2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

I OWN A 2005 DODGE DURANGO WHICH I BOUGHT NEW AND NOW HAS 43500 MILES. FOR THE PAST MONTH, EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK AT ANY STATION AND PUMP, THE PUMP SHUTS OFF CORRECTLY AND THEN GAS COMES POURING OUT OF THE TANK ONTO ANYONE STANDING CLOSE AND RUNS DOWN THE CAR ONTO THE GROUND. I WOULD ESTIMATE ABOUT 1-2 CUPS OF GASOLINE COME BACK OUT OF THE TANK. I SEE THIS AS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHICH TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE PLATFORM BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALL SAFETY OR OTHERWISE. SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD CONTACT NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION.

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO V8 HEMI, SEVERAL MONTHS BACK, STARTED LOSING ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DURANGO WOULD THEN RESTART AND RUN FINE. THIS HAS BEEN INCREASING IN FREQUENCY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH IT OCCURING TWICE YESTERDAY, MARCH 29,2010. THIS IS BECOMING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS OCCURED WHILE TURNING, SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC, AND WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERESCTION. I HAVE CALLED DODGE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH NO ANSWER AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT, AS IT IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THERE ARE MANY SITES WITH OTHER OWNERS VOICING THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEM AND ALSO LIST THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT TO DODGE'S ATTENTION IN THE PAST AND THEY DIDNT FEEL THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I ONLY HOPE IT DOESN'T COST SOIMEONE'S LIFE FOR THEM TO ADMIT THAT IT IS OF CONCERN TO THEM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL WOULD SHOOT BACK OUT OF THE TANK INSTEAD OF STOPPING WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLS 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP) AND 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,520.

2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 ENGINE STALLS @ LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS TWICE IN 2 MONTHS. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED AND THE CARFAX REPORT INDICATED NO PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE HAS 85,000 MILE. PLEASE HELP!!!

WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK IN MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO, GAS WOULD SPILL/SPLASH OUT OF THE TANK INSTEAD OF STOPPING WHEN FULL. WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK AS SOME "FLOW" RELATED PART WITHIN THE GAS TANK WAS BAD. THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. WHEN THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIND A PART, THEY INFORMED ME IT WOULD TAKE A MONTH FOR THE PART TO COME IN AS THERE WERE OVER 100 ON BACK-ORDER, ALL RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMED ODD TO ME THAT A LESS-THAN-5-YEAR-OLD CAR WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT HAD TO HAVE ITS GAS TANK REPLACED, BUT IT SEEMED MORE ODD THAT THERE WERE OVER 100 OTHERS AT A MINIMUM LIKE ME AWAITING THE SAME PART. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE WAY THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WAS BUILT AND/OR INSTALLED.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF FILLING MY VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE FOLLOWING THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF, APPROXIMATELY 8 OUNCES OF GASOLINE SPEWS FROM THE FILL NOZZLE ONTO THE GROUND. THIS BEGAN OCCURRING 9 MONTHS AGO. PRIOR TO THAT TIME IT NEVER OCCURRED. I HAVE HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW. THIS IS NOT IN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE. ONCE IT BEGAN EXHIBITING THIS BEHAVIOR, IT DOES IT CONSISTENTLY EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED.

REF MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO . THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE INLET CHECK VALVE WILL NOT FULLY CLOSE AT THE END OF REFUELING. THIS ALLOWS FUEL TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF REFUELING. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. *DT

THERE IS NO PARTICULAR EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FOLLOWING FAILURE--IT HAPPENED AND THEN NEVER STOPPED HAPPENING. EVERY TIME MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO IS REFUELED, THE GASOLINE BACKWASHES OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL GUSHES OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE REQUIRING THAT I DODGE THE FOUNTAIN OF FUEL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY RESEARCH REVEALED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN PLACED ON THIS MODEL FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS, BUT DODGE CLAIMS THAT MY VIN ISN'T WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH COST $70. THE DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE CHARCOAL EVAP CANISTER IS FILLED WITH "LIQUID" CAUSED BY OVERFILLING THE TANK AND DODGE REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR. I CONTEND THAT THE EVAP ISSUE IS CAUSED BY THE VERY PROBLEM OF THE FUEL BACKWASH. MY VISIT TO DODGEFORUM.COM REVEALED THAT THE FUEL OVERFLOW IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GIVEN THE EXISTING RECALL, IT'S OBVIOUS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT DODGE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO VIN#[XXX] BUILT 09/04 THAT WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK GASOLINE SPITS BACK BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THERE IS A CHRYSLER RECALL (E01 AND H45) AND MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE RECALL DATES. CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO DENY THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT HAS OFFERED A "GOOD WILL REPLACEMENT" WHICH COSTS ME $100 OUT OF MY POCKET. MY CHRYSLER CASE/REFERENCE # IS [XXX] . THE LOCAL DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE DEFECT WITH THE TANK WAS THE SAME AS THE RECALL. THE NHTSA ACTION # IS RQ08005. THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL OF FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND DEATH OR INJURY TO WHO EVER IS NEAR THE VEHICLE WHILE FUELING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OUR 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE SHUT ITSELF OFF OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE DRIVING HOME. IT IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. DRIVING SPEED WAS AROUND 35 MPH. IT HAPPENED AS WE LET UP ON THE THROTTLE. IT DOES RESTART BUT IT IS VERY HARD TO STOP AND CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR