# 2008 FORD EDGE — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1723362` · 2021-01-29 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EDGE
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 180,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE TOXIC FUMES AND FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. MOST PREVALENT WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL.  NOTICED WHILE IN TRANSIT OR WHILE STATIONARY.  DANGEROUS INHILATION TO PASSENGERS IN OR AROUND THE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED HEADACHES AND LABORED BREATHING.  THIS ERROR WAS OCCURRING IN PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS AND OPENING THE EARLIER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IS NECESSARY FOR SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.   DIRECT CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT PERFECTED A SOLUTION  TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM.
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