NHTSA Complaint #10495112 — 2011 DODGE RAM 3500

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10495112
Vehicle	2011 DODGE RAM 3500
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 17, 2013
Date Filed	January 29, 2013
Mileage	38,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WA

Consumer Description

DRIVING AT NIGHT GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN ALL SYSTEMS FAILED, NO ENGINE, NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING AND WORST OF ALL, NO LIGHTS. ENGINE WOULDN'T CRANK, FUSE BOX WAS MAKING SNAPPING SOUNDS EVEN WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. AFTER ABOUT 5 MIN TRUCK STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME, ABOUT 5 MILES. TRUCK RAN, BUT POORLY. THE NEXT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DODGE DEALER, TRUCK DID SAME THING (COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE) AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES. I THEN HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. NATURALLY TRUCK RUNS FINE FOR SERVICE TECH, THEY RESET A BUNCH OF CODES, BUT COULD FIND NOTHING DEFINITIVE. UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO DO MORE. THIS FILLS ME WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CONFIDENCE. IN 4 DAYS I NEED TO TAKE THIS TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER FROM WA TO AZ FOR WORK. *TR

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