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2002 Dodge Ram 1500 lighting problems

42 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2002 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
42 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
88,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 4
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 88,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 88,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 21% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 34 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

1.sparks from dashboard area near headlight switch were seen by my wife when she borrowed the vehicle. 2.now the headlights will not turn off, when the switch is turned to the off position the fog lights come on, head lights also will not completely come on.3. So far, $49 dianostic, switch needed (had to be special ordered b/c the part has been changed three times already)(doesn't that constitute a recall?)anyway it is going to cost me $79 for the new switch and they are not even sure that will fix the problem.

Reported at 64,968 miles, March 2005 FireInjury

Our dodge ram 1500 was working fine one day the next day the headlights, turn signals, and brake lights were not functioning. We checked fuses and anything else obvious. The next day we took it to a mechanic, after half a day of checking he found that the fuse and relay center (integrated power module) which is located under the hood was corroded. This box is not air tight and allows water to get inside and corrode the insides.

Reported at 104,000 miles, July 2011

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Lighting problems in other years

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