# 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid gas tank type **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford, escapehybrid\ **Created:** [August 5, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-hybrid-gas-tank-type/122307 "2018-08-05T00:14:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aidan24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Aidan24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Aidan24)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-hybrid-gas-tank-type/122307/1 "2018-08-05T00:14:26Z")
What type of gas tank does the Ford Escape 2009 have? Is it safe to run my gas tank to almost empty? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-hybrid-gas-tank-type/122307/2 "2018-08-05T01:39:05Z")
> [@Aidan24](#): > > What type of gas tank does the Ford Escape 2009 have? Is it safe to run my gas tank to almost empty? Why do you care what type of tank you have as long as it does not leak ? And NO ! it is not a good practice to keep running it almost empty. The most you should do is fill up when the low fuel light comes on. But most reasonable people never let the fuel get that low. ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-hybrid-gas-tank-type/122307/3 "2018-08-05T14:16:46Z")
> [@Aidan24](#): > > What type of gas tank does the Ford Escape 2009 have? The type that attaches under the car VS the sky hook type. If you are asking what the tank is made of…reach under and give it a tap. But I presume it’s plastic. As far as when to fill up re-read @VOLVO\_V70 s post . Yosemite