Complaint 1246881
1997 DODGE RAM 1500 • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Dec 8, 2015
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1246881
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM 1500
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Dec 8, 2015
- Date Received
- Dec 21, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CUT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT TO THE STORE A MOTORIST FLASHED THEIR LIGHTS AT ME WHILE I WAS AT A LIGHT.. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND HAD MECHANIC LOOK IT OVER. THEY NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE STEERING COLUMN IT WILL BE 400$ TO FIX. THE WIRE HARNESS PIN PLUG HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED. ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE. I HAD SMELLED BURNING ELECTRIC SMELL. WAS ONLY ABLE TO HOLD HI BEAM LEVER TO KEEP HI BEAMS ENGAGED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE WITH LIGHTS TILL PROBLEM IS FIXED.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.