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Electrical issues out of the blue today NEED HELP!

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Old 09-05-2010, 05:21 PM
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I have a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2 that I bought about 3 months ago. Ive never had any electrical issues till today. I crank the truck up this morning and roll down the window. Then I went to roll it back up and nothing.. Passenger side wouldnt roll down or up either. Then i get down the road and my ABS and AIR BAG Light stay on.. and my speedometer and odemeter doesnt work either. everything else does though???? Truck runs like normal though?? I checked the fuses and everything seemed fine. Can anybody give me an idea of what this could be? Do I have a bad Computer or relay maybe? I'm just confused why everything happened at once. Oh and the battery checked out fine at the parts store. Any help would be great!
 
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Can't help with the windows, but the abs light and speedo not working is probably just the sensor on top of the rearend.
 
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I have the same problem with my Windows....the driver side switch only works for the passenger window 50% of the time while it works %100 of the time for the drivers window. The passenger side switch works 100% too. I tried changing the switch with no success . I am told its a wiring issue.....but I am unsure how to find the short. I could use some help as well.
 
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Check the wires inside the boot that goes from the door to the door jamb.
 
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Originally Posted by zman17
Can't help with the windows, but the abs light and speedo not working is probably just the sensor on top of the rearend.
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I was gonna say these exact words


Weird that it would happen at the same time though....
 
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Definitely sounds like multiple problems.
 
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Sorry.. just now able to get back on the computer.. Thanks for the reply's, I'm just going to grab a diagram and start chasing stuff down. Something is telling me something shorted because everything quit at once.. One guy said check my ignition switch because the circuits run through there maybe? does that sound right? He mentioned everything runs through the A-22 circuit. I'm not that knowledgeable about wiring and stuff.. ha.
 
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Could someone tell me where the A-22 Circuit is on the truck? Is it the ignition switch?
 
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Download this for wiring schematics https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...-gen-rams.html and replace the damn sensor on the rear end! LOL It's not expensive, and if it does not help with at least that part of your problem, it will eventually go bad (common problem) and you'll have a spare.
 
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Just now able to get back on the Internet.. It was the ignition switch, so I replaced that this weekend and everything is working great now ha I got my brother to do the wires up right as well.. someone had done a bad job taping and connecting the wires so he went in and sodered them up and they look good. Now my next project... The Plenum intake!! Fun..
 

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