NHTSA Complaint #10790079 — 2007 DODGE RAM 2500

WHILE DRIVING ON A REMOTE ROAD IN AZ, SEVERAL THINGS ON MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACTIVATED ALL AT THE SAME TIME INCLUDING HORN HONKING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HAZARD LIGHTS, DOME LIGHT, AND RADIO. THIS WAS EXTREMELY ALARMING BUT I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO A STOP AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE NOT START AGAIN DESPITE HAVING PLENTY OF BATTERY POWER. FORTUNATELY, I HAD CELL PHONE RECEPTION AND WAS ABLE TO CALL AAA AND GET TOWED MORE THAN 80 MILES. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ISSUE WITH THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, WHICH IS ROUGHLY A $1,000 REPAIR. I LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE INVESTIGATIONS INTO DEFECTS OF THIS POWER MODULE AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS OF SOME DODGE VEHICLE MODELS. I WANT TO REGISTER THIS INCIDENT TO REINFORCE WHAT I FEEL IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN A VEHICLE CAN ACT LIKE IT IS "POSSESSED" WHILE DRIVING ALONG A ROAD.