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 2001 Dodge Ram submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER ALL THE TIME, CONSUMER STATED AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS TO CAPACITY IT SHOWS EMPTY. AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEALER WARRANTY EXPIRED.*AK
THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READ INCORRECTLY. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL BEFORE THE METER READ EMPTY, LEAVING THE OWNER STRANDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
FRONT BRAKES FAIL AT 20,000 MILES +/-. VEHICLE HAS 53,000 MILES AND IS READY FOR FOURTH SET OF FRONT BRAKES. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND THAT 20,000 MILES IS NORMAL SERVICE LIFE FOR BRAKES.
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER'S ANALYSIS WAS THAT THE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND HESITATE BECAUSE THE FUEL WAS INCORRECTLY TRANSFERRING INTO FUEL PUMP. *AK *TS *JB
FUEL GUAGE READ BETWEEN 1/8 AND 1/4 TANK BUT WAS EMPTY CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND EXPERIENCE A $169 TOWING AND REPAIR BILL!*AK
THE SERVICING DEALER, DANBURY DODGE, 100B FEDERAL RD, DANBURY, CT 06813, PHONE 203-825-5900 HAS HAD MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP 10 TIMES FOR THE INDUCTION FAILURE, WHICH DODGE HAS STATED IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK MODEL BECAUSE THE INDUCTION SEALS WERE MANUFACTURED OUT OF THE WRONG MATERIALS. YET THE SERVICE ADVISOR MADE THIS STATEMENT, "FORTUNATELY FOR DODGE, MOST OWNERS DON'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT". ON THE LAST ATTEMPT, PAUL TRAINA THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT DETROIT WILL NO LONGER ALLOW THEM TO WORK ON THIS PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THEIR OWN TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT THEIR COMPUTERS CANNOT DETECT. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE TRUCK LOOSES POWER I AM AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. YET THEY REFUSE TO FIX MY TRUCK. THEY WILL NOT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS. IN REGARDS TO THE STEERING COLUMN, DANBURY DODGE HAS HAD TO PUT 3 STEERING COLUMNS IN SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THEY HAVE TOLD ME REPEATEDLY THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE PARTS FROM THE FACTORY. IN REGARDS TO THE FRONT END ASSEMBLY, I PUT MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT PULLED SO HARD TO THE LEFT THAT IT PUT ME ON TWO WHEELS. DODGE DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO FIX THIS. HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS 4 TIMES NOW AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED IT. THEY WILL NOT EVEN ANSWER MY CALLS. THIS IS A DEFINITE ROLL OVER HAZARD, AS I HAVE BEEN ON TWO WHEELS TWICE ALREADY. I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE THAT I CAN DRIVE TO WORK EVERY DAY. I CANNPT AVOID DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO WORK. DODGE CANNOT ATTEST TO THE SAFETY OR DRIVABILITY OF THIS TRUCK. YET EVERY TIME I SIT BEHIND THE WHEEL NOT ONLY AM I AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT BUT EVERY ONE AROUND ME IS AS WELL. ALL BECAUSE DODGE REFUSES TO STAND UP TO THEIR WARRANTY. IF YOU CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.*AK
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE SPORT PICKUP 4X4 THAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE POINT OF ORIGIN WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO RUPTURE AND CATCH FIRE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. FIRE WAS CONFINED MAINLY TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BED. I HAVE FOUND WHERE THIS IDENTICAL THING OCCURRED ON THE1998 MODELS AND A RECALL 98V182000 FOR THAT MODEL TRUCK ON FUEL LINE PROBLEMS WAS ISSUED. AFTER EXAMINING MY TRUCK, THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND THAT THEY ARE NOT TRAINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE. I NEED SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER YET BUT HAVE EVERY INTENTION ON DOING SO. *AK
DODGE HAS USED PLASTIC GAS LINES IN THE RAM TRUCK. A GROUND HOG NIPPED A GASLINE AND AN ELECTRICAL WIRE LOCATED NEAR THE GASLINE. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPT HAD TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AND THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. PLASTIC GAS LINES SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED IN VEHICLES. ANY RODENT OR ROAD DEBRIS CAN PUNCTURE A GAS LINE CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
VEHICLE WILL ACT AS IF OUT OF GAS AND START JERKING. RPMS WILL GO UP AND VEHICLE SEEMS AS IF IT IS GOING UP HILL. SOMETIMES DRIVER WILL PUT FOOT ON GAS FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND VEHICLE WILL GO NOWHERE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE AND HAD NO SOLUTION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND NOISE WILL COME FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE, AND ANOTHER NOISE FROM FUEL TANK THAT MAKES A LOT OF NOISE ,LIKE BOUNCING. COULD NOT BE CORRECTED BY DEALER. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUEL TANK NOISE AND STATES THAT IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THERE IS A CLUNCKING NOISE ON TAKE OFF OR STOPING DUE TO TRANS MOUNT FAILURE. *YH
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