NHTSA Complaint #10820702 — 2007 DODGE DURANGO

FUEL TANK SPRAYS FUEL AND SPILLS UP TO A QUART OF GASOLINE WHEN FILLER NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015 WITH APPROXIMATELY 91,000 MILES. IT IS A LIMITED 4X4 MODEL WITH A 5.7L HEMI MULTI DISPLACEMENT ENGINE. UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, SECONDS AFTER THE FUEL NOZZLE CLICKS OFF A GUSHING SHOULD IS HEARD AND IMMEDIATELY A SPRAY OF GASOLINE IS EJECTED FROM THE FILLER NECK. IT HAS BECOME TOO DANGEROUS TO FILL THE TANK AND I MUST RESORT TO PURCHASING A LESS THAN FULL TANK. NOT ONLY IS THIS ANNOYING BUT IT ALSO PRESENTS AN EXTREME FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DUE TO THE QUANTITY OF GASOLINE EJECTED. BOTH MYSELF AND SEVERAL GAS STATION ATTENDANTS HAVE BEEN SOAKED IN GASOLINE BY THIS DEFECT OF NOT SHUTTING OFF THE FILLER CHECK VALVE WHEN FULL. I BELIEVE THE 2005-2006 MODELS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE WERE RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK AND FILLER PIPE AS AN ASSEMBLY. IF THIS PROBLEM IS ALLOWED TO GO UNCHECKED IT REPRESENTS A HAZARD TO THE SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF THIS GENERATION 2005 TO 2009 DURANGOS ON THE ROAD AND THEIR OCCUPANTS.