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2001 DODGE RAM 2500 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

fire · 802698 · 2010-07-28

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Miles at failure
187,450
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

1.) AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THE RUBBER STRIP RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP EDGE OF THE FIREWALL (WHERE BACK OF HOOD MEETS) MAY BECOME DISLODGED AND FALL ONTO THE TURBOCHARGER HOUSING. 2.) THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME HOOD IS OPENED. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD IT WAS DARK AND I DID NOT NOTICE THAT IT HAD BECOME DETACHED AGAIN WHEN I CLOSED THE HOOD. 3.) SINCE THE RUBBER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE I REMOVED IT AND ALLOWED IT TO BURN ITSELF OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE LAST TIME IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TURBO I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE IT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, THIS TIME I WAS NOT SO LUCKY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10345998
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