2006 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED DURING REFUELING, THE AUTOMATIC FUEL NOZZLE SHUTS OFF, AND THE FUEL WOULD SPRAY OUT OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK ONTO HIS CLOTHING AND GROUND. THE SPILLAGE CONSISTED OF APPROXIMATELY ONE GALLON OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL RELATED TO THE SIMILAR DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP); AND 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DRIVE TO ANY GAS STATION, WITH GAS GAUGE ON ANYWHERE FROM EMPTY TO A QUARTER FULL. INSERT GAS PUMP NOZZLE INTO VEHICLE WITH NORMAL CARE. START TO PUMP GAS. ACTIVATE THE "NO HANDS" LEVER. WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOPS. A FEW SECONDS LATER, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS BURPS BACK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ENOUGH FUEL IS SPILLED TO WASH ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SPLASH ONTO THE OPERATOR. AN IGNITION SOURCE WOULD CAUSE QUITE A FIRE. THIS SPILL HAS HAPPENED REGULARLY FOR A FEW YEARS AND THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT IT IS TO INTENTIONALLY STOP THE PUMP BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL. THIS IS NOT AN OPERATOR ISSUE - IT HAPPENS TO WHOMEVER PUMPS THE GAS, AT ANY GAS STATION. IT HAS HAPPENED FOR A FEW YEARS. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THE REPAIR, I SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, AND EVEN VIDEOS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE. SO I FINALLY DECIDED TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE MIX.

I HAVE 06 DODGE DURANGO,WIPER COME ONE AND OFF ,HEAD LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF, THERE WAS A RECALL IN A PART IN DASH SO I TOOK IT TO DEALER TO REPAIR AND TO ALSO FIX LIGHT AND WIPERS AND THEY SAID MAYBE RECALL PART FIXED EVERYTHING,WELL IT DIDN'T SO I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY CANT FIND PROBLEM,NOW LIGHTS STILL BLINK WIPERS STILL COME ON AND OFF AND HEATER AND AIR DOESN'T BLOW NOW THEY SAID IM NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE PART THAT IT NEEDS ,SO THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 430.00 FOR A 10.00 PART SO I BOUGHT IT MYSELF AND PUT IT ON AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK .I HAVE EX. WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD IF THE LIGHTS GOT WORSE TO BRING IT BACK IN WELL I DID AND THEY SAID THEY CANT HELP ME,WELL I FILL LIKE IM JUST GETTING A RUN AROUND AND MY DURANGO IS A RECALL ITSELF. *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE DURANGO THAT I PURCHASED NEW. AFTER REACHING 60,000 MILES, THE FUEL SYSTEM BEGAN OVERFILLING AND SPILLING OUT ON THE GROUND. AT FIRST IT WAS ONLY OCCASIONALLY BUT NOW IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I REFUEL. WHEN THE PUMP SHUTS OFF, A STRONG BURST OF GASOLINE SPRAYS OUT OF THE TANK. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL SYSTEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ADDING GASOLINE TO THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SPILL OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE FULL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,600. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF UPDATED 12/14/11 *CN

MY 2006 DURANGO HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, MY WIFE REPORTED TO ME ON THREE OCCASIONS THAT WHEN SHE FILLS UP THE GAS TANK, THE GAS COMES SPEWING OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND, CAR, GAS PUMP AND ANYTHING ELSE WITHIN A FEW FEET OF THE NOZZLE. I WITNESSED IT FOR MYSELF YESTERDAY. UNBELIEVABLY DANGEROUS! I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE 2005 MODEL OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I FOUND MANY PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2006 DURANGOS. THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT (OR WORSE). WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I'VE HEARD ESTIMATES OF $600-$900 FOR ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THIS WIDE-SPREAD SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WHICH UPON FILLING WITH GASOLINE WILL OVERFLOW INSTEAD OF CUTTING OFF WHEN FULL. THE FUEL WILL SHOOT OUT OF THE OPENING ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOW FOR AWHILE. *TR

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I FILLED MY GAS TANK AND GAS CAME SHOOTING OUT OF THE TANK ONCE THE SHUTOFF VALVE CLICKED OFF. IT SPRAYED ALL OVER MY CLOTHES, DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ONTO THE CONCRETE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A FAULTY GAS PUMP, BUT IT HAPPENED AT FOUR DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. I LEARNED LATER THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL ASSEMBLY AT MY OWN COST. I KNOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE FILLING UP MY GAS TANK KNOWING I MIGHT GET COVERED WITH GAS AND POSSIBLY BE NEAR AN IGNITION SOURCE. *TR

AT THE END OF REFUELING THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A BURST OF GASOLINE THAT SPRAYS OUT OF THE FUEL NECK AND SOAKS THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE GROUND AND THE PERSON REFUELING IF THEY ARE STANDING NEXT TO THE VEHICLE. SAME AS RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE YEAR PRIOR (05V034000). *TR

FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AFTER FILLING THE TANK TO FULL AND NOZZLE CLICKED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I NO LONGER FILL UP ALL THE WAY TO PREVENT ANY MORE OVERFLOWS AND POTENTIAL FIRES. PROBLEM IS SAME AS 2005 RECALL BUT DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT A RECALL FOR 2006 DURANGO. *TR