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2017 RAM 1500 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1568747
Internal NHTSA #	11210869
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	RAM
Model	1500
Model Year	2017
File date	30/05/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500 cargo van low. The contact stated that while parked at a parking lot with the vehicle turned off, without warning a couple of hours later the vehicle was up in flames. The contact at that time was inside the vehicle sleeping and was woken by the explosion of the windshield. Which made the contact jump out the vehicle causing the contact to injured his right knee. No police report was made. The fire department extinguished the flames. The vehicle was deemed destroyed. No medical attention was contacted. There was a fire report made. The vehicle was towed by a independent towing company to a lot. The contact stated that 5 days before he had a dealer change his oil. The dealer bruce chevrolet collision center 1084 sw oak st, hillsboro, or 97123 (503)-619-8349 was made aware of the failure but no informed the contact to contact dodge manufacturer for further assistance. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000., oil change was only a week old. Ck. dtjb dt dtjb consumer stated the driver side headlight went out back in november, this is the only open hood picture i had. The flames i saw flickering just off center of the engine. Between the wipers coming through the same grill on the top. Just a few inches near the passenger side of the engine. Just before the windshield exploded and i jumped our of the inferno. Like that little white thing... On the engine. The fire destroyed everything.jb jb consumer stated this was not a crash as my vehicle fought fire while sitting cold for 8 hours prior to the mysterious fire in the engine section. This was only a fire. No crash caused this. Dodge/parts caused this.jb *bf
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	22000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	CONELIUS, OR
VIN pattern	3C6TRVAG2HEXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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Dealer's name	BRUCE CHEVROLET, INC.
Dealer's telephone number	503-648-2131
Dealer's city	HILLSBORO
Dealer's state code	OR
Dealer's ZIP code	97123

What is Recall?
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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2017 RAM 1500 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 RAM 1500 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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