Complaint 1786636
2010 DODGE RAM • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Dec 28, 2021
- Complaint ID
- 1786636
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM
- Model Year
- 2010
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Dec 28, 2021
- Date Received
- Jan 5, 2022
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
The contact owned a 2010 Ram 1500. The contact stated while approaching their parked vehicle, the contact noticed black smoke coming in from the inside of the vehicle. The contact open the front driver side door and noticed that the driver side door control panel and the front driver seat and floor panel had melted. The contact stated there was no fire in the vehicle and cleared all the black smoke in the interior of the vehicle by having all four doors open in the vehicle. No one was injured. No fire department report. The contact was able to start the vehicle and drive to their independent mechanic who had their insurance provider come to the mechanic shop to deem the vehicle a loss due to an electrical wiring issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 171,000.
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