- The problem
- Dope, inc. Is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." These lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
- The risk
- Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Dope, inc. Will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. The safety recall began on july 28, 2009. Owners may contact dope, inc. At 1-626-272-1798.
Lights
2001 Dodge Ram Lighting problems
Owners have filed 22 complaints about the 2001 Dodge Ram's lights with NHTSA - 2% of all its complaints, most recently on May 3, 2018. They describe 0 crashes, 0 fires and 1 injury. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.
- Complaints
- 22
- Recalls
- 4
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
Lighting recalls for the 2001 Dodge Ram
- The problem
- Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." These lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
- The risk
- Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. The safety recall began on may 11, 2009. Owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589.
- The problem
- K2 motor is recalling 1,921 aftermarket headlamps of various models sold for use on the above listed vehicles. These headlamps are missing the amber side reflex reflector which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- The risk
- Without the amber side reflex reflectors, the lighting visibility may be affected, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- K2 motor will notify owners and offer a full refund. The recall began on decemeber 17, 2008. Owners may contact k2 motor at 1-909-839-2992.
- The problem
- Certain aai motorsports combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above list passenger vehicles. Combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- The risk
- Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash
- The fix
- Aai motorsports will notify owners and replace the lamps free of charge. The recall began on august 1, 2006. Owners may contact aai motorsports at 909-923-9188.
Lighting complaints
Several years after I bought my dodge 1500 ram truck about 2008 the dash started falling apart and the blend door stoped working every dodge dealer I took it to said there was nothing they could do
I have a dodge ram 1500 truck. My entire dash is coming apart. A piece flew off and hit me in the face while driving I slammed on the brakes and my wife hit the windshield cracking it. My lights on my ceiling went out don't work
Dash is falling apart and causing electrical problems. While driving
When I go to open the door the lights don't work , and the dashboard on my truck breaks into pieces I need a new one!!
After about 11,000 miles the dash began to get cracks and fall apart. It gradually has gotten to the point that there are very large holes and pieces of the dash have gotten into the duct work of the vehicle. Also have been having electrical problems with fuses blowing. That is when I took the vehicle to vann dodge in vineland nj and reported the problem. They took photos and later called me and said the determined that the dash was failing because of exposure to sun!!! The vehicle is garaged or parked in the...
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shade for most of its early life and cracks and chunks happened for no apparent reason, but this is probably their way out of fixing the problem. Now comes another problem or incident that happened to me because of this faulty plastic that was used to construct the dash. I was driving down the road and turned on my defroster and a piece of plastic blew out of the vent on the top of the dash or lack there of, and hit me in the face causing me to swerve and almost hit an oncoming car. I was lucky that the car avoided me or it could have been tragic. I went back to the dealership 2 months ago to have service on a different vehicle and questioned them on the status of any recall and they asked me for my vin # of my dodge ram pickup which I provided and they said there is no record of me taking the vehicle to them for a inspection, which is totally false!!! They conveniently lost my records on my pick up!!!!! Something has got to be done to prevent someone from being killed due to this fault of chrysler corp. I have put a replacement skin on the dash but there was not much left to adhere the skin to at a cost of nearly $300 but the pieces continually fall into the vents. Thank you *tr
Headlights were on high beam and dimmed lights and lost all of the headlights . It was early morning but there was enough light for me to slow and pull over to the side of the road. I kept moving the dimmer switch back and forth between high and low beam until the lights finally came back on. I left them in low beam and drove the rest of the way to work on low beam. When I got home later after work I waited till night time and pulled my truck into my car port and repeated what had happened on that morning. On about...
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the fifth try the lights went out again , I then repeated flipping the dimmer switch back and forth between high and low beam and after many attempts was able to get the headlights back on. The next day took it to the dealer for repairs , they replaced the dimmer switch and the mechanic who worked on my truck told me that was no the first one he had replaced and told me I was very lucky. If it had failed in heavy traffic on a two lane highway and under darker night conditions and at a higher rate of speed I probably would have wrecked. I believe this is a design flaw. *Tr *js
I own a 2001 dodge ram 1500. This vehicle however, has a defect, the dashboard cracks and is starting to basically disintegrate. I however, am not the only one with these issues. As you can see on the forums and websites below. Http://www.Dashcover.Com/dodgeramdash.Html http://forums.Motortrend.Com/70/6297146/pickups-suvs/is-your-2001-dodge-ram-dash-falling-apart/index.Html http://www.Carcomplaints.Com/dodge/ram_1500/2001/accessories-interior/cracked_dashboard.Shtml ...
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http://www.Carcomplaints.Com/dodge/ram_1500/2001/accessories-interior/cracked_dashboard-2.Shtml http://www.Automotiveforums.Com/t429358-cracked_dash_in_2001_2500_truck.Html the failure is so common there are youtube videos on how to fix it temporarily: http://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=h7wfcxsy8xi I have seen quotes to get this fixed anywhere from 800 to 1500 dollars. Absolutely absurd. Some people are reporting that their dashboard is cracking and pieces are falling behind the dash and creating rattling noises and some even as severe as taking out electrical equipment causing headlight failure, ac failure, etc. Despite all of these issues dodge will not issue a recall. One of my biggest concerns is if I were to get into an accident the dashboard could shatter sending sharp edged pieces of plastic towards me under high impact, which could lead to severe injury and/or death. I am highly concerned with this issue and I hope that by you showing interest on mine and others behalf we can resolve this. [[redacted]] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr
Head lights stopped working , high beams still work. All other lights look like there working. *Tr
I own a 2001 dodge ram quad cab 4x4, on sat 4-17-10 my family and I were camping in norther michigan, climbed into my truck and closed the doors. Once we closed the doors the dash shattered and a plastic shard flew onto my 18 month old daughters lap and she pick it up. I was able to get it away from her before she ate it. I am currently waiting for a call back from chrysler about replacing the dash. I shattered in many locations across the dash and in many directions. I only have 58,000 miles on my truck. I would like it to be replaced!
The dash board on my 2001 dodge quadcab pickup truck 1500 is severely cracked. This is not the normal cracking that you may expect to see through normal wear and tear. It is a defect in the equipment. Large gaping holes all over the dash. If the un-attached cracked sections were removed there would be no dash at all. *Tr
The low beam headlights either don't come on or if you hit a bump they will go off. *Tr
2001 Dodge ram 1500; after driving long distances, the low beam head lights would not come on after turning off the truck and turning it back on. This has happened 5 times, usually after switching the lights on and off a few times and / or switching from low to high beam a few times the low beams will come back. The last time the low beams did not come back for 3 days. I went to the fairfield lithia dodge dealer to replace the head lamp switch, and they said there was a national back order on the light switches with the cargo dimmer/switch. They did not know when there would be any switches available. *Tr
When raining or high moisture the vehicle dies or will not start. Driving down the interstate several times it started to rain and the truck engine stopped running. Leaving me with no power steering and trying to pull off the highway in traffic. If raining or damp. When try to start, there is no such luck. We have to leave it sit in the drive unusable. When you turn the headlamps from high to low beam the lights go out. The engine light stays on most of the time. *Tr
The dashboard of the 2001 dodge ram 1500 truck started cracking all of a sudden and was getting worse by the day. Now I am having trouble with the headlights due to the dashboard problems , and it is a safety issue. *Ak
I own a 2001 dodge ram 1500. I am complaining about my dash in my truck. It has been broken since 2003, it has been brought to my attention that I am not the only person suffering from this problem. Recently the dash lights would turn off then turn back on. Right now I will not drive my truck at night in fear that more lights will fail. *Tr
Dashboard collapsing after cracking and problem with turning on the bright lights and the lights going off. *Tr
Dt: the contact stated there was a short in the wiring harness that connected the combination switch to the steering column. This caused the switch to melt and burned the wires. The switch was replaced approximately one year ago. The headlights have since stopped working. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealership for inspection , and no repairs were made. *Ak updated 01/19/06.
1) No events leading up to failure 2) headlight failure - no low beam headlights 3)failure found to be a broken wire in the steering coulmn at the headlight dimmer switch - wire repaired by dealer
I purchased a 2001 dodge ram 1500 quad cab, vin [[redacted]], from fowler dodge in oklahoma city. The vehicle was sold as is with engine problems. Upon taking the vehicle to a mechanic, I was told that it will need over $2000 in repairs in order to be safe and reliable. The problems are as follows: #1 engine cylinder has burnt valve, not creating adequate cylinder pressure #5 cylinder has burnt valve, not creating adequate pressure #8 cylinder has burnt valve, not creating any pressure brakes rotors require...
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replacement transmission slipping between 1st and 2nd gear headlights operate in full high beam only, all the time. Faulty headlght switch the mechanic I took the vehicle to has reccommended that I get a lawyer, write to you and chrysler and give fowler dodge a chance to make the repairs under good faith. The mechanic also stated that on numerous dodge ram maintenance forums, this is a common problem. I have seen these first hand and it is true. I have seen posts with people stating that their dealer told them there was a problem with the cylinder heads which lead to burnt valves, requiring cylinder head replacement. *Js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6)
When driving at night headlights shut off, causing the driver to pull off the road. Consumer notified the dealer about this issue, however, mechanic cant not duplicate the problem. *Ak
Combination switch light bulb, located in the clove compartment broke, and fell into the clove compartment. Heat from bulb burned the tissue that was in there. Battery died.*Ak
Headlights come on at all time, and dealership is aware of problem. Battery runs down, and he has to have a jump start. *Ak
Dodge Ram lighting complaints by year
Ram lighting problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data