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Dodge Durango Fuel System, Gasoline Safety Report | June 01, 2009



Reported on June 01, 2009


SUMMARY: FUEL ESCAPES FROM VEHICLE AT THE END OF REFUELING. CONSEQUENCE: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. REMEDY REQUESTED: HAVE DEALER REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE, AS IN THE RECALL OF THE SAME DESCRIPTION FOR OTHER 2005 DODGE DURANGOS - NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #09V003000, CHRYSLER RECALL #H45. PREVIOUSLY MADE A FEW ATTEMPTS TO GET CHRYSLER DEALER IN BURLINGTON, NJ TO EFFECT REPAIR, BUT CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER [XXX]CLAIMED HE COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. I WAS NOT WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. [XXX] WAS UNTRUTHFUL WHEN I CONFRONTED HIM LAST YEAR ABOUT CHRYSLER CORPORATE KNOWING OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE TO CUSTOMER. NO THAT I'VE FOUND THE NHTSA WEBSITE INFO AND THE H45 RECALL INFO, I MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT: I CONTACTED CHRYSLER. CASE MANAGER [XXX]ASSIGNED ME CASE #[XXX] ON APRIL 25, 2011, BUT TOLD ME ON APRIL 28, 2011 THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A COPAY FOR THE REPAIR. I OBJECTED TO A COPAY, AND TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTING NHTSA. THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT CONTACT. CAN YOU ASSIST ME? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Make: Dodge
Model: Durango
Manufactured by: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Year: 2005
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported?
Was a death reported?
Was a fire reported? N
Location: BELLMAWR NJ
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1D4HB38N45F
Mileage: 48000 miles.
Speed: 0 MPH
Number of cylinders: 8
Vehicle type: 4WD
Vehicle fuel:
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
Previous Report:Unknown Or Other Next Report:Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly

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