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Ram 4500 Fuel System problems by year

6 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Ram 4500's fuel system. Fuel pumps, leaks, injectors, fuel smells, gauges and stalling caused by fuel delivery.

Fuel System complaints by model year

YearFuel System complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Fuel System recalls

Latest 4500 fuel system complaints

2019 Ram 4500Fuel systemWheels & tires

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 4500. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V398000 (Wheel) and 21V880000 (Fuel System, Diesel) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not yet available for the recall repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Incident Fuel system, diesel · WheelsNHTSA 11523408
2019 Ram 4500Fuel system

The fuel pump failed and they have not fixed it after 3 months and they do not answer or return my calls.

Filed Incident Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11483119
2020 Ram 4500Fuel systemVisibility & wipers

The contact owns a 2020 Ram 4500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V880000 (Fuel System, Diesel) and 22V035000 (Visibility) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Incident Fuel system, diesel · VisibilityNHTSA 11466951
2020 Ram 4500Fuel system

Truck turned off while driving and died. Would not turn back on. Was towing a 40ft gooseneck trailer with a load on it. Truck was stopped blocking multiple lanes of traffic. Truck and trailer had to be towed to nearest dealership where they found the CP4 fuel pump had failed and the entire fuel system needed to be replaced.

Filed Incident Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11437842
2014 Ram 4500Engine & coolingFuel systemFire

Tl* the contact owned a 2011 ram 4500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, it caught on fire while sitting in his work parking lot. Due to the proximity to the fire, the vehicle parked in front of his vehicle also caught fire. A bystander had called the fire department who then arrived to the scene to extinguish the fire. Upon exiting his building, the contact discovered it was his vehicle that caught fire. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire and the contact was uncertain if a fire...

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report was filed. The vehicle had yet to be towed and remained at the scene. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that his vehicle had been placed under nhtsa campaign number: 14v635000(engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel); however, the contact stated that he never received a notification about the recall. The manufacturer was then notified of the failure and a claim was filed. The vehicle was destroyed due to the fire. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Filed Incident Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11415786
2019 Ram 4500SteeringFuel system

At only 4 months since vehicle is purchased, fuel pump is leaking. (Potential fire hazard) also had experienced death wobble several times when going more than 60 mph. Steering issue, potential hazard

Filed Incident Steering · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11397290

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

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