Shags
Viper Owner
Looking for some help. I went to get my '03 SRT the required a safety inspection after shipping it to Hawaii and it failed because the reverse/back-up lights didn't work! 
I looked at the obvious things like fuses and found no problems. I have had the car since 2004 and have never noticed a problem with the lights before, but the car has been in storage for the last 1.5 years as I was stationed overseas. The original owner had installed an after market stereo with a back-up camera--expect it was wired into the reverse sensor as it activates when the car is put in reverse. I removed the back-up camera some time ago as it just looked funny pointing out the back and I never used it. I capped the wires off at a connection near the trunk and this still appears to have no short possibility at that location.
I have also noticed my fan motor turns off when I go into reverse now. It remains off even when I shift back to first. I have to turn the ignition off then back on to get the fan motor running. So I assume I have a short of some kind and have tried to isolate it by turning the radio off, fan motor off, etc but have not been able to get the lights on or stop the fan from shutting off.
Any ideas on how to isolate the problem/short or any insight into how the reverse sensor triggers the lights and how this could be related to the fan motor? Appreciate any help...after having the car in storage for so long I really want to get the car back on the road!
Thanks,
Shags
I looked at the obvious things like fuses and found no problems. I have had the car since 2004 and have never noticed a problem with the lights before, but the car has been in storage for the last 1.5 years as I was stationed overseas. The original owner had installed an after market stereo with a back-up camera--expect it was wired into the reverse sensor as it activates when the car is put in reverse. I removed the back-up camera some time ago as it just looked funny pointing out the back and I never used it. I capped the wires off at a connection near the trunk and this still appears to have no short possibility at that location.I have also noticed my fan motor turns off when I go into reverse now. It remains off even when I shift back to first. I have to turn the ignition off then back on to get the fan motor running. So I assume I have a short of some kind and have tried to isolate it by turning the radio off, fan motor off, etc but have not been able to get the lights on or stop the fan from shutting off.
Any ideas on how to isolate the problem/short or any insight into how the reverse sensor triggers the lights and how this could be related to the fan motor? Appreciate any help...after having the car in storage for so long I really want to get the car back on the road!
Thanks,
Shags
