katandcharlie Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 So, last Wednesday I'm crusing along and my engine light comes on so I pull into my handy dandy Lincoln shop and, after close to three hours, I'm told the seal around the fuel fill area was not tight so they "tweeked" it a bit and all is well. Off I go. Fast forward to Friday morning... engine light comes on again so off I go to my handy dandy Lincoln shop. Within moments they determine that the problem is now the plastic housing/container around the fuel fill area. Seems that little dude has a crack and they will have to order the part so into a loaner I go (a very nice 2011 Lincoln MKS... not bad for a car). Well, onto my question... has anyone else had this kind of problem? Are the capless fuel tanks prone to this type of problem? And now a little tire FYI. Thanks to a visit to a wine festival and the parking attendant parking me in a less than desireable field, I picked up a chunk of glass in my left rear tire. That chunk of glass was big enough to contain half a bottle of vino! Thank goodness I'm buds with a tire man because he revealed to me that the American made replacement is just over $300!!! To purchase a replacement tire that is made in China would cost me about $170. Normally I stick to the "made in America" policy but $125 difference is a chunk of money! The dealership was going to charge me $195 plus tax. Okay, onto another week.... let's see if I can make it through without a flat tire, a black screen, SYNC chaos or the engine light popping on. Oh, and hopefully I'll get my ride back sometime later today or tomorrow morning! Life is always interesting in my neighborhood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Not had any issues with the capless fuel system. But I will keep an eye for any. When it comes to tires, Chinese vs American - I will always go with American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl-z Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 After the wife had an unfortunate incident with a curb, I replaced the original 20" Pirelli with the identical tire sourced from Costco. For $179 Cdn. Certainly it would have cost far more if purchased from the dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katandcharlie Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 (edited) After the wife had an unfortunate incident with a curb, I replaced the original 20" Pirelli with the identical tire sourced from Costco. For $179 Cdn. Certainly it would have cost far more if purchased from the dealer. Thanks for the info! Gee, you'd think that with as much time as I spend at Costco I would have thought of visiting their tire dept. I'll certainly keep them in mind should I have further problems with bottles jumping under my tires! (Bottles are like curbs, they tend to jump up and grab us from time to time!) Edited September 12, 2011 by katandcharlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PELAGONE Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Same Problem! Car is at the dealer right now for crack in fuel fill area. 2011 Edge only had 2 weeks. Engine light first went on on day 3. Dealer said no real problem and just turned off. Only took a few miles and back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Not had any issues with the capless fuel system. But I will keep an eye for any. When it comes to tires, Chinese vs American - I will always go with American. There's some pretty good Korean rubber out there nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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