Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 1500 / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005028511 Incident Date: Jun, 02 2005
Consumer's City: MELBOURNE Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 1500 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3B7HC13Z2TM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 12 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: dt: consumer states he owns a 1996 dodge ram 1500 pick up truck. while hauling a trailer, the wires from the trailer became caught between the trailer and the trailer hitch of the vehicle. this caused the wiring harness system to burn out. this caused the fuel gauge to fail, it shorted out the fuse to the fuel pump causing the engine to stall. the consumer has contacted the service dealer. he stated this was a serious problem with the vehicle. the service dealer stated the wiring harness came with a 40 amp fuse. the consumer asked for a 30 amp fuse to be installed but the service dealer would not install this type of fuse. the consumer contacted the manufacturer; they said they would consider refunding the consumers money for repairing the vehicle. a new harness has been installed in the vehicle. there was a recall issued for the wiring harness, the recall service was performed august 2, 1999. *jb