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2017 RAM 1500 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 1946544 · 2023-11-29

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
1500
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
95,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2017 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving with the Adaptive Cruise Control engaged and set to 70 MPH, the engine was misfiring and made abnormally loud sounds. Additionally, the vehicle started losing motive power. The message "Service DEF System - See Dealer" was displayed. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The contact stated that upon opening the hood and lifting the engine cover, she noticed that the engine was on fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with water bottles. There was no Fire or Police report filed. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11557520
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown