2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Fuel system Problems

DIESEL FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE

NHTSA ID

10763264

Incident

Sep 11, 2015

Mileage

123,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER AND FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

NHTSA ID

10475059

Incident

Jan 19, 2012

Mileage

158,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 5 CALIFORNIA THE TRUCK JUST DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS STUCK IN 105 DEGREE HEAT FOR 2 HOURS BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK GOT THERE. I HAD NO WATER AND I AM A CANCER SURVIVOR. I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY ILL EVER SINCE. VERY TIRED AND I HAVE NO APPETITE. 4,200 HUNDRED TRUCK REPAIR BILL. I HAD TO PAY BECAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10464513

Incident

Jul 2, 2012

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM AND FUEL INJECTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AND EVENTUALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

NHTSA ID

10438894

Incident

Dec 5, 2011

Mileage

145,000 mi

I WAS TAKING A ROAD TRIP HAULING MY BOAT THAT WAS AROUND 300 MILES OR SO AND GOT THROUGH THE FIRST 100 + FINE. DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE TRUCKS DIES ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAS NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO CONTROL AND COME TO A STOP. AFTER FINALLY AND LUCKILY COMING TO A STOP AND HEART RATE STARTED TO DROP, I HAD TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN, I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK TO RESTART AFTER BLEEDING THE FUEL THROUGH THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING AND HAVING TO BUMP THE KEY A FEW TIMES. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK HOME GOING VERY VERY SLOW AND BEING O SO CAREFUL. COME TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM IS THE LIFT PUMP AND IS EXTREMELY TO COMMON. THIS SHOULD ALERT ANYONE THAT DEALS WITH SAFETY AND SHOULD PROMPT A INVESTIGATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395965

Incident

Apr 8, 2011

Mileage

105,223 mi

LIFT PUMP FAILED ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE THE INJECTION PUMP TO FAIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND POWER WAS LOWER THAN EXPECTED BUT NOT DANGEROUS. PROBLEM WAS ONLY DISCOVERED BECAUSE OTHER OWNERS ENCOURAGED ME TO CHECK FOR PUMP FAILURE BEFORE SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10335003

Incident

May 1, 2010

Mileage

103,500 mi

FAILURE OF FUEL LIFT PUMP ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL ENGINE. PUMP FAILED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE MERGING WITH TRAFFIC . *TR

NHTSA ID

10257960

Incident

Jul 19, 2008

Mileage

79,700 mi

LOSS OF POWER WHILE ENTERING HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, CAUSING HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTIONS TO PREVENT COLLISIONS. FAILURE OF TRANSFER PUMP CAUSING FAILURE OF INJECTION PUMP ON NUMBEROUS OCCASIONS, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AT THE TIME OF THE LAST REPAIR THEIR WAS NO REPLACEMENT FOR TRANSFER PUMP AVAILABLE, SO AN AFTER MARKET ELECTRIC PUMP WITH PROPER FLOW RATE AMD PRESSURE WAS INSTALLED AND HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR OVER 1 YEAR. THE INJECTION PUMP STILL FLAGS AS BAD AND HAS LOSS OF POWER UNTIL ENGINE IS AT FULL RUNNING TEMPERTURE AND WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10202992

Incident

Jul 12, 2006

Mileage

30,000 mi

FUEL TRANSFER PUMP REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10199890

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

10,000 mi

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD CRACKING . TV INVESTIGATION SLOT SHOWN ON INTERNET. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM - PURCHASED NEW DASHBOARD PANEL FROM DODGE DEALER $200. IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE FRONT AXLE SEALS, WATER PUMP, POWER STEERING PUMP , FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPAIRED OVER $ 6400 IN EXPENSE - THE DASH PROBLEM BROKE THE MONKEY'S BACK. *AK

NHTSA ID

10194859

Incident

Jun 20, 2007

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP LOCATED AND BOLTED ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE ABOVE THE STARTER WAS LEAKING DIESEL FUEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61916. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY NO LONGER MAKE THAT TYPE OF PUMP. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THE PARTS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, AND WAS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62015. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAS THE OLD PUMP. THE DEALER IS PUTTING A PLATE OVER WHERE THE OLD PUMP WAS BOLTED ON THE BLOCK. UPDATED 4/9 *TR

NHTSA ID

10185710

Incident

Jan 8, 2007

Mileage

61,916 mi

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 INJECTION AND TRANSFER PUMP WAS REPLACED. *TS AT THE TIME OF REPAIR THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT INSTALL THE RETROFIT TRANSFER PUMP, INSTEAD HE PUT IN A CHEAPER PUMP. AT THE TIME THE MILEAGE WAS 47810. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER THE LED LIGHT FOR THE FUEL PRESSURE ILLUMINATED. THE TRANSFER PUMP HAD FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WARRANTY AND THE PART WARRANTY BOTH HAD EXPIRED THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10176445

Incident

Oct 25, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FUEL AND INJECTOR PUMPS WERE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

10155300

Incident

Apr 13, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE LIFT PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED THE INJECTOR PUMP TO FAIL ALSO. THE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EACH TIME, BUT CONTINUE TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID

10153822

Incident

Mar 27, 2006

Mileage

86,128 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. IF THE TEMPERATURE RANGE WAS OVER 100 DEGREES THEN THIS WAS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 190-195 DEGREES THAT DID NOT GO UP. THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THREE YEARS, AND CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HA 93,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO, HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH RAN OUT THE JULY 19, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE FOUR TO FIVE TIMES FOUR OF THOSE TIMES IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, AND EACH TIME THEY THOUGHT THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO SO. ON AUGUST 4, 2005 CONSUMER WENT TO A DEALERSHIP, NOT A DODGE DEALERSHIP, TWO VEHICLES THERE HAD SAME PROBLEM AS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. MECHANIC CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR, AND THE FUEL PUMP, AND THAT STILL HAD NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10131621

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

Mileage

48,000 mi

DT: THE FUEL PUMP FAILED , AND THE CALLER WAS TOLD THAT PART WAS ON A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. HE WAS WAITING FOR 2 WEEKS TO GET THE FUEL PUMP. HE WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON HOW LONG HE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PART. CURRENTLY, HE HAS HIS FUEL PUMP. THE CALLER SAID THAT THE BACKORDER WAS ABOUT 300 AT A TIME, HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PART WAS FAILING PREMATURELY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10134311

Incident

Aug 12, 2005

Mileage

117,724 mi

WITH APROX. 89,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS. REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL FILTER FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS BAD FUEL. AS IT TURNED OUT IT WAS MY TRANSFER PUMP GETTING WEAK. THIS INTURN, DUE TO LOW JUEL PRESSURE, CAUSED MY FUEL INJECTION PUMP TO EVENTULY FAIL. I HAD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IN MAY OF 2005. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THIS IS AN INHERIT PROBLEM WITH THE CUMMINGS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER CUMMINGS DIESEL OWNERS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. DODGE MOST BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, $2100 BETWEEN THE TWO PUMPS AND THAT IS WITH ME REPLACING THE TRANSFER PUMP MYSELF. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LOW FUEL PRESSURE INTICATOR INSTALL IN THESE TRUCKS AT THE FACTORY. THEY ARE AVALIBLE IN THE AFTERMARKET. I HAVE ALSO HAD FRONT BALL JOINT PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. THESE JOINTS ARE MAINTANCE FREE JIONTS THAT FAIL, I BELIEVE DUE TO THE ADDED WEIGHT OF THE CUMMINGS MOTOR. THIS IS ALSO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BECAUSE YOU MOST REPLACE THE ENTIRE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLE, NOT JUST TE BALL JOINT.

NHTSA ID

10126993

Incident

May 1, 2004

Mileage

89,000 mi

THE FUEL LIFT PUMP FAILED WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE, AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE FAILED WHEN PASSING OTHER CARS OR HEAVY ACCELERATION.*AK *BF *NM

NHTSA ID

10116960

Incident

Mar 23, 2005

Mileage

107,000 mi

1. THE FIRST INCIDENT, MAY 11,2000 WAS A RECALL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSFER PUMP DUE TO PREMATURE INTERNAL ARMATURE SHAFT BUSHING WEAR. THIS WAS A RECALL BY DODGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED AUGUST 24,2004. 2. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH, AND MAKES THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WOULD CAUSE A SUDDEN SLOWDOWN OF THE VEHICLE. 3. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE TRANSFER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT. THE COST TO REPLACE THESE PUMPS CAN BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH DODGE TRUCKS WHICH HAVE THE CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10118478

Incident

Aug 24, 2004

Mileage

32,787 mi

REPEATED FAILURES OF DODGE COMMINS DIESEL FUEL LIFT PUMPS AND INJECTION PUMPS MAY LEAD TO ENGINE STOPPAGE AND LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. DODGE WILL NOT ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS ON 1998 TO 2002 DIESEL ENGINES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10118343

Incident

Mar 14, 2005

Mileage

68,561 mi

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH FAILED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SENDER UNIT FOR THE FUEL WAS NOT WORKING AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE BALL JOINTS WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE CLUTCH. AT THE 200 MILE MARK THE ROD WHICH WHEN PUSHED ACTIVATES THE CLUTCH WENT OUT. *TC *JB

NHTSA ID

10109737

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

1. STEREING WHEEL WOULD NOT CENTER UP, VEHICLE DROVE STRAIGHT. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL TO COMPENSATE FOR TORQUE, NO WARRANTY REPAIR, TOOK TO A SUSPENSION SHOP FOR REPAIR $ 1200.00 (SEE DETAILS BELOW). 2. TRANSMISSION SHUDDERED IN TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP. DELAER FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, BUT CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. $ 2200.00 FOR NEW HD TORQUE CONVERTER AND HP VALVE BODY (SEE DETAIL BELOW) **ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE, HAD TO PUSH HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO MERGE TO SHOULDER, PLACE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO RED LINE, SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR. MOTOR WOULD NOT START ONLY CRANK. DEALER SAID THE INJECTOR PUMP AND CONTROLLER AWERE BAD, $ 3000.00 FOR REAPAIR. REPLACED BALL JOINT 6/2002, REPLACED TRANSMISSION 10/2004, REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR PUMP 12/04. SUM TOTAL OF REPAIRS $ 6600.00.*AK

NHTSA ID

10103056

Incident

Dec 15, 2004

Mileage

126,353 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SMOKED WAS COMING FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO CLEANING SENSORS. *JB THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM STARTED AFTER PULLING A TRAILER FOR 200 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE REPLACED THE INJECTOR PUMP. *NM

NHTSA ID

10073822

Incident

Jun 1, 2004

Mileage

38,126 mi

MY DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL TRUCK LOSS POWER AND WOULD NOT RUN WELL AT ALL. I ASKED ARCHER DODGE ON JAN 20, 2004 TO FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM. A FUEL TRANSFER PUMP, PART # 5080885AA (REPLACEMENT PUMP #) WAS INSTALLED FOR A TOTAL OF $500. THE FAILURE OF THIS PUMP IN THIS VEHICLE IS COMMON AND IS DOCUMENTED IN AN ARTICLE BY CHUCK ARNOLD "WHAT HAPPENS TO DODGES". FAILURE OF THE INJECTOR PUMP, A $2000 REPLACEMNET JOB IS COMMON WHEN THE CHARGE PUMP FAILS, I WAS LUCKY. DODGE RECALLED DEFECTIVE PUMPS INSTALLED IN ALL TRUCKS BUILT 7 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DAY MY TRUCK WAS BUILT. I FEEL I GOT ONE OF THE OLDER PUMPS FOR ONE THING AND THAT DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THE WORK. THE OTHER THING IS THAT THERE IS NO IDIOT LIGHT OR GUAGE TELLING YOU THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHARGE PUMP. I AM LOOKING FOR A RETROFIT SO I CAN MONITOR THIS PRESSURE AND PREVENT DAMAGE TO MY FUEL INJECTION PUMP IN THE FUTURE. THIS ENGINE SHOULD RUN FOR 1,000,000 MILES AND I DONT WANT THE POSSIBILITY OF A $3000 WORKOVER EVERY 60,000 TO 120,000 MILES ( THE ESTIMATED LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE FAILURE FOR THE CHARGE PUMP.) FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM IS TOTAL AND IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG PLACE COULD CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE, FIRE, AND SERIOUS PERSONAL AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DODGE RECALL ALL UNITS AND RETROFIT THEM WITH A DEVICE THAT MONITORED THE DISCHARGE PRESSURE OF THE CHARGE PUMP, NOTIFYING THE DRIVER THAT A FAILURE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM IS EMINANT. THIS COULD BE DONE WITH AN ADDITIONAL GAUGE OR EVEN A ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. I HAVE CALLED DODGE AND OPENED A COMPLAINT #12000342, BUT I DID NOT GET THE SATISIFICATION OF HEARING THAT IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO THEM. IF IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURS, WHY NOT ALERT THE CUSTOMERS OF DODGE THAT IT IS A PROBEM. EVEN THOUGH MY TRUCK WAS NOT RECALLED, IT APPEARS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BASED ON WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM OTHER OWNERS AND DODGE. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE.

NHTSA ID

10054672

Incident

Jan 20, 2004

Mileage

120,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ENGINE STARTED MISSING,THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE ENGINE RUNNING AGAIN. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO BUY A NEW FUEL PUMP, AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLES FUEL PUMP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10051729

Incident

Dec 16, 2003

Mileage

84,300 mi