FUEL TANK STRAPS CORRODED AND BROKE OFF WHICH CAUSED FUEL TANK TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
- NHTSA ID
- 11412767
- Incident
- Apr 18, 2021
Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
FUEL TANK STRAPS CORRODED AND BROKE OFF WHICH CAUSED FUEL TANK TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL PAVED ROAD, NO EXCESSIVE BUMPS) AT AROUND 40 MPH, THE FUEL TANK BRACKETS (STRAPS) BROKE AND THE FUEL TANK FELL TO THE GROUND. I HEARD IT RIGHT AWAY AND ONLY DROVE AN ADDITIONAL FEW SECONDS TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD (NOT KNOW WHAT INITIAL HAPPENED - THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS CAUGHT IN THE WHEEL WELL). WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM, I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. WHILE WAITING, I CLEARLY NOTICED THE TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND FAILED. ALSO WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK, I SEARCHED TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE. I FOUND THAT RAM DOES HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THE YEAR OF MY TRUCK. CLEARLY THE YEARS AFFECTED NEED TO BE EXPANDED AS MY VEHICLE HAD THE EXACT FAILURE THAT THE RECALL ADDRESSED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 4, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 IN THE AFTERNOON ON RTE 122 IN BLACKSTONE MA JUST SOUTH OF THE MILLVILLE BORDER. NO POLICE EVER PASSED OR STOPPED BY. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED.
TRUCK RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION ON A BUSY CITY STREET. WOULD NOT RESTART. POPPED THE HOOD AND GOT STRONG SMELL OF DIESEL FUEL. DISCOVERED CYLINDER NUMBER FOUR HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE ( FROM RAIL TO FEEDER TUBE) LEAKING A LOT OF FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. TURNS OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINES AND HAVE BEEN KNOWN IN THE PAST TO CAUSE THESE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE IN SOME INSTANCES. IT IS A $71 PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT DOES AFFECT OTHER CYLINDERS AS WELL. ALL 6 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED AND SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE DEFECT I WILL BE PUTTING THE MONEY OUT TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM.
THE NUMBER 4 CYL FUEL DELIVER LINE OFF OF THE COMMON RAIL SYSTEM CRACKED ON MY 5.9L CUMMINS DIESEL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IF ANYONE SIMPLY SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET. DIESELTRUCKRESOURCE.COM FOR INSTANCE HAD ONE THREAD WITH OVER 40 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS. THE ISSUE WITH THIS FUEL LINE IS THAT IT IS HELD DOWN BY AN INFERIOR CLAMP DESIGN THAT VIBRATES, LOOSENS, THEN THE LINE FAILS DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION. THE PART THAT CHRYSLER REPLACES WITH IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. WHEN MINE BROKE MY ENGINE WAS NOT HOT YET, BUT IF THE EXHAUST WAS HOT I'M SURE IT COULD HAVE IGNITED. I DUMPED PROBABLY 2 GALLONS OF DIESEL WHEN IT WENT. WITH SUCH A HIGH PRESSURE IN THAT COMMON RAIL SYSTEM IT COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE AS WELL. I WORK FOR A DIESEL ENGINE PROVIDER AS AN ENGINEER AND WOULD BE ASHAMED OF MY COMPANY IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL TO PROTECT OUR CUSTOMERS IF THIS HAPPENED TO ONE OF OUR PRODUCTS.
NO INDICATORS OF ANY ISSUES TO THIS - WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SMOKE NOT ONLY OUT OF THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK BUT UNDERNEATH THE BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK, AND WE BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL. THE CEL LIGHT THEN COMES ON. WE HAD THE WHOLE FAMILY IN THE TRUCK AND A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THIS IS REALLY NERVING SINCE DODGE/CHRYSLER AS WELL AS CUMMINS KNOWING THIS LINE IS A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT DONE A DARN THING ABOUT IT TO RECTIFY ANY COMPENSATION. I HATE TO SAY THIS BUT I GUESS IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING REALLY HURT BUT YOUR ATTITUDE OF NOT WANTING RECALL SUCH A FIRE HAZARD! LOOK AT ALL THE FORUMS AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE FUEL LINE! LINE TO 4TH INJECTOR NOW MAJOR REPAIR BECAUSE OF IT ALL THE FUEL LOST UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL!
#4 FUEL LINE RUPTURED AND SPEWED FUEL ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDERBODY. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER FOR REPAIR. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON RAM 2500 DIESELS MODEL 2006.
AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK TO A DENTIST APPOINTMENT, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START AND THERE WAS FUEL SPRAYING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN TURNING THE ENGINE OVER. A FEW DAYS EARLIER, I HAD COMMENTED ABOUT THE DIESEL ENGINE HAVING A "HICCUP". AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "I BET I KNOW WHAT IT IS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING". AS IT TURNS OUT, HE WAS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THE #4 CYLINDER FUEL INJECTOR LINE WAS RUPTURED AND SPAYING FUEL EVERYWHERE. HE INDICATED THAT THE '06 WAS VULNERABLE TO BREAKING THAT PARTICULAR INJECTOR LINE DUE TO VIBRATIONS. I LOOKED TB'S UP ON THE INTERNET AND THERE WERE NONE. HOWEVER, I FOUND NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME LINE FAILURE FOR '05 AND '06 MODELS. THIS CONDITION IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. IF THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE ON THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, THERE COULD BE SERIOUS RISKS TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD AS THESE RIGS ARE MADE TO PULL TRAILERS AND OTHER HEAVY EQUIPMENT. IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS OF THE COMPLAINTS CITED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. IF THIS SITUATION DOESN'T WARRANT AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION AND SUBSEQUENT RECALL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD TAKE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 RAM 2500 DIESEL PICKUP AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT ANY OTHER ABNORMAL INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATIONS OR CHANGE IN VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY (APPROX 1.5 MILES) I NOTICED A VERY STRONG DIESEL SMELL. UPON LOOKING THE TRUCK OVER I NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL DRIPPING ALL THE WAY FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE REAR BUMPER. DIAGNOSTICS REVILED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL RAIL TO THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER SPLIT AT THE ENGINE SIDE CONNECTOR AND THIS CAUSED A LARGE AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL TO BE SPRAYED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS AND UNDERSIDE VEHICLE PARTS.. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER (SMALL TOWN DEALERSHIP) HAD THE #4 FUEL LINE IN STOCK, THE PART WAS AN UPDATED DESIGN FROM THE ORIGINAL PART WITH AN IMPROVED CLAMPING BRACKET. REVIEW OF SEVERAL INTERNET LOCATIONS REVIEWED THIS IS A VERY COMMON MALFUNCTION FOR THE CUMMINGS 5.9L DIESEL ENGINES. MY OPINION IS THE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE IS SUFFICIENT RATIONAL FOR A MANUFACTURE'S RECALL TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OPERATORS AND PASSENGERS IN THE 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VISIBLE FUEL LEAK. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL TRUCK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. IT APPEARED THAT A FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED. FUEL HAD SPRAYED ON THE ENGINE AND FUEL WAS VISIBLY LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR TUBE HAD BROKEN. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO WORK PROPERLY. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE INSTANCES LISTED ON INTERNET FORUMS RELATED TO THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR TUBE AND CLAMP HOLDING THE FUEL LINE ON 2006 DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL. THE FACT THAT THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR TUBE (OUT OF 6 TOTAL) IS THE ONLY INJECTOR TUBE THAT APPEARS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THE FACT THAT FUEL IS SPRAYED ON A HOT ENGINE CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD WARRANT FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DESIGN REVIEW. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE AND TO SEE IF ANY REPAIR CONSIDERATIONS WERE AVAILABLE. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE DID NOT OFFER ANY REPAIR CONSIDERATIONS BECAUSE THEY SAID MY TRUCK WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. CHRYSLER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A REPAIR LET ALONE AS A SAFETY ISSUE. ANY CONSIDERATION FOR REVIEW OF WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS *TR
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY VEHICLE DIED. ONCE I PULLED OVER THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE. POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS DIESEL FUEL SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE I CRANKED THE ENGINE OVER FOR A MOMENT AND FOUND THAT THE #4 FUEL LINE HAD CRACKED AND WAS SPRAYING FUEL EVERYWHERE. HOW THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE SURPRISES ME. IT TURNS OUT THE BRACKET WHICH ISOLATES THE FUEL LINE HAD FALLEN OFF. WHEN I PURCHASED THE NEW PART (~$75.00), I NOTICED HOW THEY REDESIGNED THE LINE SO IT WOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. SO OBVIOUSLY CUMMINS/ CHRYSLER ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY STEP TO AT LEAST LET THEIR CUSTOMERS KNOW THAT THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE PART. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF DISCUSSION THREADS ABOUT THIS, AND HOW IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER DODGE CUMMINS OWNERS WITH VEHICLES BUILT FROM 2004.5-2007.5. *TR
DODGE TRUCK, 2500 WITH 6.1 LITER CUMMINS. FUEL RAIL BROKE AT 112,000 MILES. DIESEL FUEL WAS PUMPED OUT ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. EXTREME SMOKE, BUT NO FIRE. TRUCK HAS BEEN EXCELLENTLY MAINTAINED PER MANUFACTURES BOOKLET. *TR
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND A TRAIL OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND I LOST ALL POWER. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP BECAUSE I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT JUST TO GET STOPPED AND I WAS LUCKY I WAS PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY IN S STRAIGHT LINE AND I WAS NOT ON A HILL OR A CURVY ROAD. ONCE I GOT PULLED OVER AND STOPPED I NOTICED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE WHOLE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK. THE FIREWALL INSULATION WAS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH FUEL. THE NUMBER 4 FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED A LEAK AT THE SEAM BEHIND THE COUPLING NUT AND SPEWED DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PROBABLY TWO TO THREE GALLONS WORTH. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE NUMBER 4 FUEL LINE BUT NO OTHER FUEL LINES ON THIS MODEL. I FEEL I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE FUEL DID NOT IGNITE OR THE WHOLE VEHICLE WOULD DEFINITELY OF CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE OUT COME WOULD OF BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR MY FAMILY THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
UPON ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND JUST GETTING UP TO FREEWAY SPEED, THE RIGHT (DRIVER-SIDE) REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE SWERVE VIOLENTLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND STAY ON THE ROAD. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL, RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL, BUMPER, TAILLIGHT, AND TAILGATE. NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. *TR
DRIVING MY 06 DODGE RAM MEGA CAB 2500 5.9L DIESEL, THE #4 FUEL LINE CRACKED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE NUT ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED IN DEC 09 AND HAPPENED AGAIN IN JAN 11. THIS CAUSED A FEW GALLONS OF FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE HOT ENGINE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE DUE TO THE DISTANCE I HAD TO DRIVE (NO SERVICES NEAR FOR 15 MILES IN THE MIDDLE OF ALASKAN WINTER). TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND PART WAS REPLACED SINCE ENGINE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME THE PART IS 64.00 DOLLARS AND LABOR IS 130.00. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,249. UPDATED 01/24/11 *CN ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE DEALER FOUND A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE HOOD. UPDATED 03/23/11
#4 FUEL INJECTOR LINE FAILURE, 2006 DODGE 2500 DIESEL, ONE OWNER,NEVER WRECKED. SPRAYED FUEL ALL OVER UNDER HOOD AND ON EXHAUST WITH A LOT OF SMOKE AND STRONG DIESEL SMELL. ACCORDING TO DODGE PARTS DEPARTMENT, THIS PART, CUMMINGS PART #508674AB, GOES BAD SO OFTEN THAT IT IS THE ONLY FUEL INJECTOR LINE OUT OF A POSSIBLE SIX LINES THAT THEY KEEP IN STOCK. THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE,WITH THIS FAILURE,IS, IN MY OPINION,IS VERY HIGH. A RECALL IS IN ORDER. I AM A RETIRED AUTO MECHANIC WITH ABOUT 40+ YEARS EXPERIENCE. *TR
FAULTY FUEL FILTER SYSTEM ON DODGE DIESEL TRUCKS. I HAVE A 2006 DODGE 2500 RAM DIESEL TRUCK WITH 19000 MILES ON IT. I HAD AN ISSUE OF IT LOSING POWER, REPLACED THE FILTER, THEN WITHIN 3000 MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I REPLACED THE FILTER AGAIN, BUT IT STILL DID NOT HELP MUCH. I DROVE TO THE DEALER, AND IT DIED WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED YARDS. FINALLY GOT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD TO TOW IT IN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BAD DIESEL THAT PLUGGED THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RUINED THE INJECTION PUMP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY SENT A LAB FOR TESTS, THEY SAY THE FUEL IS NORMAL. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $10,000.00 REPAIR BILL THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY WITH DODGE. IF THE FUEL IS NORMAL, WHY WOULDN'T THE FILTER DO IT'S JOB. I'VE SEEN SOME REPORTS ON THE INTERNET THAT SOME DEALERS ARE ADDING A SECOND FILTER ONTO THEIR TRUCKS TO PREVENT THIS. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THEY SEE THIS OFTEN, BUT THE INSURANCE WILL USUALLY PAY. IF THEY SEE IT OFTEN, ISN'T THIS A FAULTY DESIGN???? *TR
THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT LONG START TIME ON THE 06 DODGE CUMMINGS DIESEL (10 TO 15 SECONDS). AFTER FIRST 400 MILES THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND IN FORMED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE TIME THE TRUCK HAS A STARTING TIME OF 10 TO 15 SECONDS, WAS TOLD THEY HAD A COMPUTER FIX. INSTALLED UPDATE AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD DODGE IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAS NO FIX. IT IS JUNE OF 06 AND THEY HAVE KNOWN OF PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE MADE ME AWARE OF THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT TRUCK. *JB
HAVE A 2005 DODGE CUMMINS, AND A 2006 DODGE CUMMINS. THEY WERE BUILT WITH AN UPGRADED INJECTION SYSTEM, THAT HAS A ONE MICRON INJECTOR.. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE INJECTORS BECOME PLUGGED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM REACTS BY SOMETIMES DECELERATING AND OTHER TIMES THE ENGINE TRIES TO RUN AWAY OR ACCELERATE WITHOUT YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL, THE TIMES THAT HAPPENED WAS FORTUNATELY AT A LIGHT WITH ENGINE IDLING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH THE 2005 AND 2006 TRUCKS REPAIRED BY DODGE NO WARRANTY REPAIR AT GREAT COST THEY SAY BAD FUEL THAT IS THEIR STANDARD LINE, MET A GUY YESTERDAY WHO HAD 2004 HIS DID THIS ELEVEN TIMES, BAD FUEL BAD FUEL HE SAID ALL HIS FRIEND WERE BUYING DIESEL AT THE SAME PLACE, NO PROBLEM. I OWN FIVE DODGE CUMMINS PICKUPS HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY UPGRADED THEIR INJECTION SYSTEM....*JB
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