Whining Neon Fuel Pump

I bought a 2001 Neon earlier this week and just noticed this morning that
the fuel pump is whining quite loudly. This is a fairly fixed pitch whine
that is noticeable in the cabin at lower speeds. I brought it back to the
dealer who predictably said it was nothing to worry about.

Apart from the fact that it's annoying, is this an indication of impending
trouble? If not, is there anything I can do to quiten it?

TIA

 

It is most likely the fuel pump and it is normal on all I have seen. KB

 

Previous owner more than likely consistantly ran car until the car was
running on fumes, causing the pump, located in the tank and normally
cooled by the fuel load, to overheat.

 

I had an earlier Chrysler car that was known for eathing fuel pumps,
Omni GLH-T. I went through 4 pumps while I owned the car. Some whined,
some didn't. The sound was not an indicator that the pump was going to
die. The first pump that died on my did so with no whinning at all. It
start to die intermitently and then finally quit. The second pump started
out silent and then slowly developed a whine. Eventually it died. This
pump was replaced with another pump that started to whine early on. It
kept whinning for the next 30k miles or so until I sold the car. Another
poster mentions letting the tank get low on gas as a potential cause. I
don't think this is true since after the first pump failed on me, I always
made sure the tank never got below a 1/4 full and rarely under 1/2. That
did not influence pump noise or operation.

 

Some noise is normal, keep in mind if the fuel filter is starting to get
stopped up the pump will have to work much harder to push the fuel thus
possibly causing a louder pump noise, has the filter been replaced yet?
Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech