Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Dodge Ram submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, AND THEY WON'T COME BACK ON. HE CHECKED THE FUSES AND OTHER PARTS AND NOTHING WORKED. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY. ALL THE INSIDE PANEL LIGHTS WERE ON. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THEN, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THERE WAS RECALL 99V024000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHTS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT WHICH CAUSED ALL THE LIGHTING ON THE DASH BOARD TO GO OUT. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ALSO MELTED ALL THE WIRING AND UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. *NLM THE SWITCH WAS ON RECALL, BUT NOT ON THIS MODEL. *SCC *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. * TS
HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO REMAIN ON WHILE IN OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 99V024000, AND CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC
ON/OFF SWITCH FOR HEADLIGHTS IS LOCATED IN CAB OF VEHICLE. THERE IS A BOX IN DASHBOARD THAT SWITCH FEEDS INTO, IT HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH REGULATES OPERATION OF HEADLIGHTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WENT TO DEALER TWICE. THEY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. THE TIME BEFORE MY HIGH BEAMS WERE THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT CAME ON. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT USED AND I HAVEN'T HAD IT FOR A YEAR YET AND I'M MAKING REPAIRS. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT?
HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
THE PUSH/PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH SPARKED WHEN PULLED ON AND THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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