NHTSA Complaint #11316541 — 2014 RAM 3500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, WHEN SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF FUEL BEGAN TO ENTER THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATE HE PARKED THE VEHICLE AT HIS DRIVEWAY AND SAW SOMKE EXITING THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FUEL HEATER AND ELECTRONICAL CONNECTOR WAS COVERED IN DIESEL FUEL AND HAD A BURNED SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL). THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER JEFF D'AMBROSIO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP DOWNINGTOWN LOCATED AT 1221 E LANCASTER AVE, DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335, WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,228.