2006 Dodge Durango: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jan 27, 2020 · Engine · 253,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge durango. The contact stated that the front of the vehicle was completely engulfed in flames while parked in her employer's parking lot. The fire department came and put out the flames. There was no police report filed and the contact was told it was her responsibility to have the vehicle towed. The front end was charred and burned out. There were no injuries. The dealer and manufacturer had not been contacted yet. The failure mileage was 253,000.

Filed Jul 12, 2018 · 119,500 miles · FL · fire

Son was driving vehicle, turned on front A/C noticed it was not working but the back A/C was functioning, turned off front A/C. After he had turned off the A/C noticed smoke and fire through vent - pulled into a parking lot , ran into walgreen's to get water to put out fire, went back in a 2nd time bought more water by then car was in flames - fire department called by store manager when they arrived they were able to put fire out - car interior completely destroyed - windows, front & back windshields all gone - thankfully son is okay. Vehicle had approximately 119,500

Filed Nov 4, 2015 · Fuel system · 121,000 miles · NJ

Each time I fill up my gas tank when the pump kicks off gas spills out of the tank onto the ground. Dodge says they are aware of the problem but because my vehicle is listed as "restricted" in their data base they cant tell me exactly what restricted means only that it may have been classified as a total loss at some point. I purchased the vehicle used but had no issues registering it or insuring it in nj. Dodge says there is a lifetime warranty on this problem but because it is not a recall they refuse to make the repair for me because of my vehicles "restricted" status so I guess if I am refueling and gas spills out and catches the place on fire dodge wont care I would like to file a complaint this should be a recall and not just a warranty issue there is a significant chance of someone getting severely burned or killed if this spill happens near an ignition source. Please advise me of my next course of action.

Filed Aug 13, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 73,000 miles · FL · fire

We were driving our 2006 dodge durango for about 5 minutes when all of a sudden the dash board lights started flashing. My husband was able to veer off the road on a side street and coast down into a parking lot. By this point the car was completely unresponsive. Smoke started to come out of the vehicle vents on the dashboard. We thought maybe a part broke at first. My husband opened the hood and there was no visible fires and not a lot of smoke. Smoke started coming more and more quickly out of the vents. We got our 3 children out of the car. By this point smoke was billowing out. My husband ran into a building and called for help. The business gave us a fire extinguisher and called the fire department. As my husband ran back to the durango flames he saw the dashboard start to collapse. Next thing we knew flames were flying up the front window. He used the fire extinguisher on it. The fireman arrived and helped make sure the fire was completely out.

Filed Jan 17, 2012 · Fuel system · 27,500 miles · AZ

When refilling the fuel tank the nozzle on the hose from the gasoline dispenser does not click on and stop the flow of fuel once the tank is full resulting in approximately 8 ounces of gasoline being regurgitated back out of the tank and onto the side of the vehicle onto the person standing there fueling the car and then onto the ground. In my opinion this poses a grave safety hazard in that this overflow may ignite and injure the person filling the vehicle plus cause a rather large fire when the vehicle and surrounding items at the station also go up in flames.this has happened at several different filling stations and I was advised last friday (1/13/2012) by an attendant at t sam's club filling station that this is a common occurrence for durangos of the age of mine. I stopped by avondale dodge (where I purchased the vehicle new) on my way home to discuss this problem and they gave me a 800 number to call that I've been getting a run around about the problem so far.

Filed Aug 15, 2011 · Brakes, Electrical · 2 miles · WA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge durango. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH down hill the brakes were depressed and smoke emitted from the brakes and smelled as if they were on fire. The contact was forced to drive onto the emergency lane. The check engine and air bag lights began to illuminate intermittently. The contact was concerned that there was no air bag in the vehicle. The brakes were currently making a grinding noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer repeatedly where they continued to turn the warning lights off; however, the manufacturer was not notified. The dealer took the vehicle to another dealership for diagnostic testing and advised the contact that the catalytic converter failed and she would be responsible for half of the repair cost. The failures occurred immediately after she purchased the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 2 and the current mileage was 91,000.

Filed Mar 14, 2011 · Fuel system · 40,000 miles · NC

Everytime I put gas in my tank and is almost full I get a shower of gas on me, the car, the floor. This is getting to be ridiculous, I have had to come home and change clothes because of the fuel spill. Are we waiting for someone to catch on fire or have someone killed before this issue gets resolved. The 2005 durango has the same defect and it was recalled. Please anyone do something about it before somebody gets injured or killed.

Filed Mar 14, 2011 · Fuel system · 40,000 miles · NC

Everytime I put gas in my tank and is almost full I get a shower of gas on me, the car, the floor. This is getting to be ridiculous, I have had to come home and change clothes because of the fuel spill. Are we waiting for someone to catch on fire or have someone killed before this issue gets resolved. The 2005 durango has the same defect and it was recalled. Please anyone do something about it before somebody gets injured or killed.

Filed Mar 14, 2011 · Fuel system · 40,000 miles · NC

Everytime I put gas in my tank and is almost full I get a shower of gas on me, the car, the floor. This is getting to be ridiculous, I have had to come home and change clothes because of the fuel spill. Are we waiting for someone to catch on fire or have someone killed before this issue gets resolved. The 2005 durango has the same defect and it was recalled. Please anyone do something about it before somebody gets injured or killed.

Filed Jan 5, 2011 · Fuel system · 61,000 miles · RI · 1 injury

References recall the federal safety agency campaign number 09v003000 for 2005 dodge durango fuel system. My 2006 dodge durango has the same defect as listed in the 2005 recall. A local dodge dealer has inspected and confirmed the defected fuel system gasoline and storage tank assembly in my durango. Dodge will not cover the total cost of this safety repair since there is not a recall on the 2006 and dodge told me to file a complaint with the federal safety agency. I am urging the federal safety agency to re-elevate the 300+ complaints and extend the recall to the 2006 durango and others. My 2006 durango fuel system defect began in june 2010 with the most recent hazardous incident occurring in december 2010. The shut off seems to have declined to the point that the gas now sprays out of the tank. This is a very serious and dangerous safety matter. I became covered in gasoline as the gas sprayed like a hose out onto my coat and hair. My hair later touched my eye and my eye was stinging from where the gas must have touched my contact lens. My daughter was with me at the time and we both had to smell the potent fumes from the gas on my clothes. I had to throw my fleece coat in the trash. I am fortunate I did not come in contact with a spark or it would have caught my clothes on fire. The potential hazard of cold weather and static electricity is a reality with gasoline. I am alarmed that dodge would not submit a recall on the affected vehicles after 2005. This is a safety matter that dodge needs to address. I cannot fill my durango gas tank to the full mark without the eruption of gas coming from the tank. It started out as a spillage but now it spills and sprays out. Other owners should be warned so that a fire, serious injury or death does not occur.

Filed Sep 20, 2010 · Fuel system · 40,000 miles · NY

My 2006 durango has the common fuel over-flowing problem. Upon completion of fill up it overflows a good amount of fuel, often soaking gas attendant, myself and truck. Gas station attendant claims that these trucks all overflow like that and they are a big problem. Its going to be an even bigger problem once one of these ignites into flames!

Filed May 4, 2010 · Fuel system · 70,000 miles · FL

Fuel tank overflow I have a 2006 dodge durango that has in the past 2 months developed a problem. Every time I fill up with gas (even at different stations), my gas tank over fills and gas is "gushing" out and a good amount is lost. This is a very unsafe situation due to every time I fill up gas runs down the side of my truck and creates a puddle on the ground which could catch on fire! I have done some research and discover a recall id# 58886 which seems to describe the same exact situation I am having. Unfortunate for me, this recall was for 2005 dodge durango's and not 2006. I believe a recall should be initiated for the 2006's as I have seen a lot of postings in forums of many 2006 durango's experiencing the same problem, it appears to be a factory defect as it just started two months ago after about 70,000 miles.