Has anyone experienced a fire or any other issues relating to this gas tank mount issue? My dealer tells me no parts are available to fix my 2011 Escape until Spring.

Should we be asking for a loaner and parking it until then?

Ford Recalls Escapes and Mercury Mariners to Fix Gas Leaks | CarComplaints.com

 

With over 400,000 vehicles subject to the recall and ZERO fires, consider what your risk actually is.

In any event, the warranty failure rate was far higher in warmer climates (increased metal fatigue), so Ontario isn't going to be a hot spot for failures.

Instead of relying on scummy sites like the one you linked to, it would be a good idea to actually go the the govt website where the OFFICIAL information is posted. Canada may have an equivalence site, but you can look it up at www.nhsta.gov and search for recall campaign # 16V777000.

It's going to take the parts vendor many months to produce all the extra parts for a vehicle model that's been out of production for more than 5 years. The recall was only announced at the end of October.