Light switch: Cripes! Poorest design Ive ever seen.

From : todd w roat

Q: love my 03 ram 4x4 quad hemi. with dodge its always been the little things that are crappy ;^ my headlight switch is annoying. i have foglights. unless i turn the headlight dial slowly to off position when i get out of the truck my headlights are still on. not that im cranking it off super super fast but more like anyone would - normal speed. but normal speed somewho is too fast for the headlight switch to register the input. anyone else have this troublke is there a fix thanks todd in cincinnati .

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From : bill hall

you do realize that if you turn the lights off after the door is open they will stay on for about 30 seconds bill love my 03 ram 4x4 quad hemi. with dodge its always been the little things that are crappy ;^ my headlight switch is annoying. i have foglights. unless i turn the headlight dial slowly to off position when i get out of the truck my headlights are still on. not that im cranking it off super super fast but more like anyone would - normal speed. but normal speed somewho is too fast for the headlight switch to register the input. anyone else have this troublke is there a fix thanks todd in cincinnati .

From : jerrybill hall

tbone wrote when did you get out right after you started loudly whispering 49 at night.......... jerry .

From : weenerfow

yeah and i cant seem to find a fuel filter on my 99! wtf does dodge do this shit to cut a 4.00 cost thats funny so did mine .

From : bill hall

if you turn the lights off when the engine is running the lights go out. if you turn the lights off after you turn the engine off the lights stay on for 30 sec or so. if you rtom we wouldnt have had the pleasure of meeting you today. you chose a great truck although a ctd and laramie would have been nicer. enjoy it. any problems come on back. fmb only one b in fmb my bad. youre right. i said if you had the door open but that was the one time i shut the truck off before turning the headlights off. not too hard to figure out anyway. bill .

From : mike simmons

love my 03 ram 4x4 quad hemi. with dodge its always been the little things that are crappy ;^ yeah... like that durned owners manual thats so hard to read 8^. my headlight switch is annoying. i have foglights. unless i turn the headlight dial slowly to off position when i get out of the truck my headlights are still on. not that im cranking it off super super fast but more like anyone would - normal speed. but normal speed somewho is too fast for the headlight switch to register the input. anyone else have this troublke is there a fix there is a fix but ya gotta read the manual to find out what it is 8^ mike thanks todd in cincinnati .

From : mike simmons

for the relatively low cost id suggest that you get a haynes manual and look at the procedure shown there. youll have a lot better idea of whether or not you want to try it plus youll have the book for any future repair decisions. ken i kinda doubt that a haynes manual or chilton for that matter will cover any of this. though it is good to have some reference material even if its as weak as a haynes manual. .

From : rick blainebill hall

sorry fmb hit the reply to sender instead of reply to group button. my bad. i said lights stay on after door is open because that is the only time i turned the lights off after the motor was shut down. not too hard to figure out though. its a courtesy light thing. hit the switch again and they will turn off immediately instead of timing out. bill if you turn the lights off when the engine is running the lights go out. if you turn the lights off after you turn the engine off the lights stay on for 30 sec or so. if you rtom we wouldnt have had the pleasure of meeting you today. you chose a great truck although a ctd and laramie would have been nicer. enjoy it. any problems come on back. fmb only one b in fmb love my 03 ram 4x4 quad hemi. with dodge its always been the little things that are crappy ;^ my headlight switch is annoying. i have foglights. unless i turn the headlight dial slowly to off position when i get out of the truck my headlights are still on. not that im cranking it off super super fast but more like anyone would - normal speed. but normal speed somewho is too fast for the headlight switch to register the input. anyone else have this troublke is there a fix thanks todd in cincinnati .

From : bill hall

jealous -- budd cochran in tribute to the united states of america and the state of israel two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and terrorism. ------ awww defending little budd. are the two of you going to kiss and make up now that is soooooo cute - -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tbone wrote when did you get out right after you started loudly whispering 49 at night.......... jerry .

From : fmb

lol!!! no budd it was a joke but even if it was real why would i care -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving jealous -- budd cochran in tribute to the united states of america and the state of israel two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and terrorism. ------ awww defending little budd. are the two of you going to kiss and make up now that is soooooo cute - -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tbone wrote when did you get out right after you started loudly whispering 49 at night.......... jerry .

From : konrad ostnertom lawrence

im looking at a 2002 dodge dakota sport quad cab 4x4 with the 4.7ltr engine. it has approx 45000 miles on it. is that alot of miles for a vehicle that is 1 -2 years old i have been told its highway miles. .

From : tom lawrence

there is a fix but ya gotta read the manual to find out what it is 8^ its gotta be that cellophane allergy again... .

From : fow

on - off- on - off! easy ! love my 03 ram 4x4 quad hemi. with dodge its always been the little things that are crappy ;^ my headlight switch is annoying. i have foglights. unless i turn the headlight dial slowly to off position when i get out of the truck my headlights are still on. not that im cranking it off super super fast but more like anyone would - normal speed. but normal speed somewho is too fast for the headlight switch to register the input. anyone else have this troublke is there a fix thanks todd in cincinnati .