Diesel Fuel System Tank Assembly Problems of Dodge Ram 3500

Installed transfer fuel tank in back of my pickup truck, two weeks ago after putting 45 gals of fuel in tank, next morning tank was empty. Removed tank and found the bottom of tank has many holes from defective aluminum plate which entire tank is made from. Contacted manufacture ( rds manufacturing, 300 industrial park drive, perry, FL ). Was informed that water in contact with bottom probably caused the problem, my thought is when the sheet of aluminum was made there was contamination in the process therefor causing porosity in the sheeting. There are thousands of these tanks out there on the road and this can't be the only one with this problem, fuel leak of this magnitude is very dangerous on our highways.

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The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact saw a small puddle of fuel while the vehicle was parked. He stated that the fuel is leaking from the fuel tank. The dealer informed him that a rock could have gotten in between the fuel tank and the cradle or that the fuel tank was moving inside the cradle and wore a hole in the tank. There was no warranty on the vehicle; therefore, the contact has to pay for the repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 60,225.

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Two primary safety related issues and many less important quality issues have plagued this vehicle. The problems began to mount immediately after the warranty lapsed. The most critical issue has been the corrosion and subsequent failure of the brake line that supplies the pressure needed for the rear brakes to operate. This issue rendered the rear brakes on the vehicle useless. Dodge corporate and two local Dodge dealerships refused to address the issue, except by offering to sell a replacement brake line. The failure of the metal after only 5 years is unacceptable. The second major safety issue is that the nipples on the original fuel sending unit were made of metal and corroded through and began to spray fuel onto the exhaust system and the entire underside of the vehicle. This results is very poor mileage and a potentially fatal fuel leak. Between these two safety issues and the blatant dismissal of any responsibility of the Dodge corporation I think something needs to be done. I have corrected the issue on my vehicle, but what if someone was towing a large trailer with a similar vehicle and the brakes failed? people could be killed. Additionally the fuel leak doesn't seem to be an issue that should ever happen. I believe that in systems as critical as fuel and brakes the material should be designed to last longer than 4 or 5 years regardless of the warranty. We have the technology to prevent this, its a simple material choice issue. The brakes and fuel lines could have easily and inexpensively been made of stainless steel or brass or any number of other non corrosive materials.

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Fuel tank support strap broke causing tank to drop to the pavement. Upon removal of the tank, the front strap was almost completely cracked through.

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The front and rear fuel tank support straps failed.