ok, i still have a truck woth the following sytutoms. , and actually last night it would not start. it would crank over, and would fire for a second but would not run.

in another threat someone suggested to me that i need a new fuse block, or IPM,

im not sure if i need the IPM , the FPM, or both, and in addition i was going to buy a used part. DO i have to get the used part off of a truck that has the exact same year,motor, 4x4, 2500, hemi, SLT extened cab, power everything pretty much, fog lamps......... will all the 04 hemi fuse blocks be the same?



here is the list of problems below from another threat , if anyone could confirm this is my problem?

I have

Jump speedo
Abs/ brake light
Wipers come on and off on their own
Wipers don't stop in the down position
Wiper delay doesn't always work
When using the key fob door lock, the horn beep doesn't work
Trans shifts according to what the speedo says, even if it's wrong
Cruse control works according to the speedo display, even if it's wrong
Every now and then truck dies
When using extra power, like raising my plow, the abs light will come on and the dinger comes on each time I raise the plow and have a heavy amp draw
Once the truck died , and had problems restarting with "no buss" reading in the odometer display

 

I think I would be checking the battery and all the battery connections before I started throwing used parts at it

 

been there done that.

actually, i even went to the point of removing the fuse block...the second i p[lugged it back in the wipers started back up randoumly on their own, 3.5 swipes the wiper stops in the middle of the window. heck sometimes all i have to do is open the door and they start up.

 

First off, the 04 doesnt have a TIPM or "FPM"

we do have a FCM and PDC though.

disconnect everything on the bottom of the PDC and check all the connections for corrosion. I know a guy with an 05 PDC if you find you need one

 

Did at a few weeks ago, checked, cleaned. No signs of corrosion, but the moment I plugged it back in the wipers started back as mentioned. The PDC is about the only thing these all have in common I think

 

Funny, I just went back out to the site the truck was at...it started up. It seems every time it's damp outside all the problems go away

 

You obviously have an electrical or electrical connection issue

 

Well I figured that much, but I did check all the connections, even greased them when I took the fuse block out. Same problem as before. I'm really thinking that there has to be corrosion inside that block, possibly on the circuit board. Can't be sure, but that's the only part they all have in common I think. I checked the grounds, checked the battery and connections. This problem doesn't change when I hit a bump, or drive....only thing that sees is when it's wet out side. And one time all the lights went out, the speedo started working, and the wipers even worked correctly. 10 mins later the lights came on, wipers didn't work right, speedo did t work right

 

There is a guy over on DT that had similar issues. When he was driving it would just completely die on him sometimes. In the PDC he found a bad trace that he ended up soldering a jump wire to and resolved the issue. But he took the PDC all apart to find it

 

you know, i read something like that, but my thinking really is with the truck dieing, wipers, speedo, there are so many issues, i wonder if the circit board inside is bad. i was looking up some used ones and found them for around 200 bucks

today i was gassing up, and while parked with the motor on, perfectly still, no wind or anything the light and digger would come on for a min, then go off, then come on again....SSSSOOOOO anyoing

anyway so back to my posted question, can i just buy any 04 ram fuse box? or do i need my exact truck? which is hemi, 4x4 2500, ext cab, power seats, fog lamps...and so on