2010 Ram 1500 Lighting Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO SHINE BRIGHTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SINCE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ULTIMATE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 2674 U.S. 62, MOUNTAIN HOME, AR 72653) AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 866-726-4636 AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 8/16/18*JB

ONE DAY ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS WON'T COME ON. NEITHER WHEN TURNED ON OR IN AUTO. AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN WITHOUT EVEN POPPING THE HOOD UP. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, DURING NIGHT TIME, I WENT TO SWITCH THE LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM AND PUFF, NO LIGHTS AT ALL WHILE DRIVING 40MPH IN A HILL COUNTRY SIDE IN A PITCH BLACK NIGHT. I SWITCHED BACK TO LOW BEAM AND NOTHING... SCARY TIMES... I'VE ENDED UP PULLING OVER THE SIDE (ONLY HALF OF THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS ON THE HILL SIDE), TURN HAZARD BLINKERS ON ... AND BESIDES THE DANGEROUS OF THE SITUATION I WAS NOT GOING TO MOVE WITHOUT HAVING ANY TYPE OF ILLUMINATION. LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON BY IT SELF.... TALKING ABOUT ANNOYING AND SCARY TIMES. SINCE THEN, I HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULBS TWICE, RECHECKED THE WIRES, USED THE BRUSH WIRE ON THE CONNECTORS AND THE ISSUE STILL HAPPENING. BUT SINCE THERE ARE NOT "FUSES" ANYMORE AND THE LIGHTS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE TIPM, I DON'T HAVE THE $1350 THE CHRYSLER DEALER WANTS FOR A NEW TIPM UNIT AND RE-PROGRAMMING IT. RIDICULOUS!! AND THE WORSE PART IS... THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THE ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED. WHAT A 50 CENT FUSE COULD FIX NOW IT IS PART OF SOMETHING INTEGRATED THAT IS FAULTY AND RENDER THE WHOLE SYSTEM USELESS AT NIGHT TIME. THESE PAST 2 DAYS, THE HEADLIGHTS WON'T COME UP AT ALL, I CHECKED WITH A VOLTMETER AND THERE IS NO POWER COMING UP ON EITHER OF THE HEADLAMPS CONNECTORS (LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE).

TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT BULB AND WAS TOLD THE TPIM/ONBOARD COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS I FOUND OUT AS THE COMPUTER COULD SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE WHILE IT'S BEING DRIVEN WHICH HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IN THE TRUCK 2 YEARS AGO. WE WERE TOLD AT THE TIME WE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CHANGED THE LIGHT BULBS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

DODGE SEEMS TO HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO NOT WORK THAT IS UNRELATED TO THE CONDITION OF THE LAMP ITSELF OR A FUSE. APPARENTLY A $500+ PART IS REQUIRED. MANY PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR AND GO WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS INSTEAD CAUSING OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE CONTINUOUSLY PRESSED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. MA 10/5 *CN