2007 LINCOLN MKX Complaints

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 CORRODED 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 HAZARD, I CAN ONLY SPECULATE. *TR

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. *TR

STRONG SMELL OF GAS. FUEL TANK IS ROTTED ON THE SEEM. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED. *TR

MY GAS TANK IS LEAKING, FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ARE UNABLE TO COME UP WITH A NEW GAS TANK. I AM BEING TOLD THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE TO RECEIVE A TANK (NEW OR USED) WILL BE NOVEMBER 7, 2014 AND THAT IS NO GUARANTEE. THE GIRL I SPOKE WITH AT "FORD CLIENT SERVICES" MENTIONED THAT I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD DUE TO THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF THIS PART. *TR

WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, I WOULD COME OUT TO THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS, WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THE TANK WAS COMING APART AT A SEAM AT THE TOP. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I FOUND MANY SITUATION LIKE MINE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT ONE NEVER EXPECTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I SMELLED THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. I WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK WOULD COST 1500.00 AND THEN 500.00 FOR LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 2000.00. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A VEHICLE 7 YEARS OLD. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A FUEL TANK LEAK THIS BAD BEFORE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY WIFE'S CAR STOPPED MOVING IN AN INTERSECTION, DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. IT CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST THE CAR IS MOVING AND KILLS THE EXCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD LINCOLN DEALER AND ALTHOUGH WHEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED, THE DEALER GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. *TR

SMELLED FUEL AROUND VEHICLE ABOUT A WEEK AGO. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS AFTER SMELL STARTED, FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK & DRIP ONTO GROUND. BY NEXT DAY I LOST 1/2 TANK OF FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. TOOK TO DEALER THEY FOUND SEAM ON TANK IS CORRODED AND LEAKING. REPAIR IS $2000. TANK ALONE IS $1500. IF THESE TANKS ARE THIS COSTLY, THEY SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN 6 - 7 YEARS. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND OVERLY COSTLY. I AM UPSET TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND IS IGNORED BY FORD AS AN ISSUE. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE COST TO BE SO HIGH ON PART UNLESS FORD IS CONTROLLING IT. FOR JUST ABOUT ANY OTHER VEHICLE, THE TYPICAL COST FOR A TANK IS $100 TO $500. THERE IS NO SPECIAL DESIGN. IT DOES NOT COME WITH ANYTHING EXTRA. NO PUMP. NO SENSORS. IT IS A BARE TANK. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO CLOSELY AND FOMOCO HELD RESPONSIBLE AND RECALLS SHOULD BE SENT ON THESE VERY UNSAFE VEHICLES. *TR

IN STATES WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED, FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES WHERE THE LICENSE PLATE LAMP ASSEMBLY MAY EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRO-CHEMICAL REACTION AND CORROSION AS A RESULT OF WATER INTRUSION. FORD'S LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES APPEAR TO BE VERY NARROW. MY 2007 LINCOLN MKX (THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT RECALL LIST) HAS THE SAME PROBLEM - ONE OF THE 2 LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS IS CORRODED AND QUIT WORKING (IT WAS RUSTED AND FELL APART WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT). I EXPECT THE OTHER LIGHT ISN'T FAR BEHIND. IF THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF FIRE, THE CURRENT RECALL SHOULD WARRANT A CLOSER LOOK AT ADDING MORE VEHICLES THAT USED THIS COMPONENT. RE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V285000 COMPONENT(S): EXTERIOR LIGHTING CONSEQUENCE: CORROSION MAY RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE. *TR