Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 1500 / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062128 Incident Date: Mar, 16 2006
Consumer's City: OKEECHOBEE Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 1500 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:driveline:driveshaft
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1D7HA18N84S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 10 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25mph, the driveshaft broke without warning and ruptured the fuel tank causing a fire at the rear of the vehicle. no one was injured, but there was extensive damage to the vehicle. the fire department was contacted to extinguish the flames, a report was taken. a manufacturer representative inspected the vehicle and confirmed the source of the fire as the broken driveshaft.