# 2001 DODGE RAM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
> NHTSA complaint `260087` · 2000-12-06 · 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
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 55 TO 0.  THEN, ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS WENT DEAD  AND HORN STARTED BLARING.  CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SAW AN  ORANGE GLOW UNDER HOOD. WITHIN 2 MINUTES, PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT WAS IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUND FIRE HAD STARTED IN POWER BOX, VEHICLE  WAS TOTALLED. DODGE WANTS TO REPAIR.  *AK  CONSUMER STATES THE FIRES WAS BECAUSE OF THE POWER DISTRIBUTOR BOX.   *SLC
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*