# 1996 DODGE RAM 2500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `371343` · 2002-08-27 · 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 2500
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
STARTER CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE  AT 40 MPH.  I PARKED VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REMOVED THE KEY, AND STARTER KEPT RUNNING.  SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD FROM THE BATTERY CABLES.  I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERIES AND THE STARTER STOPPED.  THE DEALER SAID THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STARTER.   I BELIEVE THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE IGNITION WIRING THAT CAUSED THE STARTER TO COME ON.  I CAN NOT IMAGINE HOW A STARTER SOLENOID COULD GET POWERED WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH OR A SHORT.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*