2007 Dodge Caliber Awd

THIS VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL STALL MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE STALLS OCCUR WHILE IDLING, AND/OR WHEN DRIVING AND THEY CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITHIN ONLINE FORUMS (INCLUDING YOUTUBE) REGARDING THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. THIS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I ONCE STALLED AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY IN THIS CAR.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY IN FILLING FUEL INTO THE GAS TANK. FUEL MUST BE ENTERED VERY SLOWLY IN THE FILLER NECK OR THE HANDLE FROM THE PUMP WILL "TRIP" AND NOT ALLOW ANY FURTHER FLOW OF FUEL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND TALKING TO OTHERS I THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE DUE TO A CLOGGED EVAP HOSE OR ITS CHARCOAL CANISTER. I TOOK IT TO AN NATIONALLY KNOWN SERVICE STATION WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE NOT IN THE EVAP SYSTEM BUT IN A DEFECTIVE "ROLLOVER VALVE" WHICH IS INTERNAL TO THE FUEL TANK. IT IS ESSENTIALLY A "CHECK VALVE" WHICH PREVENTS FUEL FROM SPILLING BACK OUT OF THE TANK IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. IF THIS ROLLOVER VALVE IS STUCK "PARTIALLY CLOSED" DURING FILLING, THEN IT COULD ALSO BE STUCK "PARTIALLY OPEN" AND ALLOW FUEL TO DANGEROUSLY SPILL BACKWARD THROUGH THE FILLER NECK IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THE ABOVE. THEY CHECKED INTO THEIR DATABASE AND FOUND THIS DEFECTIVE PART TO HAVE CAUSED A RECALL ON SOME OTHER 2007 DODGE VEHICLES (AVENGER, DAKOTA AND I BELIEVE RAM'S) BUT THE FREQUENCY WAS NOT JUSTIFIED FOR DODGE CALIBERS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT MY PROBLEM DESCRIBED IS ONE AND THE SAME AS THOSE MODELS LISTED ABOVE (AND MAY VERY WELL BE THE SAME AFFECTED PART) AND THAT MY DEFECTIVE "ROLLOVER VALVE" SHOULD BE REPLACED AT DODGE'S EXPENSE. THE REPAIR INVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK.

THE VEHICLE STALLS AT RED LIGHTS / INTERSECTIONS AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. IT DOES STOP AFTER SOME OF THE GAS IS USED. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, ONLY ON CITY STREETS. IN HAVING THE CAR EXAMINED, THERE IS A FAULTY VALUE ON THE GAS TANK, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IT IN SPEAKING WITH CHRYSLER, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ASSIST.

ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND ACTED LIKE IT WOULD DIE WHEN I GAVE THE CAR GAS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DID AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECKED THE ENGINE CODES. I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THAT MECHANIC AND THE CAR WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR, CHANGED THE PLUGS AND FLUSHED THE MOTOR. THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL AND THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND DID NOT ACCELERATE OR ANYTHING TILL I GOT TO MY DESTINATION. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH. I HAVE SPENT OVER $400 TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF DODGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. ....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS