kaishar

Is it possible to have the 2006 mustang gt repurchased by the dealer for having the fuel tank problem under the lemon law? Clearly this is a big design flaw???

hammeron

i've used chevron, texaco and costco....not one
issue filling up so far. this is an interesting problem....
i hope you get it worked out.

Orion_240

The law varies from state to state. Here in Calif. it would have to spend 30 days in the shop for the same problem. I don't know if that only includes work days... If it includes weekends then just bring the car in each friday afternoon!
Here's a link I found:
http://www.carlemon.com/lemons.html

TPony

I would bet Ford will try to replace and re-replace the tank many times rather than buying it back.

Stooge

Go under the rear of the car. Look at the design of the tank, how it is filled, how it is vented, how the fuel pump takes suction and how small the fill hose is from the gas cap. A rediculous design to say the least. No wonder it has problems.

The tank will not fill quickly because both sides cannot be vented properly. Many gas stations with their EPA mandated smoog nozzles are too sensitive to pressure surgesduring the filling process when the tank naturally vents. Looking at how it is vented. I believe the only way to properly fill this tank is to open the vent to atmoshere, but this would disable the sealed canister vent system and set off the car's MIL.

06musgt

i've had a problem atonly one gas station,a bp near my house.the nozzle starts shutting off after after a couple of dollars and gas shoots out all over the place.all the other gas stations are fine,cant explain it.

moosestang

No!!!!!! Big design flaw? Give me a break. Lots of cars have problems with certain gas pumps. It could easily be the gas pump manufacturers. My wifes pt cruiser is a pain in the *** to fill up.

The shaker 500 is a big design flaw.

Centurion96

+1

Not another gas tank thread. This makes two for this poster. Come on people get a life, if this is the worst of your worries, consider yourself fortunate. If it doesn't occur at every pump at every gas station then it is a nozzle problem and not a Mustang problem. Look around and try to use some deductive reasoning. Every oil company uses a different style pump and these pumps each have unique nozzles. Some work and others don't. If you encounter problems then turn the nozzle or slow down the fill rate. If you haven't the patience to cope with this minor inconvenience then go to another gasoline dealer where you don't encounter this problem. This has been a problem since 1975 when the federal government mandated the oil and automotive industries to put in safeguards to keep people from filling catalytic converter equipped cars with leaded gasoline. The problem isn't going away any time soon.

Arrow

Dito on that.

Seriously, search the forum! There's almost more posts about this than there are points of suck on a ricer...

Not to mention there's plenty of solutions to the "problem" in those threads.

Someone close this or merge it into the stack.

flewbyu

I feel your pain man but as others have said just use another station as its more than likely the nozzle or turn the nozzle around the other way. You can imagine how many times I have put gas in my car in a year and have had no issues. But as you have asked, the lemon law in Maryland is pretty clear cut. 3 service repairs for the same item AND exact same problem qualifies under the law. You need to check in your state as it differs from state to state.

Wish you well.