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2001 DODGE DAKOTA — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

fire · 653076 · 2008-01-11

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DAKOTA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
110,800

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE FUSE FOR MY DIMMER SWITCH KEPT BLOWING. AND I KEPT REPLACING. BECAUSE WITH OUT IT IN I CAN NOT SEE GAUGES. AND MY OUTSIDE MARKER LIGHT FUSE KEPT DOING SAME. I REPLACED FUSES AGAIN TODAY THEY IMMEDIATELY BLEW. I ROTATED THE DIMMER SWITCH TO THE LOWEST POSITION. AGAIN I REPLACED FUSES. THEN I TURNED ON LIGHTS AND SLOWLY ROTATED DIMMER SWITCH UP AND I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM CORNER OF INSTRUMENT PANEL NEAR WHERE SWITCH SETS IN DASH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10214478
Machine
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