Dt*: the contact stated while driving 55mph, the fuel pump and lifter failed. As a result of the failure, the vehicle lost all power. The vehicle was pulled safely to the side of the road. It was towed to the residence of the contact and no repairs were made.
1999 Dodge RAM 2500 fuel system complaints
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While traveling down a city street in heavy mid-day traffic, my 1999 dodge ram 2500 4x4 pick-up truck stopped running. I had no warning. One second the vehicle was running fine and the next second it was dead. Since it is a cummins turbo diesel equipped truck, I lost power steering and power brake assist. Luckily, I was able to wrestle the steering wheel and guide the truck into a mostly empty parking lot with the vehicle's momentum. I had to apply great force to the brake pedal to bring the vehicle to a stop. My biggest concern is, if my wife had been driving instead of me, the loss of power steering and brake assist would have greatly enhanced the chance of a crash and/or personal injury. The problem which caused the engine to stop running turned out to be the inoperative bosch vp-44 injection pump. A re-manufactured pump is the only form of repair available for these vehicles. After much internet research, I have found that the vp-44 injection pump is notoriously unreliable and extremely failure-prone. I feel that daimler-chrysler should be held responsible for repairing these vehicles with a more reliable injection pump and/or refunding money spent by owners on repairing this issue. This is a very serious safety issue that the federal safety agency should become involved in.
Fuel transfer pump failure in my 1999 dodge ram lead to a injector pump failure with in minutes. Poor engineering! $2600 or more for repairs for a truck that is well kept!
Towing a 6000 lbs trailer up hill when fuel injection pump stalled caused truck to stop. Word is that its not a recall, but should be. Happens a to a lot of dodge trucks. Luckily there was a shoulder to pull off to. Lucky us we were not going down hill!!!
Driving n.w. On a 4 lane road, my truck suddenly had no acceleration, I pulled into the median. I found out my fuel transfer pump had failed, causing the fuel injector pump to also fail because of lack of fuel. I found out the hard way that there is an after market sensor that could have prevented the damage done to the fuel injector pump. Cost to consumer: $340.00 for a fuel transfer pump and $1,590.62 for the fuel injector pump. Cost of the sensor $60.00. Shame on chrysler! My 1999 dodge ram 24 value diesel had 94,891 miles but the warranty was out in years.
1999 dodge cummins diesel had the lift pump fail and took out my injector pump because it starved it of diesel fuel do to the falure of the lift pump. I had a new lift pump installed and a rebuilt injector pump installed.*ak I understand this is a very common problem wit the electric lift pumps I talked to several mechanics who said they see it happen all the time. Very costly fix!
The fuel injection pump went out on the vehicle. The consumer was going about 40 MPH when the incident happened. *jb
Vehicle stalled while driving. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the injector fuel pump needed to be replaced. Consumer informed mechanic that this problem had occurred more than once, and had not been resolved. Mechanic notified the consumer that two injector fuel pumps had been replaced on this vehicle, but for the third pump consumer has to pay because warranty expired.
Engine quit working due to lack of fuel. When this occurred vehicle stalled. This caused loss of power brakes and steering. This failure occurred due to fuel pump failure. Dealership replaced fuel pump 3 times.
The vehicle stall while driving 55-60 MPH. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed the failure as a failed fuel transfer pump. Please provide any further information.
Vehicle stalled while driving. Consumer stated that the fuel pump was corroded, and replaced it. *ak the engine had shaken harshly when it stalled. The vehicle was difficult to steer the over to the shoulder. The consumer found a positive wire on the fuel transfer lift pump had corroded and broken off causing the engine to stall. The wires for the transfer lift pump had no protective cover and were exposed to the elements. Chrysler redesigned the fuel pump.
Transfer fuel pump was twice replaced under 100,000 mile warranty. Currently, vehicle needed a third replacement after 140,000 miles. Also, fifth gear was completely gone. This occurred at 140,000 mi. *ak
Leak in fuel line due to premature failure of fuel fitting above fuel tank. Potential fire and health hazard.
I have a 1999 dodge ram 2500 with a 5.9l engine. It has 57000 miles on it. For the third time in 3 years it has developed an intake manifold leak. This causes it to lose power at highway speeds and consume oil. This problem occurred at 35000, 47000 and 57000 miles. Chrysler paid for the first 2 repairs but will not pay for this one or any others that may occur. Many owners of these trucks with this motor have informed me that they have had similar problems yet everyone associated with chrysler continues to tell me that it is not a common problem. I'm looking for help in pressuring chrysler to take care of this common problem. Thank you
Dodge ram lift pump failures failure of fuel system fuel oil transfer pump (lift pump) leads to immediate engine stalling. When towing (as which truck is designed for), upon engine shutdown at hwy speeds, immediate loss of power brake and steering performance. This leads to loss of control of trailer and/or load. Property damage and fatalities would be dependent upon drivers experience level while towing. Mfg (damilerchysler) knows of the problem, in some cases will replace pump dependent upon detailed proof from vehicle owner. Not all dealers following company policy and is will actually flat refuse to address that a problem exists, even though the mfc has issued a tech service bulletin (tsb).
I have a 1999 dodge truck with cummins diesel. I would like to report a incident that prompted a concern for myself and my family. As I was on vacation with my family, we were traveling to st. Louis for a weekend race. While traveling up a long hill, my truck began to loose power. This grade was a two lane highway, that was moderately curvy. Fuel pressure was down significantly as indicated by my added gauge. Upon arrival to our destination, I replaced the factory lift pump (fuel transfer pump) and immediately noticed a large difference in power. Had the truck actually died during this incident, it would have been nearly impossible to restart, thus leaving a two lane highway blocked on a hill in curves. This caused major concern as it is a high traffic area and many tractor-trailers use this busy stretch of highway. The main cause of failure for these pumps is an incorrect application as described by the pump manufacturer. Diamler-chrysler is aware of the problem, but has chosen not to address the concern. Thank you for your time in this matter.
I have a 199 dodge quad-cad 2500 cummins diesel 4x4 truck. On 6-5-03 my truck die while I was driving it. At the dodge dealer they told me my fuel lift pump was bad (cost $255.00) they replaced it then called me 3 days later and said my fuel injection pump was bad (cost $1700.00). When the fuel lift pump goes out it causes the fuel injection pump to go out because it runs dry of fuel which causes it to go bad. So why don't dodge cummins put a relay in there that shuts down the fuel system when the fuel lift pumps stops working. So instead of a $450 bill now I have $2400 bill instead.
The vehicle has a fuel filter but it has no water separator. This caused water from fuel tank to get into the pickup pump, allfuel lines, injector pump and injectors.
While driving, vehicle completely stalled due to a fractured fuel line, which also caused fuel leakage. *ak the cracked banjo fitting allows air to enter the fuel return line causing the morning start to be difficult. The fuel tank sender had been replaced three times. The fuel gauge also reads empty.
Vehicle is experiencing problems with the power steering, it locks up while driving and loses power steering while sitting still and without foot on brake, dealer has replaced the power steering pump twice, power steering gear box, installed a vacuum booster, and installed power steering lines, however vehicle still experiences problems. Fuel leveling unit was replaced and the sending unit was also replaced, dealer also replaced the instrument cluster due to a faulty fuel gauge. Consumer felt pulsation in brakes, dealer found rear drums warped and rotors out of round.
Failure of rubber gasoline fuel lines between the right and left fuel rail. There are no clamps and it is rubber line that sits under the air cleaner assembly which can rub against the line, causing it to seperate and expose gas.
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