Fuel gushed out of the tank and sprayed over the SUV and myself at the gas station when I was refueling my vehicle. This seems to be an ongoing safety problem with this make and model that has not been corrected by the manufacturer.
2007 Chrysler Aspen 4x4 fuel system complaints
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Whenever I fill the gas, once the pump stops and the tank is full about 1/2 gallon of gas comes back up and out of the fill hole. Spilling down the side of the vehicle and out onto the ground. This appears to be a regular problem with these. They did a recall on the jeep with the same problem.
When refueling the pump shuts off when it is full, but at least a gallon of gasoline sprays out all over the ground and auto. The pump clicks off when it is full, but then the gasoline starts pouring out.
Just purchased this vehicle used and at first fuel fill-up gas spewed out of tank at end of fill-up. I did not top off, and I was holding gas lever myself. As it shut off, a ton of fuel shot out of the tank all over me. I've read this is a common problem with this vehicle. Why is this not a recall?
Gas will spew from the tank when filling the tank. The pump shuts off correctly but gas comes rushing out, even if not completely filled.
Every time I fill this fuel tank, it spills back out when the auto cutoff engages. It even spilled back while doing it by hand! Can anyone say static ignition? I am also replacing a fuel pump for the second time!.
When I put fuel into the gas tank a large amount of gasoline gushes back out of the tank after I am finished fueling. This causes gasoline to splash back all over the person filling the vehicle, the ground and over the side of the vehicle. This happens at different gas stations, and does not matter how slow or how fast I fill the tank. It happens after the pump has stopped filling and is turned off and removing the nozzle. It does not matter if the pump automatically turn off, or if you shut of the fuel pump.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler aspen 4x4. The contact stated that whenever refueling, gasoline fuel would spray out of the filler neck haphazardly. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who advised that the failure was contributed to the fuel tank inlet valve. The vehicle was scheduled for repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Vehicle has been overflowing gas at the end of fillup. The pump shuts off as it should, but then gas overflows out. We are not topping off - this happens with the first shutoff of the gas pump. This at first happen periodically, but now happens every time, no matter where I am filling up. I am not over filling the vehicle by any means, in fact I can slow the pump down to a dribble and it will still "burp" out fuel all over the side of the vehicle and leaving a large puddle of gas on the ground. This is a huge safety issue and needs to be delt with by chrysler. I have talked to others personally that have the same issue and have read that many many others are having this same issue.
While refueling fuel will discharge out of filler tube when tank gets near full, this will happen if the auto shut off is used or if it is operated manually. The fuel will spray up to 3' away from vehicle and cover anything in general area. This happens every time vehicle is refueled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler aspen 4x4. The contact stated that while refueling, the filler tube inlet check valve failed, causing fuel to be projected onto the vehicle and the contact. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the fuel tank filler tube inlet check valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000. ..updated 01/30/13 *bf updated 2/4/2013
Starting at around 85,000 miles or so during filling of the gas tank, just before the fuel handle shut off engages, an enormous amount of fuel literally gushes back from the fuel tank, soaking the person filling the vehicle and the ground with what appears to be between a half gallon to a gallon of fuel. We have tried many different gas stations, manually filling up the tank, and even not completely filling up the tank all with the same result - alot of gas dumping back out onto people, the truck, and the ground. Given that gasoline is extremely flammable, and that it has been proven that sparks from static electricity and cell phones can easily ignite vapors, this is a very dangerous situation. Many people complain of the same issue with many chrysler products (jeep, durango, and aspen, mainly), and chrysler has instituted a recall on very very limited vehicles for this problem. I believe that all of the 2007 aspens and durangos, and possibly even more vehicles, should be recalled to fix this problem. The only way to fix the issue is to replace the entire gas tank, which is cost prohibitive for many people. I am surprised that there hasn't been any serious fires and/or fatalities due to this issue. Do we really need to wait for someone to be seriously hurt or die before taking action? No other car manufacturers seem to be having this problem with as much regularity as chrysler has. Given the tragic events that have unfolded over the past several days the last thing I want to hear about or experience is more children killed or seriously injured from a well known and documented problem. Please take a very serious look into this, and since I am lucky enough to have the ability to pay for a new gas tank I would be more than happy to give you the old one to verify the issue. Please take action before its too late!
As with many others, I too have had the problem with gas spitting out of the tank when fueling my 2007 chrysler aspen. This has occurred repeatedly over the past year and a half no matter what precautions I have tried (stopping repeatedly, adjusting the position of the nozzel, etc..). It's dangerous, harmful to skin/clothing/shoes, costly and downright embarrassing. After reading on the internet how common of an issue this is, I cannot believe that chrysler has not stood up and taken action on this - obviously they are not looking to build brand loyalty!
Just purchased a used 2007 chrysler aspen. When fueling to fill, gas pump shuts off, then large amount of gas overflows out, splashing skin, clothing, gas cap and pavement. Additional gas goes on hand when closing gas cap. Seems like this is a fire hazard, not to mention environmental hazard. Not "topping off", just allowing pump to shut off, which it does. The gas only overflows out after the pump shuts off. This has happened at multiple stations and was extra careful not to put the nozzle in too far. Have seen lots of complaints about this here. Why is there no official recall?
Fuel spills out all over during fillup no matter what gas station or how you try to fill it. Pump shut off kicks in but gas still pours out all over the place. It's difficult to even try to stop fueling before the tank fills up. Have tried slowing down the rate of delivery, changing angle of pump. Nothing prevents this. This is a chrysler problem, not consumer negligence. What's most shocking is that this has been a problem on durango's and aspen's (similar vehicle) for years and chrysler still hasn't fixed it. There are posts all over the internet on this. It is a significant safety issue, especially during a rollover (which I have been in once in the past). We have are a family of six and it makes me sick to think my family's safety is in jeopardy with this vehicle. Come on chrysler - this is nearly a $50,000 vehicle brand new. Stand up and take ownership for your mistake and quit blaming everyone else like fuel manufactures for ethanol etc. Ethanol was in fuel long before this vehicle and fuel system were manufactured. You most likely have a bad supplier - make them pay for it instead of those who are future vehicle buyers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler aspen 4x4. The contact stated that fuel would spit back onto the contact when refueling the vehicle. The dealer and manufacturer were notified, but denied any assistance with repairs to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 60,500.
I own a 2007 chrysler aspen that I can no longer fill the gas tank without fuel splashing out of the fill pipe near the end of filling. I started the complaint in dec, 2009 when I took it to the dealer. They replaced the rollover valve after keeping it overnight. I don't drive it around locally very often so the car sits in the garage a lot between highway trips. Several months later while on a trip, the same thing happened again. I've asked the dealer about it but get blank look as though they've never heard of that kind of a problem before. Apparently, after googling the problem, many people are having the same problem. It seems dangerous to me (after it splashed on me the first time it did it). Since then, I've learned to stand clear or cut off the fueling short of a fill.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler aspen 4x4. The contact stated that whenever dispensing fuel into the fuel tank to the full capacity, fuel would spew out of the filler neck and onto the ground. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they informed the contact that there was a faulty check valve that would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.
When filling my 2007 chrysler aspen I just bought 3/12/11 up with gas, the gas pump shuts off as it should when tank is full, then all of a sudden gas comes pouring back out. Tried three different gas stations still same result. Potential fire hazard and or explosion.
I own a 2007 chrysler aspen 4wd ltd. I am experiencing the following problem: gas overflowing from the tank during a fill-up. I first noticed this problem in january 2011 while fillup the tank afterwork. At first I thought there was a problem with the automatic shutoff valve @ the pump I was using or that I was doing something wrong @ the pump)like forcing a fuel top-off); but approx 1 wk later the same thing occurred but @ a different gas station. This is a very dangerous situation. The unknown affects of direct contact on the skin & the potential for being burnt. On 2/15/11, I was filling up gas @ the hess station & a significant amount of gas was expelled from the tank getting all over my hand, and jacket sleeve, the latest incident occurred yesterday (3/13/11). After yesterday's incident I decided to do some investigating on the internet & learned that I am not the only chrysler aspen / dodge durango owner with this problem. I plan to contact the dealership I purchased the car from tomorrow (3/15/11) now that I know what the problem is.
2007 chrysler aspen spills gas out at every fill up, unless I stop the nozzle in time. It shoots about 1/2 a gallon of gas back at me. Chrysler wants me to pay $800 for a new tank. Has been doing this for 3-4 months starting around november.
Purchased 2007 chrysler aspen at a local dealer in jan , have had vehicle 3 weeks and now in shop due to gasoline spillage when filling tank. All 3 times filled the tank gas splashed back all over my clothes and all over the ground. Now the dealership is making me pay for a gas tank. When I purchased the vehicle ,I purchased over $3000 of warranties and was told the vehicle was covered from front to back and top to bottom and now I am informed the tank is not covered . The tanks will cost me $800.00 and I don't think I should have to pay for this when it was a default . It looks like there has been many complaints for this happening and they should have been aware of this. This is probably one of the reasons the previous owners turned the vehicle back in for a trade. I was told I could if I did not want to pay for the tank , I could consider never topping off the gas tank, yeah right! I have not had to make my first payment yet on the vehicle until feb 22,2011. I really think I have been given a dirty deal.
2007 chrysler aspen spills gas when filling tank. I have tried stopping the pump before it shuts itself off automatically, but gas still pours down the side of the vehicle and/or shoots back at me. This has now happened five times in a row at different gas stations. This is incredibly dangerous.
An excessive amount of gas spills our of the filler neck when refueling the vehicle.
Every time I fill my gas tank on my 2007 chrysler aspen 4x4 a large amount of fuel shoots out of the tank when full, soaking any and everything within 2 feet of the vehicle with gasoline.
Due to a defective valve in gas tank that is supposed to keep tank from exploding during rollovers, approximately 1/2 gallon of gas gushes out of vehicle during fill up which goes down vehicle and all over person fueling. This is a 2007 chrysler aspen. Very dangerous and could cause potential harm or even death.
In filling the gas tank, as soon as the pump stops a considerable amount of gas comes shooting out of the tank. This even happens if I finish the final few gallons at a very slow pace of gas. This has happened on the last three fill ups and also happened a few times some months ago.
Every time I fill up my gas tank the gas pump shuts off normally but when I remove the gas nozzle from my tank a huge amount of gas comes spewing out and sprays the side of my truck as well as the gas pump. It sometimes sprays out as much as four feet away. This is a major fire hazard as well as safety hazard for me and anyone pumping gas in there own cars at the pump across from me. I have been to several different gas stations so as to rule out pump malfunctions and it happens every time at every gas station I visit. Seat belt buckles also shattered easily.
Everytime I feel up the gas tank it spews out gas all over the place. I have a 2007 aspen chyrsler.
2007 chrysler aspen overflows at the gas pump everytime. This creates a very big safety hazard at the pump.
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