2006 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE HAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THIS RESULTS IN A SAFETY HAZARD WHEREBY UPON FILLING THE GAS TANK, GAS SPRAYS BACK OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE ON TO THE PERSON FILLING THE GAS. IF THIS OCCURS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A SIGNIFICANT FIRE/EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR. THE SAME ISSUE RESULTED IN A RECALL ON 2005 DODGE DURANGO VEHICLES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 09V-003 (H45). IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS, CHRYSLER'S RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK ISSUE WAS ESTIMATED BY CHRYSLER TO IMPACT LESS THAN 20% OF VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT IN REALITY, IN EXCESS OF 50% OF VEHICLES INSPECTED REQUIRED REPAIR (PER THE 9/30/10 CHRYSLER RECALL QUARTERLY REPORT). PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING CLIP AS THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE MODEL YEAR 2007 AS WELL. (HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FS5U63CN-II)

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE DURANGO WITH APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES. WHEN I FILL THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE GUSHES OUT OF THE FUEL OPENING WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I REFUEL STARTING A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT IS THE SAME THING THAT THE 2005 DURANGOS WERE RECALLED FOR. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR WHICH DODGE SHOULD BE HELP ACCOUNTABLE. THE 2005 RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V003000 AND 09V003000 IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT DODGE AND NHTSA IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION FOR A RECALL. *TR

FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AFTER FILLING THE TANK TO FULL AND NOZZLE CLICKED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL 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

REFERENCES RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V003000 FOR 2005 DODGE DURANGO FUEL SYSTEM. MY 2006 DODGE DURANGO HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS LISTED IN THE 2005 RECALL. A LOCAL DODGE DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THE DEFECTED FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE AND STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY IN MY DURANGO. DODGE WILL NOT COVER THE TOTAL COST OF THIS SAFETY REPAIR SINCE THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THE 2006 AND DODGE TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. I AM URGING THE NHTSA TO RE-ELEVATE THE 300+ COMPLAINTS AND EXTEND THE RECALL TO THE 2006 DURANGO AND OTHERS. MY 2006 DURANGO FUEL SYSTEM DEFECT BEGAN IN JUNE 2010 WITH THE MOST RECENT HAZARDOUS INCIDENT OCCURRING IN DECEMBER 2010. THE SHUT OFF SEEMS TO HAVE DECLINED TO THE POINT THAT THE GAS NOW SPRAYS OUT OF THE TANK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SAFETY MATTER. I BECAME COVERED IN GASOLINE AS THE GAS SPRAYED LIKE A HOSE OUT ONTO MY COAT AND HAIR. MY HAIR LATER TOUCHED MY EYE AND MY EYE WAS STINGING FROM WHERE THE GAS MUST HAVE TOUCHED MY CONTACT LENS. MY DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME AT THE TIME AND WE BOTH HAD TO SMELL THE POTENT FUMES FROM THE GAS ON MY CLOTHES. I HAD TO THROW MY FLEECE COAT IN THE TRASH. I AM FORTUNATE I DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH A SPARK OR IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT MY CLOTHES ON FIRE. THE POTENTIAL HAZARD OF COLD WEATHER AND STATIC ELECTRICITY IS A REALITY WITH GASOLINE. I AM ALARMED THAT DODGE WOULD NOT SUBMIT A RECALL ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AFTER 2005. THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER THAT DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I CANNOT FILL MY DURANGO GAS TANK TO THE FULL MARK WITHOUT THE ERUPTION OF GAS COMING FROM THE TANK. IT STARTED OUT AS A SPILLAGE BUT NOW IT SPILLS AND SPRAYS OUT. OTHER OWNERS SHOULD BE WARNED SO THAT A FIRE, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH DOES NOT OCCUR.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL FILLING IN 2006 DODGE DURANGO'S. WHEN FILLING, FUEL BACKWASHES OUT OF THE FUEL OPENING AFTER THE PUMP STOPS FUELING. THIS OVERSPILL OCCURS EVERY TIME, AND ALSO TIMES WHEN I TRY TO STOP FUELING BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I DON'T FILL THE DURANGO VERY OFTEN (I DON'T DRIVE IT MUCH), BUT STARTED TO OCCUR LAST YEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE DURANGO AND WHEN YOU FILL THE FUEL TANK, FUEL GUSHES OUT OF THE PIPE WHEN THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME. IT IS THE SAME THING THAT THE 2005 DURANGOS WERE RECALLED FOR. I'D LIKE MINE RECALLED. 2005 RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V003000 AND 09V003000. THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE INLET CHECK VALVE MAY NOT FULLY CLOSE AT THE END OF REFUELING. THIS COULD ALLOW SOME FUEL TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF REFUELING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND ON OR JUST COMPLETELY OFF. SIMPLY PUSHING ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. I DISASSEMBLED THE OLD SWITCH, AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE SURFACE MOUNT COMPONENT OF THE SWITCH CAME LOOSE ON ONE CORNER AND ALLOWED INTERMITTENT CONTACT WITH THE CIRCUIT. EPOXY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE FIXED IT, BUT FOR $40, I JUST REPLACED THE PART MYSELF. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL LIKELY USING THE SAME PART. *TR

2006 DODGE DURANGO OVERFLOWS FUEL WHEN FILLING TO FULL STATUS. I CURRENTLY STOP FILLING VEHICLE TO AVOID THE SPILL OF FUEL AND NOT GETTING ALL OVER MY CLOTHING. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY OCCURRENCE WHEN FILLING VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE HEMI ENGINE, THE PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE IS EVERY TIME I FILL THE CAR WITH FUEL AFTER THE PUMP CLICKS OFF THE FUEL BLOWS OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND SPRAYS ON TO YOUR CLOTHES AND ON THE GROUND THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EACH TIME I FILL UP, NO MATTER WHERE I PURCHASE FUEL. APPROXIMATELY 8 OUNCES OF FUEL SPILLS OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. *LN