# 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1248488` · 2015-12-29 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 3500
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 91,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE TIPM HAS FAILED ON THIS TRUCK.  THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY.  SECOND ONE HAPPENED IN 2013.  THE THIRD TIME IN DEC OF 2015.  ALL THREE TIMES THE MOTOR QUIT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE DASHBOARD WENT OFF.   THE TIPM BOX THEN STARTED SMOKING. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES.  ON THE THIRD OCCASION, I WAS DELAYED BY HEAVY TRAFFIC IN GETTING TO THE BATTERY CABLES.  THE TRUCK WAS ON A STEEP GRADE.  THE HORN STARTED HONKING, WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD SPRAYER  ACTIVATED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE TRIED TO START ITSELF AND MOVE FORWARD.  IF I HAD BEEN UNDER THE HOOD, I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER.  ALSO, THIS TRUCK WAS PULLING A TRAILER ON A MOUNTAIN PASS WITH NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, OR TRAILER BRAKES  DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND MADE THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
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