1998 Dodge RAM 3500 fuel system problems

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE DRIVER STOPPED AND MERGED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA complaint #10487297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THE LIFT FUEL PUMP AND INJECTOR PUMPS WERE INOPERATIVE AND BOTH PUMPS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #10168275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THE LIFT FUEL PUMP AND INJECTOR PUMPS WERE INOPERATIVE AND BOTH PUMPS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #10168275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED AND LOST POWER AT 70 MPH LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO FORCE THE VEHICLE INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I BROUGHT IT TO A DODGE DEALER WHERE IT COST ME $3,700. FOR AN ECM COMPUTER AND INJECTOR PUMP FOR THIS DIESEL ENGINE. EIGHT MONTHS PREVIOUS I HAD REPLACED THE LIFT PUMP AT A COST OF OVER $800. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA HAS EARLIER INVESTIGATED THIS DIESEL ENGINE AND FOUND NO 'SAFETY' PROBLEM RELATING TO THIS FAILURE. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A 'LIMITED' RECALL PERFORMED BY CUMMINS, THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER, WHICH ONLY INCLUDED SCHOOL BUSSES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES AS WELL AS FOR THEIR BIG CUSTOMERS, UPS AND FEDEX. IS THERE NO CONSIDERATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL OWNER'S SAFETY? BY MY RESEARCH THERE ARE 350,000 OF THESE VEHICLES STILL ON THE ROAD (122,000 WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IN A DODGE 'FIX-IF-FAIL' PROGRAM) WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC SAFETY DEFECTS. THIS IS A TRULY DANGEROUS CONDITION. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, I AM AN ABOVE AVERAGE SIZE MALE. I'D SERIOUSLY DOUBT IF A YOUNG DRIVER OR SMALL INDIVIDUAL WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THIS VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WITH THE DODGE CONSUMER HOTLINE RESULTED IN THEIR DENIAL OF BEING AWARE THAT THERE IS OR HAS BEEN ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. A BLATANT LIE ON AT LEAST THE HOTLINE SUPERVISOR'S PART. *NM

NHTSA complaint #10138246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GASOLINE GAUGE. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10019939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

THE FUEL PICKUP PUMP BURNED THE INJECTOR PUMP. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10019940 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

THE FUEL PUMP BROKE CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND BLACK SMOKE OCCURRED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA complaint #10004783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

FUEL INJECTOR PUMP HAS GONE OUT 6 TIMES IN 8 MONTHS, CAUSING ENGINE TO MISS BADLY. DEALER CLAIMED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER COMMENTS.

NHTSA complaint #890875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #870633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

FUEL TANK SENSOR FAILED, RESULTING IN A LEAK.ALSO VEHICLE OVERHEATED.

NHTSA complaint #780974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

FUEL TANK SENSOR FAILED. ALSO, THERMOSTAT OVERHEATED.

NHTSA complaint #780974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.