My wife left the ignition on....

...yesterday (at least 17 hours) on her '98 Durango, draining the battery, but that's not the half of it. I got the Durango to start with a jump from my Ram, but when I let go of the pedal, the engine dies. I'm assuming that the fuel pump was damaged and the Durango does not have enough fuel pressure to idle?

Any thoughts?

The battery probably is so low that the systems are not functioning correctly...

Darren

When you leave the ignition on, the computer will only power the fuel pump for a couple seconds to prime the system, then shut the pump off. Pump won't run continuously unless the computer detects the engine is running.

Modern EFI cars often don't run well with a dead battery when boosted. Throw the battery on the charger for an afternoon then put it back in and start it up. I'll bet it'll run fine.

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When you leave the ignition on, the computer will only power the fuel pump for a couple seconds to prime the system, then shut the pump off. Pump won't run continuously unless the computer detects the engine is running.

Modern EFI cars often don't run well with a dead battery when boosted. Throw the battery on the charger for an afternoon then put it back in and start it up. I'll bet it'll run fine.

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