Two problems related to fuses and circuit breaker have been reported for the 1997 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
40amp ignition run fuse keeps blowing dissabling our 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 truck. Fuse has blown over 6 times now. Contacted Dodge customer service to find out about recalls, service bullitins or their tecnical help on this problem. They told us to go to an authorized dealer/repair shop to have it checked. We went to sunflower Dodge in olathe,KS. There service advisor bobby kielman informed us they could not duplicate the problem and advised us not to have them research the problem further because of the high shop charges it would incur and they would probably not find the cause anyway. I feel this is a safety issue that Dodge is dropping the ball on taking care of. It is my concern that the fuse will blow while my wife is driving causing her to become stranded. Or worse, a fire occuring because of the overheating of faulty wiring & components. Sunflower Dodge did inform us of recalls for similar problems on Dodge ram trucks like ours for years 1996 and earlier.
Reverse back up lights failed, fuses continually blowing.