Sprayed diesel fuel all over engine compartment, undercarriage, sides, and up tailgate. The vehicle lost power and stalled. The last time, this resulted in a fire on the underside of the truck that I put out with a fire extinguisher. Driving home from a trip at 65mph 4 injector line breaks covers complete truck with diesel. Dodge claims they know nothing about this problem, yet the cummings diesel forums on the internet have thousands of posts on this problem. Bought a lift pump for my Dodge truck in good faith.
I am looking at trading in the truck at this time because it is such a safety issue. Ran into problem with installation. Offer excludes truck freight and oversize fees. I did an internet search and found listings of the same problem. Further more I intend to report this to everyone who'll listen.
By placing the new fuel pump in the fuel tank, the diesel fuel acts as a coolant and prevent pump from overheating. Chrysler is not returning my phone calls anymore. To reduce risk of contaminating the replacement pump, Delphi recommends cleaning the fuel tank before installing a new pump. I kept hitting the pedal but it would not release. .
Parts fit for the following vehicle options. 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. The failure and current mileages were 119,000. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who advised the fuel injector had fractured from the fuel pump to the cylinder. To reduce risk of contaminating the replacement pump, Delphi recommends cleaning the fuel tank before installing a new pump.
Please help before this leads to death if not already. I left several messages over a two day period. I have only driven the truck 2 times since the incident. 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. I feel this is a serious problem and should be reported. If this is the way you do business you'll not do any business with me in the future.
This is problem will kill people now if they are not informed of the problems with there truck and they catch on fire. Leave your name and number and we will return your call. Truck towed to shop both times, parts replaced. This is all of the parts you need to change this pump. Check for severity and frequency of the problem. Notes: Fuel Pump Module Assembly -- Fuel tank contamination is the leading cause of premature fuel pump failure.
Customer responsible for return shipping on core items. Valid on orders shipped in the contiguous United States. All late model Dodge Cummins powered trucks 5. Dealer said it was not covered by warranty and I was charged for repair. I had it towed to a dealer for repair.
And opened up a case, case 18964704 and have been in contact with brandon but nothing has been resolved. I contacted Dodge with safety concern they say they didn't know about the problem and would take it into consideration for future products. I took it to a second dealership and was in contact with Chrysler Corp. I had it towed to a dealership and they could not locate the problem. Once to the dealership and one time to work. Smoke was coming from engine compartment both times. Please refer to the core return instructions included with the part or contact customer service for more details.