Baffled and only 5500 Miles

Bramic71 · May 28, 2022

Hello again. 2022 Ram 2500 6.7. While traveling home to Florida from Ohio, the Uconnect radio went black and lost power. At the same time this happened, the A/C, blower motor, power locks, and power windows (front only) stopped working. I've tried disconnecting the batteries to no avail. Also, the truck hasn't thrown any codes, and all fuses tested good. This all happened with the passenger window down halfway of course. Any help as to what this might be is greatly appreciated. Thanks

I apologize if this doesn't belong here. Didn't know where to post with the issues happening all at once. Thanks

KKBB · May 28, 2022

I would be checking fuses

Bramic71 · May 28, 2022

I checked and reseated the fuses. I wouldn't think one fuse would run all of that. Thanks

Bramic71 · May 31, 2022

Ok, I located the issue. While we travel for work I lift up the backseat and lay down thick blankets for our dogs to lay on. This time as I am taking the blankets out, I find the plug under the seat on the driver's side laying on the blanket. Wires were chewed in half and many of the wires were bare and touching each other. I didn't think much of it and snipped the wires evenly to get rid of the bare wires that were grounding against each other. Wrapped them all in electrical tape and viola everything is back to normal and working. After all I checked under the dash and hood I never thought to check here. We are happy that everything is back to normal and don't have to visit the dealer for a problem we unknowingly caused ourselves.

mikeru · May 31, 2022

Bramic71 said:
Ok, I located the issue. While we travel for work I lift up the backseat and lay down thick blankets for our dogs to lay on. This time as I am taking the blankets out, I find the plug under the seat on the driver's side laying on the blanket. Wires were chewed in half and many of the wires were bare and touching each other. I didn't think much of it and snipped the wires evenly to get rid of the bare wires that were grounding against each other. Wrapped them all in electrical tape and viola everything is back to normal and working. After all I checked under the dash and hood I never thought to check here. We are happy that everything is back to normal and don't have to visit the dealer for a problem we unknowingly caused ourselves.

Doggie gremlins.

Glad you figured it out. My only question is how you reattached the wires. I hope you didn't just twist the wires back together and tape them. This will work for a while, but eventually the wires will corrode. Causing issues for you (or the next owner) in the future. The most reliable way would have been to solder all of those connections and use shrink tubing to insulate them.

Bramic71 · May 31, 2022

mikeru said:
Doggie gremlins.

Glad you figured it out. My only question is how you reattached the wires. I hope you didn't just twist the wires back together and tape them. This will work for a while, but eventually the wires will corrode. Causing issues for you (or the next owner) in the future. The most reliable way would have been to solder all of those connections and use shrink tubing to insulate them.

I left the plug off as I dont use either rear plug. I individually taped each wire and then taped the bundle together and put it under the carpet flap that it stuck out of.

DB Cooper · May 31, 2022

Bramic71 said:
Ok, I located the issue. While we travel for work I lift up the backseat and lay down thick blankets for our dogs to lay on. This time as I am taking the blankets out, I find the plug under the seat on the driver's side laying on the blanket. Wires were chewed in half and many of the wires were bare and touching each other. I didn't think much of it and snipped the wires evenly to get rid of the bare wires that were grounding against each other. Wrapped them all in electrical tape and viola everything is back to normal and working. After all I checked under the dash and hood I never thought to check here. We are happy that everything is back to normal and don't have to visit the dealer for a problem we unknowingly caused ourselves.

I love puppies. Had a similar issue with a rabbit once. Glad you found the problem.

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