If you've never had the problem don't speak about it. It's plenty worth it. Get the TSB done, it's FREE!!! Trust me, after waiting nearly 20 minutes sometimes to get a full tank of gas and in freezing tempatures, it's well worth it!!!!

 

Had my tank replaced twice, it still cuts off. I rotate the nozzle 90 degrees when filling and keep the fuel flow at a low rate.

 

I have had the problem and i will speak about it!! After fighting with the dealership about various issues with I'm to the point now I just find ways to avoid the dealership, they are nothing but a bunch of dicks, and unless it is a saftey issue I hope I never have to see them. Yes I have an 06, but they really didnt fix the issue, as a matter of fact having seen the parts list now for the tsb, they are putting the 06 redesign in the 05's with the issue, so yeah its really not that much better. Just today it took me 15 minutes to fill the tank, about 13 gallons, and it is damn cold up here in Winchester today.

 

Yep!
Mine did it for a while, as well as on my 350Z, but now it rarely does and I didn't have to replace the tank.
I just turn it upside down on those rare occasions.
Now, the issue is solved.
The less I bring it to the dealer, besides regular maintenance, the better.

 

I also have a late build 06 and run into this problem every so often. It is the pump. Several of the gas stations i use I have to use the same pump every time or it gives me trouble.

Richard

 

+1 on NOT taking your car to the dealer unless you have too!

 

I seemed to have solved the gas pump issue that affects the S197. Once I insert the nozzle, I push down on it as far as possible so that the handle is parallel to the ground as you can possibly get it. The fuel flows just fine at this angle. If I tilt it down so that it's at a vertical position, that's when the pump shuts off every couple of seconds. Like I've said before, it's not the pump because it used to shut down on the same pump that worked fine a couple of weeks earlier. Hope this helps those of you who are still experiencing this issue.

 

Slow fill is considered normal after 4/05 production dates. Here is what you can do to help:

Your filler neck is a rubber hose that comes off the body and is clamped to a metal tube that then goes to the fuel tank. There is a retaining bracket that holds the metal tube to the body. Loosen this bracket and pull down on the tube as much as possible to reduce the amount of uphill climb the fuel has to take. Tighten the bracket to maintain new position. This will accumulate some slack on the rubber hose. Loosen the hose clamp and slide the rubber hose further onto the metal tube. Tighten the hose clamp. I would say there is about a 50-60% success rate with this proceedure. It will likely not eliminate the slow fill completely (remember, its normal) but it may help. There are many reasons why the slow fill happens and tank design is only part of it. BTW, try not to refuel until your tank is near empty. The fuel has to cross over from the driver's side to passenger side during a fill. The pump drains the passenger side before it drains the driver's side, so obviously it will be more difficult to fuel if the driver's side is already full. In other words, it will slow fill more with 1/2 tank or more.

 

Mine quit doing it when i would fill up at BP. . . maybe a coincidence??? Ford does suggest BP . . . ;-)

 

I have this problem on my '07 only when I use the pumps closest to the underground storage tanks. More pressure there? So now I only use the pumps in the middle islands.