NHTSA Complaint #10145248 — 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10145248
Vehicle	2001 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 7, 2005
Date Filed	December 14, 2005
Mileage	61,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AZ

Consumer Description

2001 DODGE 4X4, 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HWY GOING 75 MPH, AT NIGHT TIME, THE HEAD LIGHT TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL YOU KEPT FLICKING THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS. VEHILCE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE (MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH) IF THERE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN OTHER VEHILCE DRIVNG IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE, IT COULD OF BEEN A SERIOUS OR DEADLY CRASH WITH NO LIGHTS AT NIGHT GOING THE HWY SPEED LIMITE ON WINDING ROADWAYS. *NM

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