I recently purchased a 2007 ford edge sel awd. I have had no problems with the vehicle until this past thursday (09/11/2014) when I put $40.00 worth of gas in it when it was close to empty. After putting in $40.00 worth of gas, it gave me a approximately 3/4 tank of gas. I then parked it at my place of work (no incline of any sort) and started to smell gas. The tank is leaking on the passenger side underneath. After work, I drove home (maybe 10 miles) and have not even moved the vehicle until today (09/13/2014) and only have 1/4 tank of gas left. Not only is it leaking gas but the inside of the vehicle wreaks. I have a 2 month old child who I am afraid to take in the vehicle now because the smell is so strong. This issue needs to be resolved as I am not the only person who has complained about this situation. I see that 2008 ford edge models have been recalled due to the same problem. I refuse to spend close to $2000.00 to fix the problem. Thank you.
2007 Ford Edge fuel system complaints
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For several days prior to and after filling the gas tank, there was a strong smell of gasoline while driving, while parked in garage and while parked in lot. Dealership noted that the gas tank had completely rusted and was leaking at the seam. (although I do live in a northern state, the vehicle has been garaged during winter, washed appropriately, well taken care of and routine maintenance). The dealership customer service and ford customer service were extremely poor. Ford customer service stated that there is no recall, therefore they will not stand behind their product- this will not be the first review that you will read about this exact same issue. After doing more research, the 2007-2009 models have the same fuel tank and the 2008 model has been recalled for this issue. A 7 year old car should not have to have the gas tank replaced, especially when this is noted at the seam. This manufacturer defect is a safety liability that ford does not want to claim and refuses to put the safety of it's customers above the financial burden this would cause them. The fumes alone are toxic and if there was any type of spark on the roadway, this could result in a fire, accidents and death. It's sad that an american company has such poor customer service and poor safety standards. This will be the last ford vehicle that I will own.
Started smelling gasoline every time my car was in the garage. Seemed to happen right after I filled up. Researched internet for "2007 ford edge fuel smell" and found several complaints and what looks like a very expensive repair (oem fuel tank averages $1700 plus labor). Took car to dealer and found out the fuel tank was defective and needed replacement. Was told by the dealer that it was not safe to drive. Requesting a recall before someone gets killed.
Gas tank is leaking from the top onto the passengers side of the vehicle when tank is near full. Noticed leak about a week ago.
Heavy gas fumes permeating garage, house and car. Found that gas tank is severely rusted, or "rotted" as the dealer said, in several places. $2100 to fix. Car is only 7 years old! Not even due for a tune up yet. There are over 200 complaints on your site of other customers with same issue. Ford says they can do nothing but "document it." does someone have to be driving on a super-highway and have the tank fall off the car and get killed or have their house explode before ford does something about it?! Please advise. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. After filling up the vehicle with fuel the previous day, the contact smelled a strong fuel odor inside the garage. The dealer stated that the fuel tank was leaking. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. Updated 10/8/14
Gas tank is failing. Tank leaks due to sever rust, and along seams of tank. Also leads to a strong odor of gas inside and outside of vehicle. This is the vehicle we use to transport our children. I've. Noticed fuel on the floor of my garage, big puddle. Very unsafe.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank due to rust. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and the technician stated that the rust was due to corrosion of the fuel tank. The fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.
Wife filled her 2007 ford edge with gas for a trip we were taking the following day brought vehicle home smell strong odor of gasoline noticed gas tank is leaking come to find out this is happening to a lot of the same vehicles and ford refuses to recall and fix definite problem with these gas tanks consumers should not have to pay for replacement
Fuel tank leaking gas laying in shield pan under car and then over flowing onto garage floor took it to dealership and had to have the whole tank replaced !! Only 62000 miles on car and 7 years old garage kept this shouldn't have happened very expensive to replace the tank!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that the fuel tank was leaking. Fuel would also leak out of the tank while the vehicle was being filled up with fuel. The vehicle was repaired by a mechanic, but the cause of the failure was not disclosed. The failure recurred and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 98,000. Updated 10/7/14
Suddenly smelled gas when parked in my garage. Took it to my mechanic who said the top of the gas tank is corroded and the whole tank needs to be replaced. I now see on forums that there are many complaints on this car, same year, same problem and that ford denies it being a defect. No car should have corrosion on the gas tank after just 7 years!! Ford needs to stand behind their product and offer replacement tanks for this very dangerous defect. I would like to know how to move forward to fight ford for reimbursement of this hefty repair expense.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact noticed a fuel leak on the ground near the rear driver side of the vehicle. The leak was noticed multiple times and the contact smelled fuel, especially after filling up the fuel tank. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact noticed a fuel leak on the ground near the rear driver side of the vehicle. The odor of fuel could be detected, especially when the fuel tank was full. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that there was a leak in the fuel tank. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 88,000.
Weve owned this vehicle for approximately 2 years. The other day we noticed a strong smell of gasoline around the car. Upon checking we noticed the fuel tank leaking from around a seem. When I started checking around for a replacement tank I noticed a recall on 2008 ford edge. My car was built in august of 07. They described the same problem caused by contamination near a dimple at a seem. The same tank is on the 07, 08 and 09 edge. When I checked with ford they said my car wasn't under recall. I believe it should be because of the same tanks on the 07, 08 and 09 models plus its a safety hazzard as I cannot drive the car and the cost to fix it is over $2,000.00. Ford should be made to recall all models from 07 on and correct this problem at no cost to the consumer before someone gets killed. I believe ford knows about this and is intentionally not recalling these models because of the cost involved. I have owned vehicles all my life (I'm 62) and have never had a bad gas tank on any other vehicle I've owned. This is a defect that is a safety hazzard to the public and needs to be corrected!
I cant put in the part of the ford edge 2007 where it says affected part the part that was affected was the gas tank I have pictures to show how it rusted everytime I would fill the tank the smell of gas was bad this went on for about 1 month finding out that there was a leak and checking on the web site there were several others who had the same issue this was a dangerous situation with people smoking and throwing out their butts one spark and I and my daughter would not be here today im hoping that u will do a recall on this car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that gasoline fuel fumes were in and around the vehicle. The contact mentioned that after inspecting the vehicle he noticed there was fuel leak. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician stated that the fuel tank was leaking from the seams. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle. Later, the contact noticed that fuel leaked onto the garage floor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the fuel tank suffered from rust and corrosion around several of the seams. As a result, the fuel tank neeeded to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 47,000.
The fuel tank seems to be leaking at the seam. Fuel is dripping to the ground. On line there are several people that have had the same issue. I have never had the problem with cars 3 times the age. Could this please be looked in to.
I bought this 2007 ford edge new and it has been kept in a garage the entire time I have owned it. I noticed a smell of gasoline while it was in the garage and took it to have it looked at. We found a 2 inch rusted hole in the top of the gas tank. Ford claims no other similar problems have been reported and has refused to do anything about it. Although I have found numerous forums from people that have the same problem. I believe this to be a manufacture defect and a potential fire hazard.
Strong fuel odor present inside and outside of the vehicle. After fueling noticed a steady drip from fuel tank. Brought vehicle to private mechanic and was told fuel tank needed to be replaced as it showed evidence of corrosion on the top of the tank. Ford has been notified and will not assist with repair nor will they admit it is a design defect or acknowledge other complaints for faulty fuel tanks. It is not normal for a fuel tank to rot on a 6 year old vehicle.
I woke up to my house smelling of gas, after taking it to a shop, I was told there was a crack in the top of the tank. It took 3 days to get it back, when I picked it up, I was told to fill it up with gas, then it was leaking gas real bad, steady drip. I took it right back to the shop where they kept over the weekend, said it was rusted very bad, it has a couple rust spots that gave way when I put gas in it. Said it needs a new tank, and for such a new car, it should not be this bad.
I was just driving down the road and heard a loud noise and days later started smelling gas and looked underneath the vehicle only to discover that the gas tank split and started leaking.....contacted ford motor company and they refuse to fix it or recall it. I can't afford to get a new tank that cost $2,300 and ford recalled the 2008 models for this reason but refused to recall the 2007 models....I am very angry because as it is I am getting about 10 mile to the gallon on gas and only able to put about 4 gallons in the tank at a time and drive around every day worrying if I would ever get into an accident god forbid I would maybe blow up because of the leaking gas tank on this vehicle...
Gas tank seal corroded. Mechanic was inspecting car when he found that besides the transmission transfer case needed to be replaced, the gas tank was leaking gas. It appears the seal is corroded. I was told that the new tank was approximately 1500. (just the part) and about 600. In labor. I feel that this should be repaired free of charge by ford, this should not happen on a vehicle that is only 6 years old. I can only put about 5 gallons of gas in, not to exceed just under the half tank mark. Also, cannot park car on anything but a level surface.
Strong gas smell when fuel tank is filled above 3/4 mark. Mechanic investigation indicates that the fuel tank has holes on the top side of the tank, and says that the tank needs to be replaced before it begins to leak. I was quoted $1540 for parts, and $505 labor ($2045) to replace the tank. This is outrageous. Why does the fuel tank on a 6 year old vehicle deteriorate on the top?
2007 ford edge has a gas tank leak problem. Notice a strong gas smell around vehicle and took it to a ford dealer. Mechanic founded gas leaking from the gas tank (unsafe to drive, potential fire hazard).
Started smelling gas sometime in august or september. Took it to get inspected recently and technician smelled gas and check it out. Fuel tank is leaking. Seems to be some type of corrosion on the top. Potentially very dangerous. Going to cost nearly $2000 to replace tank. Several complaints about this same issue on the web. Should consider a recall.
The smell of gasoline prompted me to bring my ford edge to the ford dealership. I was informed that the fuel tank rusted out and needed to be replaced. I questioned this as I have owned ford vehicles for ten plus years apiece and never had the problem. I was told it was not abnormal. After searching online I have found this to be a frequent occurrence in the ford edge vehicle. Now, I was told by the dealer that it was unsafe to drive this car home due to a fire hazard and had to rent a vehicle right then and there. From the number of online complaints I have read, I believe the ford edge needs to be deemed unsafe due to the fuel tank leaking problem. Ford needs to own up to the fact that they are putting their customers' lives in danger by not recalling and correcting the fuel tanks in these vehicles which are obviously defective. Not only that, but the environmental consequences of leaking fuel is a danger to everyone. It is necessary to also mention that my vehicle was sold to me as certified pre owned only 3 years ago with the mileage at 32,579. How are they precertifying ? With cover ups???? So, in essence the fact that they precertified 3 years ago means this problem either occurred within 3 years or the precertification was bogus, either of which is unacceptable. Also, their warranty which comes with the precert states feb. 2013 or 100,00 miles. They will not honor the 100,00 miles as they say it is only if the 100,00 miles occurs before the expiration date. If that were truly the case, the wording should say "which ever comes first." check out the ford manual to verify this info. They are misleading and deceptive in their warranty definition as well as their vehicles. I have always owned a ford - never had a fuel tank problem, loved the vehicles, but will never purchase another one. They are shady at best.
After continually smelling gas while my vehicle was parked in the garage I discovered a gas leak in the fuel tank. I took the vehicle to a private mechanic and he verified the fuel tank was leaking due to rusting of the tank. The mechanic informed me of the price of a new tank and it is very expensive. A person at my local ford dealer informed me that he had the same problem with his edge. Also, I found a used fuel tank in search for a replacement, and found it has the same rusting problems. My wife and children use this vehicle every day and I feel like this could have been a huge saftey problem. If you are reading this and have the same problem please make a complaint. Ford should be responsible for the repair of this costly and dangerous problem.
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