2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10

ON 12/11/18 MY WIFE PICKED-UP THE KIDS FROM THEIR SCHOOL. AT ABOUT 14:25 MY WIFE HAD ARRIVED HOME AND HAD NOTICED THERE WAS A BURNT RUBBER (ACRID) SMELL SHE THOUGHT CAME FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS SMELL STARTED WHILE DRIVING. THE ROUND-TRIP TO SCHOOL IS ABOUT 20 MILES AND TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES EACH WAY. MY WIFE SAID SHE TRIED TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM AFTER CLEARING THE CAR BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT IT. NO SMOKE OF ANY KIND WAS SEEN. SHE WENT BACK INSIDE AFTER FAILING TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. THE NEIGHBOR CALLED TO SAY HER CAR WAS ON FIRE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND HAD BEEN STANDING FOR AROUND 10 MINUTES WHEN THE FIRE WAS REPORTED BY THE NEIGHBOR, AT WHICH TIME BIG FLAMES WERE VISIBLE AND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FD ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AT 14:43. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DASHBOARD AND FRONT ROW SEAT AREAS WERE ALL FULLY INVOLVED IN THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OR SOURCE OF THE FIRE EXACTLY OTHER THAN TO SAY IT STARTED IN THE FRONT LEFT OF THE CAR, LIKELY FROM WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE WITH THE ENGINE METAL FUSED AND THE INTERIOR FULLY BURNT AWAY AND DESTROYED. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED AND WE'VE HAD IT SERVICED BY TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES THIS YEAR ALONE AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY A DODGE-AUTHORIZED DEALER ANNUALLY PER THE SCHEDULE. MOST RECENTLY IN JULY, AUGUST AND NOVEMBER 2018. THE LAST VISIT WAS TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED (ON 11/26/18). LOCAL FD AND PD ATTENDED AND INCIDENT REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THEM.

NHTSA ID

11170079

Incident

Dec 11, 2018

Mileage

50,000 mi

TIPM CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AND QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER INITIALLY SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT IF I TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY WOULD WORK AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THEY QUIT ALTOGETHER. CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND HAS SINCE ACCORDING TO THEM DISCONTINUED THE PART. I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SOURCE TO REPAIR OR SOMEONE IS SELLING THEM AT THIS TIME. ALSO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON. ALSO LOW WASHER FLUID LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON AS IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SENSOR.

NHTSA ID

10779471

Incident

Jul 18, 2015

Mileage

50,000 mi

I HAD MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN ON ME AND HAD THE DEALER TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TIPM TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WITCH THEY SAY THEY DON'T CARRY ANY MORE AND THE PART IS AROUND 760 DOLLARS SO THEY JUMPED THE MODULE TO GET IT TO START WITCH AT THIS POINT COAST ME 963 BETWEEN THEM AND RENTAL FEES SO I CALL ALL AROUND LOOKING FOR THIS PART TO COME AND FIND OUT THROUGH A VIPER SPECIALIST THE PART WAS RENUMBERED SO MY PROBLEM IS 1. THEY DON'T KNOW THERE OWN SYSTEM FOR PARTS 2. THE FIX THEY DID WENT YESTERDAY AND IT FRIED THE WIRE THEY USED TO FIX IT SO I PUT IN THE TIPM THAT I RESERVED ON 4/4/2014 HOPPING TO GET IT TO START BUT IT HAS TO BE RE-FLASHED OR CODED.SO NOW IT SITS AT THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE WIRE THEY INSTALLED BETTER HAVE NOT FRIED ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT IN MY TRUCK ALSO THE TRUCK IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN A DEALER DOESN'T CARRY PARTS FOR TRUCKS THAT RANT EVEN TEN YEARS OLD AND WHEN THEY DO THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIND THEM 3. THE FACT IS THAT IS IT OR SHOULD IT BE A RECALL YES IT SHOULD THE UNIT ISN'T WATER PROOF AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM I READ OF ONE OTHER ON THIS SITE. 4. FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS I READ THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM BUT THERE NOT NOTIFYING THE CUT COMER THAT BOUGHT THERE PRODUCT O THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WANT TO CHARGE US 300 PER 1 SO THE CONSUMER HAS TO EAT THE COAST SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS COMPANY HARD WORKING PEOPLE LIKE MY SELF KEEP GETTING SCREWED OVER BY DODGE DEALERS AND MANUFACTURE SO IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD APPRECIATE IT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10577557

Incident

Mar 20, 2014

Mileage

65,200 mi

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM SRT 10 THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON & WHEN IT IS ON THE WINDOWS DO NOT WORK NOR DOES THE HEATED SEATS, OF HEAT CONTROLS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY TRUCK NEEDS A $900 PART CALLED THE TIPM COMPUTER MODULE. NOW LOOKING INTO THIS THAT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON NEWER & OLDER UNITS IN MANY DIFFERENT MAKES & MODELS. HOWEVER CHRYSLER HAS YET TO ORDER A SILENT RECALL ON THIS MAYBE CAUSE IT IS ON SO MANY CHRYSLER VEHICLES & IS GOING TO COST THEM A LOT TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE.?? I BOUGHT MY TRUCK FROM THE DEALER ONLY 1.5 YRS AGO & WITH ALL THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECTIVE FAILING PART THAT MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10563230

Incident

Dec 10, 2013

Mileage

130,000 mi

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