Brake Light Problems of Dodge Ram 1500

Dodge Ram 1500, brake lights stay continuously on without pressing the brake pedal. This happened while being stationary.

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Left rear brake light was going out intermittently, the "lamp out" light was illuminating on and off as if the bulb was going between working and not working. Changed the light bulb with the recommended 3057 bulb but it didnt fix the problem. Changed the bulb holder but still didnt fix the issues. Checked the fuse but it was good. Finally went under the rear to check if the wiring harness was loose and saw the wires for the rear lamp was pinched against the frame of the vehicle and the wire for the brake lamp was cut. There was really no give to the wiring harness; it was pulled extremely tight. Vehicle has never had any issues and nothing electrical has ever been touched before. The right tail lamp is working fine but the harness for that side was not checked. All wiring is original from factory. Vehicle was bought new from a Dodge dealership and we have been the only owners. We feel this is a safety concern if the brake lamps are not working all the time.

Woke up to a rain filled day. I went out to my truck and entered the vehicle. I looked in the rear before backing up. I noticed that my head liner was soaking wet on both corners of the c post. I put my truck into park and checked the rear of my cab. Not only was my roof liner wet but, the rear seat and floor was fully wet. The water kept coming in throughout the day even when I was driving. The next day I got it checked. I found out the third brake light seal was not working properly. This has now happened to me 5 times in the last 2 years. I have only had this truck for 2yrs 3 months. I am unaware if my seats or carpet have mold or mildew do to this water damage. Please help as I do not want to have a rust or mold in my truck.

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The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the tail, license plate lights, and brake lights were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed him that the fuse box was defective. The manufacturer informed the contact that the part was on back order and it would take thirty days for it to be received. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was 163,000.

2003 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab rear lamp failure. I have had two rear lamp failures one on the left side and one on the right side brake lamp. Upon replacing lamp, lamp was in good condition but base where contact with electrical was made was burned on both bulbs.

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While driving at night driver noticed that the tail lights, cruise control, and brake lights were inoperative. This caused poor visibility to the driver. Vehicle was taken to a garage for inspection, but mechanic could not duplicate the problem.

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The brake lights went out while driving. The device that controls the lights was replaced; all the fuses were checked, none were blown, but the lights were still not functioning. This failure almost caused rear end accidents.

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First there was an intermittant failure of brake lights then one failed completly and the other failed the following day. I had a close call (rear ended)when I took it to the dealer they knew right away what was wrong , and replaced tail light tree componet, that fixed the problem. The dealer was aware of this and had told me theyhad alot of them failing, iwas out of warranty and was charged full price for diagnostic and replacement parts etc. I was unhappy with the way they treated this safety problem.

Dissimlar metal contacts re. Tailight sockets and type 3157 bulbs. Brake/turn/emergency flasher signal lights fail to light intermittently (both sides). (dashboard flasher lights indicate normal operation. ) twice replaced bulbs, but with later failure it was noted that moving unlit bulb or wiggling it causes it to work. Inspecting bulb shows corrosion/arcing at contact point(s). I now carry an emory board to clean corrosion from contact points when failure noted/reported. (3-7 mos mtbf) I intend to report this to the underwriters lab and to "sylvania" as an incompatibility/design electrical defect.

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