| Issue ID | 779169 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10321503 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 22/03/10 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Subj: broken gas tank at seams on my 2006 ford f150 truck i have a major problem with my 2006 ford f150 fuel tank leaking at the manufactures plastic welded seams. I bought my last 3 trucks from north county ford, in vista, california. My 3rd truck was a brand new 2006 ford f150, and all 3 trucks i bought from north county ford, i paid extended warranty on each one of them, and that was over $9,000, and i never used 1 penny of it, i never needed any warranty or extended warranty work until now, for the faulty leaky plastic gas fuel tank under my truck. I could not figure out why my gas gauge said low fuel, when i had just put fuel in the truck the same day. When i started my truck, i smelled gas, so i got out of the truck, and could see it coming out of the fuel tank area. I went to the gas station with the low fuel light on, because i wanted to get home before something bad happened, and i put more fuel in the truck, and just going only 15 miles the gas disappeared and the low fuel light came on again, but i did get it home. I jacked up the truck and started it, and climbed underneath, and was surprised to see that it was a plastic black fuel tank, not steel or metal. I was just like a cheap swimming pool that you would put two of them together, and you would seal it in the middle to make a tank. But the seal is now broke, and i |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 95000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAN DIEGO, CA |
| VIN pattern | 1FTRX12W56FXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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