2001 DODGE DAKOTA FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS

2001 DODGE DAKOTA FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS (Change Vehicle)

The following FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS complaint about 2001 DODGE DAKOTA was reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety administration on 2003-02-04. For more information contact the National Highway Traffic Safety administration or the US Department of Transportation. See complaint summary below.

Build Years/Makes/Models:	2001 DODGE DAKOTA
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Reference Number:	10005250
Summary:	THERE ARE NO INJURIES THAT I KNOW OF YET BUT I BELIEVE THERE COULD BE. I'M A MECHANICAL DESIGNER FOR AN ENGINEERING FIRM AND AN AVID CAR ENTHUSIAST. THE PROBLEM IS IN DODGE MAGNUM ENGINE 5.9L FUEL RAILS IT¬¬M NOT SURE WHAT ALL YEARS/MODELS/ENGINES THIS TYPE OF RAIL IS USED IN BUT MINE IS A 2001 DAKOTA 5.9L I BELIEVE ITT¬¬S THE SAME FOR DODGE RAM AND DODGE DURANGO. THE PROBLEM IS ON THE FUEL RAIL THERE IS A TEST PORT WHERE A MECHANIC CAN TEST FUEL PRESSURE IF THERE IS A FUEL PROBLEM. WHERE THE PORT IS ATTACHED TO THE RAIL (BY BRAZING I THINK) SEEMS TO LEAK FUEL. IT IS A SLOW LEAK AND YOU CAN ONLY TELL IF THE ENGINE HAS SOME MILES ON IT YOU CAN NOTICE WHERE A WET RING HAS FORMED. I NOTICED THIS ON MY VEHICLE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I DID DURING MAINTENANCE FEELING IT WAS MY FAULT I DID NOT WANT TO USE MY WARRANTY. I THEN CALLED AROUND TO GET A USED ONE BECAUSE I DIDNT¬¬T HAVE THE $400 TO SLAP DOWN FOR A NEW ONE. UPON RECEIVING MY USED FUEL RAIL IN THE MAIL I NOTICED IT HAD EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE IN THE SAME AREA. I RETURNED THE USED FUEL RAIL. NEXT I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD OF MY MOTHERS DODGE RAM W/ THE SAME FUEL RAIL AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE IS EVIDENCE OF FUEL SEEPAGE ON IT ALSO. IT¬¬VE HAVE NOTICED THIS ON 3 SEPARATE FUEL RAILS AND I HAVE ONLY LOOKED AT 3 SO IT¬¬M 100% SO FAR. I TEMPORARY FIXED MY OWN RAIL BY REMOVING THE RAILS AND WELDING AROUND THE FITTING. MY PERMEATE FIX IS GOING TO BE AFTERMARKET HOLLEY FUEL RAILS. IT¬¬M NOT SURE IF THIS LEAKAGE COULD CAUSE A FIRE BUT I ALSO DONT¬¬T THINK IT WOULD BE A BAD THING TO CHECK IN TO.
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