While traveling on a side road and without prior warning vehicle shutdown. Was able to coast car to a parking lot, consumer opened door and vehicle was on fire, dealership was aware of problem. *ak consumer stated that fire started at fuel pump area and spread.
1999 Dodge Ram: fire, smoke or burning smell
5 of the 366 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Ram describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 17 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Truck caught fire in middle of night apparently due to some sort of electrical short. Truck was totally engulfed and was a total loss as well as everything around it. Chrysler said that they could not see anything that would permit them to associate the fire with a manufacturing or assembly error, and that they are sure that we can appreciate that fires of this nature do occur for reasons not associated with the manufacturing process! Well, please tell me why they have had so many fires of their vehicles and alot of them seem to be with the wiring, and yet they are not accountable. My mother and my son could have easily been killed in this fire, so I am just to assume that chrysler is going to do nothing until they have alot of dead bodies on their hands, as with ford? I have alot of trouble with this picture!
While sitting in driveway, unit was connected to engine heater which caught fire and burned unit totaled, manufacturer contacted, sent independent investigator who conducted cursory exam of unit, manufacturer had denied liability despite unit having had no alterations to area where fire started.
Fuse #12 blew while truck was parked. Replaced the fuse, it blew again. This circuit controls radio mirrors and cargo lights. Took truck to dealer, they replaced right door switch. 2nd incident was oct. 24th. This time though, fuse didn't blow and wire harness caught on fire and melted. This was also the very same circuit (#12). Took truck back to dealer, they had it for a week and replace wire harness. 3rd incident was nov. 10th, fuse #12 blew again. Tried to replace fuse and it blew again. Truck is currently at the dealer and they can't find the short as of the time of this complaint.
There is a bad odor coming from the exhaust system, mainly from the catalytic converter and there is a burning smell. Also, temperature gauge isn't working properly.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Subject regarding remote keyless entry programming procedures
- Subject regarding radio connector repair kit
- Subject regarding wire splice repairs
- Subject regarding plastic boot to protect the electrical harness b+ end terminal at the generator
- This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts
- Subject regarding central timer module software update when a wiper module is replaced
- Customers may complain of radio interference to / from two way radio receivers
- Vehicles may experience radio interference to/from two-way radio receivers
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Ram fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1999 Dodge Ram?
5 of 366 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge Ram (1%) 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 1999 Dodge Ram?
There are 0 recalls and 17 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge Ram
No deployment 23Pulling 23ABS 13Adaptive cruise 10Brake failure 9Knocking 8Jerking 8Headlights 7Transmission failure 7Fuel pump 6Ball joint 5Grinding brakes 5Door locks 5Seat belt 5Slipping 5Stalling 5Tire blowout 5
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