN'T MADE CLEAR IN THE FIRST REPORT WAS THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT MAKE CLEAR THAT THE FUEL LINE CRACKED BECAUSE OF THE GAS TANK FALLING. UPDATED 10/26/2011 *LN *TR”

“1999 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY PICKUP GAS TANK STRAPS RUST AND FAIL FORD HAS RECALLED OVER 1 MILLION TRUCKS BUT NOT MINE EVEN HERE IN VT WHERE MY DEALER SAYS THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE FORD WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR”