dash board displays trailer not connected when it is then lights and brakes goes out and will not come back on. this happens every time I haul. I have to pull over on the side and disconnect and reconnect tailer and shut off the engine and restart to reset. sometimes this works most times not. Last time it happened at 12am doing 70mph on I 95 and almost caused a severe accident. I have called dealer and the manufacturer and nhtsa and reported to no avail. This same control brake module on newer vehicles has been recalled but not on mine?
Lights
2019 Ram 2500 Lighting problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2019 Ram 2500's lights with NHTSA - 1% of all its complaints, most recently on April 21, 2026. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Lighting complaints
This vehicle is equipped with led headlights and fog lights. Under winter driving conditions (snow or freezing rain) ice will accumulate on the lenses of these lights and visibility is greatly reduced to very unsafe levels. This is something I have never experienced before on any vehicle I operated in similar conditions, usually the headlights produce enough heat to keep the lenses melted and visibility is not effected. I notified ram mutable about this but they have refused to offered any sort of fix. I feel...
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this is a design flaw and the manufacturer did not take into account these conditions which are not uncommon in the climates these vehicles are sold. I feel this needs to be addressed by the manufacturer and a fix needs be made available to all vehicles with these same lights. I am no expert but know this could be easily addressed by adding a heating element to the lenses. This vehicle, as well as all others with these same headlights are extremely unsafe to drive in the winter with this flaw. *Tr
Ram 2500 lighting complaints by year
2500 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