2001 Dodge Dakota: multiple warning lights

Filed Aug 9, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 90,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. The contact stated that the interior dome and instrument panel lighting failed to illuminate. In addition, the headlights and tail lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the central control timer module failed and needed to be replaced. The mechanic disconnected the battery and all the lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that nothing could be done to assist. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Dec 22, 2011 · Electrical · 104,300 miles · OR · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. The contact was driving approximately 3 MPH when all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact then noticed smoke coming from the dashboard area which then ignited into a fire. The driver was not injured and was abel to exit the vehicle safely. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that the sensor timer module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and the vehicle failure was pending an investigation. The failure and the current mileages were approximately 104,300.

Filed Apr 6, 2008 · Electrical · 127,500 miles · WI

All lights start turning on and off in a random pattern. Must hold driver door open while driving to have a consistent headlight. Every light is affected. Dash lights, tail lights, head lights, 4 wheel drive transfer case lights, horn, windshield wipers, interior lights, brake lights, and several other lighting related issues. This issue is dangerous at night since there are no headlights unless the driver door is held open while traveling. I was informed about the prohibitive cost of correcting this problem by a dodge service garage. Unable to locate source of problem due to the randomness of the various light systems turning on and off. Also, it is necessary to remove the ground lead on the battery when vehicle is left unattended.

Filed Mar 29, 2008 · Electrical · 48,450 miles · IN

My wife drove my 2001 dodge dakota sport during the snow days and complained that the headlights would flicker. Over a few weeks, I started to notice that they would flicker, along with the dash lights, taillights, dome light, and brake lights. Then, as I had not been driving at night much, I had my 4 year old daughter with me coming from richmond to connersville, in, and this became severe while it was raining with fog. All lights would go off and come back on, they would also go off everything the delayed wipers would go work. Then the delayed wipers would go everytime the lights would flicker. As the dodge dealer could not narrow the problem down without spending much money, I tried to troubleshoot myself since I did not believe the problem was what they instructed it may be. To make a long story short, it ended up being what I thought it was, the body control module (bcm) or central timing module (ctm) or time and alarm module which are all the same thing but the name has changed at times. This module controls the lights, wipers, keyless entry, etc. This was a very dangerous situation for me and my daughter due to this module that almost caused accidents by people pulling out in front of me because of headlights or not seeing my taillights at times. I have seen many complaints about this in dodge forums and have seen where dodge knows this is a major problem (maybe that's why they keep renaming the device). I just today had the module that I ordered programmed in my truck which was over $300. A used module will not work due to the VIN being "burned in memory" in rom. I know this because I spent money on labor for the dealer to find that out. This should be a recall because it is a potentially dangerous situation! I could not drive at night until they could program it due to the risks!

Filed May 19, 2004 · Lights · 73,350 miles · OH

While driving my 2001 dodge dakota quad cab at night, all of the lights (exterior and interior) started flashing intermittently. This could easily startle the driver or the drivers of other vehicles, and could leave the vehicle with no lights. Dealer diagnosis revealed a bad central timer module (ctm) which controls the lighting system of the vehicle. Anecdotal evidence gathered on various dodge forums revealed several instances of this same problem. Daimler chrysler should be queried on how many of these modules they are replacing on 1998-2004 dodge dakotas.

Filed Mar 15, 2004 · Electrical · 55,400 miles · PA

I have a 2001 dodge dakota club cab 4.7l v8 4x4 with an electrical issue. After the vehicle is running for about 20 minutes, all lights begin to flash. It starts out a few times a minute, then they proceed to flash continuously. After about 30 minutes of driving at night, they are flashing to a point that makes it extremely difficult to drive. This includes the headlights, interior lights, and dash lights. Once the vehicle is turned off, the lights continue to flash. If the vehicle is off for an extended period of time, the problem will go away, then return after driving for another 20 minutes. I have researched the issue and found that there are others with this type of issue.