I’ve been smelling fuel inside the car after filling up and around the rear driver side tire and found fuel leaking in the front of that driver side rear tire. I removed the back seats to find fuel sitting on top of the fuel level valve. I dried up everything and unplugged the fuel pump electrical connector to find fuel leaking from the plug itself. I’ve been having issues with me passing out after filling up my car and after me finding this it makes me believe this is the issue to my health problems.
2016 Dodge Charger fuel system complaints
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One of the pins on the fuel pump & associated harness got hot enough to melt a hole in the top of the fuel pump causing it to leak gas.
One of the pins on the fuel pump & associated harness got hot enough to melt a hole in the top of the fuel pump causing it to leak gas.
Kept smelling gas after filling up and off and on . Did a fill up and gas was so strong had to call a tow truck. Dealership said fuel pump assembly connector had high resistance causing the top of the fuel pump to melt.
My gas pry just takes off and I can't stop it
I have been smelling a strong gas odor while driving on the road especially when the tank is full. Today while parked in my driveway I noticed a puddle of gas under the car too. The puddle was under the left rear seat. After some research I found a very common problem with these cars seems to be the fuel pump under the rear seat (where my 6 and 7 year old kids sit). I pulled up the rear seat and found the pump is leaking through the electrical connector and large amount of gas is pooled on top of the pump!! I used dozens of paper towels to soak it up and it just kept coming out. The electrical connector is also brown/burned near a couple of the probes indicating the gas is causing a short within the plug!! I unplugged the connector and found that the gas is actually spewing out from inside the connector on the pump, where the prongs are. Researching online I see multiple of the same complaints that the plastic top of the pump cracks, and there is even a website that sells a metal cover to help protect the fuel pump cover! I see multiple people complaining about this very dangerous condition in chrysler vehicles and yet nothing is being done about it. The more research I'm doing online the more reports I am finding regarding fires occurring in minor collisions that should not end that way. Including a report of 4 passengers burned to death, and some vehicles that combusted after being parked. This is barely a 4 year old vehicle and no way should a fuel pump housing be brittle and cracked like this already. Photos are attached.
While in motion on the highway, my check engine light kept popping on and off. My vehicle started to feel like it was losing power whenever I began to accelerate. It does drive but it makes a very loud, unsettling noise when driving. It sounds very loud even when I am sitting in park. The vehicle is normally silent when sitting in park and driving. I am smelling something very unusual as well when driving. My car was sent to frisco chrysler dodge jeep ram in frisco, tx a few days after this happened and I was told that they were receiving a code p0430 which meant there are issues with my catalytic converter. I was told that over 800,000 vehicles in the dodge make had been recalled this year due to this same thing. I was told my car couldn't be repaired at the moment as they were unsure as to what actually needed to be fixed. I am a single mother and I am afraid that my car is going to quit on me any day. I am being told there is an active recall on dodge vehicles for this but my particular vehicle isn't part of the recall. How is that possible when it's the same thing? In april and july of this year while driving on the freeway, my car began to shake excessively. I pulled over to see if it would stop and it didn't so I slowly made my way over to freedom chrysler dodge jeep ram by ed morse in duncanville, tx where I was told that my ignition coils are failing and eventually all of them will fail as this is common is dodge vehicles. If this is a known common problem, why are these vehicles still being sold? Why hasn't this been fixed? I have spent over $800 in repairs on this car and it's only a 2016. I did not expect to have problems this soon on such a new car.
Fuel smell in car and dying after fill up fuel leaking from right rear wheel well on police charger for town of roland
As reported on at least 7 other cars, the electrical connection on top of the fuel pump heated up so much a hole was melted in the plastic allowing fuel to escape the tank and sit in a puddle under the back seat. The odor of gas was too strong to remain in the car. Police patrol unit, natchez police, #260. This vehicle was serviced by the city barn 3/1 and no problem was detected. The problem became noticed over the weekend. The attached picture shows the heat scorching within the electrical connection and the invasive hole around the right most pin.
Fuel leaks after fuel tank is filled parked or driving, strong fuel smell while driving, check engine light comes on. Inspected vehicles..(this is the 3rd 2016 charger in our fleet that has had this concern) found fuel pump cover plate has a hole burnt in it next to and around fuel pump electrical connector. I have included pictures of two fuel pump covers.. Note: vehicles had between 45,000-72,000 miles.
The wiring harness above the fuel pump became hot enough to melt a hole in the top of the fuel tank cover and allow fuel to escape out of the tank, under the back seat, through the electrical connection. This was reported to a dealer, 6/20/17, who replaced the wiring harness and fuel pump. This was the second of now 7 cars, this one being called unit 258.
The wiring harness above the fuel pump became hot enough to melt a hole in the top of the fuel tank cover and allow fuel to escape out of the tank, under the back seat, through the electrical connection. The attached picture is the burn on the inside the of tank. Dodge is aware of this enough that when they sell a new pump to replace they supply a new wiring harness which we think moves the ground. In additon on this car, which we will call 261, the filter on the passenger side was examined. A sensor connection in the side of the filter shows signs of heat. This is the sixth car this fuel pump pin hole melt has occured on, from 2012 to 2016 models.
Se apag mientras manejaba por lo que se remplazo de bomba de gasolina en agosto 2017 y de nuevo en junio de 2018 encendi la luz del motor en el panel, ruido fuerte en el motor. Remplazo de tapa de bloque septiembre 2017 y de nuevo en junio de 2018
After filling my charger up with premium fuel, it immediately stalls without warning while I am driving, I lose the power steering and I am unable restart it right away. It happens every time I fill up, and I have paid over $500 dollars to the dealership to trouble shoot it, and they do not have a clue. Very dangerous feeling. Someone will be killed from this issue, it comes at varying times.
After filling up the gas tank, the vehicle will stall for no apparent reason. It will restart but immediately stall again causing me to restart it again. It will do so 5 to 10 times before running normally again. It doesn't seem to matter at what speed but mostly at slower speeds. I have been caught in lanes on the freeway and it could lead to a very dangerous situation especially here in california. This car has been babied and has less than 25,000 miles on it.
Strong smell of raw fuel after car was delivered on march 4, 2016. There is a leak in the fuel system which has not yet been rectified by the dealership as of march 17, 2016. When the car is running, you can smell fuel (raw gas). It actually was coming in to the cabin via the fresh air vents on the dash. It's worse when the car is parked or at a stop light. I detected what I thought was a loose fuel line but dealership has not yet stated whether that is the problem. They replaced a fuel rail but fuel smell did not go away. This was a serious fire hazard.
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