2006 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FUEL HER VEHICLE, THE GASOLINE WOULD SPILL BACK OUT. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK IT SPEWS GAS BACK OUT AT YOU WHEN IT REACHES FULL. I HAVE USED NUMEROUS DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND THEY ALL DO THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER TUBE SPILLING ONTO THE CONTACT AND THE GROUND. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE FUELED THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD POUR BACK OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CHECK VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 03/08/11 *BF UPDATED 03/23/11 UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

GAS SPILLS FROM VEHICLE WHEN WE STOP REFILLING THE VEHICLE. IT SURGES FROM THE TANK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE. GAS SPILLS ON THE VEHICLE AND GROUND, CREATING AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V034000) FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT CHRYSLER HAS EXCLUDED OUR VEHICLE FROM THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH WE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF EXAMPLES OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX ANY BUT THE FEW VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CHRYSLER JUST ADVISED US TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED ON OUR OWN, SEND THEM THE BILL, AND THEY WILL CONSIDER REPAYING US. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT ARE EVIDENTLY DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO NOT FIX OUR VEHICLE, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER SIMILARLY AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE NHTSA SHOULD WIDEN THE RECALL, AS THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL OVERFLOWED AND SPRAYED OUT. THE FUEL TANK DOES NOT INDICATE WHEN IT WAS FULL AND CAUSES THE FUEL TO SPRAY OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,800.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. EVERYTIME I FUEL THE VEHICLE GAS SPILLS FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN IT NEARS THE FULL POINT. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHETHER I AM RUNNING THE PUMP BY HAND OR WHETHER I HAVE THE PUMP IN AUTO FILL. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS ALSO. IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION FUEL COMES OUT WITH ENOUGH PRESSURE TO COVER A PERSON FROM THE KNEE AREA DOWN. NOT ONLY AM I COVERED IN GAS BUT THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND BELOW ARE ALSO. THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR. I FEEL LIKE THIS CREATES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF, MY CHILDREN, AND THE NEXT PERSON TO PULL UP TO THAT PUMP THAT NOW HAS GAS ON HIS TIRES AND SHOES. ALL IT WOULD TAKE WOULD BE A SMALL IGNITION SOURCE TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE CHECKED WITH DODGE AND THERE IS NO RECALL COVERING THIS ISSUE FOR MY YEAR MODEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ON DURANGOS BETWEEN THE 2005-2007 YEARS. THE 2005 YEAR HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECT FOR RECALL. WHY HAVEN'T THEY REALIZED ALL OF THE YEARS ARE? *TR

WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK GAS WILL SPEW OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE RIGHT AS THE FUEL SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS MORE IN WARMER WEATHER BUT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME. WILL DO IT MOST TIMES UNLESS SHUTTING THE FUEL PUMP OFF BEFORE THE TANK IS FUEL. THE GAS WILL SHOT OUT, POSSIBLE UP TO 1/8 OF A GALLON. *TR

06 DODGE DURANGO FUEL TANK NOT CENSORING AND SPILLING OUT GASOLINE WHEN A FULL TANK IS REACHED. THE FIRST TIME IT DONE IT, I WAS OUT SEEING PATIENTS AND THE GASOLINE SPILLED OUT ON MY JEANS. I HAD TO STOP AT A WALMART THAT WAS LUCKILY NEARBY AND PURCHASE A PAIR OF JEANS, SO I COULD CONTINUE WORKING. SINCE THEN I HAVE TO WATCH MY FUEL GAUGE AND WHEN IT RISES ABOVE THE 3/4 LINE I STOP THE PUMP AND EASE THE GAS IN A LITTLE AT A TIME. I LOOK AT THE FUEL GAUGE AND IT HAS A DELAY AS TO WHEN IT REGISTERS THE GASOLINE THAT HAS BEEN PUMPED. THIS IS VERY AGGRAVATING, THE ESTIMATE TO GET IT REPLACED IS ANYWHERE FROM $850 TO $1300. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS I SEE POSTED, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED. ALSO, THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE IDLE SPEED MOTOR SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING WHICH CAUSES MY 06 DODGE DURANGO TO STOP RUNNING WHILE IN A LOW IDLE AT STOP SIGNS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN. THIS IS ESTIMATED TO COST $700 TO $800 DEPENDING ON WHICH COMPUTER IS BAD. THIS IS OF MOST PRIORITY SINCE I DRIVE TO OTHER LOCATIONS FOR MY WORK. *LN

ON FEBRUARY 16, 2009 I WAS FILLING THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DODGE DURANGO. I HAD THE DISPENSER HANDLE DEPRESSED, BY HAND, TO FILL THE TANK; THE FUEL NOZZLE DID NOT HAVE A CATCH TO KEEP THE HANDLE DEPRESSED. THE AUTOMATIC FUEL CUTOFF ON THE DISPENSER FUNCTIONED AND STOPPED THE FLOW OF FUEL ONCE THE TANK WAS FULL. WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO FUEL CAME GUSHING OUT OF THE TANK, SPILLING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. LUCKILY I WAS STANDING OFF TO THE SIDE AND NOT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN SOAKED IN GASOLINE. I WOULD ESTIMATE 1/4 TO 1/2 OF A GALLON OF GAS CAME OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE DISPENSER, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT MANY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS SINCE. IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT THIS, I SLOW DOWN THE RATE OF FUEL FLOW TO WHERE BARELY ANY FUEL IS BEING DISPENSED, WHEN I BELIEVE THE TANK IS NEAR FULL. SOMETIMES I AM ABLE TO STOP THE FLOW IN TIME AND THERE IS NO SPILLAGE. OTHER TIMES THE FUEL GUSHES OUT OF THE TANK SPILLING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND AS IT HAS DONE BEFORE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THERE ARE MANY OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING FOR 2006 DODGE DURANGO'S AND OTHER YEAR MODELS OF THE DURANGO. I FOUND A RECALL FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2005 DODGE DURANGO'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL OF THE 2006 DURANGO TO DATE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS OF THIS OCCURRING: WHILE THIS HAS NOT CAUSE A FIRE OR SERIOUS DAMAGE TO DATE, HAD THERE BEEN A SPARK OR STATIC ELECTRICITY AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED, THIS WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY ENDANGERED NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT MY FAMILY AND EVERY ONE ELSE AT THE FILLING STATION.