RAM 1500 Exterior Lighting Problems
- 128
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 9
- Years with records
- 2012–2020
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 128 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- high beams · 13 records
- passenger side · 11 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- brake light · 10 records
- side headlight · 9 records
- instrument cluster · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 63 |
| 30–60k mi | 27 |
| 60–100k mi | 14 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Exterior Lighting · Ignition · Instrument Cluster/Panel · Power Train
2014 dodge ram. Consumer writes in regards to problems with ignition, lights and transmission. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle was parked on a hill when it began to roll backwards and crashed through a gate. The consumer grabbed the wheel, from standing outside the vehicle, directing the vehicle towards an embankment, where it landed. The vehicle dragged the consumer along the way. The emergency brake was on.…
Crash reported
ODI 11301995
Exterior Lighting
On 11-21-19 traveling at 6:00 a.m. In the dark, pushed the wiper arm to turn on my high beams, the information screen flashed "high beams disabled" they have not worked since. Vehicle was in motion. I have tried turning fog lights off, this made no difference.
ODI 11287040
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
On november 13, 2019 at 6:00pm pst while traveling 70mph westbound on interstate 90 at the sr18 interchange the vehicle experienced multiple serious safety defects and major systems failures due to loss of electrical power. Light conditions were nighttime, traffic was light, weather was clear. Electronic failure messages began to appear on instrumentation panel approximately 20 minutes prior to the total electrical…
ODI 11283032
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Radio shuts off without warning, locks up and will only turn back on when shutting off vehicle and restarting it. Headlight flicker on and off while driving. Headlight flicker has done this for 3 months now
ODI 11277630
Exterior Lighting
Front headlight assemblies condensation, will not go away
ODI 11290252
Exterior Lighting
Passenger side headlight not working. Headlight is not blown , no fuse to change . Only fix is at the dealer . Serious safety issue while out on the road and no way to get to a dealer . Travel while it's dark a lot in a rural area with a lot of wildlife.
ODI 11258721
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Wheels
The passenger front headlight keeps burning out its happened 3 times while i was driving. The dash screen keeps saying services tire pressure system these things have been happening for about 4 months . The vehicle was in motion on a highway at night.
ODI 11231629
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
Drove the vehicle about 4 hours to pick up my daughter. Had the vehicle idling for a while as i waited for her arrive since she was running late. Put the car in drive and started to head home and the service shifter message came on. Then the transmission warning came on as well as a message with the brake system. The service engine light came on as well as the lightening bolt in red. I stopped and turned everything…
ODI 11229947