Tank Filler Pipe And Cap Problems of Dodge Nitro

When filling the vehicle with gas, fuel will spew from the filler pipe and spill all over the side of the vehicle and on the person fueling. It has come to our attention that the cause is a faulty overflow flap that is designed to keep fuel from flowing out of the tank upon fill up, but more importantly it is to prevent fuel from exiting the tank in the case of a rollover accident. This faulty flap could mean life or death in a rollover if fuel is allowed to leak from the tank and ignite.

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When filling the gas tank with an automatic cut off nozzle, there is severe splash back as the nozzle shuts off the gas supply. Gas sputs out of the filler pipe under pressure. This is real fire hazard plus quite a mess if it gets on the driver/gas pump user. Repeated surges will likely take the paint off the left rear fender.

I have problems when fueling my vehicle. I do not top off. When the auto shut off on the hose clicks, gas will shoot out of the vehicle. This will happen every time if I don't stop the fuel before I know it is almost full. Because of this back flush of fuel, the check engine light will come on along with the gascap light. Had this checked and dealership put a new gas cap on and changed a filter in the gas tank. A few months later the same problem happened. I was told that I needed an entire new gas tank. I was not about to spend that much money, so I said I would just be sure not to fill the tank to full. Again, I have the check engine light on and the gascap light. When will a recall be issued so the tank gets replaced on Chrysler's dollar? shouldn't the gas tank have a lifetime warranty unless there is neglect or an accident?.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that gasoline would spill from the fuel tank when the vehicle was refueled. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that there was a failure with the filler cap. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 59,000.

Every time I fill up my gas tank on my 2008 Dodge Nitro for the last four months, gas overflows from the tank unless I manually stop the pump before the tank is full. A mechanic looked at it and said that it was either a problem with the filter on the gas line or something wrong with the line itself. This is a serious safety issue as gas runs down the side of my vehicle and also is on the ground at the gas station.

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When filling the gas tank with an automatic cut off nozzle, there is severe splash back as the nozzle shuts off the gas supply. Gas sputs out of the filler pipe under pressure. This is real fire hazzard plus quite a mess if it gets on the driver/gas pump user. Repeated surges will likely take the paint off the left rear fender. If I estimate that the tank will take about 14 gallons, I stop the delivery at 11 gallons, remove the nozzle and shake the vehicle. Then I reinsert the nozzle and stop at each gallon until full. Even with this technique, there may be a mild splash back. This technique makes fueling the vehicle a real chore which is an aggrevation!.

When fueling vehicle, gasoline will always squirt out of the filler pipe. This is a fire safety issue that Chrysler should be addressing. I have to put my ear down next to the filler to hear when the tank is getting close to full, and hopefully shut the pump off before it spews gas all over side of car.

I have a 2008 Dodge Nitro--every time I fill my tank it back splashes out at me --I put paper towels up to stop it from getting on cap and then on my skin to no avail --then I put the soaked towel into the trash at station --thats not good--that could be ignited by someone who empties an ashtray or throws a cigarette into the trash --I make a mess at every station I go to --always a puddle --the car is white and I try to wax it evertime but its ohio and I cant wax it when its 10 outside--the paint is discoloring now and looks yellow--you people need to do something now this isnt just an inconvience its epa and safety issue not to mention my health from contact with gas each time I fill please help me.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that when refueling the vehicle, at least one quart of gasoline would spew back out from the filler neck and would occur whenever the contact would refuel the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told that they would need to replace the fuel tank because the dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. The failure mileage was 33,000 and the current mileage was 34,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that when he opened the fuel tank cap the bolts were covered with rust on both sides. The dealer was contacted and stated that the bolts do not come with a coating and there were no related recalls. The failure mileage was 900.

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