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2016 RAM 2500 — POWER TRAIN

fire · 1775524 · 2021-10-26

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
2500
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

My transmission got so hot climing up a hill it caught the excused on fire, thankfully had water in the truck an put the fire out no warnings nothing, just flush transmission hot went to stop an realized it was on fire, had to have transmission rebuilt an cooler lines an cooler repaired, still not runing right.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11438257
Machine
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