Bed Overload Light Flickers on/off with road bumps

Saam · #1 (**permalink**) 10-23-2006, 10:13 AM

I just noticed it this morning on my way to work:

When I go over uneven portions in the road like bumps or potholes, the red weight overload indicator light flickers on then off again. Nothing has changed in what I'm carrying (some fold up chairs and bike gear in the trunk, and two bikes in a rack) so I don't understand why the sudden issue.

The only thing I can think if is that I took a gravel road to go mountain biking yesterday which involved a couple of puddle spots that I saw cars like Volkswagen Golfs go through with no problem. Also, I went over these spots really slowly and avoided them pretty well too. I am hesitant to think that this caused the issue. If so, I will be severely disappointed...

Any thoughts?

Dragonslayer · #2 (**permalink**) 10-23-2006, 10:34 AM

Hi Saam

First of all , welcome to the roc and second, I did not know that our trucks had an overload light, you should post that in the thread, " things you may not have noticed about your ridge ".

swampler · #3 (**permalink**) 10-23-2006, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Saam

the red weight overload indicator light flickers on then off again.

Which light would this be? How about a pic showing where it is. I've never heard of it before.

arteegee · #4 (**permalink**) 10-23-2006, 10:43 AM

That's a new one on me.

Prolly the cargo lights warning.

hiPSI · #5 (**permalink**) 10-23-2006, 11:03 AM

If our truck had it, it should have gone off on me a time or two.

Ultra-HOG · #6 (**permalink**) 10-23-2006, 11:32 AM

A "weight overload" light is a new one on me too. I am sure that there have been a couple of times when I would have expected to see it on, but where or what is it? Could it be the tailgate-ajar light that Saam is referring to? I have caught my bed mat and a towel in my tailgate and have caused the light to come on.

rms56 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-23-2006, 11:41 AM

Saam can you go to the owners manual and tell us which dash light is flickering?

ChrisM · #8 (**permalink**) 10-23-2006, 04:46 PM

I am pretty sure that the light he is seeing is the tail gate open light flickering because it needs an extra shim.

Start your truck up and pull on your tailgate on the passenger side while it is in park. If I am correct, the light you are speaking of on the dashboard should flicker.

Saam · #9 (**permalink**) 10-24-2006, 09:42 PM

Whoops,

Sorry if i wasn't more clear. The light is on the left, is in red, and it shows a truck in profile with a larger box shaped object in the bed. I'll check out the actual name for the light in the morning, I just guessed what it meant from the appearance of the icon.

Either way, it spontaneously stopped doing what it was doing, but I would still like to figure the thing out.

Thanks everyone.

arteegee · #10 (**permalink**) 10-24-2006, 09:49 PM

Trunk open indicator.

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