Attention: TDR Forum Junkies With all the lift pump problems, I would highly encourage those of us without a FP gauge to check their 01 & 02 before the warranty goes out. I was driving the company 01 Wednesday for the first time in a while. I felt a stumble during light acceleration going 30-35. When I got on the I again I started checking it further. It would pull moderate hills in OD locked up with the pedal to the floor. When I hit the same hills at low enough speed to kick down to drive the truck would "skip". The tach would be erratic jumping a click at a time. I suspected the lift pump right away. Having experienced the Dodge dealer's brilliant staff before, I decided to change the FF before calling them.
Ended up having to tow it in because I could not get any fuel back in the canister. At least the truck still had three months warranty left at 72K miles. A mechanic friend said he had seen this several times with 24Vs where they seem to run OK under normal load with the lift pump dead until you break the vacuum of the injection pump.
Good luck finding those dead pumps at Dodge's expense.
Ended up having to tow it in because I could not get any fuel back in the canister. At least the truck still had three months warranty left at 72K miles. A mechanic friend said he had seen this several times with 24Vs where they seem to run OK under normal load with the lift pump dead until you break the vacuum of the injection pump.
Good luck finding those dead pumps at Dodge's expense.
