# 1995 DODGE RAM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `235334` · 2000-09-04 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
TEMPERATURE OUSIDE WAS ABOUT 100 DEGREES ON I-80 EAST OF SALT LAKE CITY CLIMBING TOWARD PARLEY'S SUMMIT.  ENGINE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT WARM AS USUAL WHEN CLIMBING LONG STEEP GRADES, BUT WAS NOT OVERHEATING.  SUDDENLY, I SMELLED SMOKE AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGHLY.  I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS IN FLAME.  I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH WHICH I PUT OUT THE FIRE.  TRUCK IS STILL BEING REPAIRED, $5000 AND COUNTING.
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