Night driving, smelled electrical smoke in cab. Headlamps went off then came back on after 5 to 10 seconds. Moved headlamp switch in and out but condition still persisted. Luckily I was less than one mile from home on divided hwy with no traffic. If lamp switch is off then there is no smell of electrical smoke. When lamp switch is in either the parking or the headlamp position, can smell electrical smoke and light work intermittently. This is second failure in 2 years. Lamp switch failed.
1994 Dodge Dakota: headlights failing or too dim
7 of the 166 complaints about the 1994 Dodge Dakota describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
What owners say
No failure just yet. Every so often the air bag, ABS light comes on once that happens the fan stops working, the power windows will not work. Now my headlights will not work at all but my parking lights will. I have tried to get the dealer to fix it under a recall they won't do it. I know it could cause a fire.
Several months to a year, a module in the steering column needs to be replaced. This module controls the headlights high/low beam, turn signal, 4-way flasher and wiper motion. The headlights will go out while in use following the other components failing. Please describe details ts
Headlight switch failed/headlights went out/switch showed overheating damage and also melted some of the wiring in the cabling under the dash/could smell something burning before failure/lost lights at night
Headlights failed twice.
Headlight switch wiring harness shorted, causing poor visibility 4 times.
While driving with the headlights on,the headlights/nterior lights/brakes light and dash lights all go out. Please describe.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Dodge Dakota headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 1994 Dodge Dakota?
7 of 166 owner complaints about the 1994 Dodge Dakota (4%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Dodge Dakota?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Dodge Dakota
No deployment 14ABS 10Seat belt 6Stalling 6Transmission failure 6Adaptive cruise 5Brake failure 5Fire or smoke 5
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