Dodge RAM QUAD CAB fuel problems
11 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
446 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
57,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 to 2003 model years. Data snapshot: . 345 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
11 of 446 complaints match this topic (2.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10023417 · 2003-06-19 (June 19, 2003)
THE DODGE 2500 AND 3500 PICKUPS EQUIPPED WITH THE CUMMINS 24 VALVE DIESEL HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP THAT CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE TRUCKS INVOLVED ARE '98.5 THROUGH '02 MODELS. THESE PUMPS LAST AS SHORT AS 30,000 MILES. DODGE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THIS CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER UN-EXPECTEDLY AND CREATE SAFETY ISSUES. IT ALSO LEADS TO A MUCH MORE CONSUMER COSTLY FIX IN THAT IF IT ISN'T REPLACED IN TIME, THE INJECTION PUMP WILL FAIL DUE TO LACK OF FUEL FLOW. THE EXCESS FUEL FLOW THA…
Owner-reported narrative. 41,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10023417 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10104304 · 2004-12-22 (December 22, 2004)
1. TRUCK OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS OCCURRED. 2. TRUCK WOULD NOT START AND FUEL LIFT PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE, PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED AND RESULTED IN VERY HARD STARTS AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED INJECTOR PUMP. TRUCK IS STILL HAVING FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS, I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND HAVE HAD TRUCK IN AND OUT OF SHOP FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS. THE MECHANIC I AM USING HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND HAS NOT TRIED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SITUATION. HE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN THESE TRUCKS AND THAT HE SEES THIS ON A…
Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10104304 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10298499 · 2010-01-06 (January 6, 2010)
MY REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE AND IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING UP TORQUE SPECIFICS ON THE NEW ONE I BOUGHT I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH DODGE. THE LINES ARE RUSTING THROUGH BECAUSE I BELIEVE REGULAR STEEL IS BEING USED INSTEAD OF A TREATED OR STAINLESS WHICH WOULD RESIST CORROSION BETTER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT AND USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE INSTEAD OF FACING A TRAGEDY. I CAN SEE WHERE SOME PEOPLE WOULD PANIC AND NOT THINK TO DO THIS TO PULL OF THE ROAD SAFELY. IT IS A SCARY FEELING TO PUSH THE BRAKES AND HAVE NOTHING HA…
Owner-reported narrative. 91,160 miles reported. Look up ODI 10298499 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10400765 · 2011-05-13 (May 13, 2011)
2001 DODGE RAM 2500 4 WD THE STRAP THAT SUPPORTS THE REAR OF THE GAS TANK SNAP. THE REAR OF THE GAS TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. BOTH STRAPS HAD TO BE REPLACE AND THE SRAPS WERE RUSTED REAL BAD. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10400765 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10725100 · 2015-06-13 (June 13, 2015)
THIS TRUCK IS USED TO HAUL A CAMPER AND A CAR TRAILER FOR MY SHOW CARS. TODAY I STARTED TRUCK TO HOOKUP TO CAR TRAILER FOR THE FOURTH TIME TIME THIS YEAR. THIS TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN IN THE WINTERS YET WHILE BACKING UP TO THE TRAILER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR. I FOUND THAT THE LINE GOING TO THE REAR IS RUSTED NEAR THE FUEL TANK AND SPRAYS BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE FUEL TANK. ALSO A LINE FOR THE FRONT BRAKES COMING DOWN FROM THE ABS UNIT FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING EVERYWHERE. THIS…
Owner-reported narrative. 124,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10725100 at NHTSA ↗