2012 Dodge Dart Exterior lighting Problems

“I have replaced the hi/lo beam headlamps multiple times, when I went to change it this time, the receiver plug housing on the wire harness is melted to the point that it will need to be replaced, unable to attach the new bulb and the old bulb was nearly fused due to the heat when it melted, luckily it did not catch on fire”

“Takata recall at approximately 35000 miles I began to notice a squeak in my front end when I would go over speed bumps. Now, it has progressed to a loud thump when I go over bumps or turn my wheel to the right. It feels like the shocks/struts are worn out.”

“I have had to take the car in every 2,000 miles or so to have it recalibrated(engine light on), the drivers headlight went out, shop where I bought it said it's the headlight assembly, bought one and had regular mechanic put in, did not work. My regular mechanic said it is probably the headlight control module, and since I need to take it in again for recalibration I am trying to find out if the module was checked and have it replaced. Sorry I bought this car, it's in the shop every 3-4 months!!!”

“Vehicle is equipped with projector-style headlights. I have 3 major complaints about this style of headlight. 1) the performance is substandard when used in high-beam mode. The width of light beam is too narrow, I.e. Too much light is focused straight ahead and not enough is projected on shoulders & area adjacent to roadway making it difficult to see on curved roads. This is due to a design compromise resulting from using the same focusing lens on low-beam operation. 2)lighting is reduced when used in low-beam mode. …”

“Turned on car in the morning, noticed the back lighting on the instrument panel was really dim, I checked the dimming switch to see if I moved it by unknowingly. I tried adjusting the switches but nothing worked. I turned off the car and restarted it and no change they were still very dim. I went ahead and drove to my destination. On the trip there the lights for the instrument cluster/panel as well as the back lighting for my 8.4 screen and A/C and radio lights turned off for about 10 seconds, and then everything turned back on, but still very dim. …”