2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT FILLS THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE SPRAYS OUT OF THE TANK. THE FUEL NOZZLE STOPS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, BUT GASOLINE CONTINUES TO SPRAY OUT OF THE TANK. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE;STORAGE;TANK ASSEMBLY;FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHILE FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK (EVERY TIME), FUEL POURS (SHOOTS) OUT THROUGH THE FILLER NECK ONCE THE TANK IS FILLED. FUEL EITHER RUSHES OUT AND DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE OR IT SQUIRTS OUT DANGEROUSLY WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FORCE. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND AN OFFICIAL RECALL FROM DODGE FOR 2005 DURANGOS, BUT CALLS TO DODGE AND INQUIRIES ON THEIR WEBSITE INDICATE THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY LEAD TO FIRE, ETC. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I AM RELUCTANT TO FILL UP MY VEHICLE WHILE MY CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR DUE TO THE INCREASED RISK OF SPILLED GASOLINE ON THE CAR, SIDEWALK AND SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY TO THE PUMP ITSELF. I HAVE READ THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO HELP OTHERS WITH THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER AND SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THIS IS MY SECOND SUBMISSION AS I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM YOU WHEN I INITIALLY SUBMITTED THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

FUEL SPIT BACK WHEN FILLING GAS TANK. JUST STARTED WITHIN THE WEEK. IT HAPPENED THE LAST TWO TIMES I FILLED MY TANK. I ASSUME IT HAS A BAD ROLL OVER VALVE OR FILL LIMIT VENT VALVE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROLL OVER VALVE AND WOULD BE APPROX. $250 TO FIX. 2005 DODGE DURANGO W/HEMI - 48,539 MILES. *TR

ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF WITH NO WARNING. STALLS FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD JUST PASSED A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. IF FELT LIKE I HAD RUN OUT OF GAS THOUGH I KNEW I HAD PLENTY. I COASTED TO THE SIDE AND WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND RAN FINE. NEXT OCCURRENCE WAS DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A WILDLIFE ZOO, STOPPED TO BACK UP AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIRD: HAD JUST STOPPED FOR STOP SIGN, SHUT OFF AS I ACCELERATED TO CROSS INTERSECTION. FOURTH: TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL! TURNED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ENGINE QUIT, THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH AND PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. FIFTH: HAPPENED TODAY WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC PICKING KIDS UP AT SCHOOL. I WORRY THIS COULD HAPPEN ON BUSY INTERSTATE OR IN A DANGEROUS AREA WHERE I AM NOT ABLE TO QUICKLY GET THE CAR OF THE ROAD TO RESTART. VERY FRUSTRATING AND SCARY!! *TR

FUEL SPRAYING OUT OF NOZZLE INLET WHEN TANK IS FULL. PREVIOUS RECALL FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT FILLS THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE SPRAYS OUT OF THE TANK. THE FUEL NOZZLE STOPS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, BUT FUEL STILL SPRAYS OUT OF THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE;TANK ASSEMBLY;FILLER PIPE AND CAP); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000. UPDATED 01/09/09.*LJ UPDATED 01/09/09*JB

PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : RQ08005. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2005 DODGE DURANGO , WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, AND AT THE TIME TANK IS FULL, THE BACK FLOW VALVE OF THE FILLER NOZZLE SEEMS TO BE STUCK OPEN AND DOES NOT CLOSE. THIS CAUSES FUEL TO BACK FLOW OUT OF THE TANK AND UNDER THE WHEEL WELL AND ONTO THE GROUND. ALSO IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THAT GAS SPRAYS OUT A HIGH PRESSURE. I HAVE BEEN TOTALLY SOAKED BY THE FUEL BACK FLOW AND THE FUEL CONTACT ON MY SKIN/CLOTHING CAUSED IRRITATION . I HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES AND NOW HAVE THE SUV IN THE DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIR. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL NO. 05V-034, BUT THE DEALERSHIP INSISTS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 10/2005 AND OBVIOUSLY HAS THE DEFECT REPORTED BY THE RECALL. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT ONLY HAS 26K MILES ON IT, THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE REPAIRED VIA "GOODWILL" (BUT ONLY AFTER I THREATENED TO TAKE THE DEALERSHIP TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT OVER THE ISSUE...... REALLY, DEALERS NEED TO KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING AND SHOULD FORMALLY RECALL ALL YEAR 2005 VEHICLES. I WAS PRETTY LUCKY NOT TO GET SPRAYED IN THE FACE WITH FUEL. IS IT NECESSARY TO WAIT FOR INJURIES BEFORE TAKING ACTION? *TR UPDATED 12/09/08. *JB

WHILE FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK (EVERY TIME), FUEL POURS OUT THROUGH THE FILLER NECK ONCE THE TANK IS FILLED. DEPENDING UPON THE TYPE OF FUEL PUMP BEING USED, FUEL EITHER RUSHES OUT AND DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE OR IT SQUIRTS OUT DANGEROUSLY WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FORCE. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND AN OFFICIAL RECALL FROM DODGE FOR 2005 DURANGOS, BUT CALLS TO DODGE AND INQUIRIES ON THEIR WEBSITE INDICATE THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY LEAD TO FIRE, ETC. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I AM RELUCTANT TO FILL UP MY VEHICLE WHILE MY CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR DUE TO THE INCREASED RISK OF SPILLED GASOLINE ON THE CAR, SIDEWALK AND SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY TO THE PUMP ITSELF. I HAVE READ THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO HELP OTHERS WITH THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER AND SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF GAS THEN OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS COVERED IN RECALL # 05V460000 BUT THE VIN ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THERE IS ALSO AN ONGOING DEFECT INVESTIGATION WITH NHTSA ACTION # RQ08005. *TR

GAS TANK SPURTS GAS AT ME WHEN FILLING AS TANK IS FULL JUST BEFORE THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF, GAS SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE OF CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED UP. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 1 YEAR. *TR