Headlight Switch Problems of Dodge Dakota

The driver headlight quit working. I went to the store to replace it thinking it had burnt out. When I replaced the light it did not work still and the old headlight still had both filaments proving it was still good. I took the truck to the dealership after both headlights quit working on me when I was out at night driving less than a 10th of a mile from home. I managed to not get in an accident. The dealership told me that the ctm and head light switch were bad however the ctm was a "obsolete" part and they were unable to get me one. After they released my truck back to me to drive as I please, I was able to purchase an older ctm from a 2003 4x4 automatic Dakota 4. 7l. Now my lights work and I have a "guarantee" from the ebay seller that it will work for 6 months. I have a seriously dangerous vehicle and I can not trust my headlights will not go out at any time so I can not drive it at night in good confidence or moral conscience. The dealership lilithia Dodge of roseburg oregon has record of my truck being in their possession for multiple days before releasing it back into my possession without doing anything but a diagnostics test.

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Headlights keep failing. Have changed headlight switch several times, but fails again. Transmission won't shift into overdrive. Cruise control is difficult to activate. Sometimes transmission won't shift from 2nd to 3rd gear.

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The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Dakota. The contact stated that the low beam head lights malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the ctm and the low beam wire circuit were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 02v322000 (exterior lighting:headlights:switch). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 9,710.

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Took truck to dealer because the headlights, taillights were going on and off intermittently whether the light switch was on of off and the key was in the run position (started or not) and windshield wipers would turn off when this happens. I about had a terrible accident when I found out the wipers quit working, imagine that! took my 2002 Dodge ram 4x4, 3. 7l quad cab sport to dealer and they said it was the pdc (power distribution center (fuse box)) that they are prone to corrosion and they have replaced many of them. Why no recall when many lives are at stake here and so many problems with these found? could have been me, and I have 3 children that depend on me, so Chrysler own up to it and do the right thing.

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My son was on his way to the doctor for an injection in his 2004 Dodge Dakota. While driving at about 45 mph, he turned on the parking lights and the windshield wipers came on all by themselves. He had not turned on the windshield wiper switch. He stopped the truck and turned off the ignition. Assuming that it was a temporary glitch in the system he started the engine again and turned on the air conditioning system. At that time the entire lighting system went crazy. The headlights began flashing on and off, the emergency warning system began to work and the directional lights began to blink on their own. Between flashes of the emergency lights a directional light would eliminate. Again the windshield wipers began to operate on their own again. This could have been a very dangerous situation if this had happened on a busy highway after dark. We are waiting to get a dealer to look at the problem at this time. Again this could have had a disastrous ending if he had been driving after dark and on a busy highway or street.

Headlights, wipers, and turn signals do not work properly on my 2002 Dodge ram pickup. Headlights switched to high beam, will not switch to low beam and vice a versa. Wipers will not go to steady wiping, or fast wiping sporadically. Turn signals will signal 'right turn' when I switch the lever for a 'left turn', and vice a versa, and sometimes they will not work at all. There has been no accidents yet, and I have refrained from driving at night or when it is raining if possible.

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Dakota quad cab. On September 12, 2008, the passenger side low beam headlight failed to illuminate. The light bulb was replaced, but the failure persisted. The contact reviewed the wiring diagram for the vehicle and noticed that there was no power coming out of the central timer module. Through online research, the contact realized that he was experiencing the same failure as noted in NHTSA campaign id number 02v322000 (exterior lighting:headlights:switch). The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer. The current mileage was 86,000 and failure mileage was 85,000. Updated 10/16/08. Updated 10/20/08.

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Dakota. The headlights and automatic locks on the left side of the vehicle were inoperable. The mechanic stated that the body control module needed to be changed. Two months later the failure recurred. The mechanic then stated that the central timer module needed to be replaced. The module was repaired on the vehicle. Since the repair no other failures occurred. The contact spoke with the dealer regarding recall #02v322000. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The current and failure mileage were 60,000. Update 05/10/tr.

I recently had my exterior lighting go out on my 2002 Dodge Dakota and the Dodge dealership repaired the problem stating that it was the ctm ( central timing module). I am aware that there is a recall on the 03 Dakota for this same problem and I would like to know if there was an investigation for the 02 Dakota.

Headlight switch malfunctioning - headlights act erratic, switch gets hot & smells as if it's burning up.

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The headlight switch handle came off, which resulted in the tail lights not working.

Headlight switch broke internally and started to spark while turning it on. Dealer was notified. Consumer stated that switch would sometimes turn lights on by itself when driving.

Due to an electrical overload relay light switch burned out and melted, causing the lights to go out. There is a recall for Dodge ram 1995 on this problem. But the 1998 Dakota is not included in the recall although it has same part. Dealer is ordered parts to fix vehicle at consumer's expense. Recall 99v024000.

While driving vehicle smelled of wire burning and the headlights went out. This was due to the headlight switch burning. Owner has replaced switch.

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2003 Dodge Dakota with several electrical problems. Consumer states that the headlights, wiper delay, and interior lights stopped working. He states that this all happened when the low fuel light illuminated and the service 4 wheel drive light illuminated. The consumer stated the head lights do not work at all. The dealership informed the consumer they didn't have a recall in their system and refused to fix the vehicle at no charge.