Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||||
| 976011 | 11/01/1997 | 605804 | Experiencing difficulty diagnosing vehicles with evaporative fuel system diagnostic trouble codes. *tt | 07/26/1999 | |
| 98E04 | 11/06/1998 | 603098 | Some vehicles built with rear fuel lines may allow fuel to seep and evaporate at the metal line to nylon tube joint at the rear of the vehicles near the fuel filter. *tt | 02/02/1999 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||||
| 9810785 | 02/01/1998 | 607486 | Information replacing the fuel pump / sender. *tt | 09/23/1999 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 98153 | 08/03/1998 | 609544 | Frequent shutoff of the fuel handle when filling the fuel tank. ak | 04/03/2000 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||||
| 01M04 | 06/01/2001 | 622686 | In the vehicles covered by the additional coverage program, the fuel pipe flapper valve may stick which could result in slow fill and frequent fuel filler nozzle shut-off. *tt | 10/22/2001 | |
| 6501 | 07/01/1999 | 610658 | Some vehicles built between 7/1/98 and 12/31/98 may exhibit a fuel filler door not closing properly. *tt | 05/10/2000 | |
| 99204 | 10/04/1999 | 6089645 | A condition with fuel filler door unable to close completely. *tt | 02/10/2000 | |
| 12888 | 06/01/1999 | 606917 | Concerns with fuel filler door not closing properly. *tt | 09/08/1999 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||||
| 0398 | 05/12/2003 | 10002780 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illumination with diagnostic trouble codes p0442, p0455, p0456, p0457, p1442 or check fuel cap lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble code p0457. *tt | 09/17/2003 | |
| 12229 | 12/01/1998 | 615490 | Brief information on tsb 97-26-7 (gauge - fuel - does not read below 1/4) applies only to certain vehicles built before 2/2/98 at kansas city assembly plant and 2/16/98 at cuautitlan assembly plant. *tt | 01/17/2001 | |
| 5293 | 12/01/1998 | 615399 | Concerns with fuel gauge which does not read below 1/4. *tt | 01/16/2001 | |
| BC2446970501 | 05/01/1997 | 52844 | Some 96 & 97 vehicles misbuilt with 1998 model year fuel gauge. *tw | 09/18/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 08/11/2010 | 83240 | ||
| Recall on a fuel filler neck valve for a 98 mercury mystique, gas being unable to flow freely into gas tank,spits gas back out on you. iaugust is the first time i knew there was a recall. ford says my vin # was'nt on recall , but the part is defective anyway.( dangerous ) occurs everytime you try and put gas into car. they put a canister vent valve on which was not the problem. they kept the old part that was good. problem is fuel filler neck valve. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/26/2001 | 5 | ||
| Tsb number 98-15-3, aug 98 frequent shutoff of fuel handle when filling fuel tank, this has been reported before by other people. *ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 15 | ||
| Gas tank would not allow gas to enter without backing it up, this happens especially during warm weather. *slc | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 50 | 09/01/1999 | |
| I am not able to pump gas without spillage occurring. the tank acts like its full even when empty and i have to continually depress the gas pump. i am able to only pump a few gallons before my hand gets to tired to continue. i have had mechanics look at this but they can't figure out what is wrong. | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 10 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Unable to put fuel into car. fuel kicks back and overflows onto the ground. if you refuel slowly you can get about 3 dollars into car in about 15 minutes. usually end up with more fuel on the ground then in the car. additionally fuel ends up in the rear wheel well of the car, concerned about gas on rear wheel well in case of a rear end accident.*ak | |||
| The fuel guage does not register the correct levels of fuel cause unknown. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Gas tank filler pipe/tank experiencing constant problems when filling gas tank, shuts off as gas backs up in filler pipe/tank, consumer never knows when tank is fully filled. mjs | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||
| 07/06/2005 | 2 | 12/02/1998 | |
| Dt: while fueling the vehicle the pump to the gasoline tank kept cutting off. when the contact continued to pump the gasoline it leaked onto the pavement and came out of the opening of the filler tank. it took almost 30 minutes to put half a tank of gasoline into the vehicle. the vehicle has not been to a service dealer yet. *ak | |||
| 06/03/1998 | 4 | ||
| Consumer experiencing problem with putting gas into the vehicle. vehicle would push gas back out every time consumer tries to put gas into the vehicle. vehicle been in/out of dealer shop four times, and dealer unable to correct the problem. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 08/11/2010 | 83240 | ||
| Recall on a fuel filler neck valve for a 98 mercury mystique, gas being unable to flow freely into gas tank,spits gas back out on you. iaugust is the first time i knew there was a recall. ford says my vin # was'nt on recall , but the part is defective anyway.( dangerous ) occurs everytime you try and put gas into car. they put a canister vent valve on which was not the problem. they kept the old part that was good. problem is fuel filler neck valve. | |||