Complaint 1939455
2008 DODGE RAM 1500 • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Oct 29, 2023
- Complaint ID
- 1939455
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM 1500
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Incident Date
- Oct 29, 2023
- Date Received
- Oct 30, 2023
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner Narrative
2008 RAM 1500 4 door p/up truck. Factory radio/ . Noise coming from CD player when radio was playing . Saturday morning , radio off . Radio screen lights up like the inside of a bread toaster . Orange Lines appear on the screen. and get hot to the touch . looks like melting wires . I Pulled over and disconnected the battery negative . looked for a Radio fuse in the fuse panel . but was unsuccessful . There was a Burning smell coming from the radio or dashboard still hot to the touch after unsuccessfully locating a Radio Fuse Anywhere . I reconnect the battery negative and noticed the same problem is occurring and then disconnected the negative and Call for assistance . Please help.
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