NHTSA Complaint #10442083 — 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10442083
Vehicle	2005 DODGE RAM 2500
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of Incident	October 23, 2010
Date Filed	January 2, 2012
Mileage	83,550 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE I GOT A REAL STRONG DIESEL SMELL COMING INTO THE CABIN, I WAS HALF A BLOCK AWAY SO I KEPT DRIVING GOT INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND POPPED THE HOOD TO FIND INJECTOR LINE #4 LEAKING LIKE CRAZY TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER AND BOUGHT TWO NEW INJECTOR LINE, REPLACED THE BAD ONE AND KEPT ONE FOR SPARE, ANOTHER 8 MONTHS LATER THE SAME LINE WENT OUT AGAIN, SO I REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE I HAD IN THE TRUCK I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND BOUGHT ANOTHER TWO, MY 3RD ONE WENT OUT A WEEK BEFORE HALLOWEEN WHILE SHOPPING FOR MY 2 YEAR OLD SONS COSTUME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING BACK HOME WITH MY WIFE, MY SON, AND MY DAD I GOT THE SAME SMELL INTO THE CABIN AND THIS TIME I GOT SOME SMOKE INTO THE CABIN ALSO I FREAKED OUT AND GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND PUT MY WIFE, SON AND DAD INTO A TAXI AND SENT THEM HOME AND I REPLACED A 3RD INJECTOR LINE, THIS HAS TO STOP BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT, DODGE HAS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT OR I HAVE A FEELING THEY WILL PAY ALOT OF MOBEY IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR

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