Our Dodge RAM 2500 HD diesel kept blowing reverse light bulbs. After replacing something like 9 of them we finally discovered that the Ram had 2 bad circuit boards that both failed identically: they both warped, and the plastic bubbled, and they would not keep water out of the taillights and circuit board electrical connectors which eventually corroded.
We filed a complaint with Chrysler and documented the problem with photos and help from our Dodge mechanic. Chrysler, despite having the evidence of 2 identical failures of critical safety equipment, and bulb replacements going back to when the vehicle was only a few years old, refused to stand behind their product.
We replaced the circuit boards with LED circuit boards.
They began behaving strangely - one stopped working. Then it started working but double-flashed when the turn signal was used. Now it is working fine. Apparently these are all because of Dodge's TIPM module. We feel the lights on a truck are critical safety equipment. Dodge's decision to replace the fuses and relays with a Computer module (the TIPM) which is defective and causes intermittent and unpredictable failures of safety equipment is unacceptable.
Our Dodge RAM 2500 HD diesel kept blowing reverse light bulbs. After replacing something like 9 of them we finally discovered that the Ram had 2 bad circuit boards that both failed identically: they both warped, and the plastic bubbled, and they would not keep water out of the taillights and circuit board electrical connectors which eventually corroded.
We filed a complaint with Chrysler and documented the problem with photos and help from our Dodge mechanic. Chrysler, despite having the evidence of 2 identical failures of critical safety equipment, and bulb replacements going back to when the vehicle was only a few years old, refused to stand behind their product.
We replaced the circuit boards with LED circuit boards.
They began behaving strangely - one stopped working. Then it started working but double-flashed when the turn signal was used. Now it is working fine. Apparently these are all because of Dodge's TIPM module. We feel the lights on a truck are critical safety equipment. Dodge's decision to replace the fuses and relays with a Computer module (the TIPM) which is defective and causes intermittent and unpredictable failures of safety equipment is unacceptable.
- Cj S., East Randolph, VT, US