Electrical System Problems of Dodge Ram Van

Dodge Ram Van owners have reported 16 problems related to electrical system (under the electrical system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Electrical System problem of the 2000 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 03/16/2016

The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Ram Van. While attempting to place the vehicle into the park position, the vehicle independently shifted into the reverse position without warning. In addition, the ignition key failed to disengage from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 07v555000 (power train). The failure mileage was 140,432.

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2 Electrical System problem of the 2003 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 11/10/2010

Van shuts down any where any time any speed and reads no bus this has been happen for to long and they don't even offer a solution. I bought a scanner for a 100. 00 dollars it was a waste off money can't read codes with the no bus any way if it's not the pcm then why have codes for all the other sensors if it turns off anyway.

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3 Electrical System problem of the 2003 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 08/30/2010

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram Van. The contact stated that while contact was sitting in the vehicle with the engine running, smoke was emitted from the vehicle. The dashboard then caught on fire. The contact was able to exit vehicle without injury. The vehicle was destroyed. The fire department was present and a fire report was filed. The fire department stated that the fire began in the air conditioning switch. The failure was not reported to the manufacturer. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 30,000.

4 Electrical System problem of the 1998 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 06/16/2009

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an underhood fire that originated in the abs module area while parked. Chrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 33 underhood fire incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action by NHTSA.

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5 Electrical System problem of the 1998 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 02/10/2009

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the abs module area while parked. Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 32 under hood fire incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

6 Electrical System problem of the 1999 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 11/03/2008

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the abs module area while parked. The van is declared a "total loss". Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 30 under hood fire incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

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7 Electrical System problem of the 2003 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 10/19/2007

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the abs module area while parked. The van is declared a "total loss". Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 under hood fire incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

8 Electrical System problem of the 2001 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 06/20/2006

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the abs module area. A customer notified the driver that smoke was coming from under the hood of the van while it was parked at a jobsite where he was working. He extinguished the fire using the customer's fire extinguisher. Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

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9 Electrical System problem of the 2001 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 05/16/2006

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the abs module area. The driver noticed smoke coming from under the hood of the van while it was parked at a jobsite where he was working. He poured water & soda on the fire to extinguish it. Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

10 Electrical System problem of the 2000 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 01/29/2006

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the abs module area while parked. The van is declared a "total loss". Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 under hood fire incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

11 Electrical System problem of the 2000 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 01/11/2006

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the abs module area while parked. A neighbor noticed the fire and called the fire department. The van is declared a "total loss". The van that was parked next to it received major damage from the fire but was repaired. Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 under hood fire incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

12 Electrical System problem of the 1999 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 07/13/2005

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the abs module area. Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

13 Electrical System problem of the 1999 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 09/30/2004

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the abs module area while it was parked at a jobsite. Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

14 Electrical System problem of the 2002 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 01/25/2004

Fire in dashboard.

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15 Electrical System problem of the 1998 Dodge Ram Van

Failure Date: 08/08/2000

The vehicle experiences electrical problems/shorts which cause the interior light/tv/vcr/cd player to shut off and caused the asd 20 amp fuse to blow several times which resulted in the vehicle stalling while driving. Nlm.

16 Electrical System problem of the 2003 Dodge Ram Van

When the consumer attempted to pass a line of motor vehicle, a computer within the vehicle turned off the fuel pump at eighty six mph, this caused the engine to cut off and almost caused a near fatal head on collision. (lawyer on behalf of client mr. David romanak).


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