Complaint 1247642
1997 DODGE RAM 1500 • EXTERIOR LIGHTING • incident Sep 8, 2015
- Complaint ID
- 1247642
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM 1500
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Incident Date
- Sep 8, 2015
- Date Received
- Dec 24, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Owner Narrative
HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DRIVING OR SOMETIMES FLICKERS ON/OFF WHEN DRIVING, TRACED WIRING AND NOTICED THAT WIRING WAS BURNT AT PIG TAIL CONNECTOR WHICH IS THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AT THE PART CALLED BEZEL... NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH IT UNTIL THIS YEAR AND COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WIRE BURNT, THE PLASTIC/BEZEL MELTED FIRST RATHER THAN FUSE TRIPPING. THIS OCCURS WHEN DRIVING ANYWHERE BUT IT OCCURRED FIRST WHEN I WAS HEADED TO WORK AT 3AM IN HIGHWAY 74 WHICH IS MOUNTAINOUS AND VERY CURVY ROAD... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND IS SAFETY RISK.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.