2011 Dodge RAM 1500: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Apr 27, 2023 · Electrical, Fuel system · MI

1. Finding my truck with a dead battery, a lot. Found out that fuel pump is running constantly when truck is off. 2. Dead truck, no start. 3. Yes. 4. No. 5. None.

Filed Nov 15, 2022 · Acceleration, Electrical · TX

The vehicle's fuel pump continues to run even when the vehicle is turned off causing the overheating of electrical wiring and draining the battery, it's a serious issue and a fire hazard that will set the fuel tank on fire, I filed a complaint back in June and no action has been taken.

Filed May 27, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · MT

Fuel Pump Relay inside the TPIM failed as did in the same unit that has been previously recalled in other vehicles.Chrysler Recall P54. Without warning the relay failed while hiking in the desert. I returned to a dead battery and a 17 mile hike back out to cell signal to get help. If this failure happened while driving down the road the results could have been a very deadly crash. Why is this part under recall on other vehicles and not this one? It is the same part!

Filed Nov 18, 2020 · Electrical, Fuel system · 93,000 miles · TX

The federal safety agency action number: dp14004 my ram 1500 2011 has a fuel pump internal relay in the tipm. The battery runs down every night while sitting in my driveway and it has a brand new interstate battery. My alternator has tested out to be in perfect working condition. Previous to my battery dying the truck wouldn't start for several minutes without cycling the key -- now all I have is a dead battery every morning.

Filed Oct 26, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 165,000 miles · WI

When I turned my vehicle off and took the key out the fuel pump continued to run for hours because the fuel pump relay is bad. This truck doesn't have an external fuel pump relay like most vehicles do. By having a bad internal relay it can cause gas to continue to pump in an accident and if there is a fire the fuel will continue to pump and not shut off. Also by this fuel relay not shutting off the fuel pump it drains my battery and it will burn out the fuel pump.. The biggest concern by not having an external fuel relay where a person can change it is that when it don't shut off as your driving and get I an accident where fire or heat is involved this could cause an explosion injury or even death, because people don't know this relay is bad and can't change it without changing the whole fuse box or getting the fuse box replaced. The first time it happened I parked the car and removed key and left it for 8 hours while I was at work. I came out to a dead battery, after hooking up jumper cables I could hear a humming sound, which turned out to be the fuel pump continuing to pump gas even though key was out and truck was turned off... I know dodge recalled other types of vehicles with this same problem.

Filed Apr 13, 2020 · Electrical · 141,400 miles · OK

My 2011 ram 1500 laramie 4x4 was parked in my driveway overnight and the battery was dead. This battery was five years old, so I replaced the battery and the very next morning the new battery was dead. I charged the battery and took the vehicle to have the alternator tested, the gentleman told me the alternator was not charging like it should, so I replaced the alternator. I drove the vehicle around for an hour and went back home. The next morning the battery was dead again. I can drive the vehicle during the day and all works well unless it is parked for over 5 hours. The battery drains during that time and the vehicle will not start unless the battery is charged. I have listened for the fuel pump to turn off and on and I believe it does turn off/on according to what I know. However, I did notice the fuel pump continuing to run after it pressured up, after about 5-10 seconds. I have pulled the fuel pump relay fuse and it appears to be fine. I have also had to replace the passenger side headlight twice in the last two years and am not sure if this is related.

Filed Nov 9, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 109,000 miles · NV

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle windows failed to stay up and all the doors failed to remain locked, which drained the battery. Also, when the contact attempted to drive the vehicle, it failed to start and the check engine warning indicator remained illuminated. In addition, while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle would lurch forward. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. Once restarted, the vehicle was able to drive normally. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.

Filed Apr 22, 2018 · Fuel system · 86,000 miles · MO

After the truck is parked, and the ignition is turned off and key removed the fuel pump motor continues to run, draining the battery.

Filed Oct 20, 2017 · Fuel system · 114,000 miles · TX

Tipm fuel pump relay failure. Engine cranks, but will not start. This is a well know issue with many chrysler and dodge models. Dealer tells me this is "rare". Type tipm fuel pump relay failure in google and see that this is not the case. Lucky that mine failed at home in my driveway. Dealer wanted $1200 to fix. Ordered parts online ($250) and fixed myself after watching youtube videos. Easy fix. Don't let dealer or mechanic tell you otherwise. Took me about 30 minutes. Basically unplug to old tipm and plug in the replacement. Chrysler/dodge used a cheap fuel pump relay that is failing which requires the entire tipm to be replaced or the fuel relay to be repaired (which most people can't do themselves). Failing tipm can cause the vehicle to not start, battery drain (fuel pump continues to run after vehicle is shut off you can hear it running in the rear of the vehicle) and wipers, lights and door locks can activate automatically even after the vehicle is shut off. Chrysler/dodge is aware of this issue and needs to issue a recall on all their vehicles that have this defective tipm!!

Filed Oct 1, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 87,645 miles · MO

After turning my vehicle off I can still hear a noise coming from the rear center portion of my vehicle like where the fuel pump is. It is like the fuel pump still running it drains my battery dead

Filed Jan 26, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 69,000 miles · CA

My truck started out with a dead battery which I replaced and it started in 9/16. Around 12/17/16 I was parked in my truck talking to my neighbor when I decided to turnoff truck and get out of truck. I turned the keyfob to off position only to have it stay running, I than turned keyfob back to on position than back off where it shut off. I pulled into driveway same day and than the keyfob stuck in off position with truck still running. My husband go in it and started to fool around with it putting it into neutral than park than reverse and it finally came out. 1/11/ 17 I started truck noticed tipm light on and traction control light on. I pulled out of driveway the tipm light went out but the traction control light stayed on the whole entire time I was driving it. Then I got home and the key literal fell out while driving it and I lost all power. When my husband came to my rescue the truck started just fine and he drove it home only to have turned the keyfob to off position and pull out the keyfob and have the truck still running. He had to pull the 5amp #27 fuse and disconnect the battery in order to turn it off. Brought to dealer only to be told no recall issues, that they think it has something to due with my after market stereo that was put in over 5 years ago. The advisor called me after having to truck for 3 day to tell me tech needs another 4 hours with it and it was going to be 600.00 ontop of the 150.00 I already owed . I asked to speak to manager who could not tell me that they ruled anything else out would not even give me a printout of what was done. I asked about the tipm and he looked at me like I was crazy. I will be taking vehicle out with no repairs and told them if I crash and kill someone or myself their heads are going to roll, this is definitely a dangerous situation.

Filed Feb 25, 2016 · Electrical · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ram 1500. The contact stated that there was an internal electrical malfunction that drained the battery voltage randomly and the vehicle staled. The battery and two fuses were replaced by the contact, but the failure randomly progressed. The dealer diagnosed that the instrument cluster/computer needed to be replaced. The contact indicated that the vehicle continued to have a sudden loss of power and randomly stalled. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was not able to provide a permanent remedy for the condition so the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.