28 of the 852 complaints about the 1995 Dodge RAM are about the lighting — 3% of everything reported for this model year.
28
Complaints
0
Crashes
5
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER TOOL VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED T DUE TO SOLENOID DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10089946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2.5 YEARS DUE TO SWITCH BURNING OUT. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY THEN FAIL. ONE OCCURRENCE ALMOST CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. TS
NHTSA complaint #8022845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS MELTED. THE OWNER HAD SMELT SOMETHING BURNING BEFORE BUT WAS NOT SURE WHAT OR WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM UNTIL THE OTHER NIGHT. SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH NEAR THE CONSOLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #8020332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS BURNED OUT FOR SECOND TIME, HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT, AND SWITCH GETS HOT TO TOUCH. *AK
NHTSA complaint #8009370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION, SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE, LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS.
NHTSA complaint #756875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
AFTER ELEC. INGNITION HARNESS REPLACED UNDER RECALL VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL RELATED FALIURES. HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED IN DASH 2X'S CAUSING SMOKE AND OR FIRE CONDITION. A/C FAILURE, NO POWER TO COMPRESSOR. BUCKING, MISSING, HESITATION AT IDLE AND ALL SPEEDS. BUCK, MISS, HESISTATION CAN NOT BE DIAGNOISED BY NUMEROUS DEALERS OR PRIVATE MECHANICS. HAVE SPENT OVER 1700.00 REPLACING PARTS (PCM, EGR SELONOID, EGR GASKET, TPS SENSOR, IAT MOTOR, O2 SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL REGULATOR) TO REMEDY PROBLEM. SO FAR NO HELP. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
NHTSA complaint #746312 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN LATE EVENING AND WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS, TAILIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. THOSE LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER WIGGLING HEADLIGHT SWITCH. BUT, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM DASHBOARD. CONNECTOR TO HARNESS HAD MELTED. RECALL 97V084000/ TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ON DODGE, RAM LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS FITS THE SAME DESCRIPTION AS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #885037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING FOUND OUT THAT VEICLE DID NOT HAD TAIL LIGHTS HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DELAER FOR TAIL LIGHT REPAIR, AND THEY FOUND THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRES WERE BURNED, AND COULD HAD CAUSED A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #882135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING FOUND OUT THAT VEICLE DID NOT HAD TAIL LIGHTS HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DELAER FOR TAIL LIGHT REPAIR, AND THEY FOUND THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRES WERE BURNED, AND COULD HAD CAUSED A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #882135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE TRAVELING DURING A SNOW STORM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK.CONSUMER PLAYED WITH SWTICH AND LIGHTS CAME ON . CONSUMER PULLED DASHBOARD OFF AND NOTICED SWITCH MELTED. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED TOGGLE SWITCH. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #880308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
INTERMITTENT POPPING THROUGH SPEAKERS WHEN RADIO IS OFF, WHEN HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS PULLED ON/OFF, BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED. REPLACED 4 WAY AND SIGNAL FLASHERS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. CONCERENED OF POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #734857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLAMP SWITCH OVERHEATS AND COULD LOSE LIGHTS. HAS TO WAIT 15 MINUTES BEFORE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. TOOK TO DEALER. HE HAS PUT ON 3 HEADLAMP SWITCHES. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT WHEN VERY HOT.
NHTSA complaint #869585 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE RACALL REPAIR 99V-024 OF THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS NOT DONE TO CONSUMER SATISFACTION.
NHTSA complaint #552440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED AND BURNED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT COVERED, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #863729 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER CHANGED FUSES FOR TAIL AND DASH LIGHTS. DROVE TWENTY FIVE MILES AND NOTICED A SMELL. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A GRASS FIRE. SO THE SMELL WAS NORMAL. THE DRIVING TWENTY MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, CONSUMER NOTICTED THAT SMOKE COMING FROM THE THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT FAST. ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND WIRES MELTED. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH STARTED THE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #862893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
CONSUMER CHANGED FUSES FOR TAIL AND DASH LIGHTS. DROVE TWENTY FIVE MILES AND NOTICED A SMELL. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A GRASS FIRE. SO THE SMELL WAS NORMAL. THE DRIVING TWENTY MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, CONSUMER NOTICTED THAT SMOKE COMING FROM THE THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT FAST. ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND WIRES MELTED. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH STARTED THE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #862893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE PLUG OFF OF THE WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING LIGHT SWITCH TO FAIL. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
NHTSA complaint #855872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V024000 REGARDING HEASLIGHT FAILURE. DEALER STATED VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #846833 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT. OWNER REPLACED THE SWITCH AT HIS EXPENSE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED , THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLIDED IN THE RECALL. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #841233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, CAB FILLED WITH NOXIOUS FUMES AND SOME SMOKE. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THEY DISCOVERED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD MELTED.
NHTSA complaint #707469 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, CAB FILLED WITH NOXIOUS FUMES AND SOME SMOKE. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THEY DISCOVERED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD MELTED.
NHTSA complaint #707469 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTE DON THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #702512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNAL FLASHER UNIT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #538991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHEN SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW.
NHTSA complaint #539320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT SAME TIME.
NHTSA complaint #536364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
BACK UP LIGHTS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #516733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHTS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #516733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEA DLAMP SWITCH-WIRING MALFUNCTIONED.
NHTSA complaint #515418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.