# 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 — FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
> NHTSA complaint `625447` · 2007-05-26 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
- **Miles at failure:** 180,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
FUEL INJECTOR PUMP STOPPED WORKING AND FROM ALL OF INFORMATION  I FOUND IT SEEMED  TO ME IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.  WE HAD A ACCIDENT IN 2005 FROM THE STALLING OF THE PUMP, AND WAS TOLD BY THE BODY SHOP IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE WRECK. WE HAVE SPENT  MONEY ON SENSORS TRYING TO REPAIR TO FINALLY BE TOLD THAT THE VP-44 CODE WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP,  AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THAT CERTAIN COMPANIES HAVE MADE A SPECIAL PART TO REPAIR THIS  AND COULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. WHY CAN'T DODGE REPAIR? DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE JUST TO GET SOMETHING REPAIR RIGHT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE DURING THE MAKING OF THE PRODUCT?  *TR
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