2009 Ford Escape: fuel leak

Filed Jun 19, 2020 · Fuel system · 105,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. The contact became aware of a fuel leak underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that the leak came from the seam of the fuel tank. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

Filed Nov 17, 2019 · 210,000 miles · MS

Fuel leak

Filed Feb 6, 2018 · Fuel system · 105,000 miles · MI

The 2010 to 2012 has a recall involving the fuel system leaking. My vehicle is also leaking fuel every time the tank is filled (no, we do not "top off"), and the fumes are noticeable in and out of the vehicle. This has been happening since approximately 90,000 miles.

Filed Nov 7, 2016 · Fuel system · 65,669 miles · WI

Purchased used 2009 escape in april 2016. Check engine light on and gas leaks over tire well when the tank is filled all the way. Took it in and upon smoke test dealership stated the top of the tank is rusted with pinholes. Trying to charge me $1600 to repair with the filler piece. Not disclaimed upon purchase. Car was inspected prior to purchase.

Filed Sep 13, 2016 · Fuel system · 100,900 miles · OH

Gas tank. Lots of corrosion where filler neck connects to the gas tank. When gas tank is full gas leaks from the corrosion point. Vehicle was parked in my garage when I noticed a strong gas odor. I moved the vehicle to the driveway and noticed a wet spot on the garage floor that reeked of gas. The spot corresponds to the area below the gas tank filler. I'm concerned the leaking gas is an environmental hazard and also concerned the leaking gas may ignite causing a fire and possible explosion. Help!!!

Filed May 16, 2016 · Fuel system · 85,000 miles · SC

The vehicle has been leaking fuel since feb. 2016 the engine light came on and I've replaced the evap. Canister due to the leak, the seal with it as well, and the canister purge valve. All this work was done at 2 different ford dealerships. I was still leaking fuel and wrote to ford who told me to take it to the dealership and they would fix it gratis. At the dealership they told me it was the gasket going into the tank and that "should" take care of the problem. It didn't. Gas fumes still filled my car, and leaked gas all over the ground wherever I drove or parked. I returned to the dealership and told them I was still leaking fuel, but no engine light as in the last visit. They could smell it and see it had soaked the rear end of my vehicle. This time the mechanic told me there is a plastic ring around the top of the tank that was cracked and I would have to replace the whole tank and system for approximately $1000 additional on top of what I had already replaced. I asked him how all these mechanics could miss this?? And how can it crack if it's so tight in there unless the vehicle had been in an accident or is there a design flaw, or a failure of the part itself because of some problem in manufacturing. The car leaks while parked, in motion, and fills with gas fumes. I am terrified I may hit a pot hole and blow up. Myself I don't mind, but I have my 2yo grandson with me and that is just scary as all get out. And there is no engine light that comes on for this. He tells me the part seals as the system compresses when starting and the gas expands with heat that's why the overflow.that may explain some, but I lose a tank of gas every 2-4 days. If the break is at the top how is the gas leaving my tank in such extraordinary amounts? And the only people who serviced that car were ford "mechanics".computer illiterate for uploads, but I have documentation& pics

Filed Mar 22, 2016 · Fuel system · 87,670 miles · SC

I had my evap canister leak which I paid to have replaced approximately 100 miles ago on this vehicle due to a gas leak. Now I've been told they have to replace the seal because it is leaking fuel around this evap canister and it's a "closed" system. They claim the seal blew because of the system when they put in the new evap canister. They offered to do this for an additional $178.60 at ford's quick lane service. When they replaced the evap canister why didn't they redo the seal then? They claim it didn't show on the codes in the computer. Yet the gas smell never went away and I found gas under my vehicle everyday from before and since the "repair" of the evap canister. I was away and when I returned I called them and took it in and that's when I was given this information. They also tell me other internal seals can also go when they change this evap canister. I get the "privilege" of paying them each time they do a repair twice! One for whatever they replaced the evap canister which they swear was the only problem and then when it didn't reseal the system the seal blew. I find it very hard to believe they couldn't have seen or known about this seal from this happening before. And even if they didn't or couldn't, why wasn't the seal replaced as a precaution to their sealed system. My vehicle is a 2009 ford escape, and it has been in their shop for more repairs than I care to remember. Every time they fix one problem another one miraculously appears within 100 miles or so.

Filed Nov 12, 2015 · Fuel system · 121,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape. While exiting the vehicle, the contact noticed fuel leaking from the tank. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the fuel tank was rusted. In addition, it was diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 121,000.

Filed Nov 8, 2010 · Electrical, Engine · 26,000 miles · IA

Got home at 4pm, parked the car in the garage and turned it off. Walked inside and went to dinner at my in laws. About 3am my wife woke up to one of our babies crying. She went down to see what was going on. As she was walking through our kitchen she smelled something that was not right. She woke me up and we all left the house and went to her parents house across the street. We called the gas company and they came to search the house. The could not find a gas leak, so the guy from the gas company asked to look in the garage. When we opened the garage it felt like 100 degrees. We looked in both cars and there were no keys in the ignition. We popped the hoods on the cars on our escape you could barely touch anything inside the engine compartment because it was hot. On our other car you could touch everything. We tried to back the escape out of the garage until we could get it to the dealership the next day but were unable to. The next morning we ended up calling to have it towed to the dealer ship. They checked the wiring under the battery because they have had complaints of the starter spinning but never starting. Since then they as well as ford have said we have made this up and are unwilling to do anything about the situation because they have never herd of such of a thing. Since we are the first they don't feel obligated to do anything till someone gets hurt or dies.