While traveling about 40mph on the highway without prior warning. Smoke started coming inside of the vehicle vent. Shortly after the vehicle went up in flames. Please provide additional information. Dealer is aware of the problem. Ts
1997 Dodge Ram: fire, smoke or burning smell
13 of the 396 complaints about the 1997 Dodge Ram describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 13 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Truck caught fire parked in drive way. Totally burned the truck and burned our car parked next to it, the corner of our home and the rear of a car parked in our gurage. The fire has been investigated by several professionals and the consensus is that the fire originated at the top of the fuel tank where a electrical pump is located. I have reported this to dodge customer assistance. Record #9848741. I am available to further explain or provide details.
While driving engine caught on fire, totalling the vehicle.
Vehicle was hit by another car on the front. The other vehicle was traveling at about 50 to 60mph. Driver's side airbag deployed, and driver's sweat pants caught on fire. Drive rhad two pairs of sweat pants on. Fire burned a big hole through the first pair, and singed the second pair of pants. If drive rwould not have had on two pairs of pants, he would have been burned. Vehicle has not been looked at by anyone.
Vehicle sitting in driveway after being used all day. Owner was alerted to problem when the horn on the vehicle started blowing. Owner went outside of home to see why the horn blowing and found the vehicle on fire. Called fire department. Fire of vehicle fully involved when the fire department arrived and extinguished the fire.
Since july of 1997, I have experienced the transmission slipping out of gear into neutral at highway speeds. Also, a thump in the front end intermittently while driving down all types of road, a spark knocked so loud I sometimes wonder if the motor is going to last. There is often the smell of burning wires and burning fluid and sometimes the cab fills with smoke. In addition, cruise control gains speed (sometimes 5 to 8 MPH over what it is set at). The odometer gains miles.
Driving 30mph another driver noticed flames under vehicle. Owner parked. Got kids out & noticed smoke & then flames shot out. Vehicle totaled. Investigators said electrical wires from engine compartment, but no defects involved. Has pictures.
Tranmission fluid temperature exceeded, causing the vehicle to catch on fire, melting everything under the hood. The fire department came out to put out the fire out and found out that the tranmission cooling lines caught on fire.
An electrical short in the wiring that attaches to brake lights, caused vehicle to catch on fire. Please provide details.
The vehicle was in motion noticed smoke was coming from the engine compartment, and the vehicle caught on fire in the firewall area. Consumer has contacted the dealer, cause of the problem undetermined.
The defective pad around the firewall and the engine caught on fire in the back of the vehicle and burnt the pad around the exhaust system.
Fire started in insulation on firewall cab; material close to exhaust pipe caught on fire.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Subject regarding wire splice repairs
- This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts
- Subject regarding ignition system cross fire/ secondary ignition wire induction
- Service caution on powertrain control module ( PCM )
- Condition with keyless entry (RKE) transmitter batteries discharge prematurely
- Vehicle may expereience inoperative cd player sales code raz radio
- INFORMATION REGARDING the federal safety agency AUTHORIZED AIRBAG DEACTIVATION FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY. NLM
- Concerns with cd player not accepting cd when attempting to insert the disk into the radio
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Dodge Ram fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1997 Dodge Ram?
13 of 396 owner complaints about the 1997 Dodge Ram (3%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Dodge Ram?
There are 0 recalls and 13 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Dodge Ram
No deployment 18Pulling 14Grinding brakes 13Headlights 11Tire blowout 11Brake failure 10Slipping 10ABS 8Adaptive cruise 7Transmission failure 6Fuel pump 5Jerking 5Won't shift 5
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