NHTSA Complaint #10836960 — 2006 DODGE RAM 1500

TIPM ISSUE: LOW BEAM ON DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN A RURAL AREA; AFTER BUYING 3 NEW BULBS @ $16/EACH WITH NO LUCK, HAVING SYSTEM SCANNED BY AUTO PARTS STORE WITH NO LUCK, TOOK TO A DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A KNOW TIPM ISSUE AND WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $1,200 TO FIX, HOWEVER PART IS ON BACKORDER DUE TO THE NUMBER OF TRUCKS NEEDING THEM; FLASHING THE SYSTEM APPARENTLY WAS NOT AN OPTION; COMMENTED IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM AS IT WAS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. HOW ARE LOSING YOUR LIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, NOT TO MENTION THE REST OF THE ISSUES THIS TIPM IS KNOWN TO CAUSE AFTER THIS ONE...IT IS THE BRAIN OF THE ENTIRE TRUCK. I AM NOW DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON PRAYING THE REST OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS NOT IN JEOPARDY WHILE TRYING TO RESOLVE.