NHTSA Complaint #11279925 — 2017 RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL REVVING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT CALLED 911 AND THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: AL0630200 AND FIRE REPORT NUMBER: 0001218 WERE FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. CARLOCK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF TUSCALOOSA (550 SKYLAND BLVD E, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35405, 205-759-4421) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EMAIL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,539. *DT*JB