2001 Dodge Ram 1500 fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 17 complaints for the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500, 1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 129,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 129,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Saturday 14 april 2018 backed up driveway trucklength and got out to deliver bookcase for friend. Unhooked rope holding hand truck and placed on ground. Smelled smoke looked around neighborhood to my left saw nothing, looked the other way and saw smoke coming up behind cab in cab to bed gap. Had 1.5l pepsi and sprayed on gap. No effect. Threw quilt over gap to choke and poured 3 additional 1.5 l pepsi on quilt soaking it. Called 911 and gave info. Then unloaded bookcase 5 seconds and moved it away.
Both fuel tank straps rusted through and tank fell from the truck causing fill hose to disconnect from its connector and leaked gas on pavement. I had just filled the truck and driven it aproximately 9 miles when I came to a full stop at a busy 4 way intersection and heard strange noise, pulled forward a couple of inches at most and more noise. Put transmission in park and stepped out of vehicle and saw fuel tank on the ground with a small spot of fuel where it was leaking for the fill hose.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500
- Body & structure 548 complaints
- Air bags 87 complaints
- Electrical system 87 complaints
- Suspension 83 complaints
- Transmission 76 complaints
- Engine 67 complaints
- Brakes 63 complaints
- Steering 53 complaints