Other Fuel System Tank Filling/charging Problems of Lincoln MKX

The contact owns a 2007 Lincoln Mkx. While the vehicle was parked, a fuel odor emitted into the garage and around the vehicle. In addition, after filling up the fuel tank and driving within twenty miles, the tank was half full. The fuel odor and fuel leaks recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a leak in the fuel tank that needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v682000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

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I had noticed a faint gas smell from my 2007 Mkx. Fri 10/17/14 after filling up my gas tank and parking at work, I found a puddle of gas underneath my car. Took the Mkx to my mechanic and found that the tank is rusting and leaking at the seams. $1600 for a new tank but none are available. Call Ford consumer complaint line and told there is not a recall and Ford would not replace or take care of the problem. There are numerous blogs about this problem with the Ford Mkx and edge cars but being ignored by Ford. This is a serious safety issue and should be taken care of by Ford. Do cars need to explode, catch fire or people die before something is done? your help in getting this safety issue taken care of would be appreciated.

About 2 months ago, there began a strong smell of gasoline in my garage immediately after filling my gas tank. After this happening several other times, I had the car tested for a fuel leak. A smoke test was performed and no leak was found. Upon searching an answer to this problem, it has come to my attention that this is a common issue in Lincoln Mkx and Ford edge SUV's made in 2007 and after. There are many in online forums who have been told the upper part ("neck") of the gas tank has coroded causing fuel to spray onto the chasis. This is also my experience, as I have been told the same thing by my mechanic. I believe this is a safety concern. The fumes after filling the tank is not tolerable and not safe. Whether or not this is a fire hazzard, I can only speculate.

I was smelling gas from my 2007 Mkx. I checked under the car for leaks and didn't see any. Most times the smell was strong after filling it, so I thought there may have been a little spill-off near the cap and didn't think anything more of it. A few days before 7/1/2014 the gas smell was really strong both outside and inside the car after just filling it up. On 7/1, I was still smelling gas and took the car over to my mechanic. He advised he was seeing an issue at the top of the tank but needed to drop the tank to be sure. He released the truck back to me advising me to drive the gas down to almost "e". When I got home later that day, I started doing research on-line and found many Mkx/edge owners with the same complaints regarding the fuel tank. I called Lincoln and they opened a case #. I took my truck back to the mechanic on 7/8 and he advised me that the sealing ring was crushed. He explained it was from corrosion due to the ethanol and it was very common. He ordered the parts and told me the truck would be ready on the 7/9. Today, 7/9 my mechanic called me to get the ok to fill the tank. He called me back shortly to let me know he found a bigger problem. He advised when he filled the tank, he found the fuel leaking from the seam on the left side of the tank. He advised this was not common. He also advised he looked up the tank's part # and found there was a revision/update to the part but it did not state what it was. He advised me to get on the phone with Lincoln and have them come out to take a look at the tank. I spoke with Lincoln relations and they told me they don't do that. I'm very upset with Lincoln. Based on other customer complaints, this has been an on-going issues that Lincoln/Ford has turned a blind eye to. Something needs to be done.