2019 Ram 3500 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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This vehicle has a safety recall I. The high pressure fuel pump. The dealership says they’re unable to provide resolution due to part’s availability. Reasonable time has been allowed and yet, no repairs have been made. The manufacturer should be required to buy back the vehicle or replace it at no cost to me.
We have this truck at our dealership and are unable to sell do to this recall. Recall has been out since November 12th 2012 and through Nhtsa it shows that it can be completed. I've talked with Ram recall assistance and they state that this truck is not able to have the recall completed and I asked for a buy back and they said I need to talk with my local dealer to start that process. I called our local dealer and they said they have never heard of that and are unable to help. They did say they have the part in stock to complete the recall however Ram will not release it to the 2019's and they can only do the 2020's recall which is the same thing.
It has been a year since notified of recall that is open for fuel system and the dealership told me today that no fix has been identified yet
There is the known recall for my truck. 2019 Ram 3500 with Cummins diesel engine. The CP4 high pressure fuel pump if prone to failure and can cause the vehicle to immediately stall and possible causing serious injury. (Y78/NHTSA 21V-880) I took my truck in and was told parts are not available for 2019's. I called FCA customer service today and was told that the parts are available but only for vehicles with failed high pressure pumps. So I need for my pump to fail and possible injure or kill myself or someone else and they will complete the recall? Makes no sense. The consumer stated contacted Ram customer service and informed computers were down. Customer service couldn't provide an update for the recall.
Fuel pump failed at 103,000 miles while driving down the highway. Truck started acting funny slight loss of power. Pulled over to the side of the highway and turned truck off. Went to restart and it wouldn't restart. Had to sit on the side of the highway 43 with no amenities within 50 miles waiting for help. Unable to get a towing company directly 911 was called and CHP had to arrange a tow truck for more than 100 miles from destination. Truck was taken to mechanic that confirmed fuel pump failure that in turn took out the entirety of the fuel system. Has been at the mechanics since June 24th waiting on parts.
The first time I had problem with the fuel pump was in 10/14/2020 with 47455 mil and Chrysler change the fuel pump then I had the same problem for Second time in 05/13/2021 and they do the same after I pick it up 400 mil I had the same problem and fix it and when I pick it up had the sams problem so my truck is still in The dealership until now with the same problem and they said we don’t have the part right now
2019 ram 3500 fuel injector pump went out on me pulling a 20k camper almost couldn’t stop! You have about 2-3 pumps on the brake before it gets hard. Vehicle is currently in Rocky Mountain nc Dodge with shredded metal all through the fuel system..
I PURCHASED MY 2019 RAM 3500 BACK IN NOV 2019 AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY SAFETY SINCE MY TRUCK HAS CP4 PUMP THAT KNOWN TO FAIL THAT LEADS TO 10-20K IN REPAIR EVENTUALLY WILL FAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY WITH OUR 40FT CAMPER, THOSE SCENARIOS WILL I THINK LEADS TO MY FAMILY TO ACCIDENT THAT ALL THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK LOSS THE POWER AND NOT ONLY WILL IMPACT MY FAMILY ALSO SOMEONE ELSE IN THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND RECALL MY TRUCK TO HAVE THE CP4 PUMP REPLACE WITH RELIABLE ONE SO THAT WAY WHEN WE DO TRAVEL MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE WILL BE SAVE , THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THE 2019 TO 2020 MODEL YEAR RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY EQUIPPED WITH A 6.7L CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE HAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A STALL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE BOSCH CP4.2 FUEL INJECTION PUMP HAS A VERY HIGH RATE OF SUDDEN FAILURE LEADING TO IMMEDIATE STOPPAGE ON THE ENGINE AND ENGINE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE PUMP DESTROYS ITSELF AND TAKES OUT THE REST OF THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM LEADING TO REPAIRS IN THE $20,000 USD RANGE. FCA & RAM HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REVISE THE PUMP IN LATE (JULY) 2020 TO SOLVE THE ISSUE BUT THE FAILURES KEEP OCCURRING. FOR THE 2021 MODEL YEAR, FCA & RAM HAVE CHANGED THE PUMP ENTIRELY AND REVERTED BACK TO USING AN OLDER, SAFER, MORE RELIABLE DESIGN. NO PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NEITHER THE PUMP REVISION IN 2020, NOR THE PUMP CHANGE IN 2021 HAVE BEEN MADE. THE ISSUE IS SO PREVALENT THAT THE REPLACEMENT PUMPS AND REPAIRS GENERALLY HAVE A 30-90 DAY WAIT PERIOD WHERE THE CUSTOMER IS WITHOUT THE PRIMARY VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS A SUBSTANTIATED SAFETY RISK. ACCORDING TO A TEXAS JUDGE IN A BOSCH CP4.2 LAWSUIT, WHEN ANOTHER AUTOMAKER, GM TRIED TO DISMISS THE CASE SAYING THE PUMP FAILURE IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THE COURT RESPONDED: "THE WORST CASE SCENARIO OF A TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY STALLING AT HIGH SPEEDS IS NOT A MERE INCONVENIENCE. NOR IS IT A MERE INCONVENIENCE TO SPEND BETWEEN $8,000 TO $20,000 ON REPAIRS TO MAKE THE TRUCKS FIT FOR THEIR ORDINARY PURPOSE. THE COURT REJECTS GM'S SUGGESTION THAT THE RISK OF SPONTANEOUS ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IS NOT, AS A MATTER OF LAW, UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS, DEPRIVING THE VEHICLES OF FITNESS FOR THEIR PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTATION.". TOYOTA AGREES: "IF A VEHICLE STALL OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH". FCA & RAM HAVE REMEDIED THE SITUATION FOR THE 2021 MODEL YEAR HOWEVER, THE 2019 AND 2020 OWNERS ARE STILL AT RISK. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE FCA TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS.
ENGINE STARTED LEAKING AND THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP STOPPED WORKING
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The 2019 Ram 3500 has 10 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.