2001 Dodge RAM 2500 Exterior lighting Problems

“The headlights on my truck repeatedly go out. Initially this only happened when I switched from high to low beam. Waiting a couple seconds then switching back to high and then to low will allow me to use low beam. However, recently they have failed to come one at all and gone out without any changing from high to low. This was also an issue with my 1995 2500 ram, which Dodge excluded from its recall (99v024)”

“This incident occurred while driving at night in my 2001 Dodge ram diesel 2500. I had my bright lights on and as a vehicle approached I dimmed my lights. The lights went off instead of dimming. I instinctively switched my bright lights back on and they came on. When I went to dim them again the lights went completely out again. I had no problem adjusting to the situation. I was more concerned about the motorist coming the other direction seeing my bright lights, then my lights go out, then my brights again as he got close to me. …”

“The dashboard in this vehicle has been cracked and broken since 2004. It continues to break and chip causing pieces of sharp plastic to fall inside the inner dash area. When driving at night and attempting to change from low beam, to high beam, the lights will go out and will not be operational. You have to continuously flip the high beam switch multiple times to get the lights to come back on. This did not start until the dash cracked and plastic pieces fell inside the dash. Both of these issues continue to this date.”

“The contact owns a 2001 Dodge RAM 2500. The contact stated that the fog light and the tail lights failed to illuminate without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power distribution overheated and burned out. The dealer stated that the part was no longer available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 221,000.”

“The headlights are great on low beam but diffuse to the sides on high beams. Very little light is focused on the center of the road. I have had the headlights aligned twice. They are much improved, but still unsatisfactory. New, higher powered halogen bulbs helped some, but the high beam simply plays out . The lense system seems to not focus light where the driver can see with confidence at highway speeds.”