2005 Dodge Grand Caravan: engine stalls while driving

Filed Apr 21, 2022 · Engine, Fuel system · OR

Several times in past year after filling the gas tank, shortly after driving away from gas station the engine misfires and stalls. This has been a safety hazard when merging into traffic. This problem is widely noted in forums on the internet for Chrysler minivans, for many other model years including the 2005. The best explanation being given (link follows) is that the vapor/liquid separator valve on top of the fuel tank has failed, a part that is not replaceable--the entire fuel tank must be replaced. Some report it happened when their minivan was brand new. https://ricksfreeautorepairadvice.com/engine-stalls-after-filling-tank-chrysler-minivan/

Filed Mar 5, 2021 · Brakes, Electrical · 198,009 miles · NC

On the evening of 03/04/2021 @ 9:00pm. Whilr driving home from the grocery store doing approx 35 MPH, my van suddenly lost all power and ability to use power steering and use of brakes. I had my children in the vehicle at the time and they were able to help me get the van out of the travel lane and safely into a parking lot. Van did not want to start after cutting off the ignition switch and cutting it back on. When I restarted the van it wouldnt accelerate passed 15mph with the pedal all the way down to the floor then it constantly stalled out 8-10 times the last mile from home.

Filed May 22, 2019 · Fuel system · 119,688 miles · MA

Repeatedly the vehicle will loose power and stalls out after filling the tank with fuel. It will occur within less and 1/8th of mile after pulling out of the gas station. The vehicle has done this repeatedly in inopportune situations, like traveling up a steep hill and at a busy intersection. We are original owners and had never had an accident with it . It has just under 120k miles on it.

Filed Feb 27, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 80,000 miles · NY

Car will stall a few minutes after filling the gas tank. It will stall in the middle of driving on the road and will not restart for 20 minutes causing a dangerous situation.

Filed Sep 15, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 116,000 miles · SC

2205 dodge grand caravan stalls after refueling. Multiple occurences. Happens in motion straight line, while accelerating.

Filed Sep 14, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 105,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. After refueling the vehicle, the engine started and stalled. The oil warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

Filed Aug 27, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 65,000 miles · NJ

Every time I fill up the vehicle with gas, it stalls every time within the first few minutes, last week daughter was merging into traffic when it happened and almost got rear-ended. This has been happening for a while now. Last winter I wasn't able to fill the vehicle, the pump kept shutting down but that went away after the weather warmed up.

Filed Jun 20, 2016 · Fuel system · 100,000 miles · GA

Van stalls after fueling. Every time you fill up the van, the van will stall for no reason. It will restart within a minute or 2. It will then have no problems until the next fill up. Reading reports on the web, this is happening on all dodge and chrysler vehicles even causing some to stall on train tracks. Never had a problem with the van until I hit around 100k miles. All other reports on the web are identical. Chrysler dodge should recall before someone dies

Filed May 24, 2016 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · TX

2005 dodge grand caravan stalls after refueling. This issue has been happening for about 3 years when the fuel tank gets low and then refilled. Most of the time the stall happens shortly after refilling and I come to a stop light or stop sign. There have been few occasions where the caravan has stalled while in motion while travel under 20 MPH. I can usually restart the caravan immediately after the stall. The only solution from online forums seems to be to replace the fuel tank and purge the valve and charcoal canister of any raw fuel. Seems like a common problem within similar models.

Filed Apr 7, 2016 · Fuel system · 105,000 miles · CA

Car will stall a couple of times after filling up tank probably will go away after driving a couple of blocks

Filed Feb 11, 2016 · Electrical, Lights · ME

Power locks malfunctioning, lights go on and off on their own, driving at night dangerous. Something wrong with electronic systems. Work one time than they dont. Now my lights want to stay on or come on randomly n I end up with dead battery. Locks dangerous when you can't unlock rear door to get child out. Turn signal doesn't turn off on its own. Stalls after filling fuel tank. Power drivers seat has stooped working properly slso, I'm short and would rather not have to sit on top of sir bag but not all of the adjustment functions are working properly. So can't tilt seat instead I have to sit on top of air bag, at a weight of 129 n under 5 feet tall I sure hope that sir bag never deploys on me

Filed Dec 3, 2015 · Fuel system · 144,000 miles · MD

Everytime the van is refueled, it will stall on acceleration. This occurs for the first few minutes after refuel and then the van returns to normal operation. The problem is the failure usually occurs when pull out on the road because that is the first point of acceleration.