10.0

really awful
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0 / 0
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0 / 0
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problem #1

Jul 161999

Ram 2500 Diesel

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Due to a defective heater, the wiring of the electrical control module shorted and burned out the alternator, battery, solenoid, temperature relay and computer module, which resulted in smoke and loss of vehicle power.

- Glenbrook, NV, USA

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