NHTSA Complaint #714734 — 1999 DODGE RAM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	714734
Vehicle	1999 DODGE RAM
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Date of Incident	October 15, 1999
Date Filed	November 13, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

FUSE #12 BLEW WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED. REPLACED THE FUSE, IT BLEW AGAIN. THIS CIRCUIT CONTROLS RADIO MIRRORS AND CARGO LIGHTS. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED RIGHT DOOR SWITCH. 2ND INCIDENT WAS OCT. 24TH. THIS TIME THOUGH, FUSE DIDN'T BLOW AND WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED. THIS WAS ALSO THE VERY SAME CIRCUIT (#12). TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER, THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND REPLACE WIRE HARNESS. 3RD INCIDENT WAS NOV. 10TH, FUSE #12 BLEW AGAIN. TRIED TO REPLACE FUSE AND IT BLEW AGAIN. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE SHORT AS OF THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. *AK

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