Headlight switch failed due to overheating which caused headlights to go out while vehicle was traveling on interstate at 65mph. Dealer sold me a new switch/kit and provided installlation information for their safety recall 819 (which they said did not apply to this vehicle). Instructions talk about looking for a melted connector which indeed my switch does have. New wiring harness provides a resistor or something which my mechanic tells me is to dissipate heat! Dealer and chrysler can not explain why this happened and offer no relief but I still feel if they know they have a problem and are making modifications to some of the vehicles why they are not required to make them on all of them, especially when the failure occurs without warning and you are left without lights! Fortuantely I had fog lights and the presence of mind to turn them on! Thank you.
1996 Dodge RAM 1500 lights complaints
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Headlight switch overheats and catches on fire. All the lights in the dash will go out. Also. Dealer has sent an updated owners manuel.
Dome light that is activated by door has failed.
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