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I apologize if this gets a little long but if I'm going to ask for insight on a problem then I believe in being thourough. Here goes.
Late this summer my '02 Dodge; 70,000 miles, developed what I call a dead pedal. It didn't seem to matter weather I was pulling my lawn trailer or driving down the highway. It first happened when I would shift from one gear to another and then accelerate, nothing, I'd clutch it, step on the accelerator a few times and it would come back and run like normal. During this time and everytime its happened since, the engine would run but it just would not accelerate under load. It would accelerate when the clutch was depressed but not like it should.
Well it got progressively worse (more frequent) so I took it to the dealer where the determined it to be a bad lift pump (mind you, I have/had a edge comp on at this time). Fortunately the mechanic didn't mind the aftermarket item (he put it on) and replaced the lift pump (under warranty). About 2 days later it started doing it again. I took it back and the shop said they didn't know or could find the problem. They would call Cummins and get back to me... Not!
So after a few more weeks I took it back and told them the truck was still doing the same thing; I must of described the problem 15 times each time I was there, this time they replaced the throttle control sensor. Again the truck began acting up doing the same thing. Pedal goes dead, clutch it a few times, pump the accelerator too and it starts running fine.
I took the truck on a couple 4 hour drives and once in a while after coming off the interstate and then accelerating onto the next road it would act up but not anything where I thought I wasn't going to get where I needed to go. I begin to think maybe the comp is the problem but before I got around to taking it off I ened up on another 4 hour trip. I'm about an hour outside St. Louis with my cruise set and all the sudden the truck starts slowing down. I go through the whole clutch, pedal thing again and it comes back but it keeps doing this every couple miles down the road. I finally turn around and head for home, get my other truck (95 12 valver) and start back on my drive.
When I get back I remove the comp box convinced it's the culprit. I drive this truck 480 miles (city driving) with no problem. So now I'm convinced the problem is solved and I take it on another drive to my folks. Its 280 miles to my home town and the truck didn't hiccup once. When I'm on my way back home I get about an hour and a half from St. Louis and it starts all over again. I honestly didn't think I'd get home. When it acted up the truck would run 65 mph at WOT on level road and lose speed going up a grade. It occasionally would start running normal but then back to the dead pedal.
I called Cummins here in St. Louis, they said it sounded to them like the lift pump. When I told them it had just been replaced they said it was probably the fuel pump.
Since last monday this truck has been at the dealer. I told the service writer what Cummins thought it was and to keep the truck till it was fixed. I called today to check on its status and they told me they can't find anything wrong with it. I told them that there was something wrong with it or I wouldn't keep bringing it in for the same thing. They said the tech's been driving it and it hasn't acted up. I told them they had my permission to drive it to Kansas City and back and I bet it would act up and probably need towed. They said they'd keep it till it did what I keep telling them it's doing, I said what ever it takes.
Any ideas because I'm getting tired of dealing with this and I know the dealership gets tired of me telling them to check this or that. And as much as I'd hate to take on a new truck payment if comes down to it I will and it will probably be a GMC.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Late this summer my '02 Dodge; 70,000 miles, developed what I call a dead pedal. It didn't seem to matter weather I was pulling my lawn trailer or driving down the highway. It first happened when I would shift from one gear to another and then accelerate, nothing, I'd clutch it, step on the accelerator a few times and it would come back and run like normal. During this time and everytime its happened since, the engine would run but it just would not accelerate under load. It would accelerate when the clutch was depressed but not like it should.
Well it got progressively worse (more frequent) so I took it to the dealer where the determined it to be a bad lift pump (mind you, I have/had a edge comp on at this time). Fortunately the mechanic didn't mind the aftermarket item (he put it on) and replaced the lift pump (under warranty). About 2 days later it started doing it again. I took it back and the shop said they didn't know or could find the problem. They would call Cummins and get back to me... Not!
So after a few more weeks I took it back and told them the truck was still doing the same thing; I must of described the problem 15 times each time I was there, this time they replaced the throttle control sensor. Again the truck began acting up doing the same thing. Pedal goes dead, clutch it a few times, pump the accelerator too and it starts running fine.
I took the truck on a couple 4 hour drives and once in a while after coming off the interstate and then accelerating onto the next road it would act up but not anything where I thought I wasn't going to get where I needed to go. I begin to think maybe the comp is the problem but before I got around to taking it off I ened up on another 4 hour trip. I'm about an hour outside St. Louis with my cruise set and all the sudden the truck starts slowing down. I go through the whole clutch, pedal thing again and it comes back but it keeps doing this every couple miles down the road. I finally turn around and head for home, get my other truck (95 12 valver) and start back on my drive.
When I get back I remove the comp box convinced it's the culprit. I drive this truck 480 miles (city driving) with no problem. So now I'm convinced the problem is solved and I take it on another drive to my folks. Its 280 miles to my home town and the truck didn't hiccup once. When I'm on my way back home I get about an hour and a half from St. Louis and it starts all over again. I honestly didn't think I'd get home. When it acted up the truck would run 65 mph at WOT on level road and lose speed going up a grade. It occasionally would start running normal but then back to the dead pedal.
I called Cummins here in St. Louis, they said it sounded to them like the lift pump. When I told them it had just been replaced they said it was probably the fuel pump.
Since last monday this truck has been at the dealer. I told the service writer what Cummins thought it was and to keep the truck till it was fixed. I called today to check on its status and they told me they can't find anything wrong with it. I told them that there was something wrong with it or I wouldn't keep bringing it in for the same thing. They said the tech's been driving it and it hasn't acted up. I told them they had my permission to drive it to Kansas City and back and I bet it would act up and probably need towed. They said they'd keep it till it did what I keep telling them it's doing, I said what ever it takes.
Any ideas because I'm getting tired of dealing with this and I know the dealership gets tired of me telling them to check this or that. And as much as I'd hate to take on a new truck payment if comes down to it I will and it will probably be a GMC.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
He also didn't seem to concerned with the VP-44 being replaced even with the wire punctured. Therefore I don't know why they don't just replace it and be done with it. Is there some sort of inspection (other than by the mechanic) that has to be done by Chrysler on those before they'll replace them. If thats the case I'm screwed. 
