NHTSA Complaint #10920100 — 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY

PROBLEM STARTED 01/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES.VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. IF YOU FILL TANK AND PUMP SHUTS OFF THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT, ABOUT 85% OF THE TIME. IT STALLS ANYWHERE FROM 1-3 TIMES. IT HAS STALLED WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC DRIVING AND WHEN I SIT STATIONARY AND WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN BEFORE DRIVING. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. HAD A REPAIR ON IT AT THE DEALER ON 03/17/2011. THEY REPLACED THE EVAP CANISTER. COPY ATTACHED. IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND THEN IT CAME BACK. I'VE SEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I'VE READ THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. FOR YEARS NOW I'VE BEEN SITTING AT THE PUMP FOR 5 MINUTES AFTER FUELING OR I DON'T FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP. THE STALLING IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WHEN STATIONARY, DRIVING AND TURNING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND GOING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. I WANT TO SELL MY CAR BUT, I'M AFRAID OF GETTING SUED IF THIS DEFECT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM CHRYSLER FOR A RECALL. THEY REALLY NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR