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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Cars / August 2006

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service engine soon light

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Gordon - 08 Aug 2006 18:38 GMT
2002 Dodge Stratus R/T

85,000 miles

Seem after filling the gas tank the service engine soon light comes on and stays on till the tank is about half empty.  The light comes on about 30 miles after refueling.  The fuel
cap is on as tight as it will go.  This has been going on for the past 5 or 6 fuel tank refills...

>G<
maxpower - 08 Aug 2006 20:26 GMT
> 2002 Dodge Stratus R/T
>
> 85,000 miles
>
> Seem after filling the gas tank the service engine soon light comes on and stays on till the tank is about half empty.  The light comes on about 30
miles after refueling.  The fuel
> cap is on as tight as it will go.  This has been going on for the past 5 or 6 fuel tank refills...
>
> >G<

Find the fault code with a scanner and post it. Most auto parts stores will
read them for you

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech
miles - 09 Aug 2006 13:56 GMT
> 2002 Dodge Stratus R/T
>
> 85,000 miles
>
> Seem after filling the gas tank the service engine soon light comes on and stays on till the tank is about half empty.  The light comes on about 30 miles after refueling.  The fuel
> cap is on as tight as it will go.  This has been going on for the past 5 or 6 fuel tank refills...

So the light goes off after awhile?  Could be a bad cap or a faulty air
pump or solenoid valve.  If the light goes back off that means the tank
pressure is coming up but is taking longer than it should.

Get the code read for free at AutoZone.  Not sure about the Status but
if similar to other Dodge vehicles you maybe able to read the code
yourself.  Turn the key from Off-On-Off-On-Off-On and the odometer may
show you the code.  Takes a few tries to get that to work sometimes.
Gordon - 09 Aug 2006 14:31 GMT
>> 2002 Dodge Stratus R/T
>>
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>So the light goes off after awhile?

Yup.  Goes off at about half full on gauge.  Comes back on after around 30 miles of driving after a full fill-up.

>Could be a bad cap or a faulty air
>pump or solenoid valve.  If the light goes back off that means the tank
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>yourself.  Turn the key from Off-On-Off-On-Off-On and the odometer may
>show you the code.  Takes a few tries to get that to work sometimes.

Thanks,

>G<
 
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