# 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `804165` · 2010-08-04 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 3500
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE CLUTCH WAS LEFT IN REVERSE. THE ENGINE INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET, CRASHING INTO A GATE. ONCE THE CONTACT REACHED THE VEHICLE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ALSO ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE HORN BEGAN BLOWING INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE FUSE BOX HAD MELTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND HARNESS HAD BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.  UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ
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