Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 160000 | 1 | |
| Dash cracked and fell apart causing headlight wire to melt and headlights to go out while driving down interstate at 70 mph. *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 1 | 01/30/2002 | |
| 1999 dodge ram experiencing problems with the brakes and the catalytic converter.*mr 1 year old and not on repository. when the brakes were applied a light on the dash illuminated. the dealer stated there was no problem with the brakes. the consumer took the vehicle to another mechanic, who stated he was sold a vehicle with no brakes. the mechanic stated the vehicle needed to front brakes with shims, front rotors, two front calipers, bearings, two rear shoes, two rear hardware, two drums and two rear wheel cylinders. the vehicle jerked when the consumer placed the gear into reverse. the front wheel on the drivers side would shake when the consumer hit a pothole. the windows would fog with a greasy film, the heating coil was replaced. the check engine light illuminated and the 02 sensor was replaced. the pcv valve hose was replaced, the left brake light bulb was replaced, 4 injectors were replaced. *jb | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 06/29/2008 | 56000 | 1 | |
| 1999 dodge ram dash cracking which could lead to failure of electrical safety functions such as air bags, headlights and windshield wipers. dodge and dodge dealerships are aware of this problem due to the tremendous number of complaints. reports of large chunks falling into electrical wiring. *tr | |||
| 05/19/1999 | 1 | ||
| Right side head lamp loose. yh | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 04/07/2004 | 1 | 06/16/2002 | |
| My problem or complaint is this. one night i was driving my 1999 dodge ram 1500 quad cab to work. i was on the highway when my lights failed. the driving lights, low and high beams just went out. i have a 23 mile commute one way. working at night i was placed in a bad situation. the only thing i had was my parking lights and flashers. i pulled over and waited for the state police, since they did not come. i drove to work with my flashers on. the good newsis my luck did not run out i made it to work unharmed. in the morning i drove my truck home and looked up the electrical system and found there is no fuses in this circuit. i spoke with my cousin who also has a ram and found out that he has gone through 3 switches. would this be considered a safety hazard? if i had been driving on a winding road at night and the same thing had happened, i would be replacing my truck and not just the $75.00 dealer only switch. i know their are a lot of these trucks out there and to find out that there has been 4 switches replaced in just 2 trucks. isn't this a little high. also, the dealer has plenty of this on hand. which to me means, this item is a highly consumed item. *ak | |||