The contact owns a?1995 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, she noticed fire coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact stated that she was able to move the vehicle to the shoulder of the road and used a fire extinguisher that she had inside the vehicle to extinguish the fire. The contact stated there were no warning lights illuminating. The contact stated that no police report or fire report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed with multiple wires burned, oil mixed with bellows, and no motive power. The vehicle was repaired, however, the failure has reoccurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,495.

- Laverne, CA, USA

This has not only happened to me!! I have seen from repair shops that this is a regular thing. The timing cover will start leaking at seam with block. At the chanel where water goes to waterpump. The metal there gets ate up by the antifreeze and thins the wall till there is a cupped out place at the seam. The aluminum gets eroded there. I have never seen this happen on any other car. 5.9 liter V8, 360 cubicinch engine. The metal there has to be substandard!! it is not the gasket but the timing cover that is defective. It will cause the engine to run hot. The timing cover is sub standard.

- Eden, NC, USA