2010 Dodge Challenger: gas smell in the cabin

Filed Feb 21, 2021 · Fuel system · 608,958 miles · AZ

Problem: fuel fumes in the cabin of my 2010 challenger stationary and in motion (city and highway). The fuel tank is located under the rear seat in dodge challengers, chargers and the chrysler 300. Internet searches regarding fuel fumes in the cabin revealed numerous complaints regarding fuel pump o-ring leaks. There are u-tube videos available for the home mechanic. However, it is unreasonable to expect that an owner perform this repair due to the exposure to gasoline and the possibility of fire or explosion. My challenger is a limited edition mopar10 with meticulous maintenance at the dealership when it was purchased. It had only 60,958 miles when I took it to the dealership on 01/28/21. They had to replace the fuel pump o-rings at a cost of $396.00 ($96 in parts and $300 in labor). I have never had this problem in any vehicle that I have owned, new or used, since 1978. The exposure to gasoline fumes is a well known health hazard especially in a closed environment such as a vehicle cabin. For the car with only 60k miles with meticulous maintenance being performed by one dealership and a safety issue with many complaints on the internet, warrants an investigation of dodge and chrysler repair records on this issue. A $400 repair is 25% parts and 75% labor. I respectfully submit that a recall has be issued. Please note that my dodge dealer has been exceptional regarding customer care. However, they did not offer to repair this defect free of cost because no recall exists on this issue. My dealership is jim click dodge in tucson, arizona. The repair invoice number is ddcs759163. You have my permission to use my personal data on this invoice to create a recall. Thank-you, randy sturgeon, retired federal law enforcement agent.

Filed Oct 17, 2020 · Fuel system · 120,000 miles · NM

Strong gas smell inside the car when parked or driving fogs the windshield leading to poor visibility got a diagnostic done by meineke turns out it's due to cracked fuel pumps had it repaired at a cost of $1000 turns out there are 8 similar complaints on the website I believe your institution should do a recall since it's a danger to the driver and the public

Filed May 29, 2018 · Fuel system · 60,000 miles · MD

One of the two fuel pumps in my 2010 dodge challenger had some sort of crack and started leaking. It has right over 60,000 miles on it. We keep this car in the garage attached to are home. We came home one day right after we filled the gas tank up on the car and we smelled gas when we came home that day and we thought it was on elf the other things in the garage so we removed that thing. The next morning we woke up and the smell came in the house so I went online and started looking up gas smells from 2010 challenger and found a forum of challenger car owners from 2009-2012 and they all said it was their fuel pump leaking so I went home and hoped the sweat up and cover and share enough the fuel pump was leaking gas and it was dripping all over and running don the tank we removed the car from the garage and it never went away we contacted the dealer and said it was not under warranty and would not help us even though there is a fault in the pumps in the cars.

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · 87,000 miles · NE

It was observed that a gas smell was noticed while in my car when parked in the garage and threw out my vehicle cabin. After a day or so I called the dodge dealership and requested to bring it in due to a strong gas vapor smell coming from my vehicle. They say it is not a problem. Had my fuel system replaced and still have the same problem. I feel I am driving a car bomb and am just waiting for it to explode. I feel that the company has no respect for the people who buy their cars.also while driving on my way home doing about 60 MPH in the right lane on the expressway and the car completely shutdown, the engine light came on, I couldn't even steer the car, the steering wheel locked up, breaks locked up , had to let the car coast into the emergency lane, luckly there weren't any cars in front or behind me. Which could have been fatal. While in the emergency lane put the car in park turned off their ignition, turned on the ignition put the car in drive and the car wouldn't move, put it back in park turned the ignition off again, started it again put in drive. But still kept staling had to have it put on a trailer and hauled back to dealership. They still could not find anything wrong with it . No codes would show up and they wouldn't do anything unless a code showed up. Deathtraps are what these are.

Filed May 18, 2015 · Fuel system · 89,000 miles · TX

It was observed that a gas smell was noticed while in my car when parked in the garage and threw out my vehicle cabin. After a day or so I called the dodge dealership and requested to bring it in due to a strong gas vapor smell coming from my vehicle. They acted very unconcerned and said no appointment was available until the following week. Same day I took my care to a service shop and asked them to run a diagnostics check to locate the smell. After a hour the service repair man located and found that my right rear fuel module was leaking gas underneath my right passenger rear back seat. Immediately I called back to the dodge dealership and explained the health hazard of driving around in a car bomb. At that point I was requested to bring my vehicle into the dealership. Come to find out that the problem was caused by the fuel tank itself. The new plastic gas tanks they use sometimes shift from over ex-poser to the weather elements and broke the seal of the o - ring to the fuel module that is connected to my gas tank. The service manager explained that it was a common issue with the new gas tanks and they will have to replace my gas tank and fuel module to fix the defect.