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2008 Dodge RAM 2500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1371576
Internal NHTSA #	10979009
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 2500
Model Year	2008
File date	15/04/17
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The 08 dodge ram was driving down the road when the fuse box under the hood caught fire causing the dodge to loose all power. The vehicle was able to make it safelty to the side of the road thank goodness and get all its passengers out. The windows would not roll up nor would the engine start afterwards. This is the third time this has happened,. Both other two times it happened while driving and we paid $1000 to replace the fuse box. It happens once every year. Highway and interstate. My husband took the fuse box apart and you can see where it caught fire. I found the following link of others reporting the problem to the news which may be our problem. Http://kdvr. Com/2017/02/05/fire-under-the-hood-defective-heavy-duty-ram-truck-alternators/
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	200000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LEXIGNTON, SC
VIN pattern	3D7KS28A58GXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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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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2008 Dodge RAM 2500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Dodge RAM 2500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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