Fuel and emissions issue

[A___A]

I have a 2018 max limited and it’s been at the dealership for almost three weeks. We first had it towed there because my wife noticed a fuel leak above the transmission. I got under it and couldn’t see where it was exactly coming from but it was above the transmission by the crossmember. Now the dealership is saying the carbon canister by the fuel tank is full of fuel when it should only have vapors in it. They can’t figure out why this happened and seem to be waiting on engineering to tell them how to fix it. I’ve reached out to corporate but the rep is having just as much trouble getting any answers as I did. So has anyone ever heard of this issue. I literally had this vehicle for two weeks before it went to the dealer. Any advice will be appreciated.

 

[StealthyBulldog]

I have a 2018 max limited and it’s been at the dealership for almost three weeks. We first had it towed there because my wife noticed a fuel leak above the transmission. I got under it and couldn’t see where it was exactly coming from but it was above the transmission by the crossmember. Now the dealership is saying the carbon canister by the fuel tank is full of fuel when it should only have vapors in it. They can’t figure out why this happened and seem to be waiting on engineering to tell them how to fix it. I’ve reached out to corporate but the rep is having just as much trouble getting any answers as I did. So has anyone ever heard of this issue. I literally had this vehicle for two weeks before it went to the dealer. Any advice will be appreciated.

Was this shortly after a fuel up? And did the pumper try and squeeze an extra $3 into the vehicle?

 

[Vipersinu2]

This is a complex fuel system.
There is a fuel pump on the driver side valve cover that produces fuel pressure, could be leaking up there.

I would return the vechical and look for another brand of vehicle

 

[Deadman]

This is a complex fuel system.
There is a fuel pump on the driver side valve cover that produces fuel pressure, could be leaking up there.

I would return the vechical and look for another brand of vehicle

How exactly does he just return this vehicle?

 

[A___A]

I think my wife did just fuel up. Returning at this point isn’t an option unless Ford concedes defeat and buys it back. It’s used so I’m sure that will be a huge fight on my side. I’m hoping someone at Ford can figure it out sooner then later. Or they do the right thing and buy it back. But the ladder will be a long shot.

 

[cmiles97]

It may be a bigger issue than this but I changed my behavior after watching this video.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...BAA47C87F9834E911F05BAA&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

 

[Vipersinu2]

It may be a bigger issue than this but I changed my behavior after watching this video.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...BAA47C87F9834E911F05BAA&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

Oh gosh, that guy is such an Idiot!

 

[FormerGermanFan]

Oh gosh, that guy is such an Idiot!

What are you talking about? The entire world obviously drives a 94' Toyota Celica.

 

[StealthyBulldog]

Oh gosh, that guy is such an Idiot!

He may be an "idiot", but what he is saying is true. On my Escalade they supposedly were going to have to drop the tank to change it. Would have been more than $240 labour. I still top off, but I fill at the slowest setting and usually just round it up. The problem is when you are trying to put in $3 more (I ran a fuel station for about 6 years, filled A LOT of cars), some will take it easily just because of how the tank lines run, but some will spill out almost instantly. To think that Ford should buy it back at this stage is ridiculous. Now if there is some sort of on going problem where it is somehow siphoning into it, that could be a different situation.

 

[cmiles97]

Oh gosh, that guy is such an Idiot!

How so?

You think he is wrong? This may be what the OP’s wife did.

I’ll trust an actual mechanic.

Your expertise is....?