Was the truck running when the fire started? Or did something just spontaneously start burning with it sitting and not running?
I'm sure the Homeowner's Assoc will be sending you a letter.ChampsAg said:
They don't know yet. Insurance should have someone out by this time next week. It's stuck in my driveway until then.
Probably already in the mail.malenurse said:I'm sure the Homeowner's Assoc will be sending you a letter.ChampsAg said:
They don't know yet. Insurance should have someone out by this time next week. It's stuck in my driveway until then.
I'd be glad to. I leave for work around 0530. Champs - You up for that?Watchful Ag said:
Looks like you're bringing him to work on Monday
ChampsAg said:
Rental car FTW
ChampsAg said:
Investigator here this morning. Appears to be electrical but so much thermal damage he can't determine origin. Looks to be the passenger side dash by best guess
Jaydoug said:ChampsAg said:
Investigator here this morning. Appears to be electrical but so much thermal damage he can't determine origin. Looks to be the passenger side dash by best guess
Water pump is in the glove box?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/684449001
Quote:
"certain trucks are equipped with a water-pump bearing that, after exposure to certain conditions, may overheat and potentially cause an engine-compartment fire"
Definitely not -- that only applied to the 6.7 Cummins, and OP said he had a Ram 1500.Aggietaco said:Jaydoug said:ChampsAg said:
Investigator here this morning. Appears to be electrical but so much thermal damage he can't determine origin. Looks to be the passenger side dash by best guess
Water pump is in the glove box?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/684449001Quote:
"certain trucks are equipped with a water-pump bearing that, after exposure to certain conditions, may overheat and potentially cause an engine-compartment fire"
Probably not the cause of this one.
Picard said:Ag In Ok said:
Was a cause of the fire identified?
Yes. He said it was a Ram.
My guess is it was due to the cruise control switch. Ford had multiple huge recalls on it since their first and second fixes didn't work and trucks were stilling burning to the groundNICU Dad said:
Fought several house fires that happened because a vehicle was parked in a garage and caught.
Nearly all of those were some sort of electrical short.
Car fires are nasty. They either burn out quickly with relatively low amounts of damage, or are completely totaled like the OP. There's rarely any in between to them.
Glad the truck was parked outside when it caught.
Had a Corps buddy that drove a jacked up Ford - mid to late 90's - back when we were in school. It was a cool truck - 4x2 that handled off road better than nearly all 4x4's.
Buddy had it parked in his barn at his property and it had a similar electrical short. Burned the truck and barn down. He joked that the truck committed suicide because it didn't want to be driven by anybody except my buddy.
Dash cracking should not cause damage to the house.ChampsAg said:
Ended up with a 2018 Chevy Texas Edition. Had some great deals on them. First Chevy for me and I'm very impressed by the ride and cab noise level.
A little nervous to park it near the house! LOL!
ChampsAg said:
Funny, because I don't remember my 18 year old Silverado with any cracks ...The Wonderer said:Dash cracking should not cause damage to the house.ChampsAg said:
Ended up with a 2018 Chevy Texas Edition. Had some great deals on them. First Chevy for me and I'm very impressed by the ride and cab noise level.
A little nervous to park it near the house! LOL!
Just give the 'hoe a few years and it will definitely become a crack 'hoe.Watchful Ag said:Funny, because I don't remember my 18 year old Silverado with any cracks ...The Wonderer said:Dash cracking should not cause damage to the house.ChampsAg said:
Ended up with a 2018 Chevy Texas Edition. Had some great deals on them. First Chevy for me and I'm very impressed by the ride and cab noise level.
A little nervous to park it near the house! LOL!
Or my newest Chevy