What 687 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Ram 1500 Crew Cab

FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE HAD AN ELECTRICAL DRAIN AND A HUMMING SOUND JUST FOUND OUT IT IS MY FUEL PUMP RUNNING NONSTOP WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM MY TRUCK I WAS TOLD IT WAS DO TO THE TIPM ( TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) HAS GONE BAD AND IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL

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ENGINE WOULD NOT START. ONCE STARTED WHILE DRIVING MOTOR WOULD SURGE LIKE NOT GETTING GAS AND ALMOST STALL. MECHANICS REPLACED FUEL PUMP BUT WHILE DRIVING AND PARKING FOR DINNER ENGINE ONCE AGAIN WOULDNT START. MECHANICS STILL HAVENT RESOLVED ISSUE

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THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND I AM NOT SURE WHY IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESS. TRUCK HAS TROUBLE STARTING AND WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER AS IF OUT OF FUEL. BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER WERE CHECKED AND ARE PERFECT. I WAS HAVING TROUBLE THE PAST FEW WEEKS STARTING THE TRUCK, NOW I WENT TO START IT AND IT WILL NOT START NO MATTER WHAT. NOT A BATTERY ISSUE AS THE LIGHTS ALL TURN ON. IT MUST BE A TIPM ISSUE AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE CAR ACT ODDLY AT TIMES.

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FUEL PUMP RELAY SWITCH INSIDE THE TIPM COMMONLY FAILED ON A VARIETY OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

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NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP14004 MY RAM 1500 2011 HAS A FUEL PUMP INTERNAL RELAY IN THE TIPM. THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN EVERY NIGHT WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IT HAS A BRAND NEW INTERSTATE BATTERY. MY ALTERNATOR HAS TESTED OUT TO BE IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION. PREVIOUS TO MY BATTERY DYING THE TRUCK WOULDN'T START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITHOUT CYCLING THE KEY -- NOW ALL I HAVE IS A DEAD BATTERY EVERY MORNING.

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FOR SEVERAL MONTHS MY 2011 RAM 1500 RAN ROUGH AND AT TIMES WOULD NOT START. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE TPIM ON SEVERAL DODGE PRODUCTS HAD THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAIL OF WHICH SEVERAL MODELS WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS. MY RAM VIN DID NOT SHOW A RECALL SO I CALLED DODGE CORP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS TO RECALL THIS UNIT. THE FAILURES THAT OCCURED THAT WERE RECALLED HAD THE SAME TPIM BOX. WHY IS MINE NOT CONSIDERED. I WOULD LIKE A RECALL ADDED FOR THIS MODEL AND THE FIX THAT WAS MADE TO FIX MINE BE REFUNDED. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT SHOULD BE DONE... [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

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WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND TOOK THE KEY OUT THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN FOR HOURS BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY IS BAD. THIS TRUCK DOESN'T HAVE AN EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY LIKE MOST VEHICLES DO. BY HAVING A BAD INTERNAL RELAY IT CAN CAUSE GAS TO CONTINUE TO PUMP IN AN ACCIDENT AND IF THERE IS A FIRE THE FUEL WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP AND NOT SHUT OFF. ALSO BY THIS FUEL RELAY NOT SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL PUMP IT DRAINS MY BATTERY AND IT WILL BURN OUT THE FUEL PUMP.. THE BIGGEST CONCERN BY NOT HAVING AN EXTERNAL FUEL RELAY WHERE A PERSON CAN CHANGE IT IS THAT WHEN IT DON'T SHUT OFF AS YOUR DRIVING AND GET I AN ACCIDENT WHERE FIRE OR HEAT IS INVOLVED THIS COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION INJURY OR EVEN DEATH, BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS RELAY IS BAD AND CAN'T CHANGE IT WITHOUT CHANGING THE WHOLE FUSE BOX OR GETTING THE FUSE BOX REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I PARKED THE CAR AND REMOVED KEY AND LEFT IT FOR 8 HOURS WHILE I WAS AT WORK. I CAME OUT TO A DEAD BATTERY, AFTER HOOKING UP JUMPER CABLES I COULD HEAR A HUMMING SOUND, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUING TO PUMP GAS EVEN THOUGH KEY WAS OUT AND TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF... I KNOW DODGE RECALLED OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.

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TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL AT HIS RESIDENCE, WHEN HE NOTICE THE FUEL PUMP WAS RUNNING. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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MY TRUCK STALLED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT WOULDN'T START. AFTER SELF DIAGNOSTICS, I FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP ISN'T WORKING, CHECKED FUEL BYPASS RELAY, TIPM, TO SEE IF A BYPASS RELAY WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT ALL DIRECTIONS POINTS TO FUEL PUMP. MY TRUCK HAD BEEN TOWED FROM WHERE IS STALLED TO MY APARTMENT'S PARKING LOT AND IT REMAINS THERE AS I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET A NEW FUEL PUMP INSTALLED.

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THE ENGINE IS STARTING BUT WOULDN'T RUN. I AM ASSUMING THAT IT MIGHT BE THE FUEL PUMP.

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ANYTIME VEHICLE IS FUELED, UPON REACHING FULL, FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF FILLER NECK UNDER EXTREME PRESSURE. SOMETIMES BEFORE, BUT USUALLY AFTER THE NOZZLE HAS SHUTOFF DELIVERY. FUEL SHOOTS/ SPRAYS UP TO 2 FEET AWAY FROM VEHICLE CREATING A SERIOUS FIRE / ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. IT IS HARD TO JUDGE THE AMOUNT SPRAYED, BUT I SUSPECT ANYWHERE FROM A PINT TO 1/2 GALLON DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES AND FACTORS. SPEED OF DELIVERY AND THE AMOUNT TANK IS EMPTY. THE LOWER THE LEVEL THE WORSE/ FARTHER THE SPRAY. DELIVERY APPEARS TO PRESSURIZE THE TANK AND CAUSE SPRAY CONDITION NO MATTER WHAT PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN TO AVOID. I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED AROUND 1 YEAR AGO AT A DEALER AND THIS HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT FILLING STATIONS, EVEN THE NIGHT PURCHASED EVERY SINCE.

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2011 DODGE RAM FUEL PUMP BYPASS RELAY HAS GONE OUT. TRUCK WILL NOT START. PUT JUMPER WIRE ON IT TO GET HOME. THE WEATHER IS IN THE 30'S AND TRUCK WON'T START EVEN WITH JUMPER. DEALER SAYS NEED NEW TIPM, DON'T HAVE 1350.00. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM?

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THIS HAS BEEN ON ONGOING ISSUE. FIRST WOULD NOT START FINALLY AFTER TRYING SO MANY TIMES I JUST STARTED USING ANOTHER CAR AND I GOT THE FUEL PUMPED REPLACED THEN THE SAME ISSUE NOW THE AC UNIT WAS NOT WORKING SO I REPLACED IT 3 TIMES. WELL NOW IT STILL DOES NOT WORK AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT I JUST GIVE IT SOME TIME TO START NOW. ONLY WAY TO START VEHICLE. THEN WHILE ON THE FWY THE VEHICLE JUST LOST POWER I ASSUME BUT MY SPEED WAS DECLINING WHILE I WAS DRIVING SO I TRIED TO PRESS ON THE GAS OR BREAK BUT BOTH WERE TOO STIFF WOULDNT DO ANYTHING AND FINALLY MAYBE LIKE 25 SECONDS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS LIKE THAT FINALLY I COULD FEEL THAT I WAS ABLE TO PRESS ON GAS I COULD TELL MY SPEED WAS RISING THEN THE BREAK NO LONGER WAS STIFF AND HARD TO PRESS ON . BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS . THIS ALL HAPPENED ON HWY AT 70 MILES

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HIT A DEER WITH MY TRUCK. FUEL PUMP RUNS ALL THE TIME. HAD TRUCK TESTED. WAS PURL PUMP RELAY BYPASS KIT. OTHER MODELS ARE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON. ALSO TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR. TESTED THAT TOO. IT'S THE LR SOLENOID IN THE COM. NONE OF THIS ISSUES WAS WRONG BEFORE HITTING THE DEER. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED.

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FIRST THE GAS KEPT STOPPING EVEN WHEN IT WASN'T FULL,. NOW WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, THE GAS WILL NOT STOP. INSTEAD IT WILL KEEP GOING AND SPILL ALL OVER.*DT*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START. ON OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START, IT WOULD SPORADICALLY SHUT OFF. AN UNKNOWN DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *BF*JB

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CAM/LIFTER ISSUE WITH THE 01-11 DODGE RAM 1500! IT'S A FACTORY ENGINE PROBLEM THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX. IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE & YET IT'S STILL NOT A RECALL ON IT. NOBODY HAS THE TIME OR MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD HAVE FIXED BEFORE HAND. KEEPS THROWING THE CYLINDER 5 MISFIRE CODE & EVERYTHING THAT I CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE HAS BEEN REPLACED

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WHILE THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP WILL CONTINUE TO RUN AND WILL CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DIE. THIS IS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY FUEL PUMP RELAY. THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TIPM BUT NOT FOR DODGE RAM TRUCKS.

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MY TRUCK STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE AFTER MY LAST RECALL WAS COMPLETED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON TOOK BACK TO DODGE, AND THE SAID IT WAS FIXED. SO AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, GOT A SYSTEM CHECK SAID IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH FUEL PUMP OR LINE. WHEN MENTIONING TO DOGE SAID IT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL. NOW MY TRUCK WILL NOT START WITHOUT A JUMP OFF AND RECENTLY CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING WENT DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. NO POWER AT ALL I HAD TO JUMP OUT QUICKLY AND JUMP MY TRUCK OFF JUST TO GET TO SAFETY. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT JUMPING OF DUE TO BATTERY DYING DUE FUEL PUMP NOT SHUTTING OFF. THE FUEL PUMP IS GOING OUT AND IT WAS MENTIONED THIS WAS A KNOW ISSUE FOR DODGE RAMS.

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2011 DODGE RAM 1500 STALLED AT BUSY INTERSECTION HAD IT TOWED HOME, STALLED IN BUSY FREEWAY 198 AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME, THE CODE SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, HAD IT REPLACED, THE VEHICLE STILL STALLED. TOOK IT TO HANFORD DODGE THEY DIAGNOSTIC SAYS IT WAS THE TIPM, THEY SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE DURANGO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH DODGE...THEY NEED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS THEY HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN FAULTY TIPM KNOWINGLY

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I BOUGHT A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PCU, NOW THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIPM, WIRING HARNESS'S, ETC. AT A COST OF $2500.00. DODGE ACCORDING THE RECALLS I HAVE SEEN WERE PUTTING FAULTY TIPM IN ALL DODGE MODELS BETWEEN 2004 AND 2012, I AM DISABLED VETERAN I CANNOT AFFORD $2500.00

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2011 DODGE RAM 1500 STALLED AT INTERSECTION, AND STALLED ON BUSY FREEWAY 198 IN THE FOG, I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, NOW WE FIND OUT THAT IT IS ELECTRICAL AND THE CAUSE IS A FAULTY TIPM THE COST OF REPLACE 1500 DOLLARS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT OWNED AN OBD2 READER AND A CODE APPEARED FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. GRIFFIN DODGE JEEP RAM (1012 HOLLAND AVE, PHILADELPHIA, MS) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

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