Ten problems related to other fuel system tank mounting have been reported for the 2006 Dodge Durango. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Dodge Durango based on all problems reported for the 2006 Durango.
Leaking large amounts of fuel overflow when at gas station filling up gas tank.
There was indeed a recall for the 2005 and 2006 model years of my vehicle from Chrysler for a fuel safety issue of massive amounts of fuel spilling out of the tank during fuel ups. They acknowledge, the recall was cut off exactly one day prior to this particular vehicle's manufacturing date. The part identified was a fault with the fuel inlet check valve. Dodge identified the only recourse for this vehicle is to petition the NHTSA and hope they recall it to replace it by Dodge, or pay for a repair myself out of pocket for a known and acknowledged defect. This is a major safety hazard with the vehicle and I am noticing the same issue on all Dodge Durangos I observe on the road now, with rusty quarter panels due to fuel spill and saturation issues in the same spot.
Gasoline overflows from filler neck when filling fuel tank. A considerable amount of gasoline overflows after gasoline pump shuts off.
Every time that I attempt to fill the gas tank, gasoline sprays out of the tank all over me. This was never a problem until the vehicle hit 60,000 miles. The problem started a few months ago and happens every time that I try to fill the tank up. The only solution is to limit the amount of gasoline that I put into the tank. There is approximately a quart or more of gas that sprays everywhere. I am going to contact the dealership tomorrow to see what type of remediation is available. This is a major safety and environmental hazard. We are supposed to be limiting gasoline emissions, so I am fairly certain that gasoline spraying all over the person pumping the gas as well as over the ground is a hazard. I have researched this online and see that more that just the 2005 is affected. I think that the Dodge dealerships should have to check each Durango from 2005 until when the problem was corrected. If any are affected, they should have to fix those that are a problem.
Refueling the gas pump shuts off and then a large amount of gas sprays out the tank all over the gas pump handle, and down the car. About 2 cups of gas spew out almost every time we fill up - even if pumping slowly. This is a new problem (had the car since new in 2006) and just started last month. This should be recalled or at least fixed as it is very dangerous for my family sitting in the car as I refill, and dangerous in many other ways!.
Fill the gas tank and when stopped filling a large amount of gas backflows out of tank onto the ground and person pumping gas! this is a major hazard both for the person and the environment. Took to Dodge dealer and they said this has happened a lot and only way to fix is to replace gas tank which is very expensive. Called Dodge and they refuse to cooperate saying they never heard of this problem before must be the way I pump gas! this has happened everytime I fill gas. Very annoying and hazardous!!.
Each time I fuel, once the tank is full, it spews/gurgles a large amount of fuel back out of the filler neck. It happens at every kind of pump, and it happens whether I use the auto shut off or if I control the flow and slow it to a trickle. It still happens once the tank gets close to full. Each time I fuel, I spill at least 1-3 quarts of fuel onto the ground. This is very harmful to the enviornment, a waste of my money, and a safety issue. I have owned many new and old vehicles, and never in my life, have I experienced a problem fueling my car. This is a known problem from Dodge, because they recalled the 2005 Durango for this very problem. So why fix the 2005's and not the 2006????.
During refueling. Once the gas nozzle clicks and the tank is full a great amount of gasoline spews out of the tank. Does not matter what gas station is used. Happens every time and is a definite fire risk. Multiple searches online demonstrate hundreds of results and videos about this exact issue.
The gas tank sprays a large amount of gasoline back out of the tank every time it is filled. This is a flammable and environmental hazard. It is the same symptom as in the 2005 Dodge Durango recall, yet the '06s are not included. This is clearly a manufacturing defect, yet Dodge will not correct this, and it is a costly repair to the consumer.
Safety and environmental hazard. When fueling the vehicle and the fuel nozzle stops filling, a large amount of gasoline forcefully spews from the tank filler neck. Spraying on the person fueling, spilling fuel on the ground, and on the vehicle. At first it was annoying. Now I feel it has become a safety hazard and also an environmental hazard. I am not describing a small burp of gasoline, but a large amount, at least a cup of fuel. I no longer can fill the tank, I have to stop short to prevent the attendant from being drenched with gas and gas being spilled on the ground.