Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the park lamps, fog lights, exterior roof lights and the tail lights failed. The contact stated that while attempting to replace the headlamp switch, he noticed that the switch and wiring harness had melted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 99v024000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 288,000.
1999 Dodge RAM 3500: headlights failing or too dim
5 of the 104 complaints about the 1999 Dodge RAM 3500 describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- 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
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 35000. The contact stated that the headlights would flicker on and off then illuminate after two seconds. The contact replaced the headlight switch, bulbs and wires; however, the failure continued to occur. The failure mileage was 292,000 and current mileage was 292,492.
Dashboard cracked in vaious spots, parts falling into electrical area, loose headlights sometimes while driving at night.
Night time driving when switching from hi beam to low beam, all headlights turned off and the hi beam had to be put back on using the column switch. This has occurred numerous times while driving at night. After several tries to get back to the low beams they finally turned on. Tiime periods before the low beams started to work varied from seconds to five or ten minutes. This has been a problem since I bought the 99" dodge 3500 truck in sept 2000.
Consumer was traveling on a country road and fell asleep at wheel, and vehicle ran off road. Vehicle was still moving when he woke up, and hood came off and tore off passenger's side window. Also, headlights came off, and passenger's front was banged up and tore off. Upon impact, dual airbags didn't deploy. There were no injuries reported.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge RAM 3500 headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 1999 Dodge RAM 3500?
5 of 104 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge RAM 3500 (5%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge RAM 3500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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