Truck fire

[bruiser]

There was a recent thread on heat issues with STs and someone mentioned Dodge trucks catching fire. Yesterday on my way in to town I saw thick black smoke ahead. Rounded a bend and there were fire trucks and police in the southbound lanes. There was a blue Dodge pickup with the front end fully involved. Couldn't tell what year it was. Felt bad for the firefighters because of the heat. Been there and done that.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: Was it a 2013 RAM ST? :roflblack:
Sorry... I couldn't help myself! pps:

 

[Chupaca]

Well..!!

:shocked: Was it a 2013 RAM ST? :roflblack:
Sorry... I couldn't help myself! pps:

Shame on you..!! :roflblack:

 

[ARtraveler]

I saw two different cars (could not determine make/model) that were toast alongside the highway in the last couple weeks. Is there an epidemic going on?

 

[Bob Denman]

This sounds like the start of a movie that we should be watching on the SyFy Channel... :yikes:

 

[ARtraveler]

This sounds like the start of a movie that we should be watching on the SyFy Channel... :yikes:

Yes, I am thinking abduction and trying to destroy the evidence. :roflblack::roflblack:

 

[bruiser]

Better not be Under the Dome!!

 

[bruiser]

:shocked: Was it a 2013 RAM ST? :roflblack:
Sorry... I couldn't help myself! pps:

Nah. It was blue not yellow.

 

[Bob Denman]

I wonder what the folks at "RamLovers.com" have to say about this? :shocked:

 

[Trickie Dick]

I wonder what the folks at "RamLovers.com" have to say about this? :shocked:

I sure wouldn't want to belong to that forum.:yikes:

 

[Flanker]

This sounds like the start of a movie that we should be watching on the SyFy Channel... :yikes:

Or......................the start of a movie we should be avoiding like the plague (itself a suitable topic for a Bad SyFy movie of the week) on the Bad SyFy channel! :dontknow:

 

[wyliec]

I"ve googled RAM truck fires and didn't come up with much except this and I thought it was a good read:

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/...e-they-used-to.ece?ssimg=942400#ssStory938281

If you read the comments, there is a link to Ford, Chevy, and Toyota fires. I didn't bother reading them.

 

[bruiser]

And then there's this;

From WRAL.com

 

[bruiser]

Wylie, that was an interesting article. He is correct about the way vehicles burn today. That's why full turnout with SCBA is a must. Not so long ago one of the concerns for firefighters on car fires were the bumpers. Remember the "shock" bumpers? Those things would cut loose in a fire and if you were close in you would end up with one or both legs broken. Our plastic loaded vehicles today go very quickly. Just look at the recent video of the RT at the demo ride. :yikes:

 

[mxz600]

Dodge trucks. I've owned two, will never own another.

I would have considered myself lucky if my 2002 Ram would have burnt to a crisp.