ust picked up my truck from the Auto Body shop.
Truck got rear ended and was in shop for 2 weeks.
Truck needed new/used short bed - tailgate -and rear bumper. Also needed bodywork behind the passenger side cab, the bed was pushed into it.

Bed was removed and a used one installed and painted.

Daughter picked up truck and when she came home and later was backing out the driveway I noticed the reverse lights did not work both sides.
All other rear light work ok.

Is it possible the body shop left off some connection or would it be the revers light switch I think mounted on the tranny?

Is there not a switch under the steering column. I ask this because she is also having a hard time getting out of park into reverse to back up, have to keep hitting the brake pedal and play with the shift lever to move the shift lever.

Any help much appreciated

 

sounds like your BTSI (Brake Transmission Shift Interlock) Cable is out of adjustment that's causing it to be hard to come out of Park and iv not found anything yet as far as where the reverse switch is I'm thinking its probably on the BTSI cable


Making this adjustment may fix Reverse Lights


Looks like the reverse switch is Possibly Built in as part of the neutral safety switch it could either be out of adjustment or bad have someone to check while going through every gear selection and see if they light up at all If they do then switch is out of adjustment if not switch is bad

 

I took the truck back and they fixed the lights. The sockets the bulbs sit in were a bit rusted they cleaned both sides and white grease them and now they all work.

thanks

 

good deal id never thought it would have been that simple with the electrical system on these rams glad its fixed

 

They used the lights that came with the new used bed and they cleaned up everything and all is good.

Have a great day

 

Wow, Cleaning the bulbs fixed your shift issues. Amazing.

 

Right! I would have been guessing transmission range sensor as both issues can be attributed to that.
Cleaning light sockets does fix that though.. Proof right here in the pudding.