NHTSA Complaint #10597820 — 2006 DODGE RAM 3500

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO WORK I TURNED ON THE BLINKER AND A BELL WENT OFF, THEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STARTED SPRAYING FLUID ON THE WINDOWS AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS 2 BLOCKS FROM MY OFFICE AND PULLED IN AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE A SMELLED WHAT SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL FIRE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. I WENT INTO MY OFFICE AND WAS GETTING READY TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK WHEN I HEARD THE TRUCKS HORN STARTED HONKING, I RAN OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLES LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS STARTING RUNNING AND THEN TURNING OFF ALL ON ITS OWN WITH OUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE SMOKE WAS REALLY POURING OUT AND THE STARTED KEPT TRYING TO START. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERIES AND REMOVED THE FUSE BOX. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE READ NUMEROUS BLOGS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM THIS MORNING. THANK GOODNESS I WAS STOPPED IN MY OFFICE PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS IF I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD THIS COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. *TR