10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #3

Oct 082002

(reported on)

Ram Van 3500

  • miles
Within two years of ownership, while traveling the van would lose complete power as if someone turned off the ignition. One sensor and a co-Pilot was changed by the dealership which also states that they are not able to detect the failure on their computer system.

- Boothwyn, PA, USA

problem #2

Jul 182000

Ram Van 3500

  • miles
Truck caught fire in middle of night apparently due to some sort of electrical short. Truck was totally engulfed and was a total loss as well as everything around it. Chrysler said that they could not see anything that would permit them to associate the fire with a manufacturing or assembly error, and that they are sure that we can appreciate that fires of this nature do occur for reasons not associated with the manufacturing process! well, please tell me why they have had so many fires of their vehicles and alot of them seem to be with the wiring, and yet they are not accountable. My mother and my son could have easily been killed in this fire, so I am just to assume that Chrysler is going to do nothing until they have alot of dead bodies on their hands, as with Ford? I have alot of trouble with this picture!

- Sheridan, AR, USA

problem #1

Oct 151999

Ram Van 3500

  • miles
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.

- Romulus, MI, USA