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2012 Dodge RAM 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1726715
Internal NHTSA #	11397626
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2012
File date	19/02/21
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When the vehicle is running and at speed on the highway, interstate, or street occasionally the vehicle will shut off causing no lights if operating at night time and no power steering and gauge cluster is also off. After pulling over as safe as possible and jiggling the ignition key and turning ignition key to start the vehicle then it will start and run normally until the next incident accrues. I have found that the ignition on these particular vehicles go bad for whatever reason and lose contact which turns the vehicle off while driving at anytime. On my vehicle it doesn
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	59000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SMYRNA, DE
VIN pattern	1C6RD7KT2CSXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Dodge RAM 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Dodge RAM 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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