Originally Posted by DM_kota

My dakota that I bought has presented challenges, like many of ours here. I have had issues since the day i bought it with filling it with fuel. I would have been lucky to get a gallon in before the pump would shut off and it would spit gas at me. Not to mention it took forever to put 20 gallons in.

I called Chrysler to see if there were any recalls (none) only a lowly TSB

so I thought I could live with it until that first cold day where the wind was blowing hard at a brisk 10º outside and it took 15 min to fill the tank. I said enough and called 2 dealers to see what the issues were. Both of them said on the phone that it probrably was that the fuel tank was bad and would run to the tone of $950-$1000 to replace.

GEEZE how does a fuel tank go bad? especiallly on a truck with less than 100K miles?

So I wrote a 2 page letter displaying my disgust in that fact that Chrysler expected me to replace a fuel tank that was poorly designed at my cost ( as well as I highlighted the struts and ball joints issue- just to add another tick on the board at Dodge HQ for bad designs they regret)

Chrysler called back, and long story short, I brought it in got it diagnosed. Now I will be paying $200 bucks for a $971.00 fuel tank replacement job. I would rather pay nothing; but I know that a used tank from a junkyard is at least 125-175; so I figure it is worth it to me.

not happy? write a letter

Originally Posted by Remark

I don't know all the datails, but my son just had the fuel tank replaced on his '05 Durango. The service manager where he bought it volunteered to meet him at the gas station to witness the filling process to see exactly what was happening. It was doing just like your Dakota. He had the fuel tank replaced. I don't know if it cost him anything. I'll check to make sure, but I think it was under a recall.