NHTSA Complaint #10222083 — 2004 DODGE RAM 2500

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY DODGE DIESEL FAILED ON ME WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER DURING ONE OF THE WORST SNOW/ICE STORMS OF THE SEASON. WE WERE IN RURAL CENTRAL MISSOURI ABOUT 7 MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN. FORTUNATELY WE WERE IN AN AREA WHERE WE HAD CELL PHONE SERVICE AND WERE ABLE TO CALL A FRIEND TO COME AND GET US. WHAT MAKES ME FURIOUS IS THAT I LATER FOUND OUT THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION IS VERY COMMON AND DODGE HAS ACTUALLY DISCONTINUED THE ORIGINAL UNDER HOOD FUEL PUMP BECAUSE OF IT'S POOR HISTORY AND I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $900 TO HAVE AN IN TANK FUEL PUMP INSTALLED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR POOR ENGINEERING. *TR