Complaint 1694019
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM • incident Sep 11, 2020
- Complaint ID
- 1694019
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM 1500
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Sep 11, 2020
- Date Received
- Sep 21, 2020
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE ENGINE AND AS IT STARTED CRANKING SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE DEFROSTER AND THEN FIRE STARTED COMING OUT THE ENGINE HOOD. LUCKILY I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDY AND OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. WONDERED WHERE THE FIRE STARTED SO TRIED STARTING AGAIN AND FIRE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE OR ON TOP OF THE BELL HOUSING. I ALSO SMELLED FUEL. THE TRUCK WAS NEXT TO MY GARAGE AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN A FEW DAYS EARLIER. IF I HAD NOT PUT OUT THE FIRE MY WHOLE HOUSE COULD HAVE BURNED DOWN. I DONATED THE TRUCK TO WHEELS 4 VETS.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.