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 1994 Dodge Ram submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 40 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.
The 25 most recent of 40, in the owner's own words
HIDDEN DEFECT OF PUNCTURED FUEL TANK DISCOVERED AFTER REPLACEMENT OF INOPERATIVE FUEL GUAGE BY HUDSON CHRYSLER, HUDSON, WI 54016 TEL 800-236-1333. FOUR SCREWS INSTALLED THRU FLOOR BOARD INTO TANK BY CENTURION OF WHITE PIGEON, MI 49099. TANK REPLACED 11/22/02. I HAVE PHOTOS OF SCREWS THRU FLOOR AND PUNCTURES IN TANK. DT
PREMATURE WEAR OF FUEL RETURN LINE CAUSING A VIBRATION, AND RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT HIS GAS TANK WAS HANGINF LOW. AFTER CHECKING, HE FOUND THE REAR STRAP HAD ROTTED OUT AND FAILED. THE LOW END OF THE TANK WAS BEING HELD BY THE FILLER HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST SERVICED AND CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE STRAP FELL INTO MANY PIECES AS CONSUMER REMOVED IT TO REPLACE IT. *JG *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, THE FUEL LINE THAT IS CONNECTED TO DIESEL FUEL WILL LEAK DIESEL FUEL UNDER THE FLOOR. IT SPILLS ONTO OTHER PARTS OF VEHICLE.*AK THE METAL OVERFLOW FUEL LINE FROM THE INJECTOR PUMP TO THE MAIN FUEL TANK IS JOINED MID WAY BYA A 5/16 INCH RUBBER HOSE, THIS HOSE HAS FAILED 4 TIMES AND CONSUMER FEELS IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. *JB
WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL, FUEL IS SPILLING OUT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE ENTERING TURNPIKE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FUEL PUMP HAD GIVEN OUT, NO CAUSE OF DEFECT WAS GIVEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED, SEALED UNITS WITH NO GREASE FITTINGS. *SLC
INTERMITTENTLY FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT REGISTERING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE INTAKE/OUTAKE EXHAUST VALVES WERE REPLACED AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *SLC
STRAP THAT HOLDS LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE, IS BEHIND THE WATER THAT SEPARATES THE DIESEL ENGINE, HAS RUBBED INTO THE SOFT FUEL LINE. THIS HAS CAUSED DIESEL FUEL TO LEAK OUT. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL DEALERS & MECHANIC HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
THROTLE ROD WITH THREADED ENDS HAVING BALL SOCKETS SCREWED ON, LOACATED DRIVER SIDE IN CENTER OF MOTER, TOP, HOOKS FOOT PEDDLE CABLE TO THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE AT INJECTION PUMP, BREAKS NEAR WHERE THREADING STOPS IN CENTER OF ROD, PURCHASE OF NEW ROD ALL WAYS GETS "NEW IMPROVED VERSION, PLEASE PAY AT FRONT COUNTER" WE PULL TRAILORS IN CITY TRAFFIC 90+% OF THE TIME AND LOSS OF THROTTLE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AT ON RAMP OR INTERSECTION IS NOT A GOOD EXPERINCE! SPEED CONTROL AND LOSS OF HVAC DUCT CONTROLS TO VENTS LOST DUE TO VACUME LINE SPLITING BEHIND DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT NEAR METAL "CAN" FUEL LINE SPLITS OR HOLES IN FRONT OF DRIVER SIDE, ABOVE TRANSMISSION, BELOW FUEL FILTER, FUEL LEAKS ALL OVER. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OCURRING SINCE VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER AND MECHANIC, WE NOW KEEP SPARE VACUME AND FUEL LINE AND THROTTLE LINKAGE IN TOOL BOX FOR ON SITE REPAIR, (IN INTERSECTION FOR ONE EXAMPLE) HEADLIGHT PROBLEM NEW BUT GETTING NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER ON FREE FIX, BUT I SEE ON THIS WEB SITE AND OTHERS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT TO DO???? NONE OF THESE PARTS ARE MOVING PARTS AND SO WHY THE ONGOING PROBLEMS, EXCEPT FOR HEADLIGHT SWITCH, BUT WEB PAGES INDICATE WIRING PROBLEMS IN COLUMN OR LACK OF RELAY AND OVERLOAD DUE TO TRAILOR LIGHTS. THANKS AND PLASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS. ROBERT ALEXANDER H 405-377-8120 W 405-377-8922 M 405-743-8822 FAX 405-377-9002
RECALL REPAIR (97V-199) WAS COMPLETED, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIR THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO WORK. *MJS
FUEL LINE WAS ROUTED ALONG WIRING HARNESS NEAR TRANSMISSION. HOT SPLIT WIRES CAUSED A SPARK WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME. *AK
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE, THE FUEL GAUGE IS INOPERATIVE. OCCUPANT CANNOT DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
PROBLEM #1 ON 31 MARCH 1999, I VISITED MY GRANDSON IN CENTERVILLE, VA. I DROVE MY TRUCK THERE AND EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. WHEN I LEFT TO GO HOME, I STARTED THE TRUCK, PLACED THE SHIFTER IN REVERSE AND LET IT ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN HIS SLOPED DRIVEWAY, BRAKING WHEN I GOT ON THE STREET. I PLACED THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE AND STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. IT CRAWLED FORWARD DOWN THE STREET. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR AND GOT NO RESPONSE. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, PLACED THE SHIFTER IN PARK, GOT OUT, AND THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY HAND. IT DID NOT HAVE ANY RESISTANCE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND LOOKED AT THE INJECTOR PUMP WITH MY FLASHLIGHT AND NOTICED A LINK HANGING DOWN FROM THE PUMP AND IT . THERE ALSO APPEARED THAT THERE WAS SLACK IN HE ACCELERATOR CABLE. I LET THE TRUCK IDLE BACK TO MY GRANDSON'S DRIVEWAY AND PULLED THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. HE DROVE ME HOME IN HIS CAR AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY DEALER THE NEXT DAY, A DISTANCE OF OVER 50 MILES. THE SERVICE PEOPLE EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HAD SHREDDED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A KIT THAT CHRYSLER PROVIDES. IT WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY THEY SAID. THIS REPAIR COST ME $344.92. IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF THE POTENTIAL HAZAR IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING 65 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF AN INTERSTATE WHEN IT SNAPPED, REDUCING MY SPEED FROM 65 MPH TO IDLE. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHE INDICATED THAT THEY HAD HAD THE CONDITION OCCUR PREVIOUSLY AND THAT CHRYSLER HAD A KIT TO REPAIR IT. IT WAS NEVER A RECALL SO FAR AS ANYONE KNEW. THEY ALSO SAID THAT CHRYSLER HAS MODIFIED THE INSTALLATION ON LATER MODELS TO PREVENT REOCCURANCE. I FEEL THAT (1) CHRYSLER SHOULD REPUIRE AN EXAMINATION OF ALL EARLY MODEL DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH DIESEL ENGINES AND, (2) PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY COSTS IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM .
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AUGUST OF 1998 CONCERNING GAS TANK ASSEMBLY. 5 MONTHS AGO, CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS. DEALER CONTACTED AGAIN IN JANUARY 1999, AND THEY STILL ARE NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL. *AK
DUE TO THE VIBRATION OF THE ENGINE, THE FUEL LINE AND THE FITTING ON THE ENGINE DON'T LINE UP. THE RUBBER FUEL LINE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE RUBBED THROUGH, CAUSING A HOLE WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL LEAK. MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO HELP. *AK *ML
FUEL PUMP FAILED TO PUMP GAS TO THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DROPPED THE GAS TANK TO GET THE FUEL PUMP OUT, REPAIR WORK DONE. *AK
FUEL LINE ABOVE THE GAS TANK RUBBED THROUGH, CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK OUT. *AK
RECALL # 97V199000 CHRYSLER/FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. OWNER DOES NOT BELIEVE WORK WAS PERFORMED BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTERWARDS. WHEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS NEVER DROPPED AS WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PERFORM RECALL. *AK
FUEL IS LEAKING AT THE FUEL CANISTER WHEN VEHICLE IS TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL.
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
FLEXIBLE FUEL RUBBER HOSE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS LEAKING FLUID AND SPRAYING DIESEL ON BACK OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AND ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.
GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING AT ALL TO LET THE DRIVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS REMAINING INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. *AK
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