NHTSA Complaint #10609617 — 2014 RAM 1500

EXTERIOR LIGHTING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10609617
Vehicle	2014 RAM 1500
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of Incident	December 28, 2013
Date Filed	July 10, 2014
Mileage	6,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND FOG (DRIVING) LIGHTS ON DOES NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH ILLUMINATION FOR SAFE TRAVEL. MY WIFE AND I BOTH NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES THAT YOU CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT WHEN THERE IS ANY WET PAVEMENT SURROUNDING THIS VEHICLE. ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR LIGHTS ON THE PAVEMENT (SCARY!). IN ADDITION, I DROVE THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES AT NIGHT AND FOUND IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE WITH THE STOCK LIGHTING SUPPLIED BY DODGE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I REPLACED THE STOCK SYSTEM WITH AN AFTERMARKET HID SYSTEM TO CORRECT THE DEFECT AT CONSIDERABLE PERSONAL EXPENSE. I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED DODGE TO SUPPLY A VEHICLE OF THIS TYPE WITH PROPER LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY. PLEASE SEE PRIOR MODEL YEARS COMPLAINTS. DODGE REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT EVEN THOUGH MULTIPLE SAFETY COMPLAINTS BEEN MADE REGARDING IT. ALSO CHECK DODGE TRUCK FORUMS AND YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING STOCK LIGHTING SYSTEMS ON RAM VEHICLES. *TR

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