Four problems related to headlights have been reported for the 2003 Dodge Dakota. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I recently bought a used 2003 Dodge Dakota. The truck was great except that at night when I would turn on the headlights all of the interior and exterior lights would flash off then back on approximately every two seconds to 30 seconds. After driving for about half an hour with this happening I became very frustrated. After doing some research on the internet, I narrowed down my problem to the Dakota central timing module. It appears as if many Dodge customers have this exact issue with these Dodge model trucks. It is very unsafe to operate a vehicle under these conditions. This issue did not depend on whether I was driving in rough terrain at night or during the day. No matter where I drive the truck, if the lights are on it will begin to start blinking off and then on intermittently. Please fix this problem! I have since had to purchase a used central timing module off of the internet because when I went to the dealer, they told me that they were not able to get the part and if they were it would cost over $500 just for the part.
The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Dakota. The contact stated that the low beam headlights failed to illuminate. The dealer was notified and informed the contact that the part to repair the vehicle was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Recall 04v216000/windshield wiper module motor: after this recall repair was performed on the consumer vehicle. The consumer states, that whenever the vehicle is being driven in inclement conditions it causes the windshield wipers and the headlight to stop operating. The dealer was not notified at this time.
Driver's side headlight fails to work. I replaced the bulbs (both left & right side). One week later driver's side headlight failed again. On sept. 26, 2003 vehicle was brought to tom manzi Dodge (lawrence, MA), technician said connector was not pushed all the way in. After vehicle was serviced the problem continued to occur. I discovered if the headlights were turned off then back on both headlights would work. I reported my findings to tom manzi Dodge and scheduled service for Nov. 12, 2003. Their findings were inconclusive. I was then instructed to bring the vehicle in as the problem was evident. I informed the tech this may be a problem due to their hours of operation. On Nov. 22, 2003 vehicle was scheduled for an oil change at giant Dodge (salisbury, MA), where the vehicle was purchased. On the was to the dealership the problem was evident. The tech was provided with the receipt from manzi Dodge and not to turn the headlights off, because they would reset. The tech worked on the vehicle for 4 hours then reset the headlights. That night the headlights failed twice. The vehicle is scheduled to be serviced by giant Dodge on Nov. 28, 2003.