This can't all be related but must be.

[100%DV]

Hello Everyone,

Last night I was driving and all of a sudden the lights on my steering wheel went out (Cruise an dash commands). However the cruise stayed on so it was just the lights. Weird but I'll look into it. As I came upon a truck I put on my blinker to change lanes and the flashers on the back of my side mirrors did not flash. What the heck? As I normally do when I pass an 18 wheeler I give a quick flash of bright lights to get his/her attention that I am going to pass (Really old trucker thing). By now you may have guessed, no bright lights either. After getting a bit ahead of the truck I tested for brake lights. I could see red glow on the ground when I hit the brakes but otherwise there were no lights on the back of the truck. I did not check the other lights (license plate or fog) because it was late and I don't get around very well anymore. I will have to hire it out but hoping to have an intelligent conversation with the tech that will ultimately need to figure it out.

I appreciate any light (no pun) anyone can shed on this. I can see a system of lights going out like the tail lights or headlights but this leaves me with dim lights and brake lights but nothing else outside. Is there a master system that could go out and intentionally leave these lights to be run by a different "emergency" system to get you to safety? I have not looked at any fuses or anything as I can't get down there to do it.

Unfortunately, I am new to this town and have not met anyone that is a good FIGURE OUTER. So to a shop I will have to go.

 

[Klondike]

Might help to know what your light switch position was - On, Auto, Markers? Is it possible you bumped it? Wouldn't explain the brights not working, but if there is more than one thing going on, start with the easy stuff and keep working deeper.

 

[Scap]

Could be your battery starting to fail.

 

[100%DV]

Thanks. The switch was in auto which is where it has always been.

The battery is new, I killed it by not driving enough and had to replace it.

I have someone coming today to look at it in hopes he can figure it out.

 

[100%DV]

OK, so the guy came to look at it. Before doing anything he started it and asked me to tell him all the problems. As I told him, he checked them, they all worked. He said Rams have some ECM type thing that can turn off things without the breaker popping. He said it gets confused and shuts things off and therefore needs a reboot to reset. He said it happens and it can reset itself three times then you have to go get the dealer to fix it and then it can reset three more times. I could not follow it as I am not so technical. This guy builds race car engines (Does all machining) for a hot rod shop. Sounds like he knows about this.

Anyone, understand his explanation to me? I assume he simplified it for me.