2006 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system problems

31 complaints (11% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 95,600.

owner complaints: 31
of this car's complaints: 11%
typical mileage: 95,600
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
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At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Related investigations

Engine Stall After RefuelingOpened September 5, 2014, closed April 6, 2015

This defect petition evaluates July 7, 2014 allegations from an owner of a model year (MY) 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan minivan that engine stall occurs in these vehicles without warning after refueling.The petitioner's vehicle is a Chrysler RS platform minivan.The RS platform includes MY 2003 through 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country and Chrysler Voyager minivans.the federal safety agency evaluated the petition by analyzing consumer complaints submitted to the Agency, analyzing field data, reviewing technical information provided in Chrysler's response to an Agency information request and testing an RS minivan identified by its owner as experiencing post-refuel engine stalls.After completing this evaluation, the federal safety agency has concluded that further investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists.The stalls occurring in these vehicles only occur immediately after filling up the fuel tank and happen at low engine speeds. The failure rate is low, even after 8 to 13 years of the vehicles being in service, and there are no reports of crashes or injuries resulting from the stall condition.In the Agency's view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in finding the existence of a safety-related defect in the subject vehicles.Given the need to allocate and prioritize the federal safety agency's limited resources to best accomplish the Agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.This action does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that a safety-related defect does not exist. The Agency will take further action if warranted by future circumstances. More details concerning our review can be found in the Federal Register Notice for this action.The following 161 VOQs are included in the petition evaluation: 10209242, 10229468, 10240708, 10260923, 10275939, 10276532, 10296487, 10298175, 10328669, 10330144, 10346517, 10349789, 10354758, 10363689, 10372112, 10372368, 10372514, 10378031, 10379764, 10382938, 10387448, 10394063, 10398877, 10413918, 10418652, 10420924, 10427063, 10437525, 10445392, 10446902, 10470028, 10471249, 10473733, 10502231, 10503114, 10504260, 10509862, 10511988, 10512120, 10512385, 10512650, 10513147, 10538154, 10549841, 10551763, 10555188, 10555418, 10556754, 10565367, 10574012, 10574398, 10586555, 10587212, 10587559, 10593433, 10607841, 10607913, 10608922, 10615810, 10622468, 10628141, 10632112, 10632128, 10632172, 10632175, 10632231, 10632262, 10632266, 10632270, 10632305, 10632316, 10632326, 10632370, 10632385, 10632399, 10632492, 10632542, 10632765, 10632833, 10632928, 10633197, 10633281, 10633409, 10633421, 10633483, 10633507, 10637752, 10637804, 10637950, 10637975, 10638032, 10638289, 10638290, 10638401, 10638968, 10639218, 10639623, 10641157, 10641603, 10641614, 10641836, 10644339, 10644705, 10649713, 10649895, 10649932, 10650313, 10652590, 10653147, 10653783, 10654533, 10655226, 10658900, 10659679, 10660320, 10662588, 10662645, 10662662, 10663473, 10667056, 10667437, 10668081, 10668094, 10668131, 10668612, 10668969, 10668970, 10669584, 10669678, 10669729, 10669775, 10669866, 10669895, 10669992, 10670422, 10670506, 10676348, 10676732, 10677120, 10679795, 10679934, 10680057, 10680290, 10680342, 10680714, 10681512, 10682584, 10682906, 10683022, 10683114, 10683549, 10683620, 10683697, 10683743, 10689898, 10690761, 10691284, 10691556, 10691751, 10693061, 10694300

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What 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Dec 19, 2018 · Fuel system · 95,000 miles · NY

Unable to fill with gas at service station (evaporative sistem). The nozzle kept shutting off even though the tank was nearly empty.

Filed Oct 15, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 95,600 miles · NY

I've taken the vehicle to pepboys twice because although the gas gauge was working, the vehicle would click the gas nozzle off and would not accept fueling. Pepboys replaced the in-tank pump as a remedy twice. Dodge/chrysler said it was the breather tube. Who's right?

Filed Jul 1, 2018 · Fuel system · 106,000 miles · TN

Every time I fill up the the van dies or runs poorly for a few minutes. I is alway in traffic when it dies. I fill up and pull out into the road and it dies. Starts back at once but it is very dangerous

Filed Jan 31, 2018 · Fuel system · 116,000 miles · VA

Vehicle often stalls shortly after refueling. Can be very dangerous if pull out into traffic. Has happened at least a dozen times. Does not happen with every fill-up, but is becoming more frequent.

Filed Jul 3, 2017 · Fuel system · 109,000 miles · CA

We purchased van new from dodge dealer in september of 2006. About 5 months ago my wife (normally drives) stalled pulling toward an intersection shortly after she drove from filling the gas tank. The van runs fine otherwise and now has about 112k miles. This happened to her a few more times (very stressful losing power steering and brakes). Therefore, one fill-up to check it I drove the car and it did the same a couple minutes after fill-up driving 1/4 mile slowly in nearby home depot parking lot (afraid I would hit someone trying to turn (similar conditions as my wife had). The van will restart after trying a couple of times and then run fine for the rest of the tank. We have been forced to stop filling the tank above 3/4, an inconvenience to plan for but seems to eliminate that problem; but I am not sure how much longer that will work. In doing research I understand other dodge van owners in that year range have had this problem. Apparently, due to the design of the valve that is failing the entire gas tank must also be replaced which is very costly. I feel that chrysler used a very poor design or part where if only the valve fails that the entire gas tank must be replaced. The van runs fine, we like the van and were planning to drive it many more miles but at this point the costly repair involved is a good portion of the vehicle value. I think that chrysler should help us in repairing this issue. It is obviously a safety issue when driving the car, and a design flaw in my opinion in that failure of a small component requires the whole gas tank system to be replaced. Please let us know chrysler's position on this issue. We realize that the vehicle is out of chrysler's warranty but feel this is something that should have been rectified when the issue became known a number of years ago. Thanks in advance

Filed Jun 7, 2016 · Fuel system · 80,000 miles · DE

After fueling my 2006 dodge caravan it will stall, or sputter to almost stalling then rev up and almost stall again several times. After a few times of stalling and sputtering it then runs fine. The problem is that this happens usually right after pulling out of the gas station, which usually involves pulling out into traffic. Two times this happened, before I know better now, it happened after pulling out onto the road and stalling in the middle of 4 lane roads. Luckily the first time there was no traffic and the second time I was going downhill on a straight road and was able to coast until I got the van started. Although I am aware of the problem now, this could be dangerous. Also this is a business vehicle and people other than myself drive the vehicle. My employees may not be able to react to a stall in the middle of a road as I am.

Filed May 8, 2016 · Fuel system · 155,000 miles · MN

Engine rough idle after fueling and occasionally stalls on road

Filed Mar 8, 2016 · Fuel system · 150,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. While driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the failure occurred immediately after the fuel tank was filled. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Mar 1, 2016 · Fuel system · 10,003 miles · OH

I have a 2006 grand caravan and lately, everytime I fill it up, it stalls out on me a few times. I almost got hit pulling out onto a highway last week.I called the dealership and he was aware of the problem. Said I should not fill the tank because it would overflow on some valve causing the stalling. He had other customers complain. My question is, why is this not fixed?. I need to fill my tank as I travel a lot. I don't want to stop and get gas often. And I sure don't want to get hit trying to leave the gas station. I got online and looked up complaints. Here is just one list I found. Http://en.allexperts.com/q/chrysler-repair-807/f/stalling-refueling.htm with this being a major problem with so many, I think chrysler should have a recall for the safety of so many people. I never had a problem until recently so this tells me, something is faulty in the gas tank. As soon as I fill it and drive off, it stalls, once it's driven a while, it works fine. I think the dealership is wrong to cover up the real problem.

Filed Feb 8, 2016 · Fuel system · 112,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred after the vehicle was refueled. The vehicle was restarted. The failure recurred numerous times. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 121,000. ......updated 04/01/16 *bf

Questions about the 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system

Does the 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan have fuel system problems?

Owners have filed 31 complaints about the fuel system of the 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan, 11% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 95,600 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Dodge Grand Caravan have the most fuel system problems?

The Dodge Grand Caravan model years with the most fuel system complaints are 1996 (180 complaints), 2011 (137 complaints) and 2012 (74 complaints).