Dodge Dakota owners have reported 3 diesel fuel system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common diesel fuel system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's diesel fuel system (3 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Diesel Fuel System problems |
Fuel lift pump failure, followed shortly after by a main fuel pump failure (vp 44). The cummins 5. 9 diesel Dodge ram has only 60,000 highway miles on it! at 50,000 miles the rear brakes were completely worn out to the point of being dangerous.
1. Truck operated normally until fuel system problems occurred. 2. Truck would not start and fuel lift pump was replaced twice, problem still not fixed and resulted in very hard starts and eventually replaced injector pump. Truck is still having fuel system problems, I am still having problems and have had truck in and out of shop for the last 4 months. The mechanic I am using has been very helpful and has not tried to take advantage of situation. He has told me that this problem is very common in these trucks and that he sees this on a weekly basis, and is surprised there has not been a recall on the fuel system. 3. After doing some research on my own, and with other diesel mechanics, I have learned that the fuel system on the Dodge cummins diesels is extremely prone to failure, and seeing the system cost around $2000 to fix, this problem should be investigated by Dodge and be recalled to fix or compensate for costs.
The lift pump on my 2002 Dodge ram 2500 diesel went out while driving. The truck start jerking every time I went to accelerate and nearly caused an accident. After having talked to others with a same truck, others have experienced the same problem. At the time of the incident, the truck had about 19,000 miles on it and was a year and 6 months old. I would not expect this type of failue on a new truck with so little miles on it.