NHTSA Complaint #10565582 — 2008 DODGE NITRO

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10565582
Vehicle 2008 DODGE NITRO
Component FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 17,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

WHILE PUMPING GAS, THE GAS POURED OUT THE FILLERNECK AFTER FULL. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ALL THE TIME UNTIL I HAD ENOUGH OF IT AND ON FEB. 2014 I TOOK IT TO D DODGE DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS A WRONG PART NUMBER AND REPLACED MY FUEL TANK NO CHARGE EVEN THOUGH MY WARRANTY WAS USED UP. AFTER I GOT IT HOME AND A FEW DAYS LATTER IT WAS TIME TO FILL IT UP AND I DID SO. NOW GAS IS FLOWING FROM THE TANK FROM AN UNKNOWN PLACE TO ME WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY EITHER SLOWED WITH FRONT OF VEHICLE HIGH OR REAR OF VEHICLE SLOWED HIGH OR ON LEVEL GROUND WITH VEHICLES RIGHT SIDE HIGHER THAT THE LEFT BY EVEN THE SMALLEST AMOUNT. NOW I MUST BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE UNTIL THEY FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS THAT IT WAS BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THEM TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND COULD PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO RENT A CAR BUT IT IS THEIR FAULT IT IS LEAKING AND I HAVE TO DRIVE 180 MILE ROUND TRIP TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

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