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2008 Dodge RAM 3500 Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	790570
Internal NHTSA #	10330773
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 3500
Model Year	2008
File date	09/08/09
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph. Suddenly, there was smoke coming from the hood area. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and attempted to extinguish the fire. The fire department was called to the scene. The vehicle was completely destroyed and towed. There was no personal injuries. The contact stated the failure was related to the emission control system. The insurance company informed the cause of failure was contributed to the transmission. The failure mileage was 80,000. The vin was unavailable. Updated 11/03/10. *lj
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	80000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	GLENN, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
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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	55
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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.
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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.
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2008 Dodge RAM 3500 Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Dodge RAM 3500 Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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