2006 Dodge Caravan Fuel system Problems

“When I fill the gas tank up, the van stalls after a couple of minutes of driving. At first, I thought that I had gotten some gas with water in it at the gas station. But then it happened again. Then I thought that maybe it had something to do with topping the tank off. So, I don't top it off anymore, but I am still having the same stalling problem.”

“Every time I put any amount of fuel in my tank of my 2006 Dodge Caravan sxt there is a very strong smell of gas coming from the engine compartment and after the van starts it will always stall out within a minute or two of starting up. It will stall idling in park as well as when in gear and starting out at slow speed and up to 25 miles per hour. It occurs more often when the fuel tank reaches the full mark. I have had the fuel pump assembly replaced which did not change the problem.”

“When attempting to fill the tank with gas, even on near-empty tank, gas pump clicks off and gas spills out and runs down the body of the car onto the ground. Dodge issued a recall for durango and other chrysler vehicles for a faulty check valve in the tank but not for my car (Caravan). I'd like to lodge a complaint. Dodge tells me that fixing this problem will cost me $1720 for a new gas tank. I believe Dodge should fix it for me because it is dangerous to have gas spill out when attempting to fill.”

“Nearly every time we fill the gas tank up (not pumping in extra after it stops to top it off, just stopping when it first clicks), the engine will die about 30-60 seconds after we start driving away, almost as if the engine has flooded or something. It seems to happen most frequently if I happen to let off the gas at any point during those first 30-60 seconds. After doing some research, it seems this is a more common issue than it should be, but, on more than one occasion, we have been pulling out of the gas station onto a busy street right when our van dies. …”

“Van idles roughly and stalls immediately following refueling. We do not top off the tank but the van stalls within a minute of leaving the gas station. Stalling seems to occur less in colder temperatures but the rough idle is consistant. This seems like the same problem that was covered for 2004-2005 model years by an extended warranty. This poses a safety hazard as the van could stall in traffic causing an accident.”