2007 dodge grand caravan fuel tank vent valve

Major safety issue because the power steering system stops when engine stops and vehicle is not able to be steered without the power steering aid. The valve is plastic welded to the tank, which requires the tank to be replaced. The orvr is apparently not sealing completely or at all, allowing liquid fuel to pass into the vent line to the vapor canister and then engine. When fueling, a float in the orvr (onboard refueling vapor recovery) valve is designed to rises and seals the tank vent causing pressure build, backing fuel up into the fill neck and shutting it off. After fueling vehicle it will stall intermittently at stop signs and on open highway without warning, because fuel is getting into the engine and flooding engine out via the tank venting vapor system. Something really needs to be done to correct this ongoing and dangerous issue.Ģ004 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel tank vapor float vent failure. This was a most miserable experience especially since we had all three of our small children in the van with us. Thankfully the oncoming traffic slowed as they blew their horns and she was able to restart the van and begin to drive. When an opening arrived she pressed the accelerator and the van started and failed completely, leaving us half-way in the lane for oncoming traffic. Well she made it into the center turning lane and waited her turn. We were trying high-test ethanol free gasoline.

Recently after my knee surgery, my wife was driving and pulled out into traffic, left hand turn, after a refuel. After a short distance, 3 miles or so, it runs normally. The engine stutters and sometimes stalls completely. I start the ignition and begin to drive away. I fill up with fuel until the pump stops, not a 'top-off'. Incident description: I enter the gas station. It began at approximately 35,000 miles and continues until this day at about 116,000 miles. This incident occurs every time I fill up with fuel.

2007 dodge grand caravan fuel tank vent valve