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Driving down the I94 freeway in Michigan with my wife, 2 children, 7 and 5, going about 70 mph and heard a noise like a muffler dragging or something. Immediately pulled over and found my gas tank dragging under the truck. Front strap rusted and broke off and tank was being pushed forward, almost grinding all the way through! the tank was being held up by the plastic rear strap holder and the gas filler tube. The back strap was also rusted through! had to jack up the tank with bottle jack and pieces of 2X4 found along the freeway. Waited for father in law to bring ratchet straps to lift up very heavy full tank while lying on my back on the freeway. My family was terrified!
1999, Ford F-150 gas strap failure. Tuesday September 14, 2010 while driving on interstate 94 I could hear a clinking noise beneath the body of the truck. When I pulled over and looked under the truck, one of the support straps for the gas tank was broken and hanging below the vehicle. This strap failed without any known extraordinary cause such as a collision, or any other such incident.
The running board on passenger's side came loose from its mounting point, as passenger was exiting the van, causing passenger to fall and hurt her leg. (attorney for client).
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Lincoln Park, MI, USA