# 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `638003` · 2007-09-10 · 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 1500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
## Narrative
MY 2004 DODGE RAM WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DROP THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOWN BUTTON.  I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T THROWING A CODE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, I WOKE UP TO DISCOVER THE DRIVERS DOOR HAD CAUGHT FIRE.  IT SURE LOOKED TO ME THAT IT STARTED ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE THE DOOR.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR
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