2012 Dodge Ram 3500 exterior lighting problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2012 Dodge Ram 3500 — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While pulling a trailer, integrated trailer brake controller stopped working and disabled the trailer brakes. All trailer lights worked, just no brakes. Showed red warning in dash and "CF" on brake controller after failure. No warning before failure. Checked connections and tested with another…”
filed Jun 8, 2021
“I was told body control module in drivers door was bad and dodge is back ordered on parts.so I am having to deal with problem”
filed Jan 29, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other Ram 3500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Ram 3500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 Ram 3500 | 3 | 3% |
| 2008 Ram 3500 | 5 | 3% |
| 2007 Ram 3500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 Ram 3500 | 44 | 17% |
| 2005 Ram 3500 | 7 | 4% |
| 2004 Ram 3500 | 7 | 3% |
| 2003 Ram 3500 | 6 | 2% |
| 2001 Ram 3500 | 3 | 2% |
| 1999 Ram 3500 | 3 | 3% |
| 1998 Ram 3500 | 14 | 13% |
| 1997 Ram 3500 | 25 | 20% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Dodge Ram 3500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.