2007 Dodge Grand Caravan Fuel System Problems

AFTER EACH AND EVERY VEHICLE FUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE AS THIS SCENARIO HAPPENED TO ME AT AN INTERSECTION AND AT A TURN NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AFTER ALMOST EVERY FILL UP VEHICLE STALLS WHEN GOING DOWN ROAD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE IS DEFECTIVE. EVIDENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR VEHICLES SHUT DOWN IS DANGEROUS. WHY DOES THE MANUFACTURER NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.

AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK THE VEHICLE STALLS, AND SPUTTERS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FOR UP TO 1 MINUTE

CAR STALLS AND SOMETIMES DIES AFTER REFUELING. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER PULLING ONTO ROAD INTO TRAFFIC. SO FAR I HAVE AVOIDED BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR! THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME. DEALER SAYS REPLACE FUEL TANK,POOR DESIGN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER BEING FILLED WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VAPOR LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ....UPDATED 08/29/16 *BF UPDATED 08/31/16.*JB

STALLING AFTER REFUELING WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION MY VAN SPUTTERS, MISSES, HESITATES, CALL IT WHAT YOU WILL. THE PAST COUPLE OF TIMES THE ENGINE HAS ACTUALLY STALLED AS WELL.

SHORTLY AFTER FUELING VAN IT STALLS STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I LOOSE ALL POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES INCLUDING BEING ON BUSY ROADWAYS, WHEN I LOOSE FULL CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. EVERY INCIDENCE HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I HAVE HAD MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE VAN.I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. WHY HAS SOMETHING NOT BEEN DONE? DO MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE TO BE KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.

AFTER REFUELING THE CAR WILL STALL FOR SHORT PERIOD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT MAY STALL WHILE PULLING INTO HE ROADWAY. NHTSA WORKED WITH DODGE ON OTHER MODELS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO LIFETIME. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND THE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $700. DODGE SHOULD HAVE REDESIGNED THE FUEL SYSTEM TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AS THE SAME ISSUE WAS LIFETIME WARRANTIES IN PRIOR YEAR MODELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE TO STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP, AND AFTER WE START DRIVING, THE ENGINE WILL JUST STALL. IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THIS HASN'T HAPPENED YET. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER CASES ON THE INTERNET,FOR EXAMPLE, ON THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL STOPPED FLOWING THROUGH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. MA 09/22 UPDATED 11/14/2017*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING AND DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO, MY 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLED AS I CAME TO A STOP SIGN IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO START RIGHT BACK UP AFTER PUTTING MY VAN IN PARK. BEING UNSURE WHY THIS HAPPENED, I DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE GETTING ON THE ROAD. IT STALLED ONE MORE TIME, BUT THEN I HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS AND DROVE HOME. THIS OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING MY VAN WITH GAS, BUT I DID NOT ASSOCIATE THE PROBLEM WITH FUELING AT THE TIME. SINCE THAT INCIDENT, THIS HAS BECOME A RECURRING ISSUE OF THE ENGINE STALLING ONLY AFTER FILLING MY TANK. WHEN REFUELING NOW, I DRIVE AROUND NEAR THE GAS STATION TO INSURE THE VAN IS GOING TO RUN. AFTER GETTING GAS, WHEN I SLOW TO COME TO A STOP OR I HAVE STOPPED, THE CAR MAY STALL OUT. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART MY VAN BY PUTTING IT IN PARK, STARTING AND PUMPING THE GAS PEDDLE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE PROCEEDING. FORTUNATELY, WHEN MY VAN HAS STALLED, I HAVE NOT BEEN TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC OR TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED; HOWEVER, THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY DOES EXIST. BEFORE TAKING MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, I DECIDED TO LOOK ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE. MY SEARCH FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT A DEFECT PETITION DP14-002 WAS FILED IN SEPTEMBER 2014 WITH DOI. ACCORDING TO ONLINE RESOURCES, THE REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TANK. THE PROBLEM IS THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND THE VALVE IS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW AND I WONDER WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. *TR

VEHICLE HESITATED FIRST TIME WHILE GOING 50 MPH AFTER REFUELING - REGULAR GAS. CHECKED THE TACH, WENT TO ALMOST ZERO, THEN BACK UP AGAIN. RODE ROUGH FOR A WHILE. STALLED FIRST TIME AFTER REFUELING W/ REGULAR GAS, @ 35 MPH, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB - LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. RESTARTED OKAY. STALLED A 2ND TIME AFTER REFUELING AT RED LIGHT, JUST 500 FT FROM GAS STATION. TOOK 2 TIMES TO START IT. WHEN WE FIGURED IT WAS NOT A BAD TANK OF GAS, WE HAD OUR LOCAL MECHANIC CHECK IT, AND WE PAID OVER $200.00 FOR A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. BUT WE REFUELED THE VAN SOON AFTER, AND IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. THAT WAS WHEN I DECIDED TO LOOK ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD COMPLAINED, AND WERE TOLD IT?S NOT A KNOWN ISSUE. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE DODGE/CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND 40 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE HERE: HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM [DODGE CARAVAN AND/OR CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY STALLING AFTER REFUELING]. THEY ALL CALLED DODGE/CHRYSLER AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WASN'T A KNOWN ISSUE. PLEASE FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS, AND HAVE DODGE/CHRYSLER RECTIFY IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. HERE IS A PAGE NOT BY DODGE THAT GIVES THE SOLUTION: HTTP://RICKSFREEAUTOREPAIRADVICE.COM/ENGINE-STALLS-AFTER-FILLING-TANK-CHRYSLER-MINIVAN/ THE REMEDY IS TO PAY OVER $700 FOR AN ENTIRE TANK, BECAUSE CHRYSLER DOESN'T SELL THE PART ALONE, WHICH IS THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

SEVERAL TIMES FOLLOWING A FILL UP, THE VAN HAS STALLED OUT, USUALLY JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THE PUMPS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS USUALLY AS WE ARE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THE ONLY FIX TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, NOT ON EVERY FILL UP. USUALLY, THE STALL WOULD OCCUR AFTER FILL UP AND A FEW MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE PUMP. UPDATED 10/14/2015*JS

I FILLED THE FUEL TANK & THEN PROCEDED TO DRIVE HOME. AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION THE VAN STALLED IN TRAFFIC 4 TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I HAVE FILLED THE GAS TANK SINCE 8/6/2014

WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN THE VAN WOULD STALL AND SKIP UPON ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20-50 MPH. NOW THE VAN STALLS AND/OR SKIPS AT ANY POINT OF ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON RIGHT AFTER THERE IS FUEL ADDED TO THE TANK AND THIS IS WHEN THE STALLING IS THE WORSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON WHEN THERE IS1/4 TANK OF GAS LEFT AND THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY NUMBER JUMPS AROUND WHEN THERE IS LESS THAN 1/4 OF A TANK. *TR

NUMEROUS TIMES RIGHT AFTER I FUEL UP, THE VAN SPUTTERS, SHAKES, AND THE ENGINE QUITS. EVEN IF I HOLD THE GAS PEDAL STEADY, IT JERKS AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE PEDAL QUICKLY THEN LETTING GO. WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT, THE ENGINE DIES COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I FUEL UP. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEYOND 1 DAY AFTER I FUEL UP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I FILL UP AT, NOR THE QUALITY OF THE FUEL I BUY, THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. ONE TIME THE ENGINE EVEN QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING! (USUALLY IT QUITS WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN.) IT TAKES 2-3 TRIES AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTS AGAIN AND THE VAN SHAKES, JERKS, AND SPUTTERS ONCE AGAIN AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL.

THIS IS A DEFECT PETITION FILED PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. 30162. OUR 2007 GRAND CARAVAN SXT HAS ABOUT 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEGUN STALLING AFTER REFUELING. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS REFUELED TO FULL CAPACITY. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TODAY, MY WIFE (WITH KIDS IN CAR) STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DANGER WAS THAT SHE WAS ON A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO TURN IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND MY HOPE IS THAT CHRYSLER MAKES GOOD ON A DEFECTIVE PART. (I SEE THEY DID THAT AFTER A GOV'T INVESTIGATION OF A SIMILAR NATURE FOR OTHER CARS...AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA!) ***THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE FOR VEHICLES FROM 2004 TO 2013. SEE THREAD BELOW FOR REFERENCE; HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM