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1991 Ford F-250 fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 32 complaints for the 1991 Ford F-250, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
32 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
98,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 1991 Ford F-250 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 98,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 98,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 20% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Malfunctioning of fuel switching system, causing fuel spillage, resulting in a fire prior to/after recall repairs (93v-125).

April 1995 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1991 ford f-250. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, gasoline would overflow from the rear fuel tank into the front fuel tank, causing spillage. The contact believed that the fuel pump was defective. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 93v125000 (fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly). The dealer advised that the entire fuel tank would need replacing.

Reported at 150,000 miles, August 2011

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