2009 Dodge Ram 1500 lighting problems
19 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Dashboard began cracking and caving in. Large and small pieces have fallen into the dash area. Soon after, I noticed that several times I have tried using my high beams, and will lose my headlamps, and the high beams don't come on either. Didn't think they were related but recently have heard and read of several other owners who have experienced the same problem with their dodge rams that have broken dashboards. Some have other electrical problems in the dash too.
Passenger side head lamp failure. Both high & low beam will randomly go off and working intermittently. Common problem posted among 2009+ dodge ram owners. Caused by faulty ground wiring.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500
- Drivetrain & axles 230 complaints
- Electrical system 98 complaints
- Engine 60 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 58 complaints
- Wheels 50 complaints
- Fuel system 43 complaints
- Body & structure 41 complaints
- Tires 39 complaints