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2005 durango LIGHT problem

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Old 06-13-2010 | 09:58 PM
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wife was driving at night , drove fine to the store but on the way home the headlights and dashlights turned off .
she was able to get to the 4 ways , they came back on
but this happened all the way home , ( 15 mins thru town ) about 5 more times
they work fine for me and i hate to bring it to the dealer just to hear them say it working ok .. i know electric problems can be hell to track down
 
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Old 06-13-2010 | 11:39 PM
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Has any new wiring been done?

Check that the fuse is tight.

Any other "odd" behavior? Bells, dings, wipers, anything?

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Old 06-14-2010 | 12:39 PM
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Mine turn on automatically once the sensor 'reads' the light levels. Maybe it needs replaced. Does yours have an option for automatic lights on the light dial?
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Old 06-14-2010 | 10:27 PM
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i havent noticed any other odd behavior .. but i drive it once a month .. and my wife has less than 4 mile drive a day ( city ) home , daycare , work
nothing new was done .
it did come with remote starter from dodge .
i was just about to install new trailer lights hookups on it , i'm glad i didnt
and to answer the second reply .. no it just has the standard on /off lights
no auto ..

 
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Old 06-26-2010 | 09:32 PM
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We had an '05 that had a similar problem. It started with the headlights randomly turning off and on. Later it turned into them flashing like a strobe and the dash doing the same thing. Finally, we took it in to the dealer and they hooked it up to their computer. They said it was reading as a Dodge Caravan and the computer was possessed. ???

We ended up trading it in for an '07 anyway.

I'm hoping you don't have electrical issues and it's something as simple as a fuse or loose connection.
 
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Old 06-27-2010 | 10:47 AM
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i have a similar problem with my ram 1500.. 2004... and i just bought a head light switch for it. I was reading up on the problem and its either the switch or the fuse box.
DId you check your relays? and check the connection to the back of your headlight switch
 
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Old 06-28-2010 | 09:30 PM
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i checked the relays , but like any electrical problem .. its workiing fine right now
i havent had the light go nutts again ,, for now
but i havent checked the switch
 



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