2002 Ram 3500 electrical problem
11-29-2018, 04:12 PM
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2002 Ram 3500 electrical problem
I have a strange problem. When I turn the headlights on, the dash lights and radio display light goes out. Any ideas?
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11-29-2018, 04:15 PM
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Bad ground, or a short somewhere. Check the headlight switch first. The earlier trucks were know for having problems with them. (melted switch and connector....)
11-29-2018, 08:04 PM
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That issue was supposedly resolved in 99 with the rotary switch. Although if you run low dimmer a long time it gets very hot.
Pull the bezel (carefully) and then the switch is just a couple screws. You'll see all the wires and connections there.
12-02-2018, 07:36 PM
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Well put me in for idiot of the month award, the problem was the wheel dial for the dome,cargo light was set too low.
12-03-2018, 12:01 PM
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You're not an idiot, we've all been there! Glad it was nothing to fix.