Backup Lights stay on - Dodge 2500 Van

2012 CHRYSLER VAN

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I have a 1995 Dodge Ram 2500 conversion van, and for the past few months, the backup/reverse lights stay on when I'm driving. I can't find any answers in the Chiltons manual. This is the only electrical problem in the van. It has a u-haul hitch connection, don't know if that would cause a problem. I'm not sure where to start looking.

Feb 11, 2006 at 12:07 PM

PEPPERMRJ

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Wow! Takes me back to the old gearhead days. Reverse lights on while driving was a sure sign of a failed switch associated with the floor shifter.

A quick look at a wiring diagram for your truck shows that the back up light control is part of a neutral safety/backup light combination switch. Either it is failing or you have a short on that circuit to a "HOT" wire.

Good luck and let us know.

Feb 12, 2006 at 2:10 AM

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Inspect the neutral safety and backup light combination switch on the floor shifter. A failed switch commonly keeps the reverse lights on while driving. Also check that circuit for a short to a hot wire.

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The owner of a 1995 Dodge Ram 2500 conversion van reports that the backup lights stay on while driving and mentions a U-Haul hitch connection. The expert says this typically points to a failed neutral safety/backup light combination switch on the floor shifter, or a short on that circuit to a hot wire.

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