2015 Cascadia bunk light stays on

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  1. jrhd97

    jrhd97 Light Load Member

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    I'm in a 2015 Cascadia. This morning the bunk lights would turn on and off on there own and at random as I was driving. Now the top left bunk light stays on and the switches in the sleeper don't work. The bunk light switch on the dash will turn the center bunk light on & off without turning off the one stuck on.
    Any ideas or advice besides torching this plastic rattle trap?
     

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  3. driverdriver

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    Try climbing up there and turning it off with the upstairs switch.
    These crapcadias can be funny in mine that upstairs switch will only turn on one of those two in the upper back but if I use the switch on the bottom both of those will come on.
    By the way in mine 2018 the switch in the bunk on the bottom toggels , if I press the the top end of the switch that center light will come on if I press the bottom of the switch those back two will come on.
    Make sense?
    Here's another funny thing if I'm up on the top wiping down the interior with product and I use the upper switch only one of those two will come on. Both will only come on if I use the bottom switch.
     
  4. jrhd97

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    I tried the top switch and nothing happens. The 2015 does have a toggle switch that will do just the center light also. I'm wondering if the A/C vent sweating has shorted out the switch up top and is causing the problem.
     
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    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    Could be?

    I just want to make sure I typed it in a understanding way so...
    The switch in the bunk on yours when you press on the top of the switch the center come on but can you press on the bottom of the switch ? Granted on this one the switch is actually labeled , it says MID on the top of the switch and REAR on the bottom of the switch. If yours ain't labeled it doesn't work like mine.
    You may be on to something though with the sweating.
     
  6. jrhd97

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    When I push the bottom of that switch the two outer lights come on, when push up the mid comes on. There is another switch next to it that you toggle up to get the small, lower light on & off.
     
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    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    The small one in the back bottom corner?
     
  8. jrhd97

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    Yep.
    The truck is a Ryder National Lease unit. I called them and the mechanic said they're having problems with the AC vent condensation from the upstairs vent getting into the switch and causing a short. He's going to bring a switch out and see if it fixes it. I'll update when he's done.
     
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    The Ryder tech replaced the lower light switch. The switch with the bunk mute and two light switches. That fixed the problem. Apparently moisture is getting in the switch shorting it out. When he pulled it you couldn't see any signs of damage, but it was keeping the circuit closed for that one light.
    It took 197,000 miles to get enough moisture to ruin the switch. Maybe this one will last until we turn the truck in for another lease.
     
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  10. KB3MMX

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    Omg WTF is up with Freightliner electrical systems anyway lol.
     
  11. jrhd97

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    Apparently the above fix was a bandaid on something larger. Now the bunk lights are stuck on, the engine brakes will not come on despite the yellow light on the switch being illuminated, the row of switches that the dome light & eng brake are on have started flashing on & off, while accelerating or pulling a hill the speedometer will fall to about 15 MPH and the truck will derate until the speedo starts climbing back up then I'll get fuel to continue accelerating. All this has happened at the same time.
    Again, Ryder is sending a "tech" out.
     
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