Fuel Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan

After filling up the fuel tank, the car dies while driving a few minutes later. Dealership said the fuel tank needed to be replaced and charged me $766. 55. The called it a non serviceable check valve in the fuel tank which allows liquid fuel into evaporate line after reaching a certain level. Once the vehicle is started the pcm purges the evaporate system to burn the vapors and exposure the catalyst warm up system. At this time the liquid fuel in the evaporate line is sucked into the engine intake manifold and causes the engine to stall. This is a serious safety issue because the car could be on the road. When it stalls it could easily cause an accident. Chrysler should fix this before people are injured.

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Ruptured fuel line spraying gasoline onto muffler. The fuel lines are plastic and are attached to the fuel filter and are replaced together as a unit. The plastic line had a quarter inch rupture. This filter had less than 30k miles and was about a year old. Why does Chrysler use plastic fuel line? I do not know the cause - a weak inferior plastic or a sharp stone perhaps. Either way, it does not matter. I have never seen a hard plastic used for fuel delivery. The old style rubber fuel hoses would be much better and safer. I am thinking this plastic is used because of the flex fuel option but I am not a mechanic. I am glad my vehicle did not catch fire. I was lucky. After replacing the filter with a new one from napa one of the fuel lines would not stop leaking. I had to return it for another non leaking filter. Because of this I am also concerned about the quality of replacement parts as well.

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2000 Dodge Grand Caravan se. Today, 13 Sep 09, while I was driving home from work on my normal route, I suddenly lost power and had to pull over. There was smoke coming out of the back of the van and underneath, and a very strong smell of gasoline. I put my flashers on and came to a stop off the side of the road. I looked in the side view mirror and there was smoke and flames coming from underneath the van. I immediately got out and called 911. A man who pulled over to help me tried to put out the flames, but he said there was a flaming puddle under the van and a line of fire coming down from the undercarriage and he said it was a broken fuel line. The van is a total and complete loss and is now a burned out shell. Had I not been able to get out and away from the vehicle in time, I could have been killed. This is not the first time I have seen a Dodge vehicle catch fire and burn to the ground from a fuel line failure.

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2004 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel tank vapor float vent failure. Vehicle has 59,000 miles. After fueling vehicle it will stall intermittently at stop signs and on open highway without warning, because fuel is getting into the engine and flooding engine out via the tank venting vapor system. When fueling, a float in the orvr (onboard refueling vapor recovery) valve is designed to rises and seals the tank vent causing pressure build, backing fuel up into the fill neck and shutting it off. The orvr is apparently not sealing completely or at all, allowing liquid fuel to pass into the vent line to the vapor canister and then engine. The valve is plastic welded to the tank, which requires the tank to be replaced. Major safety issue because the power steering system stops when engine stops and vehicle is not able to be steered without the power steering aid. . Read more...

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The fuel line is not secured to the undercarriage. It came out of its open u shaped hanger and fell against the driveline. The drive line then wore a hole in the gas line shutting down the vehicle and spewing fuel all over. Stranding everyone. Luckily it did not start a fire from the muffler. It has been repaired and tied to the hanger so that it will not come out again.

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- the contact's vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall 00v268000 repairs. The dealer told the contact that the recall repairs had already been made on the vehicle per recall requirements. This repair was done on December 11, 2006. On January 2, 2007 after driving approximate 6 miles the driver smelled gas fumes so he drove the vehicle back home. The contact stated that the gas fumes killed 14 of the birds that were housed in his garage. The contact opened the hood and gas was leaking. The contact stated that he had noticed the vehicle was using more gas than it had previously. The vehicle was still slowly leaking gas 24 hours after he originally noticed the leak. The contact stated that the vehicle was not drivable and he has not yet contacted the dealer. The contact stated the check engine light was on. Updated 2/6/2007 - updated 03/21/07.

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As I was driving the vehicle I smelled a strong odor but everything around the vehicle seemed to work normally (no smoke or overheating present). Less than 5 minutes after the engine caught fire. The entire engine is burned, the vehicle is a total loss. Experts that looked at the engine after the fire was put off suggest a failure in the gas hose causing the engine to catch fire.

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Was driving along highway when vehicle engine totally shut off. Pulled vehicle off roadway. Strong smell of gasoline present. Upon checking vehicle, gasoline was dripping from undercarriage on right side. When tow truck arrived; mechanic checked vehicle and said that gas line had came off. Next day when responding to alarm with fire department - it was for a gas leak; there was also a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan with identical problem.

The contact owns a 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact had the vehicle repaired according to recall NHTSA campaign id number 00v268000 (fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system) in 2005. While driving approximately 35 mph, he smelled a mild burning odor. Minutes later, he noticed smoke rising from the front end of the vehicle. Seconds later, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. The majority of the vehicle was destroyed and it was towed to his residence. An investigator from the fire department concluded that the fire began near the fuel lines. The manufacturer has not been notified. The contact still has possession of the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 130,000.

Fuel leak on ims [independent mobility systems, inc] Dodge rampvan. Fuel line was modified [extended] as part of conversion. Wrong type of hose was used. Per dealer/mechanic ims used regular carburetor hose instead of fuel injection high pressure hose. This resulted in cracks in line and gas leakage. Potential for fire, catastrophic loss existed.

1997 Dodge Grand Caravan. Started vehicle and let idle while in parking lot. Engine appeared to form vapor lock and stalled. Tried restarting. No effect. Smelled fuel. Looked outside and found very large fuel spill on side of vehicle. Evacuated vehicle and called 911 in case of fire. Fd reported separation of fuel line from fuel tank. Vehicle towed to repair facility. Awaiting parts and repair info.

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Consumer smelled fuel while driving, vehicle was towed to repair shop. Mechanic determined a flexible fuel line is porous from frame to fuel rail, spraying fuel over engine. Ts.

Screw clamp that connects rubber fuel line to the metal fuel line on top of engine came loose, causing gas to leak onto hot engine. I screwed claim tight and so far so good. I think they should have used a different type clamp to secure this fitting.

Vehicle experienced an o-ring fuel leakage. Manufacturer notified, and informed that part was not covered under a recall. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

There is a leakage within the gas tank, and consumer can smell gas within the vehicle. Rollover valve is allowing fuel to pass into the vapor canister, resulting in a leakage from the gas tank.

I am writing in response to an article in the st. Paul pioneer press page 9a dated 4/20/99. It is about the NHTSA investigation of daimlerchysler gm and gas tanks leaking. In December of 1998 I experienced a similar situation. As I was driving the gas line apparently became disconnected from the tank and all the gas drained out of my van. This happened as I was driving down a highway. By the time I got to my destination a full tank of gas had drained out of my car. This was the third time we reported fuel leakage to the dealer. I am very interested in knowing if this is a problem with the Dodge minivans.

Took vehicle to the dealer 3 times for repairs and the vehicle is still leaking gas which poses a potential fire hazard.

The fuel line is leaking. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who attempted to fix the problem twice on 6/5/2003 & 6/11/2003, but the problem still exists.