slow fueling,very slow

I have a chrysler 300M and it takes forever to fill at gas station pumps!I
have to just crack the nozzel valve to get it to start pumping and if it
doesn't auto shut off at that point I just may be able to increase it ever
so gradual before it auto trips on me.
I have heard that other owners have had the same problem,a bronco,for
example and that was commented by a service manager.
I asked a service manager in brandon fl. and he
suggested it might be the roll over valve sticking shut.He was the only
manager that didn' say he didn't know what it could be.they all blame the
service stations pumping pressures.
Yes, I pull the nozzle out till the metal flap just about closes.
Is there a SERVICE TECK. out there that can shed some light on this
problem or do we all keep trading cars till we get a model that doesn't have
that problem.

 

Apparently not an uncommon problem.

There is a TSB #14-001-03 affecting 2000-2004 LHS, Concorde, 300M.
Intrepid that cover this problem. You might read this thread on
www.dodgeintrepid.net forums:
http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4921&page=1&pp=15&highlight=slow+gas+fill

Here's a snippet from the TSB to wet your appetite:
SUBJECT:
Fuel Tank Slow To Fill
OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves correcting any or all of the following items
as necessary:
• Kinked/plugged fuel tank vent lines
• Replacing the fuel tank control valve
• Replacing the Leak Detection Pump (LDP) filter
• Unplugging or replacing the fuel tank fill tube assembly
MODELS:
2000 - **2004** (LH) LHS/300M/Concorde/Intrepid
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
The fuel tank is slow to fill because of lack of venting.

Amazing that problems like this and their solutions are documented by
the manufacturer and the dealers don't even check the TSB's (or pretend
not to know anything about them)!

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
adddress with the letter 'x')

 

This happened to me (and my 300M) once, maybe twice, in 4+ years of
ownership.

I thought it was a problem with the gas station I was at. I don't
recall if I went to another one on that same day or not. I think that
at the time there was some weird weather (or extreme temp or humidity
or something). Problem went away on it's own.

Ah- I remember that I eased the pump nozel out of the fill tube and
let the gas pour into filler neck - and the pump still did the
auto-shut-off thing. So it was the gas station pump in my case.

 

Probably not - see TSB #TSB #14-001-03.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
adddress with the letter 'x')

 

A friend who worked at a service station mentioned this long ago...if the
pump trips off when you've just started pumping, stop the flow, remove the
nozzle COMPLETELY from the filler tube, then reinsert and start pumping
again. I know it sounds foolish, but it really does work.

 

Are you shutting the engine off when you fill up? If not, the fuel
system of most new vehicles is pressurized, which causes many gas
station nozzles to shut off.

Jon

 

kink in filler hose or a bad gas tank vent in the evaperative system