NHTSA Complaint #10444878 — 2008 DODGE DURANGO

FILLING GAS TANK AT FUEL PUMP; SET THE AUTO-FIL ON PUMP; HANDLE CLICKED (AS NORMAL WHEN A TANK IS FULL) AS I REACHED TO GRAB THE HANDLE TO PUT AWAY - RIGHT BEFORE I TOUCH THE HANDLE GAS IS REGURGITATED AND SPEWED ALL OVER ME AND THE SIDE O F THE VEHICLE. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE GAS STATION CLERK AS A FAULTY PUMP AND HE PUT AN OUT OF ORDER SIGN ON IT. THEN LESS THAN A WEEK LATER IT DOES THE SAME THING AND CONVIENTLY I SEE ANOTHER DODGE DURANGO OF SIMILAR BODY STYLE AND THE OWNER SMIRKS, "YOUR'S HATES GAS TOO!" LEADING ME TO BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT. WE STARTED CHATTING AND HE SHOWED ME A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ANOTHER DURANGO DOING THE SAME THING AND SAID HOPE YOU HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO EARNHARDT DODGE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH A LIFETIME-WARRANTY AND THEY FIXED JANUARY 10TH 2012 FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE PRICE OF $100. HOWEVER, FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON MY PART REVEALS THAT SOME (NOT ALL WERE INCLUDED, BUT YET SOME NOT INCLUDED SUFFER THE SAME SYMPTOM) 2005 DODGE DURANGO WERE RECALLED FOR A FAULTY GAS TANK CHEK-VALVE THAT RESULTED IN THE EXACT SAME PARTS BEING REPLACED: THE TANK AND INLET ASSEMBLY. SINCE THESE ARE THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE MY FUEL LEAK ISSUE - I CAN ONLY BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL SIMILAR BODY STYLE DURANGO'S AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A PROBLEM EXCLUSIVE TO THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO WHICH SHARES A BODY STYLE 2004/5-2009. *TR