As I was going up a hill (in 2wd) I saw the 4WD light flash on the dash. So I immediately pulled over. When I came to a complete stop (keeping it in drive) I put it in 4 High. and it just died. Could someone tell me what I should look for? and why this might have happened?

I have a 2001 Dodge Cummins 2500 24v with a 6 in lift. New oil change. I was not towing anything.

 

will it start in neutral or park and stay running?

 

No. Took it back to a parking lot and tried on flat ground as well and it still did nothing. Sounds like theres no fuel yet there is half a tank.

 

Do you know for certain that you have fuel in the tank? It is common for the fuel level sending unit to go bad. Before we go too far into diagnostics, let's start with the simple stuff. Dump in a jerry can of fuel and see if that helps. I suppose you might have to bleed the fuel system if you ran it out. The other thing is to check for any diagnostic trouble codes.

 

Yes I put some fuel in. I noticed the gauges were off on P,R,N,D,L dash. (just like my last Dodge). Also I started the truck w/out waiting to start. but it was warm weather. Dont know if that will hurt the truck

 

So you put fuel in and it turns over just fine and there are no codes but it won't start?

 

I would suggest perhaps cracking the 1st three injectors and crank over the motor to see if there is fuel hitting the injectors.

Mike