2005 Dodge RAM 2500: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Apr 13, 2020 · Engine · 79,000 miles · MI · fire

Truck burst into flames just sitting in the driveway. Truck had been parked and not started in 5 days.

Filed Feb 5, 2015 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · MO · fire

Hit brakes to miss a deer drove approx one quarter of mile noticed a bright red glow behind passenger seat upon exiting vehicle noticed flames while darling 911 within minutes entire cab was on fire.

Filed Feb 4, 2015 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · MO · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 dodge ram 2500. While driving approximately 55 MPH and attempting to avoid crashing into a deer, the contact noticed flames on the rear passenger seat. The contact attempted to extinguish the fire by pouring soda on the seat. The contact had to jump out of the vehicle. Immediately afterwards, the vehicle was completely engulfed in flames. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Apr 24, 2012 · Fuel system · 100,202 miles · IN

Driving home from work I noticed a strong smell of diesel fuel in the cab, looking in the rearview mirror I noticed that all the cars behind me had slowed down to a distance of approx. 300 feet and white smoke trailing behind the truck. When I had the chance I pulled over in a store parking lot and exited the cab to see fuel pouring out under my truck and white smoke coming out from the left front wheel well. I had the truck towed to closest dodge dealer where they discovered the number 4 injector line had ruptured and coated the whole engine bay. They also indicted that I was lucky that this did not cause a fire or possibly an accident from the fuel spilling on the roadway. While reading a cummins forum online I have discovered this to be a fairly common problem.

Filed Dec 20, 2011 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · TX · crash · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500 diesel. The contact was driving approximately 5 MPH when the vehicle accelerated to 30 MPH without warning. The contact forcefully applied the brakes and shifted into park but the vehicle did not respond and continued to accelerate. Suddenly, the vehicle jumped over and crashed into a ditch, flipped and caught on fire. The contact sustained injuries to the lower back, shoulders and head. The contact was transported to the hospital via ambulance. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and an investigator was sent by the manufacturer to inspect the failure. The investigator was unable to diagnose the failure due to the severity of the fire. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jun 14, 2010 · Fuel system · 131,261 miles · VA

While driving home from work friday the #4 fuel tube that comes from the fuel bar and goes into the injectors started leaking causing diesel to leak over my entire motor and undercarriage of vehicle. I drove the vehicle about 20 miles as I did not know there was a leak. I could see smoke coming from what I thought was my exhaust behind the truck but then noticed my fuel gage started going down quickly and when I made it home smoke started coming from under hood. An extreme amount of smoke. About 10 gallons of diesel was leaked out. This could have ignited and / or exploded causing serious injury or death to myself and surrounding vehicles / homes. I was able to find the leak and purchased replacement part from my local dodge dealership. The parts department told me the #4 tube, which is the one I replaced, was very common to leak. If this is very common...something should be done. If one tube is common to leak all others are questionable as well. The part cost me $52.60 plus labor to change.

Filed Feb 4, 2010 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · CA · fire

I was driving down the highway in my 2005 dodge 2500 ram and smelled smoke. After about 20 seconds I noticed that smoke was beginning to fill the cab. I looked around and saw that the rear passenger-side door was in flames. I immediately pulled over to the shoulder, exited the vehicle, and put out the flames with a blanket. The fire was contained to the door and a little bit of the floor carpet. The very next morning I took it to my local dodge dealer and about a week later they said that their official report indicated that chrysler was not at fault and that it was an "act of god". Since then it has been back-and-forth between the dealer and insurance company. The bottom line is it will cost me my deductible ($1000) for something that wasn't my fault. I'm submitting this complaint so the incident is documented and to register a complaint against dodge/chrysler since they are completely washing their hands of any responsibility.

Filed Jul 6, 2009 · Electrical · 66,000 miles · CA

Ignition switch that connects to the left side of steering column to a 12 pin electric connector that controls engine on and off, A/C and heater blower motor and radio and other items all most caught fire. The wires were melted and plastic 12 connector burned and has lost the connection between the two halves of the connector that affect the above items listed.

Filed Jun 8, 2009 · Engine · 28,400 miles · VA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. While driving at an unknown speed, the transmission warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. Immediately, smoke and vapors appeared from the engine compartment. The contact used a 10-pound fire extinguisher, but was not successful in extinguishing the flames. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. Both a police and fire report were filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were less than 28,400.

Filed May 7, 2007 · Acceleration, Engine · 25,000 miles · CA · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500 regcab swb. On march 31, 2007 while driving 70 MPH, the contact noticed black smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle's cruise control was activated and he attempted to switch lanes. As a result, the vehicle began to swerve from left to right and eventually crashed into a ditch. The contact then smelled diesel fumes and noticed a leak coming from the engine. The next day he found a leak in the high pressure injection line which caused the clamp that holds the line together to become loose. The manufacturer sent out an investigator to take pictures of the vehicle. The contact stated that the investigator did not offer any reason as to why the failure occurred, other than the weather. Chrysler stated that there was no mechanical defect and that the part was still under warranty for repair. He stated that when he took his vehicle to the dealer, they stated that they would not repair the vehicle due to legal proceedings. A police report was filed. The current mileage is 23,679 and failure mileage was 25,000.