Headlights problems of the 2012 Dodge Ram 1500

The driver's side headlight would go off and on in intervals and then finaly went out completely. I purchased a stock bulb from a Dodge dealership and had the bulb installed by a different Dodge dealership. After having the bulb changed at field's Chrysler Dodge Jeep, they pulled my truck around for me to pick up and I noticed that it still wasn't working, so they took it back into the shop and worked on it some more and finally got the headlight working. Within a few days after the bulb replacement, the light stopped working again. I took the truck back to the dealership and they told me there was a part that they had to order, but used a security tie for this part to keep continuity until the new part arrived. When the part arrived, I took my truck back to the dealership to have the part replaced. I rented a vehicle for the day and picked up my truck the following day. About 5 days after this repair, the headlight went out again. Now, I have to take the truck back to the dealership yet again and spend more money, time, missed work due to their defective part and design. I have had so many other problems with this truck that it is mind boggling. I was just pulled over by the police last night for the light being out. I constantly worry about getting pulled over when driving at night and this has been extremely aggravating and stressful. This has limited my driving at night significantly. I have performed an internet search for this issue with this truck and apparently this is a common safety defect. Thus far, I have incurred at least $400. 00 in expenses but does not account for my time and missed work. Please help.

Automatic headlights go out while riding down the highway. Occurs in cold weather more than warm weather dealership cannot find problem never happens when taken in.

The right headlight on my 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 failed while driving. The vehicle uses separate low and high beam bulbs. Test showed that both low and high beam were affected on the failed side. I had recently purchased the truck used. When I called the previous owner he informed me that he had experienced the same problem at different times with each headlight. He had simply unplugged and replugged the headlight connectors to "fix" the problem. I removed the failed right headlight assembly. Test showed that manipulating the wires (push, pull, stress to one side or the other) coming into the male side of the connector could cause the headlight work or fail. I performed a similar test on the (working) left side headlight with the same results - I could force failure at will, even though the connector was fully assembled and locked. Upon inspection of the connectors, both appeared clean inside. I sprayed each with contact cleaner anyway, and reassembled only to find the same problem. Manipulating the pins on the female side of the connector in effort to increase contact pressure resulted in no improvement when the connector was replugged. As a former failure analysis engineer I can tell you that there is a design / application problem with the headlight connectors used on this truck. Short of contact plating analysis, it appears there is insufficient contact area and / or contact pressure on the small pins used. As a work-around, I used long nose pliers to reach inside the male connector body, and twisted the small, flat, male pins approximately 45 degrees to increase contact pressure. After reassembling both connectors in this manner, I can no longer force failure on either side. The stock headlight connectors used on this truck present a serious design flaw and safety issue since as designed, headlight failure may occur at any time.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated both headlights on the vehicle failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the headlights and stated the wiring for the headlights was loose. The failure has recurred on the right headlight and the vehicle will be taken to the dealer for another inspection. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 23,000 and the current mileage was 26, 516. Mw.

I've had the truck for a while but last Friday was the first time I drove it at night. I had no idea the headlights were so bad on this thing. It was an adventure getting home. No light to the sides to see to turn and both dim and high beams were extremely anemic. I've been driving for more than 50 years and never driven one with lights as bad as these, even when some others have had only one working headlight for a little while.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the headlights failed to illuminate with adequate brightness. The failure recurred whenever the headlights were in activation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer twice where both headlight bulbs were replaced but to no avail. The manufacturer was notified of the recurring problem. The approximate failure mileage was 300. . . Updated 12-05-13.

The headlights, both high and low beams, are so poor as to be a serious safety hazard. On low beam, the road is lighted for only 100 or so feet. On high beams, almost nothing ahead is visible. Similar experiences have been expressed by other ram pickup owners. These headlights are so poor, I'm shocked they have been approved for public sale. I have missed side roads and driveways due to the poor headlights. I'm forced to spend several hundred dollars on upgraded bulbs and after market driving lights. The truck is a serious safety hazard at night. There should be a recall to remedy such a significant deficiency in a $30k+ vehicle.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at night, visibility was reduced due to the headlights being too dim. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the headlight bulbs were replaced but the contact stated that the visibility barely improved. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure and current mileage was 707. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph with the headlights activated and noticed the headlights illuminated inadequately. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the headlights functioned as designed by the manufacturer. The contact tested other model year vehicles and the same model year and the headlight illumination was brighter. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. Updated 12/20/12 the consumer stated there was no head light failure. It was the lack of brightness of the low and high beams.

I have owned 4 Dodge ram pickups, all the same, and all 4 trucks have the same poor lighting, the headlights are extremely poor and for each truck I have to buy the higher end headlights, I am sure if these trucks were tested for night vision they would not pass, please check this issue out and make Dodge repair or replace them, they are extremely dangerous as they provide poor lighting in night travelling so imagine how poor they are in poor visibility conditions.