1991 Dodge Dynasty Fuel system Problems

I SMELLED A STRONG ORDER OF GAS WHEN DRIVING, WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS A CONSTANT DRIPPING FRO THE FUEL RAIL SUPPLYING THE FUEL INJECTORS...FIRST , IT WAS A SMALL DRIPPING ON THE FRONT VALVE COVER AND AFTER 2-3 MONTHS ITS A STRONG CONTINUOUS DRIPPING FILLING UP THE VALVE COVER SPILLING INTO THE MANIFOLD AREA. I HAVE RESTRICTED DRIVING MY CAR TO 5-7 MILES AT A TIME TO PREVENT POSSIBLE FIRES. MY MECHANIC CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY COST AND THIS U-SHAPED ALUMINUM TUBING ABOUT 14" LONG ,8" CONNECTING TUBE WHERE IT IS LEAKING FROM TO ANOTHER PIECE OF ALUMINUM 14" TUBING THAT GOES UNDERNEATH THE MANIFOLD IS $300.00 AND $150 TO INSTALL IT. I THINK IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURING DEALER IS GOUGING ALMOST PUNISHING THEM FOR NEEDING THE PART BY CHARGING 3XS WHAT THE PIPING/TUBING REALLY SHOULD COST. MY MECHANIC AND I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE WEB LOOKING FOR THE SAME PART BUT ALL OF THEM SAY ITS A DISCONTINUED PARTS AND CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT BY THE DEALERSHIP. WHAT A RIP OFF THEY KNOW ITS A FACTORY DEFECT AND IN HIGH DEMAND BUT THEY ARE NOT MAKING ANYMORE THAN THAT WANT TO MAKE TO KEEP THE DEMAND HIGH AND TO MAKE A BIG PROFIT ON A DESIGN MISTAKE IN THEIR FUEL SYSTEM DESIGN THAT THEY SOLD TO THE PUBLIC. THEY PROBABLY KNEW IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BUT PUSHED IT THROUGH ANYWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10565309

Incident

Sep 11, 2013

Mileage

156,800 mi

LEAKAGE OF FUEL AT THE FUEL RAIL CONNECTIONS, ABOVE THE VALVE COVERS, WHICH DRAINS ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND COULD START A FIRE. I AM TOLD IT WILL COST OVER $700 TO REPLACE THE PARTS WHICH CANNOT BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE ELSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10215553

Incident

Jan 14, 2008

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED OCT. 2006. NEAR MINT CONDITION. POWER EVERYTHING & EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS PERFECT. VEHICLE EMISSIONS PERFECT. APPROX. 4 DAYS AFTER FINAL REGISTRATION WAS SWITCHED, PLATED, & INSURED, I HOPPED ONTO THE FREEWAY, DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. WHEN SUDDENLY IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, I WAS TOTALLY OVERWHELMED BY THE SMELL OF GAS. I BECAME SERIOUSLY NAUSEOUS AND LIGHT HEADED AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE FREEWAY TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO PULL OVER AS FAST AS I POSSIBLE COULD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR MORE SERIOUS A FATALITY. ONCE, I MANAGED TO PULL OVER I PULLED THE HOOD LATCH, JUMPED OUT TO GET A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, I POPPED THE HOOD TO TRY TO SEE WHERE THIS GAS WAS COMING FROM. ALL I COULD SEE WAS GAS SPAYING OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE, IN MASSIVE AMOUNTS JUST LIKE A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AT A CAR WASH. 1\4 TANK LEAKED OUT ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE & ALL OVER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF MY CAR. I THANKED GOD, THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT HOT ENOUGH TO IGNITE THE WHOLE CAR, WITH ME INSIDE. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME, WE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL RAIL FEEDER THAT DISTRIBUTES GAS TO THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE AFTER RESEARCHING OTHER DODGE VEHICLES I FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN UNDOCUMENTED RECALL FOR THIS PART, THIS CAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT, AND THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE CONTINUED TO INSTALL THIS SAME PART ON OTHER YEARS, MAKES & MODELS & DAIMLER CHRYSLER/ DODGE WAS, VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS. LAST YEAR THEY GROSSED $16.63 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2005 WITH $1.5 MILLION IN LOSSES & THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS FOR $700.00 JUST MAKES MY STOMACH TURN. NOW KNOWING THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED A SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL INJURY TO SOMEONE ELSE, BECAUSE OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER'S NEGLECT IN ADMITTING THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURED PART, AND THEM TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS IS OUTRAGEOUSLY UNBELIEVABLE TO SAY THE LEAST. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171857

Incident

Oct 14, 2006

Mileage

87,000 mi

1991 DODGE DYNASTY, 3.3L ENGINE. FUEL RAIL LEAKING, AT CROSSOVER TUBE CONNECTION. FUEL LEAKING DOWN ONTO VAVLE COVER, WHICH THEN LEAKED ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. MINOR FIRE, BUT THANK GOD I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I SMELLED THE FUEL. OPENING THE HOOD REVEALED THE SMALL FIRE THAT STARTED. THE DODGE DEALER WANTS 300.00 FOR THE PART, AND I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS PART SINCE IT IS NOT A "WEAR" ITEM, NOR IS IT A MOVING PART, OR IN A LOCATION PRONE TO WEAR. HAD MY WIFE OR MYSELF BEEN DRIVING AND THE FIRE OCCURED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED A LAW SUIT. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WOULD BE GREAT. IF YOU CAN PROVIDE A COMPLAINT NUMBER TO CALL FOR CHRYSLER, I WILL DO SO. I FEEL THEY SHOULD AT LEAST PAY FOR THE PART. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED, AS I CANNOT LOCATE A USED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS CREATING A MAJOR HEADACHE, AS WE NEED 2 VEHICLES, AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE DYNASTY AT THIS TIME, NOR CAN WE AFFORD (OR JUSTIFY) 300+ FOR THE REPAIR. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

10108304

Incident

Jan 23, 2005

Mileage

185,000 mi

I OWN A 1991 DODGE DYNASTY, 3.3 LITER. THE FUEL RAIL STARTED LEAKING AT THE JOINT ON THE FRONT, BEHIND THE VALVE COVER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10104553

Incident

Dec 27, 2004

WHILE DRIVING SMELT FUMES AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8018174

Incident

Sep 3, 2002

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM FUEL INJECTION TUBE. WHEN CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE FUEL STARTED POURING OUT. ALSO, HAD STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALLS, AND TO CALL NHTSA. *AK

NHTSA ID

8000795

Incident

Dec 15, 2001

FUEL RAIL LEAKAGES CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK ALL OVER ENGINE. SPILLED FUEL COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

854540

Incident

Dec 10, 1999

THE FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FROM TWO SPOTS. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY A MECHANIC AFTER OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR HEAVY GAS FUMES. THE VEHICLE IS BEING HELD AT THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

855323

Incident

Dec 12, 1999

WHILE TWO MONTHS PREGNANT, MY WIFE NOTICED A GAS ODOR COMING FROM AROUND THE CAR WHILE SHE DROVE TO WORK. SHE INITIALLY ASSUMED IT WAS COMING FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED HER UP AT WORK THE NEXT DAY I ALSO NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD OF THE CAR, I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GAS SITTING ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE BELOW THE U-SHAPED FUEL TRACK. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR AFTER THAT DISCOVERY FOR FEAR THAT THE ENGINE AREA WOULD IGNITE. WHEN I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER, THEY STATED THAT A SIMILAR FLAW IN THE FUEL TRACK HAD BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES FOR SIMILAR REASONS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ONLY HOPING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE WAS THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED. I'M REALLY ONLY DOING THIS TO AVOID SOMEONE ELSE FROM BEING INJURED BY THE DEFECTIVE FUEL TRACK THAT LEAKS AND LEAVES A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

710187

Incident

May 16, 1999

THE FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AT A HIGH RATE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

NHTSA ID

842097

THE FUEL RAIL LEAKS LIKE A DRIPPING FAUCET. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT IS ON RECALL FOR THE DODGE INTREPID. IS THIS THE SME PART WHICH WAS RECALLED ON THE INTRREPID? ONE DODGE DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THIS PART, AND WILL BE AT LEAST 2 WEEKS BEFORE ONE MAY BE AVAILABLE. ANOTHER SAID THIS PART ALMOST NEVER GOES BAD, SO THEY NEVER STOCK IT. IT SEEMS THAT A RECALLED PART SHOULD BE IN SUFFICIENT SUPPLY FOR THE RECALL AND OTHER CUSTOMERS. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DYNASTY TOO? ADDITIONALLY, THE CHARGE FOR THE FUEL RAIL ALONE IS NEARLY $300.00. IS THIS A FAIR PRICE? THIS PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTALLATION. DODGE RECALL INFORMATION LINE HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. THEY HAVE MY CORRECT NAME & ADDRESS, AND I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID

708201

Incident

Jun 15, 1999

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, NOTICED ODOR OF GASOLINE. PULLED VEHICLE OVER & PARKED. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICD GAS HAD SPRAYED OVER ENGINE FROM 2 SPOTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED FUEL RAIL HAD A LEAK. PARTS ORDERED FROM ANOTHER STATE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID

836871

Incident

Feb 12, 1999

THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAD 6 1991-1993 DODGE DYNASTY 3.3 LITER ENGINE, MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WITH A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM INVOLVING THE FUEL RAIL IN THE O RINGS WHICH SHRINKS AND EXPANDS, CAUSING A CRACK, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK, WHICH MAY START A FIRE. MANUFACTURER IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THE FUEL RAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

832419

GAS RAIL SITS ON TOP OF ENGINE (PASSENGER SIDE), AT FIRST I JUST SMELLED A WHIFF OF GAS OCCASIONALLY, THEN THE SMELL BECAME STONGER, GAS WAS COMING OUT OF THE GAS RAIL, AT TIMES EVEN SQUIRTING A SMALL STREAM, GAS WAS FALLING ON HOT, ELECTRICAL ENGINE COMPONENTS ON TOP OF ENGINE, THE RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE.

NHTSA ID

541784

Incident

Sep 1, 1998

THE FUEL RAIL THAT DELIVERS FUEL FROM THE GAS TANK TO THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

516985

FUEL LEAK, THE FUEL RAIL THAT CONNECTS FUEL LINE, HAS A LEAK, NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. *AK

NHTSA ID

810992

Incident

Mar 14, 1997

FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED ONCE IN OCT. 1991. IT DEVELOPED HOLES AND LEAKED FUEL ON THE ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP FOR (2) MONTHS BECAUSE OWNER COULD NOT OBTAIN A FUEL RAIL. PART IS ON BACK ORDER. *AK

NHTSA ID

807157

WHILE DRIVING GAS BEGIN TO SQUIRT OUT OF THE FUEL HOSE-(A METAL PIECE) *AK

NHTSA ID

983311

Incident

Apr 18, 1996

'O' RINGS ON INJECTORS LEAKING.

NHTSA ID

501599

Incident

May 25, 1994

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKS. *SD

NHTSA ID

501466

Incident

Apr 27, 1994

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STOPS COMPLETELY. BECAUSE OF THE POWER MODULE NOT ALLOWING THE GAS TO GET TO THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID

976158

TRANSMISSION,STARTER AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED PURCHASE CAR USED . TT

NHTSA ID

972374

FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY FAILED, RESULTING IN GAS POURING ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND A POOL OF GAS IN THE GARAGE. TT

NHTSA ID

964173

Incident

Apr 17, 1995