Fuel leakage around fuel injectors - strong gas fumes; dealer has tried to correct twice and cannot correct problem. They have ordered new o-rings for fuel injectors but the problem continues.
2001 Ford Escape fuel system complaints
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Raw fuel smell in cabin with heater on and at stop light/ideling. Intake gaskets, fuel rail and injectors repleaced. Parts returned to factory.
When vehicle was warm and restarted consumer noticed a gas smell. Manufacturer has been contacted. Please provide further information.
Experience fuel smell in cabin on warm restart of truck. More pronounced on warm days. Started experiencing fuel smell at about 800 miles. Based on other escape owners comments, problem appears to be due to a poorly designed intake manifold and gasket.
Strong gas fumes is getting into vehicle, but dealer cannot determine cause. Also gas mileage is very poor. Please provide further information.
When vehicle has been parked consumer can smell gasoline . Consumer can not find where leak is coming from. Consumer is getting less gas mileage ever since this incident has happened. Contacted dealer, and dealer said that there was no problem.
The vehicle has a fuel smell in the engine compartment after running and also produces a warm start fuel smell in the cabin when the vents are turned on.
Distinct gasoline fuel smell in car upon short stop-overs, very consistent. Fuel odor in the vehicle when restarted
Fuel smell after restarting vehicle when engine is warm. Fuel odor very strong! This has been shown to be a problem on numerous escapes and tributes, as seen on the yahoo fordescapeclub and in the edmunds.com discussion thread for the ford escape. If I turn the vent off for a few minutes after starting the vehicle, the smell goes away. Note that my dealership and several others have claimed not to be able to find the cause, but several people on the fordescapeclub site have been able to tighten the bolts on the left side of the intake manifold (as facing engine) to limit the smell. My dealer eventually reported that this was caused by a "weeping" intake manifold gasket. I am concerned that under certain conditions the fuel seeping from the gasket could ignite and cause an under-hood fire.
Cabin fills with smell of raw fuel when climate control system on ..also smell of raw fuel under hood . Mfg inspected vehicle and does not know where problem originates.vehicle is now out of service 36 days while engineering looks for solution to problem .various parts have been changed with no resolution to date .
Fuel smell coming from A/C vents after warm engine restart. Suspect intake manifold not properly tightened.
Gas odor in interior compartment of vehcile after engine is shut down. Gas smell is evident on passenger side of vehicle
Smell of gas enters cabin through vents on warm restarts and in idling for lengthy periods as well as stop and go traffic.
Fuel smell inside vehicle when starting engine.
Light gas or oil smell in passenger compartment during idling with hot engine (not on cold start)
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