When attempting to fill the tank with gas, even on near-empty tank, gas pump clicks off and gas spills out and runs down the body of the car onto the ground. Dodge issued a recall for durango and other chrysler vehicles for a faulty check valve in the tank but not for my car (caravan). I'd like to lodge a complaint. Dodge tells me that fixing this problem will cost me $1720 for a new gas tank. I believe dodge should fix it for me because it is dangerous to have gas spill out when attempting to fill.
2006 Dodge Caravan fuel system complaints
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The 2006 dodge grand caravan cannot be refueled at the gas station because of vapor not releasing in the gas tank. This is a common problem at the dealership and they want a large amount of money to replace the gas tank.
When I fill the gas tank up, the van stalls after a couple of minutes of driving. At first, I thought that I had gotten some gas with water in it at the gas station. But then it happened again. Then I thought that maybe it had something to do with topping the tank off. So, I don't top it off anymore, but I am still having the same stalling problem.
Every time after filling up the gas, the car dies on road after less than .5 mile driving. However, it can be restarted again after several minutes.
06 dodge caravan (fmi handicap conversion)- issue spewing gasoline: >filled up approx 9am aug 4th 2011 > parked at residence > 2pm preparing to go out-of-town > heard humming from left rear > noticed gas cap appear "cross-threaded" & was "hissing" > me in a electric wheelchair, parked facing cap > my son turned cap > gas spewed out like a fire hydrant point blank in my face > gas did not just spray, it spewed out over a half a tank, spewing it 18-20 feet, lasting about a minute. > dodge mfg srv ctr said (troy), "not sure what caused it, we think it was a closed solenoid purge valve cause mech blew in it & couldn't get no air through it" > I said "you think?!" > he (troy) stated..."all we can say is, go fill it up, drive it around, & see if it does it again" > no error code nor did the "check engine" light ever come on...it should have! Note: I'm a 42yr completely disabled [muscular dystrophy-no movement in legs/arms/body], I'm in a electric wheelchair...I have no choice but to use the van, but no one has given me a certain diagnosis, no one knows what could cause the gas to build so much pressure. The cap can't be "cross-threaded", there was so much pressure it in the process of blowing up....thank god it didn't! Please help?
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