NHTSA Complaint #11142816 — 2012 DODGE RAM 3500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE HORN WAS BEEPING, AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE DOORS MANUALLY, OPEN THE HOOD, AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE COLLISION CENTER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS BURNT. THE COLLISION CENTER REPLACED THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,928. *DT*JB