2005 DODGE RAM 3500 Fuel System Diesel Problems

5 NHTSA complaints on file

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Fuel System Diesel Issues in the 2005 DODGE RAM 3500

5 fuel system diesel complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

All Fuel System Diesel Complaints

#10498338 |
DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP AT 65MPH #4 INJECTOR LINE BREAKS COVERS COMPLETE TRUCK WITH DIESEL. I CONTACTED DODGE WITH SAFETY CONCERN THEY SAY THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WOULD TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE PRODUCTS. THIS IS PROBLEM WILL KILL PEOPLE NOW IF THEY ARE NOT INFORMED OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THERE TRUCK AND THEY CATCH ON FIRE. DODGE AND CUMMINGS HAS CHANGED THE WAY THE REPLACEMENT FUEL LINES ARE MADE TO STOP THEM FROM BREAKING BUT WON'T LET PEOPLE KNOW AHEAD OF TIME THAT THERE'S COULD BREAK . THERE IS LISTING AFTER LISTING IN THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DODGE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENT LINES. *TR
#10422519 |
#4 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTOR LINE CRACKED TWICE IN 4 MONTHS. SPRAYED DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, UNDERCARRIAGE, SIDES, AND UP TAILGATE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BOTH TIMES. CHECK HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/3RD-GEN-POWERTRAIN/189520-GUYS-CHECK-YOUR-4TH-INJECTOR-LINE-STICKY.HTML FOR SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM. TRUCK TOWED TO SHOP BOTH TIMES, PARTS REPLACED. *TR
#10344692 |
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE #4 INJECTOR TUBE (LINE) CRACKED AND SPRAYED ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH FUEL DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENED WILE DRIVING THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS FUEL SOAKED ALSO. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND I WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIR. *TR
#10328062 | Fire
THE NEXT TOYOTA IS IN YOUR LAP FOUR TIMES NOW MY DODGE TRUCK WITH A CUMMINGS DIESEL MOTOR HAS HAD A FUEL LINE BURST AND SPRAY FUEL ALL OVER A HOT MOTOR AND EXHAUST PIPES. THE LAST TIME, THIS RESULTED IN A FIRE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK THAT I PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DODGE CLAIMS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, YET THE CUMMINGS DIESEL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET HAVE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ON THIS PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/3RD-GEN-POWERTRAIN/189520-GUYS-CHECK-YOUR-4TH-INJECTOR-LINE-STICKY.HTML DODGE SAYS THEY CAN ONLY SELL ME A NEW PART >>> CUMMINGS SAYS TOO BAD, BECAUSE THEY SELL THEIR PRODUCT TO DODGE WITH NO WARRANTY >>> I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF DESERTED HIGHWAYS FOUR TIMES, THE LAST ONE WITH A FIRE. SOME FAMILY IS GOING TO BURN UP WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND I WILL BE RIGHT THERE AT THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS WITH ALL OF MY COMMUNICATIONS....
#10291613 |
I WAS PASSING A TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO THE FLOOR TO KICK IN PASSING GEAR,THE THROTTLE STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. I KEPT HITTING THE PEDAL BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A SEMI CLEAR ROAD AHEAD OF ME OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP AND WAS IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER CORP. AND OPENED UP A CASE, CASE # 18964704 AND HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH BRANDON BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON SEPT. 16, 2009. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND LISTINGS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE REPORTED. I AM LOOKING AT TRADING IN THE TRUCK AT THIS TIME BECAUSE...

Other 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 Problem Areas

Steering 51 complaints Air Bags 33 complaints Power Trainautomatic Transmission 25 complaints Suspension 14 complaints Electrical System 13 complaints Visibilitywiper 7 complaints Fuelpropulsion System 6 complaints Unknown Or Other 6 complaints Exterior Lighting 5 complaints Power Train 5 complaints Vehicle Speed Control 5 complaints Service Brakes 4 complaints Steeringgear Box Other Than Rack And Pinion 4 complaints Steeringlinkagestie Rod Assembly 4 complaints Tires 4 complaints Engine 3 complaints Service Brakes Hydraulic 3 complaints Wheels 3 complaints Engine And Engine Cooling 2 complaints Engine And Engine Coolingengine 2 complaints Engine And Engine Coolingenginediesel 2 complaints Equipment 2 complaints Fuel System Gasoline 2 complaints Seats 2 complaints Steeringcolumn 2 complaints Suspensionfront 2 complaints Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel 1 complaint Electrical System Integrated Trailer Brake Control 1 complaint Electrical Systemignition 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingcooling Systemfan 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systemmanifoldheadermufflertail Pipe 1 complaint Exterior Lightingback Up Lightsswitch 1 complaint Exterior Lightingturn Signal 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkagesdoorslatch 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkageshoodlatch 1 complaint Power Trainautomatic Transmissiongear Position Indication Prndl 1 complaint Power Trainclutch Assembly 1 complaint Seat Belts 1 complaint Seat Beltsrearother 1 complaint Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip 1 complaint Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdisccaliper 1 complaint Steeringlinkages 1 complaint Structurebody 1 complaint Structureframe And Members 1 complaint Suspensionfrontcontrol Armlower Ball Joint 1 complaint Tiressidewall 1 complaint Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac Systemfanmotor 1 complaint Visibilitywindshield Wiperwasher 1 complaint
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