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1999 DODGE RAM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

fire · 183633 · 1999-11-13

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

Severity

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

Narrative

FUSE #12 BLEW WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED. REPLACED THE FUSE, IT BLEW AGAIN. THIS CIRCUIT CONTROLS RADIO MIRRORS AND CARGO LIGHTS. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED RIGHT DOOR SWITCH. 2ND INCIDENT WAS OCT. 24TH. THIS TIME THOUGH, FUSE DIDN'T BLOW AND WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED. THIS WAS ALSO THE VERY SAME CIRCUIT (#12). TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER, THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND REPLACE WIRE HARNESS. 3RD INCIDENT WAS NOV. 10TH, FUSE #12 BLEW AGAIN. TRIED TO REPLACE FUSE AND IT BLEW AGAIN. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE SHORT AS OF THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
714734
Machine
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