Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 06/15/1999 | 36000 | ||
| I am amazed there are no reports on 1998 1/2 - 2001 model dodge pickups with the cummins diesel engine as the bosch vp44 main (injector) fuel pump has a failure rate of 100%. i've had 3 fail so far & for diesel mechanics it's common knowledge that it's not a matter of if the the vp44 pump will fail, it's just a matter of when. the last time a pump died on me was when i was going down the interstate @ 70 mph & the engine just shut off. i knew immediately it was another fuel pump failure, but other drivers may not realize what went wrong & i'd be surprised if there haven't been any wrecks due to vp44 pump failure, which gives you no advance warning - it just quits. in 2002 dodge/cummins charged the fuel system on the diesel engine for dodge pickups (including a different fuel pump), but all 1998 1/2 thru 2001 models came with the same bosch vp44 main injector pump. | |||