2001 Chrysler Town and Country: fuel leak

Filed Dec 8, 2017 · Fuel system · 90,000 miles · MI

Fuel rail cap leaking gas intermittently . Fire safety hazard and environment issue... Contacted chrysler with no success and pointed out that the fuel rail design on my 2001 town and country 3.8 liter aluminum intake engine is the the same fuel rail design as the 2000 model that has a recall for gas leaks and fire. Chrysler would not extended the recall to my 2001 town and country 3.8 liter . To the federal safety agency ,please put my 2001 town and country 3.8 liter on the recall list so chrysler will fix this design ,fire hazard and environment issues at their cost. **as a note the similar model years 03-07 3.8 liter chrysler and dodge minivans, chrysler engineering re-designed this fuel rail and completely removed the fuel rail cap that leaks so frequently .. Hummm....... See attached pdf for model year 2000 recall

Filed Oct 23, 2017 · Fuel system · 120,000 miles · MI

2001 town and country limited 3.8 liter engine . **engine fuel rail fuel leakage and failure**. Getting raw gas pooling on the top of the engine leaking from the fuel rail cap on the top of the end of the fuel rail(driver side of rail). I looked into this issue on earlier models and the 2000 model had the same problem with the fuel rail and **there was a recall for the year 2000 ** I have that same exact fuel rail on my 2001 van but chrysler would not fix it?? They told me my 2001 van was not on the recall list. ** this fuel leak is **dangerous! Could catch fire leaking on the top of the engine. This should be a recall for my 2001 town and country 3.8 liter engine. I have not fix this because of the high cost and a manufacture safety issue . If my van catches fire because of this I want this record. I tried many hours with chrysler dealer and chrysler corporate to get this fuel rail leak fixed by them with not success. ** please help me with this to get my 2001 van covered by the prior fuel rail recall. Thank you in advance for any help.

Filed Jan 1, 2011 · Fuel system · 159,256 miles · IL

Fuel filler neck assembly was badly rusted and had to be replaced to prevent fuel leaking and keep air pollution control system operational.

Filed Jun 24, 2002 · Fuel system · IA

Consumer is concerned with a potential gas leak which may occur if the vehicle is involved in a frontal collision at a low speed, consumers vehicle was manfacturerd prior to the time the manufacturer redesigned and began installing replacement parts to correct the problem, consumer is requesting that the part be replaced or be given a new vehicle entirely that does not have a gas leak problem.

Filed Feb 22, 2002 · Fuel system · IA

The insurance institute for highway safety has conducted two 40 MPH crash tests and both resulted in a fuel leak. They determined that "a weakness in the design of a circular fitting where the fuel lines exit the fuel tank". Chrysler redesigned and began.

Filed Jul 18, 2001 · Electrical · VA · crash · fire

Crash test by the insurance institute for highway safety shows that fuel leak after an offset frontal crash resulted in a catastrophic fire.