Made 4 mile trip from home to church on christmas eve 2013 and upon arrival at church there was a profound smell of gasoline around the front of the vehicle which also permeated the passenger cabin. Contacted the dealer the day after christmas to alert then of the incident. The response was that they had performed an inspection on 05 feb 2013 and found no problem and that there was no outstanding recall. I have a printed copy of the recall notice from ford dated 27 september 2013 and the information is also on the idriveonline.com website specifically associated with my vehicle.
2012 Ford Edge fuel system complaints
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Fuel leak 2012 ford edge, eco boost while driving my 2012 ford edge eco boost home from work on ca101 I noticed a fuel small in the cabin of the vehicle. By the time I arrived home (15 miles later) the fuel smell was overwhelming. Once I parked the vehicle I got out of the car to inspect the vehicle I notice a trail of fuel behind the vehicle and could hear "liquid" draining from the engine section. A large pool of fuel formed on the ground under the engine section. In total at least ~4-6 gallons of fuel leaked on the road and my drive way. I notified my ford dealership, santa maria ford (888)-440-7149, of the problem they said there were no recalls on my particular vehicle (VIN:[xxx]). As of 8:45 am pst, 10 oct 13 the car was being towed to santa maria ford for an inspection. At the time of the incident there was a significant amount of fuel in the engine section, there was definitely a potential for a fire. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While driving on the freeway we noticed a gas smell coming through the air conditioner. When we stopped on an off ramp, smoke started to come through the air conditioning vent. We turned the car off and evacuated. Within a few minutes the car was engulfed in flames. There is a recall on file that affects the fuel lines but it says ford claims that our VIN isn't included in that batch.
My 14 month old, 2012 ford edge, has had numerous issues, some very serious! From the beginning, I have had issues with the sync system, the navigation system, and controlling the temperature. They have had to "update" my sync system more than once. I frequently get a "no key detected" message when driving. (push start system) the first time that happened I pulled off the road thinking it would stop running, and did $1400.00 in damage to the car. (coverage was denied by the wheel and tire protection plan.) later was told the car would not have stopped even if it didn't recognize that the key fob was in it. (a car-jackers dream!) I had a hole in my brake booster causing me to not have the benefit of power brakes. Found this out when I stepped on my brakes and wasn't stopping. I had the really push on them to prevent hitting a car. The battery died in 14 months. The latest is that the vacuum seal in the capless fuel system had a bad o-ring causing fuel to leak and vapors to escape. I truly believe that this car is poorly made. I'm just waiting for the next issue to surface.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, she began to smell fuel. The vehicle was pulled over and the hood was opened where she observed smoke emitting from the rear of the engine. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed as a fuel line crack under recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v438000, fuel system, gasoline. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. The contact stated that while in the vehicle, fuel was smelled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where the contact was informed that the fuel line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v438000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 12,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Ford has the check engine light, which they refer it to "check engine soon" that comes on. There is a defect with ford's capless fuel tank. Something about this issue causes the check engine light to light up non-stop! I am concerned that down the line, there will be numerous issues with the capless systems. It does not appear durable and will cost hundreds out of the pocket of owners whose warranty will expire after 2-3 years!!!!!!!!!!! A search on the internet does show consumers who have problems with this type of system, but then again there are thousands of those who are not computer savvy!
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