Backup Lights

[ACamilli]

Anyone ever have intermittent backup lights? My dealer adjusted some cable on the steering column. It worked till I got home and again you got to play with the shifter to get them to work (automatic).

 

[Prairie Dog]

You need to fill out your signature so we have some idea what you have ~ some years/models did things differently.

 

[ACamilli]

truck details

I own a 2006 DRW 3500 Cummins automatic 4x4 Laramie with 55,000 miles.

 

[goodguys75]

Anyone ever have intermittent backup lights? My dealer adjusted some cable on the steering column. It worked till I got home and again you got to play with the shifter to get them to work (automatic).

take it back..... dont even mess with it

 

[cerberusiam]

Backup lights are activated off of the range sensor on the trans. If the upper end of the cable gets adjusted and the problem is in the trans it throws the sensor off. Take it back and make them find the real issue.

 

[ACamilli]

Trip 1; $8 to adjust cable

Trip 2; $128 to replace switch

Lights still don't work. Funny thing is they work when truck is cold, as it warms up they stop working. Might I add that I added (2) 55 watt halogen lamps in rear bed stake pockets? It helps when backing up at night when plowing during a snow storm. A Ram must have the most anemic backup lights ever. I simply connected them via my 7 pin tow connector. It has a backup light pin, and it activates my 5th wheel backup lights.

Anyway now dealer says that maybe the additional 110 watt load shuts down some safety somewhere. I agree but why do they work when truck is cold, and then die when truck is warm?

Anyway I unplug like they say and everything works OK. I have now rewired tow plug, plug it in and the 2 55 watt lights get their power from the 40 amp fused blade in the 7 blade tow plug.

I hate that the computers and million sensors control everything.