Other Fuel System Tank Mounting problems of the 2014 Ford Explorer

One problem related to other fuel system tank mounting has been reported for the 2014 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2014 Explorer.

1 Other Fuel System Tank Mounting problem

Failure Date: 04/13/2014

For a little over a month my wife and I have been smelling gasoline periodically around the car. The last time I filled up I remember checking for a leak because the smell was so strong. That same night I was working around the vehicle and heard a sound coming from under the car. It was a significant amount of gasoline draining on top of the engine exhaust pipes and my driveway. It looked like the gas tank was leaking from a plastic fitting, periodically releasing about a cup full of gasoline. We have since taken the car into the dealership and they have identified the issue as an overflow component that is defective. I wanted to write an incident report with NHTSA because this is an extremely dangerous situation that I was lucky to catch. The car is my pregnant wife's daily driver along with my daughter as a passenger, so it really freaked me out to realize what could have happened! I am concerned that this situation may occur with other 2014 Explorers and their owners not realizing the leak before a catistrophic event happens. The gas leak could easily go unnoticed, as we did not realize the leak until a month after the first warning signs (gaseline smell). After some research I found that the 2013 Explorers had a recall on the fuel pumps, which could be related to this issue.


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