chargervert
Well-Known Member
I was driving my Mighty 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins 4x4 home from work after another 14 hour day,and my left front tire blew out on the highway. I managed to get the truck over to the left sholder,and I figured I would change the tire and go home. Well thats not the way things went. When I got to the side of the road,the truck wasn't running,and when I went to start it,I got nothing, The lights worked,but nothing on the dash lit up when I turned the key. I put the flashers on,and they worked, so I got out of the truck,to check the battery connections,and I noticed that my drivers side running board was missing. I looked out in the road and saw the running board just as a car hit it and it flew in my direction. It skidded across the pavement,and I stopped it with my foot,and threw it into the bed of the truck. Then I looked in the wheelwell and noticed that the tire ripped the wiring out of the underhood fuse box! I don't know who thought it was a good idea to put a plastic well liner between the tire and the fusebox,but they get a fail for execution! Now I don't know if I can fix it or if it will need a new harness and fusebox. This is the first time that the Mighty Dodge ever needed a tow. It usually tows everyone and everything else. To add insult to my injury,I bought four brand new tires and wheels from a 2018 Dodge Ram last summer,and I took them off for the winter and put my old wheels and tires back on for the winter,to protect my new ones from the winter salt. The old ones were 4 year old Radial T/As that had about a third life left. So my fellow Dodge Ram owners,keep in mind that if you get a blow out on the left front,it can take out your fusebox and wiring harness!
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