kstroupe Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 My 2011 Ford Edge has a propane smell in the cabin after it is driven for awhile. I took it to my friendly local Ford Dealer in Reno, Nevada - Jones West Ford. They advised me they could not smell it and recommended an air fresher. The very helpful service person also suggested that since I had googled the issue that maybe I was imagining it based upon what I had read. I was super happy I got to pay them $110 for this great advice. Has anyone encountered this issue? If so any thoughts beyond the very deep thoughts already offered by my local ford dealer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Kevin Stroupe Reno, Nevada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwf78155 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 OUCH !! Tricia with Ford Customer Service is awesome and frequents this site....... she may be able to help you She is Awesome ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011edgese Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Lol. 110$ for air freshner advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWizard Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 If by "propane" smell you mean something similar to rotten egg smell, it could by catalytic converter related. Many cars will produce that smell during the first couple of hundred miles and then it will disappear only to return if the catalyst gets damaged. There are several causes but the most common are gasoline additives (snake oil) or if someone found a way to get leaded fuel in the tank or overheating the converter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmilingMike Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 If by "propane" smell you mean something similar to rotten egg smell, it could by catalytic converter related. Many cars will produce that smell during the first couple of hundred miles and then it will disappear only to return if the catalyst gets damaged. There are several causes but the most common are gasoline additives (snake oil) or if someone found a way to get leaded fuel in the tank or overheating the converter. It is a 2011 Edge so I think it has more than "the first couple of hundred miles". Yes, it sounds like a catalytic problem. In my opinion, pre-cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernone Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 I have this problem too on my 2011 edge AWD. It's not a rotten egg smell but very close to propane. I had this exact smell on my 2009 Chevy traverse AWD in which there was a tsb in which the smell was coming from the transmisson transfer case venting and the smell entering the cabin. I'm wondering if this is the same issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Definitely possible, it has been sometimes described as a natural gas smell when the PTU pukes gear oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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