Intranetsites Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I have a 2017 edge titanium and I get a horrible natural gas smell when I get in my vechile in the morning. Thus leading me to think the odor is either new from sitting overnight or I got used to the odor. As I was driving the 12 hours earlier. Now the smell is so bad that I open all windows and i still feel like throwing up for the next 20 mins. Does the smell biuld up overnight? Perhaps when I park at the end of driving all day the smell seems gone but really I got used to the smell and then in the am I smell it strong again because it is a fresh odor to me. I must say that I am more sensitive to natural gas smells that others. This is different than previous posts as most other posts talk about smells entering the cab during exceleration. . This is not my case. This smell is just the first 20 mins of driving. I have 1200 miles on my Edge and this was not a problem for the first 800 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 AWD? Very possibly the PTU. Yes, even on a practically brandnew vehicle. Sometimes the overflow will happen afterwards, the timing is not set in stone, and certainly worse in closed spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 As the vehicle has been sitting overnight and cold, it seems to me that it's related to combustion cycle during the warm up mode. About the only thing that comes to mind during early warm up is a burning off in the catalytic converter. I would get it into the Dealership immediately as it's definitely not supposed to do this. May have to leave it overnight to pull the codes during a cold start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intranetsites Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 WHOOPS FALSE ALARM it was my spare liter of gas in my emergency kit that was leaking in the hot weather and lying horizontally 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Well, that's a relief, in a way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTFordfan Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 You are carrying a container of gas inside a closed vehicle? This is more dangerous than running out. Propane and gasoline containers need to be vented to keep from exploding from pressure changes due to temperature fluctuations. If you are doubtful, ask a fireman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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