| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003231026 | Incident Date: Jul, 26 2003 |
| Consumer's City: MANTACHIE | Consumer's State: MS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM 1500 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7HC13Y5WJ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 18 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jun, 11 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My son, william, was driving our 1998 dodge pickup on highway 78 when it began to lunge. since we had to put 2 transmissions in his previous dodge pickup, he thought something was wrong with this transmission. he started to pull off the road and looked in his rearview mirror for traffic when he saw flames and smoke coming from between the cab and bed. he hurriedly pulled off the road and when he opened the drivers door flames englufed the cab. he had to go out through the fire. about 1 minute after he and his passengers emerged from the pickup, it exploded. the only thing left of the truck was what was metal. will had second degree burns to his face,ears,neck, hands and arms. he spent one night in the hospital. i contacted dodge and was told there would be an investagator look at the truck. i was then told by dodge since the pickup burned totally there was no way to determine they were at fault. after looking on the internet i found that there seems to be quite a number of fires in dodge vehicles. *ak |
