This is 2nd time fuel pump has failed. Luckily truck was not moving either time. This last failure was caused by a short circuit. Isn't this a dangerous situation as fuel pump is located in the gas tank. I know other dodge ram owners who have had to replace the fuel pump. Is there a problem with the fuel pumps in these trucks?.
1997 Dodge Ram: fuel pump failure
5 of the 396 complaints about the 1997 Dodge Ram describe fuel pump failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fuel pump failure by model year
What owners say
I have had two failures in the past month. First is the fuel pump failed at 57k miles at a cost of $498.00. Second, my truck is currently in the shop for a bad intake manifold gasket (internal). This allows the vehicle to burn about a quart of oil a week. There is a tsb 09-05-00 on this known problem since 1994. Out of warrenty - out of luck.
Consumer took vehicle in for inspection and found out brake pad fell off. Metal to metal ruined rotor. Both had to be cut because other good one was worn down. Also, fuel pump went bad for second time. Consumer stopped at a stop after returning from store and vehicle stalled. It no longer started right up, it always heitated like it was not trying to catch. Dealer said it lost its program because it was not used enough. Consumers warranty was expired, covered cost.
Fuel pump failure at 37000 miles??? Cost me $675 to replace/repair. Thought this was unusual so reporting it. Also, replaced with a dealer purchased part but installed/repaired at back bay auto in virginia beach, va where it broke down... Of course the warranty didn't apply in this case! :-(
Upon failure of fuel pump, mechanic disclosed that he replaces many fuel pumps for the afformentioned make and model. Another family member who owns a dodge ram 1500 that was purchased on the same date as the earlier mentioned vehicle was forced to replace the same item (fuel pump) at approximately 48,000 miles. It seems obvious that an investigation should follow, this does not appear to be merely coincidental
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Dodge Ram fuel pump
Is fuel pump failure a common problem on the 1997 Dodge Ram?
5 of 396 owner complaints about the 1997 Dodge Ram (1%) mention fuel pump failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Dodge Ram?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Dodge Ram
No deployment 18Pulling 14Grinding brakes 13Fire or smoke 13Headlights 11Tire blowout 11Brake failure 10Slipping 10ABS 8Adaptive cruise 7Transmission failure 6Jerking 5Won't shift 5
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