MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED (HEMI) SPEWS ABOUT 1 QUART OF GAS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS. DEALER SAYS MY VIN # ( MFG. DATE 3/05) IS NOT COVERED BY THEIR 1ST OR 2ND RECALL. I CALLED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER CARE @ 1-800-853-1403 AND WAS TOLD ALTHOUGH I APPEAR TO HAVE THE PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL, THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM STARTED APPROX. APRIL 2009. I HAVE LEARNED TO STAND TO THE SIDE WHEN I FILL UP SO I DON'T GET DRENCHED WITH GASOLINE WHEN I FILL UP ! *TR
2005 Dodge Durango complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →
LOSS OF POWER WHEN GETTING ON FREEWAY. ENGINE CHUGS, ROUGH IDLE, NO POWER TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED CODES AND FOUND P0308 AND P2099. CHANGED ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS, PLUGS 4, 6, 8, 3, 5, AND 7 SHOW SINGS OF SETTING IN WATER. FOUND OUT DODGE HAS TWO SERVICE BULLETINS TO KEEP THIS FROM OCCURRING, SB 18-006-05 REV A AND 18-024-06. DO WE NEED CRASHES ON THE FREEWAY BEFORE WE CAN FORCE DODGE TO FIX THIS ON ALL 2004 AND 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 4.7 L ENGINE. *TR
ANYTIME I FUEL, MY J2005 DURANGO SPITS A LOT GASOLINE OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST I FUEL OR WHETHER OR NOT I TOP OFF THE TANK. I CALLED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE WILL NOT INCLUDE MY 2005 DURANGO VEHICLE IN THE FUEL TANK RECALL AS NOTED IN YOUR CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V003000 OR 05V3400, EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE SAME ISSUE THE RECALLS WERE TO FIX. I WAS TOLD MY MILEAGE WAS TO HIGH TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN FEB OF 09 & NOW IT IS EVERY TIME I FUEL. *TR
THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT LED TO THIS HAPPENING. IT SEEMED TO BEGIN FOR NO REASON. WHENEVER I FILL MY GAS TANK, IF I DO NOT STOP THE PUMP BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL, IT OVERFLOWS. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME I FILL THE TANK FULL. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SPILLS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DODGE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON 26,000 OTHER 2005 DODGE DURANGOS, BUT REFUSES TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THIS RECALL #05V-034. I HAVE NO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *TR
WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE, AFTER THE PUMP HAS SHUT OFF, FUEL WILL SHOOT OUT OF THE FUEL FILL HOLE. THIS HAS DONE THIS REPEATEDLY, AND IS TO THE POINT WHERE IT DOES IT EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, FUEL IS ALL OVER THE GROUND, SHOES, PANTS AND ANYTHING ELSE NEAR THE FUEL CAP. THIS IS BEGINNING TO CONCERN ME AS THIS IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. RECALLS FOR THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO WERE RESEARCHED AND OUR PARTICULAR VIN# IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST. NO REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED. DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE LAST TIME THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE INLET CHECK VALVE DOES NOT FULLY CLOSE AT THE END OF REFUELING. THIS ALLOWS FUEL TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF REFUELING. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
GASOLINE GUSHES OUT OF GAS TANK UPON REFUELING. DODGE DURANGO 2005. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED. GAS COVERS THE REAR QUARTER PANEL AND UNDER SURFACES OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE GAS STATION GROUND AND EQUIPMENT (AND ANYONE STANDING NEAR THE REFUELING AREA). CHRYSLER REFUSES TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
AIRBAG SENSOR AND REAR LIFTGATE. AIRBAG SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ONCE BY ME AT MY COST THROUGH THE DEALER AND ONCE BY THEM AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS ON AGAIN AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE FIX AGAIN AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREND. LIFTGATE JUST STOPPED UNLOCKING/OPENING. NON-POWERED LIFTGATE. ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE IS BY UNLOCKING IT WITH THE KEY FOB AND OR THE ELECTRIC UNLOCK PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THIS LIFTGATE MANUALLY. NO KEYHOLE OR "ESCAPE "LATCH" INSIDE THE LIFTGATE DOOR. I AM GETTING THIS FIXED AS THE DEALER SAID SOMETHING WAS "JAMMED" IN THE MECHANICAL DEVICE. I ASKED IF I JAMMED SOMETHING AND THEY SAID NOPE IT WAS A MECHANICAL ISSUE. $369.99 FOR THE NEW ELECTRONIC LOCK AND MECHANISM. I HAVE READ IN OTHER FORUMS THAT THE 2005 DURANGO'S AND CARAVANS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND THAT THE FIX WAS APPROXIMATELY 350 DOLLARS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE INLET CHECK VALVE DOES NOT FULLY CLOSE AT THE END OF REFUELING. THIS ALLOWS FUEL TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF REFUELING. HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL NUMBER 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO'S TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN REFUELING. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND AM WAITING ON A RESPONSE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND I KNOW THEIR IS RECALL BUT MY VIN DOESN'T SEEM TO BE INCLUDED. *TR
VEHICLE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN GAS IS PUMPED UNTIL GAS PUMP AUTOSTOPS. A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLS OUT IN 1-5 SECONDS AFTER. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN OVER TWO YEARS NOW. DEALER SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO FIX. RECALLS ARE CONVENIENTLY NOT FOR THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION. SEEMS SMALL AMOUNT OF VIN QUALIFY. *TR
GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT THE FILLER NECK AND DOES NOT SHUT OFF AUTOMATIC FUEL PUMPS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME UNLESS I MANUALLY FILL THE TANK AT A VERY SLOW RATE FOR THE LAST FEW GALLONS. GAS SPILLS ON WHOEVER IS FILLING CAR, SOAKING CLOTHING WITH GAS AND CAN SPRAY IN ATTENDANTS FACE DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE FILLER NECK. *TR
2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK WITH FUEL, AFTER THE PUMP NOZZLE CLICKS OFF, THE GAS SHOOTS BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK SOAKING THE GROUND AND THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT ON THE VIN # OF VEHICLE I HAVE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION SHE HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED METAL CIRCULATING IN THE OIL. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. FUEL ESCAPES FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF REFUELING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,625.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ADDS FUEL TO THE FUEL TANK AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE PUMP THE FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WITH FORCE ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78441.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. FUEL ESCAPES FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL NUMBER 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE WAS WAITING FOR THEM TO DECIDE IF SHE WILL RECEIVE A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
AFTER ALLOWING GAS TO FILL VEHICLE COMPLETELY, THE GAS NOZZLE STOPS PUMPING. ONCE I REMOVE THE GAS NOZZLE, GAS SPITS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND MYSELF. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. *TR
EVERY TIME DURANGO IS FILLED, GASOLINE POURS OUT OF THE SPOUT. *TR
STARTED DODGE DURANGO 2005 AND THERE WAS A VERY LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE! IT IS NOT OPERATIVE! METAL SHARDS WERE COMING OUT OF THE OIL. *TR
FUEL SPITS BACK FROM FILLER NECK WHEN FILLING THE TANK. THE FUEL SPIT BACK AND SPILLAGE IS OCCURRING AT THE LAST PORTION OF THE FILL ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AFTER THE NOZZLE KICKS OFF. *TR
WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, GAS SPEWS OUT ALL OVER CAR GROUND AND PEOPLE, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD AT A VERY BAD TIME . *TR
2005 DODGE DURANGO: WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE TO FULL THE VEHICLE SPITS GAS BACK AT YOU AND THIS ISN'T A SMALL AMOUNT EITHER. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE TO FULL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2008. THERE IS A RECALL NUMBER: 09V003000 AND 05V034000; CHRYSLER CLAIMS MY VEHICLE HAD THE RECALLED PERFORMED, BUT I THINK THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT I HAD 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS, AT 3 DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS IN WHICH I WOULD GO TO FILL THE TANK AND GAS CONTINUES TO OVERFLOW. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS REGARDING THIS AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER HAS ONE FOR THIS, WHICH IS H45 OR 09V003000. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER AT THE NUMBER GIVEN (REF #18975878) AND WAS ADVISED THAT EVENTHOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, I COULD GO TO A CERTIFIED DEALER AND PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND IF THEY FOUND THAT I HAD THE DEFECT DESCRIBED, THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. I WENT TO HOLDEN DODGE IN DOVER, DE AND THEY FOUND THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL WHERE MY INLET CHECK VALVE STICKS OPEN. WHEN THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER, HOLDEN DODGE WAS ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WAS THE 3RD OWNER AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPAIR. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER IF I WAS THE 50TH OWNER, IT IS THEIR DEFECT!! I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER 2004 AND MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 2005. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THEY CORRECTED THIS MALFUNCTION IN 3 MONTHS SINCE I AM EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT. I WANT CHRYSLER TO HONOR THE TANK REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY SINCE A CERTIFIED DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS MY PROBLEM. I OAID THE $80.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AS ADVISED AND CHRYSLER DID NOT HOLD TO THEIR PROMISE WHEN I ORIGINALLY CALLED. WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF $669.00 TO REPLACE HE TANK, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. SO RIGHT NOW, I DO NOT FILL THE TANK WITH GAS. PLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN INSERTING FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK THE GASOLINE WILL REGURGITATE. ALSO THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. ALTHOUGH HE EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL FAILURE, HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,841. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE DURANGO AND CHECKING RECALLS FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH REFUEL OVERFILLING WAS RECALLED. I CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER I COULD CHANGE IT FOR A CHARGE. EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP, I MUST WATCH AND STOP IT BEFORE IT IS FULL OR GAS SPURTS OUT ALL OVER THE AREA. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FIRE HAZARD. I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS BEING RECALLED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. HE RECEIVED RECALL CAMPAIGN NOTICE NUMBER 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE PART REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS REGARDING THE PART BEING ON BACK ORDER. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY INCREASED THE LEVELS OF CARBON WHICH CAUSED LOW AIR FLOW AT IDLE. THE PCM WAS RESET. THE FAILURE RESURFACED, SO SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIS WAS SLOW, SO THEY REPAIRED THE IDLE AND THE AIS CONTROL MOTOR. SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 5 WEEKS LATER. THE TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED THAT THE MINIMUM AIR STEERING WAS TOO LOW. THEY ADJUSTED THE SIR SETTING AND REPLACED THE IDLE ARM MOTOR. HOWEVER AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19716. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48000.
RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 09V003000, NHTSA RQ08005... MY DODGE DURANGO - EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED YET APPARENTLY NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. INTERNET SEARCH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF OTHER DURANGO OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR
THIS IS REGARDING THE LATEST SAFETY RECALL NOTICE H45 TO MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO SUV TO THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE. SINCE RECEIVING THIS NOTICE I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO DODGE DEALER IN MOUNT AIRY, MARYLAND, A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES, WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE VISITS TO ORDER PARTS AND RETURN WHEN THE PART WAS RECEIVED, APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TIME, I'VE BEEN TO THIS DEALER. I HAVE BEEN VERY PATIENT TRYING TO WORK WITH DODGE, BUT I AM LOSING PATIENCE, AS WELL AS ANY CONFIDENCE IN CHRYSLERS STATEMENT 'WE'RE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE, BUT WE ARE SINCERELY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY' AS STATED IN THEIR NOTICE. EACH TIME THEY HAVE WORKED ON MY CAR, AND I FILL THE TANK, IT CONTINUES TO SPEW GAS ALL OVER ME, MY CAR, THE GROUND, UNTIL ONE DAY GIVEN THE SITUATION, GAS FUMES IGNITING AND STARTING A CRITICAL MISHAP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS, ON MY BEHALF. AFTER MY THIRD VISIT, I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 800-853-1403, WITH MY FRUSTRATIONS, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND I NEEDED TO WORK WITH MY DEALER IN MT. AIRY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS LATEST VISIT, OCTOBER 19, 2009, WHERE THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE ENTIRE TANK, HAS LEFT ME WITH ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON IF FUEL IS BELOW A QUARTER OF A TANK (WHICH HAS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE) AND THE ODOMETER STATEMENT (WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE) READS 'GASCAP', EVEN THOUGH I REPLACE THE GAS CAP NO DIFFERENTLY THAN I HAVE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY
FUEL SPILLS OUT OF FILLER NECK EVERY TIME I TRY TO FUEL UP NO MATTER WHAT STATION OR HOW SLOWLY I TRY TO FILL. I GET GASOLINE ALL OVER MY VEHICLE, MYSELF, AND THE GROUND. DODGE DEALER TOLD ME IT NEEDS A FUEL TANK REPLACED AT $750. I FIND A RECALL ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR 2005 DURANGOS, BUT THEY TELL ME IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MINE. SAME PROBLEM, SAME VEHICLE - ARE THEY YANKING MY CHAIN? *TR
CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED 2005 DURANGO'S MADE DURING A CERTAIN TIME FOR FUEL COMPONENT FAILURES. (RECALL ID # 09V003000) EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER STATES THAT MY PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF COMPONENT FAILURE AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST IN ANY WAY IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSIST ME EXCEPT TO OFFER ME A 20% DISCOUNT ON PARTS AND LABOR. MY SON-IN-LAW'S 2005 DODGE TRUCK ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN PURCHASED BY A FRIEND OF MINE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS WAY MORE WIDE SPREAD THAN CHRYSLER IS WILLING TO ADMIT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I AUTO FILL MY GAS TANK, WHEN THE AUTO SHUT OFF KICKS IN, GAS GUSHES OUT OF THE TANK, RUNS DOWN THE CAR AND PUDDLES ON THE GROUND. I HAVE TAKEN A VIDEO OF THIS AND WILL BE POSTING IT TO YOUTUBE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE VIDEO, PLEASE CONTACT ME. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ROUGHLY 2 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR
FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF FILLER NECK WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL WHEN FUELING. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 GALLON. *TR
I JUST PURCHASED AN 05' DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7 HEMI MOTOR. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE 1 MONTH AND IT HAS JUST STARTED STALLING ON ME. VERY SCARY SITUATION. IT HAS HAPPENED AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT BOTH TIMES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND A COUPLE OF FORUMS WHERE THIS APPARENTLY A MAJOR ISSUE. I COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT , START TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND LOSE ALL POWER. IT HAS DONE THIS 2X IN 1 MONTH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM HAS EVER BEEN DIAGNOSED. *TR
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE GAS WILL SPILL OUT OF THE HOLE WHEN IT IS ABOUT FULL. THIS WILL OCCUR EVERY TIME YOU TRY TO FILL UP THE TANK UNLESS YOU STAND BESIDE THE TANK AND LISTEN TO WHEN YOU THINK IT IS ABOUT FULL. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED, WE HAVE HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED. DAIMLERCHRYSLER PUT A RECALL ON 26,000 VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME TYPE OF COMPLAINT. IT IS COMPLAINT # E01, BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY ARE STATING THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED, IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. *TR
I OWN A 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED THE DEALER SOLD TO ME & INSTALLED A STARTING SYSTEM AND A NAVIGATION SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR JUST DOESN'T START. IT TURNS OVER BUT NO START. THE DEALER FIXED IT MANY TIMES AND NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO MY MECHANIC IS TRYING TO FIX IT AND STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER PLACED THOSE IN THE SAME CAR TOGETHER. HE ALSO SAID LINCOLN TOWNCARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
EVERY TIME WE FILL UP THE FUEL TANK THE GASOLINE WILL SPLASH BACK/SPILL OUT WHEN THE SERVICE PUMP 'CLICKS' OFF. ISSUE STARTED TO OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 70000 MILES. VEHICLE IS BUILT AFTER EXISTING RECALLS (CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 09V003000 & 05V034000) -- VEHICLE BUILD DATE 3-4-05'. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADD FUEL TO THE FUEL TANK, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL BEGAN FLOWING OUT OF THE GAS TANK ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE INLET CHECK VALVE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE OPPOSING VEHICLE INFORMED THE DRIVER FLAMES WERE ERUPTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE FULLY ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. JS
WHEN FILLING UP OUR 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH GAS, GASOLINE SPURTS OUT THE TANK WHEN IT IS FULL. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THE DEALER SAYS OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. HOW IS OUR CAR NOT COVERED ALSO? IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR, SINCE THE CAR HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. FROM THE RECALL, IT IS THE "FUEL TANK FILLER INLET CHECK VALVE". *TR
WHEN I AM DRIVING AT SLOW MPH OR TURNING, MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON BUT I WAS ALMOST HIT THE OTHER DAY. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY. *TR
WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS AND BEGINS TO MAKE A TURN THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SUDDENLY LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 92000, FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 57000. BML
I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2005 DODGE DURANGO LAST WEEK. EACH TIME I'VE TRIED TO PUT GAS INTO IT, IT SPITS IT RIGHT BACK UP. IN ORDER TO PUT $20 WORTH OF GAS IN, I HAVE TO PUMP AND LET GO ABOUT 20 TIMES (ABOUT EVERY DOLLAR INTEVAL) AND EVEN THEN, SOME GAS SQUIRTS OUT OR ATLEAST GURGLES AROUND THE OPENING WHEN I PULL THE NOZZLE OUT. I READ ABOUT THE RECALL ONLINE AND HAD A NEW GAS TANK PUT IN TODAY, FREE OF CHARGE OF COURSE. THE PROBLEM IS AS SOON AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND TRIED TO PUT GAS IN, THE SAME THING HAPPENED - MAYBE EVEN WORSE. THE PUMP NOW CUTS ME OFF EVERY 2-3 SECONDS. IT TAKES FOREVER!!!! I WENT BACK AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS JUST FOR THE TANK AND IT'S "PROBABLY" A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL FILLER TUBE???? HE QUOTED ME 264 + TAX JUST FOR THE PARTS OF SOMETHING THAT IS "PROBABLY" THE CAUSE. SHOULD THE FILLER TUBE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL? I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. OH YEAH, MOST PEOPLE WITH THIS COMPLAINT SAY THAT THE FUEL SPITS BACK WHEN THEIR TANK IS FULL. WELL IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH GAS MY DURANGO HAS IN IT. EVEN IF I HAVE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THIS IS DAMAGING THE PAINT SINCE THE GAS IS CONSTANTLY RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE, SHE SMELLED GASOLINE. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT ALL THE FUEL HAD LEAKED OUT OF HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHENEVER THE GAS TANK BECOMES FULL, GASOLINE WILL BEGAN TO POUR BACK OUT OF THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,057.
DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM AT NIGHT. THERE WAS A POP AND SOMETHING FLEW OFF FROM MY WIPERS THEN BOTH WIPERS GOT TANGLED UP. I COULDN'T SEE AS IT WAS A BACK ROAD. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND REMOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER FOR INSIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER. I COULDN'T USE THE WIPERS AT ALL. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM DOWN ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO USE THE DRIVERS WIPER. HAD I BEEN IN TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. I CONTACTED DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD MY DURANGO DID NOT FALL INTO THE NHTSA'S CAMPAIGN # 06V067000 EVEN THOUGH THIS ARM BREAKAGE IS WHAT THE NHTSA'S CAMPAIGNING IS SUPPOSED TO COVER. THE VEHICLE HAS 65700 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE WIPER WOULD FAIL SUCH AS RUBBING OR SQUEAKING. IT JUST FAILED. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES I BELIEVE MINE IS ONE OF THEM. I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER SAFETY ITEMS ALREADY FIXED ON THIS CAR SO I WANTED TO INSURE THAT OWNER OF THESE VEHICLES KNOW THAT THEIR WIPERS CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO THAT WAS MANUFACTURED 03/2005. I HAVE A FUEL TANK THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING JUST LIKE WHAT WAS REFERENCED IN YOUR CASE #: 09V003000. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE NATIONAL DODGE WEBSITE AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT EFFECT MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE RECALL IS FOR THE EXACT SAME THING. THEY ARE WANTING 400 TO REPLACE THIS TANK. I FEEL THAT IT IS A HUGE HAZARD. EVERYTIME I GET GAS IT SPITS BACK AT ME AND ALL OVER THE GROUND SOME TIMES A VERY LARGE AMOUNT. *TR
MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO IS STALLING WHEN THE SPEED IS REDUCED. I HAVE HAD NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. HELP PLEASE!!!! *TR
MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO HAS A PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING RECALLS BY THE NHTSA: 05V034000 AND 09V003000. I CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON MY VIN, TO CONTACT DODGE CORPORATION. DODGE CORPORATION VERIFIED THAT MY DURANGO WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, YET IT HAS THE 'SPIT BACK' PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT WITH A 5.7 HEMI. PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE STALLING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT/STOP SIGN, PULLING INTO/OUT OF DRIVEWAY/PARKING SPOTS AND MOST RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE. ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING WAS NOT 100%. I HAVE HAD IT INTO A DODGE DEALER BEFORE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND OF COURSE THEY'VE FOUND NOTHING SO NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY SINCE I ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. *TR
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