1999 Ford F-250 Fuel System Problems

I was driving on the interstate going highway speed of 65 mph and the accelerator was stuck open and I could not slow down. The engine stayed at a high rpm. I had to press with a lot of force to slow down and come to a stop with the engine still at high rpm and had trouble stopping. Luckily, where I live there's not much traffic, and I made it to a shop with this issue. Upon investigating, the accelerator cable became frayed where it enters the sheath and gets stuck there. The Ford dealer didn't have a replacement in stock or any nationwide. So I went to a junk yard to find one and found the same vehicle that had the same frayed accelerator cable. I located a newer, second vehicle with less mileage with same cable that matched without any fraying. In the meantime, I ordered a new accelerator cable through Ford, but it was backordered several months and tied up in shipping. With this happening on these two same vehicles, I thought I should report it. Thank you.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD SOMETHING SNAP ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR STRAP CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WIRED THE TANK BACK INTO PLACE AND DROVE HOME. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BOTH FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

FILLED THE GAS TANK FULL THE DROVE DOWN THE STREET AT 45 MPH. ABOUT 1 MILE INTO THE DRIVE THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE IN HALF AND THE REAR END OF THE FUEL TANK FELL TO THE GROUND SPILLING MOST OF THE FUEL. THE STRAP LOOK CORRODED.

REAR FUEL TANK STRAP FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TANK TO DRAG ON GROUND WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. SEE SAFETY RECALL 11S21 WHICH RECALLED FUEL TANK STRAPS ON OTHER 1999 FORD TRUCKS INCLUDING F-150 AND F-250 LIGHT DUTY BUT NOT F-250 SUPER DUTY. RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A SERVICE LIFT UNDERGOING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL STRAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE STRAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLT THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FILLER NECK AND THE FAILED BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000

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 OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK STRAP AND THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

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. 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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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.

FUEL (GASOLINE) TANK STRAP FAILED DUE TO RUST. FUEL TANK DROPPED IN REAR CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NOTE THE TANK HANGING DOWN UNDER THE VEHICLE. TANK HAD TO BE TEMPORALILY SUPPORTED TO MOVE VEHICLE TO REPAIR FACILITY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT SMOKE WOULD APPEAR FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN FUEL WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 187,821. UPDATED 9/1/09 *CN

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE WAS HALF FULL, THEN ALMOST EMPTY. AFTER NOTICING THE GAS GAUGE THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A STATE TROOPER NOTICED GAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE GAS LINE. *AK *JB

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE DUAL FUEL TANKS . FUEL CROSSING OVER BETWEEN FUEL TANKS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY RECALLS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FUEL LINE ROUTING ON TOP OF ENGINE ALLOWED AN ABRASION HOLE IN A PRESSURIZED FEED LINE. THE ROUTING OF THE FUEL FEED LINE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE FEED LINE ON ONE OF THE CYLINDER FUEL INJECTION LINES. A 3/8 HIGH PRESSURE LINE DEVELOPED A HOLE AND FED FUEL TO TOP OF ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD VALLEY. THIS ENGINE HAS A TURBO CHARGED INJECTION AND FUEL CAME INCONTACT WITH HOT COMPONETS. THE DEALER FIXED THE SYMPTOM OF THE LEAK BY BRAZING THE HOLE CLOSE WITH METAL FLUX. THE ROOT PROBLEM OF TOO CLOSE OF FUEL LINE ROUTING WAS NOT ADDRESSED, THEREFORE LEADING TO A POTENTIAL UNDER THE HOOD FIRE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO ONLY THIS VEHICLE OR THE 7.3L SERIES MOTOR FROM FROM FORD FOR THE F-250 TRUCKS. SECONDLY, AS AN AVIATION REPAIR TECHNICIAN, I DO NOT FEEL A FIX OF THIS TYPE ON A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE SHOULD BE THE PROPER REPAIR ACTION, THE LINE SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ABRASION THRU THE LINE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

TIRE SEPARATION RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO TRUCK - REPLACED FUEL FILL LINE, REPAIRED LT SIDE PANEL 8 FT BOX, PAINT TOUCH UP.*AK (TIRESIZE: 26575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 26575R16 )