2005 Chevy Silverado Electrical Short Issue

TOMMY BENNETT

MEMBER
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

Electrical problem
2005 Chevy Silverado Two Wheel Drive Automatic 92,000 miles

Chevy Silverado 2500HD Duramax 6.6L Allison Transmission

Let me see if I can explain all this. Cluster problem I’m getting fixed by the company on your website.

About 3 weeks ago I installed some after market towing mirrors from this company (http://www.ttt-mirror.com/). My truck originally had electric with turn signals. I upgraded to electric, turn signal, heated and marker lights, plug-in connectors. I spliced the red wire for turn signals, per instructions, and spliced and routed a yellow wire for marker lights thru the convoluted tubing in the doors and attached to the light switch, brown wire with white trace. Everything on the mirrors works as advertised.

Since I installed the mirrors the key alarm and lights on alarm works intermittently, the windows and radio work after the key is removed and door is open, intermittently. The marker lights on the mirrors stay on for 5 to 10 minutes after I walk away from the truck. The cigarette lighter has blown the fuse twice (may not be related done it once before long time ago).

I figure a short, but any help about finding it would be appreciated. Any good advice? (no I’m not real electrically inclined).

1 Reply

KHLOW2008

MECHANIC
41,815 POSTS

Hi Tommy,

Thank you for the donation.

The lights on reminder not working could be due to a faulty door switch and this would affect the Body Control Module's signal to the park lamp relay.

It could be some not related to the job or while performing the job, the door switch was affected. Get the door switch checked for sticking, open circuit or bad contacts.

The cigarette lighter fuse blowing should be a eaparate problem. If you use any plug-in components, check them for shorting when plugged into socket.