1999 Dodge RAM 1500

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH, THE PLASTIC HAS BEEN CLEANED, THE LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND WE STILL CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. WE HAVE HIT DEER TWICE, AND WIFE HIT A LIGHT POLE IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING AND THE LIGHTS ON THE TRUCK DIDN'T LIGHT IT UP SO MY WIFE COULD NOT SEE WHERE SHE WAS TURNING, I AM TRYING TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIM AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED CAUSING THE BULB TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES JERK FORWARD AND A SECTION OF THE DASHBOARD WOULD DETACH AND FALL TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,859.

1999 DODGE RAM DASH CRACKING WHICH COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS AIR BAGS, HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DODGE AND DODGE DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. REPORTS OF LARGE CHUNKS FALLING INTO ELECTRICAL WIRING. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.*MR 1 YEAR OLD AND NOT ON REPOSITORY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO STATED HE WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES. THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO FRONT BRAKES WITH SHIMS, FRONT ROTORS, TWO FRONT CALIPERS, BEARINGS, TWO REAR SHOES, TWO REAR HARDWARE, TWO DRUMS AND TWO REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE. THE FRONT WHEEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WOULD SHAKE WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE. THE WINDOWS WOULD FOG WITH A GREASY FILM, THE HEATING COIL WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE 02 SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE PCV VALVE HOSE WAS REPLACED, THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED, 4 INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. *JB

MY PROBLEM OR COMPLAINT IS THIS. ONE NIGHT I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TO WORK. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY LIGHTS FAILED. THE DRIVING LIGHTS, LOW AND HIGH BEAMS JUST WENT OUT. I HAVE A 23 MILE COMMUTE ONE WAY. WORKING AT NIGHT I WAS PLACED IN A BAD SITUATION. THE ONLY THING I HAD WAS MY PARKING LIGHTS AND FLASHERS. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR THE STATE POLICE, SINCE THEY DID NOT COME. I DROVE TO WORK WITH MY FLASHERS ON. THE GOOD NEWSIS MY LUCK DID NOT RUN OUT I MADE IT TO WORK UNHARMED. IN THE MORNING I DROVE MY TRUCK HOME AND LOOKED UP THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOUND THERE IS NO FUSES IN THIS CIRCUIT. I SPOKE WITH MY COUSIN WHO ALSO HAS A RAM AND FOUND OUT THAT HE HAS GONE THROUGH 3 SWITCHES. WOULD THIS BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD? IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A WINDING ROAD AT NIGHT AND THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED, I WOULD BE REPLACING MY TRUCK AND NOT JUST THE $75.00 DEALER ONLY SWITCH. I KNOW THEIR ARE A LOT OF THESE TRUCKS OUT THERE AND TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN 4 SWITCHES REPLACED IN JUST 2 TRUCKS. ISN'T THIS A LITTLE HIGH. ALSO, THE DEALER HAS PLENTY OF THIS ON HAND. WHICH TO ME MEANS, THIS ITEM IS A HIGHLY CONSUMED ITEM. *AK

SEVERAL CRACKS ALL ALONG DASH BOARD FROM WINDOW SEAL TO FRONT OF AIRBAG/VENT SECTIONS, WHEN I SHOWED THE DEALER WHO I BOUGHT IT FROM, THEY BRUSHED ME OFF LIKE I WAS COMPLAINING OF COSMETIC DAMAGE. I CONSIDER THESE CRACKS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT HOLD VITAL COMPONENTS IF I OR MY PASSENGERS WERE EVER IN A WRECK, MY VEHICLE INTERIOR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM THE USED LOT IN OCTOBER 2001, I CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR THE MECHANICS. THE FIRST DAY I HAD TO RETURN IT FOR THE HARMONIC BALANCER, THEN THE EMERG BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON, THEN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WHICH LEAD TO REPLACEMENT OF DRUMS,ROTORS, AND CALIPERS. IN FEB 2003 I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BURN OUT, AND THIS LAST MONTH THE WATERPUMP WENT OUT. CAN YOU ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WHAT PARTS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON A VEHICLE THAT NOW HAS 82,000 MILES AND REGULAR UPKEEP? AND IF THE SOUND OF AIR BLOWING THRU LOOSE METAL IS WHAT MY TRUCK SHOULD SOUND LIKE WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A NORMAL STOP? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,AMBER. *AK