Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 1500 / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001090443 Incident Date: Jun, 08 2001
Consumer's City: GARDNER Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 1500 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3B7HC13Y9VG Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 23 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 40amp ignition run fuse keeps blowing dissabling our 1997 dodge ram 1500 truck. fuse has blown over 6 times now. contacted dodge customer service to find out about recalls, service bullitins or their tecnical help on this problem. they told us to go to an authorized dealer/repair shop to have it checked. we went to sunflower dodge in olathe,ks. there service advisor bobby kielman informed us they could not duplicate the problem and advised us not to have them research the problem further because of the high shop charges it would incur and they would probably not find the cause anyway. i feel this is a safety issue that dodge is dropping the ball on taking care of. it is my concern that the fuse will blow while my wife is driving causing her to become stranded. or worse, a fire occuring because of the overheating of faulty wiring & components. sunflower dodge did inform us of recalls for similar problems on dodge ram trucks like ours for years 1996 and earlier.*ak