: the contact stated when the vehicle was taken to a service dealer for a broken rod, it was determined the fuel tank was leaking from the center seam. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the leak, but the fuel tank was replaced.

- Rochester, NH, USA

Last Thursday or Friday, I had left my house to fill the gas tank on my 1999 Mercury Sable wagon. The tank was just about full when a child walked by and shouted, hey mister, somethings coming out from under your car. Sure enough, the service station attendant and I both looked, and gasoline was pouring, and I mean pouring from the top of the gas tank. I called aaa and immediately had them tow the car to the local dealer, chapman Ford, in bridgeton, NJ. They have replaced a cannister having to do with the emissions, and some other parts. I am just lucky that this kid came by, or I might have been driving a firebomb. I am waiting, and have been waiting for one week, to have the Ford factory rep call me. I am complaining about the bill, since the car has only 42,000 miles on it, but that has nothing to do with the safety issue. The car is still at the dealers location as of today.

- Bridgeton, NJ, USA

Consumer states she can not put more than 11.8 gallons of fuel in vehicle, dealer performed a fuel sender test and vehicle has a 16 gallon fuel tank.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

I have problems getting into the fuel tank. It continually shuts off and/or spills gas on the ground. I did take the time to fight it once to get it filled up, but that took approx. 15 minutes. Otherwise, I can only pump enough gas in to register 1/2 to 3/4 full.

- Garland, TX, USA