2021 Ram 1500 · symptom sheet
Fuel pump failure
- 27owner reports
- 30,515median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Aug 31, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
376 of the 679 complaints on this car are about the fuel and propulsion. 27 of those describe fuel pump.
Tick what matches of 27 reports
Fuel pump on other 1500 years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
A lot of fuel pump complaints are tied to a recall. Owners describe a car that stalled or wouldn't start, sometimes at highway speed, and many mention that a recall covers it and the part isn't available yet. Others paid for the pump themselves before a recall existed, or on a car the recall didn't include.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the fuel pump (27 reports) and the high-pressure pump (7 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the fuel and propulsion cover the 2021 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The powertrain control module software may cause an incorrect fuel mixture condition in the engine, and result in an engine stall.
The high pressure fuel pump (HPFP) may fail, causing an engine stall.
All 15 recalls on the 2021 Ram 1500, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the fuel and propulsion on the 1500
Post recall remedy brake transmission shift interlock (btsi) failure. Open.
High pressure fuel pump failure. Open, led to recall 24V-957.
Vehicle rollaway. Closed jan 25, 2024.
Rear differential failure. Closed mar 5, 2013, led to recall 12V-474.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 4 service bulletins or notices for the 2021 Ram 1500 that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illumination. Fuel Pressure Sensor ?A? Circuit, and/or Fuel Pump Control Module Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) Set.
Fuel Pump Control Module, PCM, and Fuel Pump Module Do not replace the PCM, Fuel Pump Control Module, or Fuel Pump Module for a P062A DTC.
Customer concern includes Mil-On/Check Engine Lamp-On. There also may or may not be driveability-related concerns that accompany the Mil-On condition. Upon further investigation, there may be a fault code for P062A-FUEL PUMP CONTROL PERFORMANCE.
CEL (Check Engine Lamp) Lamp On, Crank No Start, DTC U0109, U016C Lost Communications With Fuel Pump Module
What owners wrote
“Change in acceleration since purchasing truck. Discovered recently the fuel pump was causing the problem. Also the air bag light comes on and warning of a safety issue.”
Filed Oct 7, 2025
“Failed fuel pump Needs a new fuel pump at 34000 miles. Vehicle currently at the dealership service department I saw there were previous recalls on these vehicles and their fuel pumps I should not have to replace a fuel pump at this mileage, ever”
Filed Sep 18, 2025 · 34,000 miles
“high-pressure fuel pump failure incidents that resulted in loss of motive power and stalling. Left stranded on an interstate, no warning lights until failure.”
Filed Oct 20, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 27 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 199 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 73 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 58 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 42 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 32 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 29 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 27 reports