Dodge Dakota fuel smell problems

Filed Aug 24, 2019 · Engine · 62,000 miles · SC

Ticking noise from exhaust manifold. Exhaust manifold bolts & studs prematurely broke! Leaking exhaust fumes are able to enter passenger cabin & cause a safety hazard! This issue needs a safety recall to replace exhaust manifold gaskets, bolts & studs that are of an improved grade to correct this factory installation safety issue on both left & right hand exhaust manifolds!!

Filed Jan 20, 2019 · Engine · 174,000 miles · LA

Exhaust manifold bolts broke causing exhaust fumes to filter into the cabin. The filtration of exhaust fume occurs whether the vehicle is in motion or stationary. According to dealer it is a common problem with this type of vehicle.

Filed Apr 21, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 130,000 miles · CA

Mine is the 2005 dodge dakota extra cab and the exhaust manifold bolts breaking/shearing at the engine block. This can cause (and it has) a ticking sound that gets louder as you accelerate. Once you hear the ticking sound, both sides of the engine are affected. This results in poor mileage, overheating, engine will stall at low idle, ultimately allowing exhaust fumes to enter the cabin, potentiallu, poisoning the occupants with carbon monoxide fumes. I took this vehicle to the dealer to have then replaced. The 1st dealer said it wasn't repairable. 2nd one said, 1400 $ per side to extract broken bolts at the rear of the exhaust manifold on both sides of my 4.7 . 3rd repair shop told me this very common on the 4.7 and he does about 10 a week. His price was 350 $ per size plus gasket and doughnut gasket at the collector. Hey! If this is such a common problem why are we dodge owners being hostage by having to make this repair ourselves and pay for it? It is an emmisions engineering underdesign that needs to be fixed and a recall needs to be issued. It is a design defect. Please investigate and get this situation corrected before some innocent child dies from carbon monoxide entering the cabin. Not to mention other potential hazards that may occur because the driver is overwhelmed by carbon monoxide and runs down 78 people because they passed out from the carbon monoixide filled cabin while driving. Please. Do. Something. Time is running out. Before somebody is killed.

Filed Aug 3, 2015 · 18,000 miles · CA

I bought my dodge dakota brand new from a dealer. I started to have problems with it almost immediately after purchase. I'll briefly list these failures. While driving in very cold weather (winter). I was driving with the heater on, a large volume of engine coolant came pouring out of the dashboard heater vents. This was repaired by the dealer. Within that same year the fuel gauge and check engine light would come on whenever the gas tank became half empty. At this point the fuel gauge would drop to zero fuel, corrects when gas cap is tightened or fuel is added. Plastic piece broke off in transmission at ~ 52,000 miles, I had it replaced and now have a crack in exhaust manifold which caused thermostat failure, water pump failure and leaking of all of the engine coolant. Unable to weld the manifold and mechanic had to install heat shield to prevent all of this from happening again. Now when I start the vehicle is sounds like it might explode! This horrendous noise softens after a few minutes. I don't run the heater anymore as I smell a very strong odor of exhaust fumes when heater fan is on. Vehicle occasionally shuts off when idling at ~500rpm.

Filed Jul 26, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 176,000 miles · NY

I was driving in a small neighborhood and I hear a very distinct ticking noise coming from the front passenger side, after I looked at the area I noticed that the exhaust manifold bolts and heat shield were broke . This can cause exhaust fumes to come into the car while driving and should be taken care of.

Filed Dec 2, 2014 · Fuel system · 121,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 dodge dakota. The contact stated that there was a fuel odor emitting outside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 00v199000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 121,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jun 22, 2012 · Fuel system · 54,235 miles · MD

I started the vehicle and instantly noticed a strong raw gas smell in the cab. Thinking it just overloaded by not starting it for a month, I waited for the smell to go away, but it didn't. Looking through the rear wheel well, I discovered the fuel hose from the top of the gas tank had split and was spewing gasoline all around and under the bed of the truck. Just turning on the key, which starts the fuel pump and pressurizes the fuel line, causes gas to be discharged at a high rate. The truck is in excellent condition, well maintained, and has just 54,000 miles on it. I am glad I didn't drive on the highway with it; the potential for a fire and/or explosion while driving or sitting still at an intersection could case harm to not only myself, but other drivers around me.

Filed Oct 18, 2010 · Fuel system · 120,000 miles · CO

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 dodge dakota. Upon starting the vehicle, the contact noticed a strong fuel odor. The contact shut the vehicle off and discovered fuel leaking under the vehicle. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 120,000. Updated 02/03/11*lj updated 03/17/11

Filed Jul 10, 2006 · Fuel system · 4,600 miles · 00

While driving at 40 MPH with 46,500 kilometers a strong fuel odor had been noticed gas gauge drop from just under three quarters to below half .complaint about fuel system and really bad gas mileage. And carbon residue on exhaust seem to have been ignored by dealer.

Filed May 7, 2005 · Fuel system · CA · fire

My 1997 dodge dakota caught fire under the hood, with the only warning being the strong smell of gasoline, while being driven down the road.