2000 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

2000 FORD F150: DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN HITTING A BUMP GOING OVER A BRIDGE. WE PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT GAS STATION EXIT AND FOUND THE FUEL TANK HANGING ON BY JUST THE FUEL FILLER NECK. BOTH STRAPS HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH. I WENT TO A PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED SOME CARGO RATCHET STRAPS TO CREATE A TEMPORARY REPAIR TO GET TO OUR DESTINATION. I CONTACTED A FORD DEALER IN THE TOWN WE TRAVELED TO ABOUT A REPAIR OR RECALL AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. WE HAVE STILL NOT COMPLETED THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF *TR UPDATED 3/05/2012 *LN

PARKED CAR AFTER HAVING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 45MILES. SPONTANEOUS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER IN PARKED, LOCKED VEHICLE. APPARENT ORIGIN OF FIRE WAS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT QUADRANT CLOSEST TO DRIVER. *TR INTERNET SEARCH OF SIMILAR FIRES SUGGESTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. (SEE HTTP://WWW.RVAPPRAISALS.COM/FORD-FIRES.HTM)... TRUCK NOW LOOKS LIKE THE ONE SHOWN IN COLUMN 2, ROW 9 ON ABOVE PAGE. (SEE ALSO HTTP://PUT.EDIDOMUS.IT/AUTO/PDF/NEWS/141009_INCENDI_FORD.PDF). *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2000 FORD F-150 JUST FELL OFF THIS AFTERNOON. THE GAS TANK STRAPS WERE VERY RUSTY. IT WAS TOWED TO BOB BOYD FORD IN LANCASTER, OHIO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION AND CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT NO FUEL WAS SPILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 199, 000.

WORKING ON FRONT BRAKES EARLY IN DAY FINISHED JOB,FIRE BROKE OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AT 4:30 AM NEXT MORNING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE DESTROYING TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS WHEN IT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

MY WIFE WENT TO CHURCH ON 06/11/2011,WHEN SHE ENTERED THE CHURCH THE FUEL TANK ON OUR 2000 F-150 FORD FELL TO THE GROUND WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE THERE THAT SAW WHAT HAPPENED NEED HELP. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED IN THE CENTER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK, UNDERNEATH THE RUBBER OR PLASTIC COVERS. BOTH STRAPS BROKE INTO, DROPPING THE FUEL TANK TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, BUT NO FUEL SPILLED. THE NEW STRAPS WERE $30.00 AND THE LABOR WAS $45.00. THE STRAPS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. THE NEW STRAPS WERE MUCH THICKER METAL. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR

HELLO I OWN A 2000 FORD F150 AND NOTICED A CORRODED STRAP HANGING FROM MY GAS TANK. TODAY (6-14) I SMELLED GAS AND AM TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP. I WAS CHECKING ONLINE TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WILL COST AND SAW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL COMING. I WILL TAKE SOME PICS BEFORE I TAKE IT IN. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IF THERE WAS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION ON THIS . THANKS YOU CAN REACH ME VIA [XXX]. UPDATED 06/16/11 *BF UPDATED 06/30/11 UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR UPDATED 3/01/2012 *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT ONE OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED TO CLEAN UP THE SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE FRONT STRAP BROKE IN THE MIDDLE AND FELL TO THE PAVEMENT. THE REAR STRAP HELD IN PLACE. THE CONSUMER LOST 15 GALLONS OF GAS. UPDATED 09/2/11

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE STRAPS HOLDING UP MY GAS TANK BROKE AND THE TANK HIT THE GROUND. TANK RUPTURED AND LEAKED, FORTUNATELY NO FIRE OCCURRED. STRAPS APPEARED RUSTED BEYOND NORMAL WEAR LIMITS. STRAPS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. TANK AND ALL LINES TO IT WERE REPLACED BY DEALER, AT A COST TO ME OF $1,238.32 WOW. A SEARCH OF YOUR SITE SHOWED YOUR ARE INVESTIGATING THIS AND CURRENTLY HAVE 243 REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. YOU NOW HAVE 244. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND AND A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT HAD SPILLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL WAS MORE LIKELY TO LEAK WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP AND THE NEXT DAY MY GAS TANK FELL ON MY FORD F150. I LOOKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ON THE STREET AND FOUND ONE OF THE BRACKETS RUSTED ON THE STREET. LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND HEARD THE TANK DROP OR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING. THE FUEL TANK WAS TEMPORARILY SECURED WITH A NYLON SUPPORT BELT. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11006 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER STORAGE, TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUEL STRAP. UPDATED 07/22/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE CORRODED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS RESTING ON THE FRAME PLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000. [XXX]. UPDATED 09/07/2011 *LN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2000 FORD F-150, UNIT 1 STATED THAT HE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON THE EXIT RAMP OF IR 80 OHIO TURNPIKE TO GATE I80 WHEN ITS FRONT AXLE/BALL JOINT BROKE. UNIT 1 DROVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE CURB. *BF IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE BALL JOINT BROKE PRIOR TO THE TIRE STRIKING THE CURB. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0357-91)*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR STRAP THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND FALL TO THE GROUND. THE FRONT STRAP WAS ALSO RUSTED AND CORRODED BUT HAD NOT YET FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

GAS TANK FELL FROM TRUCK WHILE DRIVING APPX. 35 MPH. FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE ROAD AND WHEN FLAMES WERE SEEN IN REAR VIEW MIRROR MY SON JUMP OUT AND A YOUNG MAN ON THE SIDEWALK RAN OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND STOMPED THE FIRE OUT BEFORE IT COULD TRAIL UP TO THE TRUCK ITSELF. THE TANK STRAPS RUSTED COMPLETED THROUGH. NO LONGER SUPPORTING THE TANK. POLICE AND FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED BUT NO REPORT WAS WRITTEN TO MY KNOWLEDGE BY THE WOOSTER CITY OHIO RESPONDING UNITS. UPDATED 07/13/11 UPDATED 09/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND WAS DRAGGED ACROSS THE GROUND. UPDATED 09/21/11 *TR

BACK STRAP OF GASOLINE TANK ON OUR FORD 150 BROKE AND TANK GOT DISCONNECTED FROM FILLER HOSE. UPDATED 08/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUELED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SOUND OF LIQUID SPILLING. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE SAW THE REAR STRAP HAD BROKEN AND THE TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FUEL FILTER PIPE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR STRAP HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE FRONT STRAP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, THE TANK WAS RUSTED SO THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK DROPPED, THE FILLER NECK TORE OUT OF THE TANK CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON THE GROUND WHEN REFUELING. THE TANK ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THUS, THE SUPPORT STRAPS WERE RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR

MY 2000 FORD F150 HAD IT'S GAS TANK FALL FROM THE TRUCK. I JUST HAD IT REPAIRED AT MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE GAS TANK STRAP WAS TOTALLY RUSTED THRU AND BROKE. I HAVE THE STRAP AS EVIDENCE, AS WELL AS A DOCUMENTED REPAIR BY THE SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LARGE FUEL TANK STRAP BECAME CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,368. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WHEN SHE STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE TANK HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TWO STRAPS WERE BOTH FRACTURED AND RUSTED THROUGH ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT BOTH STRAPS AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED BY ADDING TWO STRAPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HER VIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 180,000. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 06/21/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN HIS DRIVEWAY, HE WENT OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT DID NOT MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTACT HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK UP ON MY 2000 FORD F150 RUSTED AND ENDED UP ON THE GROUND AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. ONE STRAP WASN'T EVEN ON THE TRUCK AFTER FURTHER LOOKING AT IT. *TR

2000 FORD F-150 TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED AT APPROXIMATELY 2AM ON MAY 12, 2011. TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 9AM THE PRECEDING DAY. FIRE INVESTIGATOR BELIEVES IT TO BE THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE HEARD A SNAP AND BEGAN TO HEAR A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THE STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THEN NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT REPORT TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED OR WOULD BE DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F150 WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE TRUCK. SLOWLY PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE GAS TANK WAS ON THE GROUND, HELD UP ON ONE END BY A HOSE. GOOD THING I WAS NOT GOING FAST OR ON A BUMPY ROAD. IF THE TANK HAD HIT A BUMP IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHES AND POSSIBLY EXPLODED. HAD ABOUT A HALF TANK OF GAS. REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED AT $270 SO FAR. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - EMAIL FROM RE GAS TANKS FALLING FROM MOVING VEHICLES. *KB 2000 FORD F150. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LEAK WAS A RESULT OF A TANK STRAP THAT RUSTED. ALSO, ANOTHER STRAP IS SEVERELY CORRODED. *JB

REAR GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED OUT AND BROKE. THE TANK DID SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK BUT DROPPED DOWN ABOUT 4 INCHES.

EMAIL TO THE SECRETARY CONCERNING COMPLAINTS REGARDING FUEL TANKS FALLING OFF OF MOVING VEHICLES. *KB

EMAIL TO SECRETARY REGARDING NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION OF FORD NA TRUCK MODEL YEARS 1997-2001 FUEL TANKS FALLING OUT OF VEHICLES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTING. THE FUEL TANK WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THERE WAS NOT A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP WAS COVERED WITH RUST THE REAR STRAP HAD ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THEY WILL REPAIR THE STRAPS FOR $60.00. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE INSURANCE AGENCY PERFORMED AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 07/15/11

I BEGAN HEARING A SQUEAL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ON STOPPING I COULD HEAR THE COOLING FAN HITTING THE FAN COWLING. I THOUGHT THE SQUEAL WAS FROM ONE OF THE IDLER PULLEYS ON THE SERPENTINE BELT, AND THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE FAN COWLING HAD LOOSENED. ON MY WAY TO THE REPAIR STATION, I LOST THE BELT, IT CAME COMPLETELY OFF. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED WAS THE RADIATOR SUPPORT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED AND DISINTEGRATED CAUSING THE FRONT PORTION OF THE ENGINE COMPONENTS TO FALL FORWARD. I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE BUMPER, FRONT END, BOTH FENDERS, AND THE HOOD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR SUPPORT. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND THAT HE HAS DONE APPROXIMATELY 20 OF THEM IN THE PAST YEAR. $1400.00 DOLLARS LATER MY TRUCK RIDES MUCH BETTER AND NOISE FREE. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD SOMETHING GOING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK, FOR IT WOULD BOUNCE TERRIBLY OVER BUMPS. I THOUGHT MAYBE A BAD SHOCK. TURNS OUT AFTER THIS REPAIR, THE PROBLEM IS GONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE GROUND. HE INSPECTED AND SAW THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND BROKEN. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE STRAPS HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,930.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE ERUPTED IN FLAMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO COMPLETELY DETACH FALLING ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

2000 FORD F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AT ABOUT 2:30 AM, LOCATION IS HOUSTON, TX , VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HOUSTON FIRE DPT ENGINE #26 INVESTIGATED AN DETERMINED NO ARSON WAS INVOLVED, REPORT # [XXX] RECORDS #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE IS A 2000 FORD F 150. DAUGHTER FILLED THE TANK ON 4/8/2011. TANK FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT SPEED. BOTH SUPPORT STRAPS FAILED BY BREAKING IN HALF. TRUCK WAS SAFELY PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT ENTIRE CONTENTS OF FUEL TANK SPILLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY BERM. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD F150 PICKUP, HEARD CRASHING SOUND AND HEAVY SCRAPING. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK HAD DROPPED FROM BELOW THE VEHICLE CAUSING A GOUGE IN THE GAS TANK WHICH WAS DUMPING THE GAS ONTO THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED APRIL 7, 2011. FORTUNATELY I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN!!! *TR

IN APRIL 2011, WHILE DRIVING OUR FORD F150, MODEL YEAR 2000, ALONG A COUNTRY TWO-LANE ROAD IN A RURAL COUNTY IN VIRGINIA, AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE GAS TANK DROPPED ONTO THE ROAD CAUSING A LARGE HOLE IN THE TANK AND THE LOSS OF NEARLY 3/4 TANK OF GASOLINE. I WAS ABLE TO BRACE THE TANK UP WITH A ROPE LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO OUR SON'S HOME A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY AND LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO RUN OUT OF GAS UNTIL I PULLED INTO HIS YARD. THERE WAS NO INJURY BUT SPARKS FLEW FROM THE TANK AFTER IT DROPPED ONTO THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FIRE. I HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE THE TANK AND THE STRAP AND HAVE HAD THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE SHOP TWICE TO REPAIR LEAKAGE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE NECK ASSEMBLY AS WELL. WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL ON OUR MODEL F150 AND TOOK ALL RECEIPTS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE DEALER REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT. *KB

2000 FORD F150 CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COMPLETELY BURNED ENGINE AND PART OF INTERIOR CAB. NO PRE EXISTING PROBLEMS. HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE ABOUT 1 AND A HALF HOURS EARLIER. FIRE DEPARTMENT THOUGHT FIRE STARTED ABOVE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AREA. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO SECRETARY FROM CONCERNS REGARDING GAS TANK SAFETY. *KB 200 FORD F150. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LEAK WAS A RESULT OF A TANK STRAP THAT RUSTED. ALSO, THE OTHER STRAP IS SEVERELY CORRODED. UPDATED 01/28/11 UPDATED 03/08/11 UPDATED 04/08/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE HOW MANY OF THE STRAPS WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN, THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

THE GAS TANK FELL OFF OUR TRUCK NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE WE REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO THE TANK AND BOUGHT NEW STRAPS AND PUT THE TANK BACK ON THE TRUCK GAS SPILLED WHEN THIS HAPPENED.. AND MY HUSBAND HD TO GET 6 STITCHES IN HIS FINGER ALSO THE OXYGEN SENSORS KEEP READING BAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WE HAVE CHANGED ALL AIR INTAKE THINGS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND HEAR A LOUD METAL SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER MY TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK MY GAS TANK WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE FRONT METAL BRACKET HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN. THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM THE TANK AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. TO SAY THE LEAST THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY CAR OR TRUCK. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T A FIRE. SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY BE KILLED BY THIS DEFAULT. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD F150 AND I HEARD THAT THERE IS BEING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTING THROUGH AND DROPPING THE TANK. THIS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK CAUSING THE TANK TO DROP TO THE ROAD AND DRAG, ALSO CAUSING THE TANK TO SPRING A LEAK (NEEDING TO BE REPLACED). THE TANK, STRAPS, VENT TUBE, ETC. WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEAR $700.00. I WAS WONDERING WHAT STEPS IF ANY I CAN TAKE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS COST. THANK YOU UPDATED 08/05/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH OF THE STRAPS WERE CORRODED. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR

PARKED MY FORD F150 IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE LAST EVENING ABOUT 6PM. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY ABOUT THE WAY THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING OR OPERATING. WAS AWAKENED AT 3AM THIS MORNING TO MY NEIGHBOR BANGING ON MY DOOR,SCREAMING "YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE!" I WOKE MY HUSBAND, HE AND THE NEIGHBOR PUT THE FIRE OUT BEFORE FIRE DEPT SHOWED UP. ALL SAID AND DONE. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED AFTER DAY LIGHT, TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL PART! RECALL WAS IN 1999, I BOUGHT THE 2000 FORD IN 2003 USED. NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL AND ASSUMED THAT IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I CALLED FORD. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD SEND ME A PACKET TO FILL OUT. BUT IT WOULD TAKE 15 DAYS BEFORE I WOULD RECEIVE THE PACKET. *TR