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2009 Dodge RAM 4500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1296283
Internal NHTSA #	10882821
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 4500
Model Year	2009
File date	15/09/11
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	1st time electrical problem happened was under 36 thousand miles,, turned the truck off and it would not start or make a sound,, had it towed to bob williams dodge in rome ga.,,was told the problem was in main wiring harness plug. The second time electrical problem happened i was sitting still with truck idiling in a parking lot for 3 or 4 minutes then the engine just shut off and i started smelling smoke and burnt plastic,,, had the truck towed to ed voyles in marietta and they told me that it was the main wiring harness plug that shorted out again and caused the tipm and the fuse box and the circuit board inside the fusebox to burn a hole thru them the size of a baseball,, this happened at 96,000 miles,,,, so they put a band aid on it to get me out the door ,,,i asked them if they found the cause of the problem and they said they found the main harness plug shorted out but thats not the cause of the problem... The electrical problem is starting to occur again for the 3rd time at around 130,000 miles,,cruise control has quit working ,,tail lights and marker lights have quit working on truck,, trailer brakes and trailer lights have quit working,,, fuel guage will quit working and dpf full light will come on but i can move the main wiring harness plug head and the fuel guage will start back to work and dpf full warning will go off for a while,,,i need help with this ongoing issue please
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	30000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RANGER, GA
VIN pattern	3D6WD68L69GXXXXXX
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
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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	0
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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.
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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2009 Dodge RAM 4500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Dodge RAM 4500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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