2004 Dodge RAM 1500 Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 29about this part
- Share
- 3%of 1,099 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 81,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 29 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2004 Dodge RAM 1500, 3% of the 1,099 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 81,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The headlamp on the driver's side went out while driving home. I replaced it with a new one. It would not work. I got a second bulb and tried to replace the light again. Still would not work. I took the truck to three different repair shops and none of them could fix it. I was told it might be the fuse box.”
NHTSA complaint #11287000, filed 2019-12, 195,000 miles“The dash modual that controls the interior lights, dash lights, and interior signals no longer works. The guages work and the signals work but there are no lights. This poses a safety issue because you cannot see your speed, oil, temp, and battery guages. Im not sure when iy went bad, I got into my truck one night and none of my interior lights worked.”
NHTSA complaint #10863214, filed 2016-05, 218,000 miles“Headlights driving home from work at 4pm on 12-7-16 and turned my headlights on as I was driving people were honking at me and then I noticed the headlights were out . Went and installed new bulbs and they worked but went out and now their staying out except for the hazard lights!!! I had to have it towed 67 miles home as it's dark and I couldn't see and with the speed limit being 65mph on highway, I couldn't walk.”
NHTSA complaint #10930272, filed 2016-12, 130,000 miles“My vehicles running lights stopped working and I was unable to be seen by other drivers behind me in a snow storm because my fuse box just corroded out and stopped working causing the parking lamps relay to fault. Now my vehicle has no running lights working anymore and Dodge did not recall this.”
NHTSA complaint #10683633, filed 2015-02, 100,000 miles“Tail lights and park lamps on my 2004 Dodge ram keeping failing do to I defect in the power distribution center/fuse box almost caused to get hit by a tractor trailer at night cant even order part because I've been told it's on backorder and dealer keeps denying fault or chrysler wont replace unit this is happening on thousands of 2004 2005 and 2006 Dodge rams.”
NHTSA complaint #10389999, filed 2011-03, 68,000 milesExterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 46 | 7% |
| 2011 | 29 | 4% |
| 2010 | 10 | 2% |
| 2009 | 19 | 3% |
| 2008 | 17 | 3% |
| 2007 | 37 | 7% |
| 2006 | 139 | 18% |
| 2005 | 22 | 2% |
| 2004 | 29 | 3% |
| 2003 | 18 | 2% |
| 2002 | 35 | 4% |
| 2001 | 17 | 2% |
| 2000 | 9 | 2% |
| 1999 | 9 | 1% |
| 1998 | 6 | 1% |
| 1997 | 17 | 5% |
| 1996 | 12 | 4% |
| 1995 | 13 | 6% |
| 1994 | 8 | 7% |
| 1993 | 1 | 17% |
| 1991 | 1 | 14% |
Other parts of the 2004 Dodge RAM 1500
368 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
181 complaintsEngine cooling
116 complaintsElectrical system
99 complaintsSteering
86 complaintsEngine
74 complaintsSuspension
66 complaintsFuel system
62 complaintsBrakes
53 complaintsBody and structure
50 complaintsOther or unknown
37 complaintsVehicle speed control
26 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Dodge RAM 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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