Fuel Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings problems of the 2006 Ford Explorer

I own a 2006 Ford Explorer XLT with a 4. 0 v6. Recently I was filling up with gas and it began clicking off every 1/2 gallon. I eventually filled up after about 20 minutes. I tried again the next day, thinking it was the pump, same problem. Ended up taking apart the whole fuel line system looking for a clog. No such luck. Finally decided it must be the evap/charcoal canister. There is a TSB on this issue, so Ford obviously knows about it. But I had to wait for the part to come in, and had no other vehicle to drive, so I just continued filling up for 30 minutes just to get a full tank. The worst part was that you could hear the bubbling down the line, since the charcoal canister would not properly release pressure from the tank. Sometimes the gas would even come back out the fill hole and spray me with gas (a real safety issue). I ended up getting the part very cheap off of an junked Explorer. But the part from a dealer was over $400. Definitely a safety issue which needs to be addressed. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that when attempting to add gasoline to the fuel tank, he noticed that the pump would shut off at ten cent intervals which made it difficult to add fuel in a timely manner. The failure occurred every time he added fuel to the vehicle. The canister and hose were repaired by a mechanic but the failure continued. The vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. The current mileage was approximately 110,000. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Explorer. In December of 2008, the contact attempted to fill the vehicle with fuel, but the fuel would come back out of the filler neck. It took approximately 15 minutes to place five gallons of fuel in the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and they stated that they repaired the vehicle. When the contact attempted to fill the vehicle with fuel the same day, he continued to experience the same failure. The vehicle was driven to another dealer and they stated that the fresh air hose, which was connected to the fuel housing unit, was not allowing the fuel system to vent properly. The mechanic stated that the reservoir evap canister and the fuel vapor hose needed to be replaced in order for the vehicle to be repaired. The manufacturer stated that they were not liable for the repairs. The current mileage was 50,787 and failure mileage was 48,000. Updated 03-09-09 updated 03/13/09.