10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
220,000 miles

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problem #1

Jun 072014

Ram Van 3500

  • 220,000 miles
This van was a great running vehicle, and had never had any problems other than the normal for a van of this year. My grandson and I were headed out of our neighborhood and I started smelling gas. I thought maybe one of the neighbors had some gas poured out or something. I continued to drive about 2 blocks and noticed that I still smelled the strong odor of gas. I looked into my rear view mirror and saw that flames were pouring out from under the van from under the front area where my grandson and I were sitting. We jumped out of the van and called 911. By the time the fire department showed up my van was completely burnt up. The firemen said that evidently the fuel line had fell off.

- Porter, TX, USA