NHTSA Complaint #737528 — 2001 FORD TAURUS

MY TAURUS HAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL VAPORS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AFTER THE ENGINE IS AT OPERATING TEMP!! I HAD A 2000 TAURUS THAT DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING! AFTER THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX CAR FORD SENT OUT A FACTOY TECH.HE COULD NOT FIX MY 2000 TAURUS.I WENT TO ARBITRATION AND THE ARBITRATORS COULD SMELL THE FUEL.I WAS AWARDED A NEW 2001 TAURUS.I RECEIVED MY 2001 WITH THE SAME TYPE ENGINE.THIS IS THE 24 VALVE 3.0 LITRE V-6.NOW AS I GET MORE MILES ON MY 2001 IT HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS EXACTLY AS MY 2000 DID.I HAVE NOTICED OTHER PEOPLE ON YPUR OWN WEB PAGE COMPLAINING ABOUT A FUEL ODOR ON THEIR 2000-2001 TAURUS.IF YOU DRIVE THE CAR SOMEWHERE AND SHUT IT OFF THE SMELL BUILDS UP UNDER THE HOOD.WHEN YOU RESTART THE CAR THE SMELL COMES INSIDE THE CAR THRU THE VENTS OR HEAT DUCTS!!!!! I HAVE WALKED UP TO OTHER TAURUS IN PARKING LOTS AND THEY ALSO SMELL OF FUEL.THIS IS OF COURSES THAT THEY HAVE THE 24V EMBLEMS ON THEIR FENDERS.*AK