2017 Ram 3500 6.7 Cummins Recall
I don't know if anybody else here got this mail yet from Ram. It is for a recall for a possible fire in the engine compartment because of a water pump problem. It may fail without any warning and c...
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Ron3rd wrote:Lar's wrote:
Just got mine yesterday for 2015. I had the mechanic look at it 2 weeks ago during an oil change at the dealer and he said it wasn't the model being recalled. On the other hand a friend with the same truck in San Antonio already had the fire. Go figure.
Just curious, and not being argumentative, but how does a water pump leaking coolant cause a fire? I guess it happens because the recall mentions it.
Back in the old days, when the old small block chevy water pumps would go bad they would start to leak, bearing was designed that way to alert you to change the pump.
Part of the problem is these recalled pumps don't have a weep hold to give you an early alert that the pump is failing. In the case of some of these pumps if anything gets hot enough there is always a probability of a fire especially with some of the nearby wires and plastic. Having said that I suspect the probability of a fire is low.
