The contact owned a 2010 Ram 1500. The contact stated while approaching their parked vehicle, the contact noticed black smoke coming in from the inside of the vehicle. The contact open the front driver side door and noticed that the driver side door control panel and the front driver seat and floor panel had melted. The contact stated there was no fire in the vehicle and cleared all the black smoke in the interior of the vehicle by having all four doors open in the vehicle. No one was injured. No fire department report. The contact was able to start the vehicle and drive to their independent mechanic who had their insurance provider come to the mechanic shop to deem the vehicle a loss due to an electrical wiring issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 171,000.

- Hiram, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated when driving at various speeds, the electrical components of the vehicle would continuously fail and the vehicle would stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times but the failure could not be duplicated. The failure became progressively worse to the point where the vehicle would no longer start. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 3,500 and the current mileage was 10,000.

- Pike Road, AL, USA