Dodge RAM 2500 fuel problems
177 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
6,024 owner complaints analyzed
22 distinct recall campaigns
74,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1991 to 2012 model years. Data snapshot: . 3,748 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
177 of 6,024 complaints match this topic (2.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10117033 · 2005-03-29 (March 29, 2005)
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH FUEL TANKS STRAPS SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE TANK TO DROP AND FUEL TO LEAK. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK... FUEL TANK STRAPS BROKE AT POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO FRAME OF TRUCK, WEIGHT OF FUEL DROPPED TANK DOWN, CAUSING FUEL FILLER TUBE TO BE JERKED FROM SIDE OF TANK, CAUSING EXTREME SPILL ONTO HIGHWAY. THE FUEL TANK STRAPS BROKE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE AT POINT OF STRESS, AND BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURING DESIGN IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXAMINE UNLESS THE STRAPS WERE COMPLETELY …
Owner-reported narrative. 118,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10117033 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 896997 · 2001-09-27 (September 27, 2001)
FUEL INJECTORS MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, VEHICLE STARTED REVVING AND HAD TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD JUST GO FORWARD AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMPS, HOWEVER CONSUMERS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED, CONSUMER FEELS HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE TPS SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AND BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THIS TOO WAS A RECALL COMPONENT THAT N…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 896997 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 978001 · 1996-01-22 (January 22, 1996)
VEHICLES DIESEL FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING PREMATURELY. TT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 978001 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10191009 · 2007-05-17 (May 17, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE RAM 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE STARTS IN FULL THROTTLE. THIS FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE NOTED IN RECALL # 93E034001 (FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE HIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ISSUED A REFERENCE NUMBER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 129,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL AT FULL THROTTLE.
Owner-reported narrative. 129,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10191009 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10002602 · 2003-01-13 (January 13, 2003)
CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A PROTECTIVE SHIELD AROUND THE BACK OF THE GAS TANK THAT IS VIBRATING. CONSUMER TIED A WIRE AROUND THE SHIELD, AND THE FRONT STARTED VIBRATING. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002602 at NHTSA ↗