lighting issue after towing--98dodge ram - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

YJ4RoX · 06-02-2003, 05:23 AM

Hey guys, i bummed a trailer this weekend to tow the heep. Well Saturday night i turned the lights on and boom, the dash lights and parking lights dont work. Headlights, turn signals, brake lights are fine.

So i find the blown fuse and replace it. The parking and dash lights still wont work. I know there is a short in the trailer to cause this.

Why wont my lights work after the trailer is disconnected and the fuse is replaced? None of the under hood fuses are blown, just the one in the dash for the parking lamps.

Any clues?

Thanks

4x4extreme · 06-02-2003, 09:34 AM

Its a Dodge take it to your local landfill and leave it

That is the reason I did not show on sat my pos is down

Wellsy · 06-02-2003, 09:41 AM

I had rented a U-haul trailer one day for a move and something with there wiring fried a fuse and Relay in my 2002 Dodge Ram.

I had to take it to the dealer for them to find out where the prob was. I did the same as you, everything under hood and dash looked fine..

YJ4RoX · 06-02-2003, 10:20 AM

well dammit

jacob you didnt miss much, just a lot of rain.

i will check some relays this evening.

4x4extreme · 06-02-2003, 10:27 AM

I came here to tell you to check the relays but someone already told you

Did you go home on saturday ?

I showed up at about 9:00pm at songer

FYRMAN · 06-02-2003, 11:16 AM

Also check the possibility of a burnt up headlight switch if the truck lights still don't work with the trailer unhooked.

YJ4RoX · 06-02-2003, 12:23 PM

well i checked the relays under the hood. they seem to be fine. I took one out of a circuit i knew was working correctly and swapped in all the other plugs. Still no parking lights.

headlights work fine, would the head light switch allow the head lights to work without parking or dash lamps?

Are there any relays in the dash??? i crawled under it & couldnt see any??????

Jacob, the ohio guys stayed at songer, sat night. everyone else bailed. Lorne & i grabbed a room at the best western. i was a 3rd wheel since he had his woman.

i came home sunday morning, i was fed up and said screw it.

Wellsy · 06-02-2003, 12:55 PM

I should of asked where the relay was on my 2002 because this is eaxactly the same kind of thing that happened. I had even asked a Dodge Mechanic friend of mine and he said this is a fairly common problem..

Maybe call up Dodge and ask to speak to a service tech, or try the guys at http://www.turbodieselregister.com

If you can't find anything out by end of today post again, and I'll ask my buddy tonight..

YJ4RoX · 06-03-2003, 05:28 AM

I spent most of the evening messing with the truck. Still no lights. I swapped fuses & replays all evening and still nothing.

I am searching various other web sites for info now.

ahhhh this is frustrating

4x4extreme · 06-03-2003, 05:36 AM

Get behind the switch and bridge one leg to the other and see if they come on

YJ4RoX · 06-03-2003, 07:56 AM

Thats tonights project, start pulling the dash apart to get to the stinking switch

drnut · 06-04-2003, 09:50 PM

I had the same problem with my 97' and a rented U-Haul trailer that shorted out. I had to replace the big 40amp fuses under the hood and a few fuses in the fuse box in the cab. It took me a while to track down all the fuses and what they were for. Remember, just because a fuse looks good does not nessarly mean it is good.

YJ4RoX · 06-05-2003, 09:10 AM

thanks drnut, i will start replacing fuses tonight. Gotta find my test light too.

06-02-2003, 05:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
YJ4RoX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1930 Location: Leon, WV Posts: 3,273	lighting issue after towing--98dodge ram Hey guys, i bummed a trailer this weekend to tow the heep. Well Saturday night i turned the lights on and boom, the dash lights and parking lights dont work. Headlights, turn signals, brake lights are fine. So i find the blown fuse and replace it. The parking and dash lights still wont work. I know there is a short in the trailer to cause this. Why wont my lights work after the trailer is disconnected and the fuse is replaced? None of the under hood fuses are blown, just the one in the dash for the parking lamps. Any clues? Thanks

06-02-2003, 09:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
4x4extreme Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4773 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,287	Its a Dodge take it to your local landfill and leave it That is the reason I did not show on sat my pos is down __________________ #36. If I wanted to drive a foreign 4x I would move to another country. [color=orange]80 cj 5 104" wb rockwell 16"kings 39.5 tsl[/color] AND 1995 Hummer H1 Wagon [SIZE="3"][url=http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZhumvee4x4QQhtZ-1]buy my stuff[/url][/SIZE]

06-02-2003, 09:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Wellsy Wheeler Join Date: Jun 2001 Member # 4986 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 277	I had rented a U-haul trailer one day for a move and something with there wiring fried a fuse and Relay in my 2002 Dodge Ram. I had to take it to the dealer for them to find out where the prob was. I did the same as you, everything under hood and dash looked fine.. __________________ '93 Toy -Diamond Axle FJ80 front and Yota FJ80 Rear, Dual Cases, 39.5" IROKs, 3.4L engine, etc, etc

06-02-2003, 10:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
4x4extreme Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4773 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,287	I came here to tell you to check the relays but someone already told you Did you go home on saturday ? I showed up at about 9:00pm at songer __________________ #36. If I wanted to drive a foreign 4x I would move to another country. [color=orange]80 cj 5 104" wb rockwell 16"kings 39.5 tsl[/color] AND 1995 Hummer H1 Wagon [SIZE="3"][url=http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZhumvee4x4QQhtZ-1]buy my stuff[/url][/SIZE]

06-02-2003, 11:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
FYRMAN Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 4358 Location: otHELLo, Washington Posts: 3,703	Also check the possibility of a burnt up headlight switch if the truck lights still don't work with the trailer unhooked. __________________ [COLOR="Red"]Central Washington Muff Dive and Rescue Team[/COLOR]

06-02-2003, 10:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
YJ4RoX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1930 Location: Leon, WV Posts: 3,273	well dammit jacob you didnt miss much, just a lot of rain. i will check some relays this evening.

06-02-2003, 12:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
YJ4RoX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1930 Location: Leon, WV Posts: 3,273	well i checked the relays under the hood. they seem to be fine. I took one out of a circuit i knew was working correctly and swapped in all the other plugs. Still no parking lights. headlights work fine, would the head light switch allow the head lights to work without parking or dash lamps? Are there any relays in the dash??? i crawled under it & couldnt see any?????? Jacob, the ohio guys stayed at songer, sat night. everyone else bailed. Lorne & i grabbed a room at the best western. i was a 3rd wheel since he had his woman. i came home sunday morning, i was fed up and said screw it.

06-02-2003, 12:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wellsy Wheeler Join Date: Jun 2001 Member # 4986 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 277	I should of asked where the relay was on my 2002 because this is eaxactly the same kind of thing that happened. I had even asked a Dodge Mechanic friend of mine and he said this is a fairly common problem.. Maybe call up Dodge and ask to speak to a service tech, or try the guys at http://www.turbodieselregister.com If you can't find anything out by end of today post again, and I'll ask my buddy tonight.. __________________ '93 Toy -Diamond Axle FJ80 front and Yota FJ80 Rear, Dual Cases, 39.5" IROKs, 3.4L engine, etc, etc

06-03-2003, 05:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
YJ4RoX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1930 Location: Leon, WV Posts: 3,273	I spent most of the evening messing with the truck. Still no lights. I swapped fuses & replays all evening and still nothing. I am searching various other web sites for info now. ahhhh this is frustrating

06-03-2003, 05:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
4x4extreme Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4773 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,287	Get behind the switch and bridge one leg to the other and see if they come on __________________ #36. If I wanted to drive a foreign 4x I would move to another country. [color=orange]80 cj 5 104" wb rockwell 16"kings 39.5 tsl[/color] AND 1995 Hummer H1 Wagon [SIZE="3"][url=http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZhumvee4x4QQhtZ-1]buy my stuff[/url][/SIZE]

06-03-2003, 07:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
YJ4RoX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1930 Location: Leon, WV Posts: 3,273	Thats tonights project, start pulling the dash apart to get to the stinking switch

06-04-2003, 09:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
drnut Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 855 Location: Fontana,Ca Posts: 1,978	I had the same problem with my 97' and a rented U-Haul trailer that shorted out. I had to replace the big 40amp fuses under the hood and a few fuses in the fuse box in the cab. It took me a while to track down all the fuses and what they were for. Remember, just because a fuse looks good does not nessarly mean it is good. __________________ The worst day of rockcrawling is better than the best day at work!

06-05-2003, 09:10 AM	#13 (permalink)
YJ4RoX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1930 Location: Leon, WV Posts: 3,273	thanks drnut, i will start replacing fuses tonight. Gotta find my test light too.

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