Check your 3rd brake light.

 

Tried that and even tried a new bulb/s and still get the same message. I am at a loss. Got an appointment with the dealership again to try and diagnose it thoroughly.

Ricky

 

Hi Ricky,

I'd be happy to follow up with your dealership for you if needed, just PM our page with your VIN and let me know!

Andrea
Ram Social Care Specialist

 

*update* 2/14/2017

Guys/Gals,

Here is an update report of "Parking Light Out" message when braking. Recap: I would get the message upon initial braking anytime the lights were ON. In other words, they would have to be on in order for this message to appear. If they were in the OFF position, nothing would happen and everything would seem normal! If I had the headlight selector on Auto or w/ parking lights on or w/ headlights on, the message would appear when I apply the brakes.

I purchased this 2013 Ram 1500 Big Horn from a CARMAX near me. However, since it was a good drive away, I decided to take it to a Ram Truck Center. They looked it over and said that they found a faulty bulb where a filament looked to be hanging and/or loose. Did repair at no charge. Got back in truck and pulled away not noticing that selector was in the OFF position so therefore, no messages when braking. I turned selector to headlights ON and low and behold the message appeared every time I had to brake.

I took some advise to just take it back to CARMAX since I was well within my 30 day warranty with them to see what they could come up with. Needless to say they also said they found a faulty bulb and replaced it no charge. I got on my way and before I got to far, I wanted to test it myself and guess what, "Parking Light Out" came up. Called service rep I was dealing with and he asked me to come back and him and technician would come out so I could explain what was happening. I went back, technician came out and I explained the whole deal on how the parking lights and/or headlights had to be on in order to get the message and that if they are OFF, you will not get anything. He took the truck back and in about 15 minutes he brought it back to me and stated he could not get it to go off and the I practically now have new lights all around. He said he check the computer (theirs) and seen where they may have to flash the system to get it to go off and that it is one of those deals where they need me to go to a dealership.

I made an appointment at a ram dealership near me (not the same on as before) and went straight there from CARMAX. They looked at it for about 30 minutes and found that I had a bad socket. Unfortunately, they didn't have it in stock. He said he ordered some since he wanted to have a few in stock there and that it would be around 60 bucks for repair. Made appointment for next day and brought the truck in. Wasn't there but about 20 minutes and they replaced the socket (can't remember if it was the rear driver or passenger side) and flashed the system. Got in truck, while still at dealership, and tried braking with the lights ON and NO MESSAGE APPEARED! YESSSSSSS! EUREKA!

Called CARMAX and spoke with service rep that I had worked with since he wanted me to call him anyway, as well as the technician, and told him what was found and what was done. He said for me to fax him over the bill and they would send me a check to reimburse me for the repair.

As of the writing of this UPDATE. Everything is working as it should. So much that I have been looking at some LED lights. But that is another topic for another forum post!

:smileup:

 

Guys/Gals,

Here is an update report of "Parking Light Out" message when braking. Recap: I would get the message upon initial braking anytime the lights were ON. In other words, they would have to be on in order for this message to appear. If they were in the OFF position, nothing would happen and everything would seem normal! If I had the headlight selector on Auto or w/ parking lights on or w/ headlights on, the message would appear when I apply the brakes.

I purchased this 2013 Ram 1500 Big Horn from a CARMAX near me. However, since it was a good drive away, I decided to take it to a Ram Truck Center. They looked it over and said that they found a faulty bulb where a filament looked to be hanging and/or loose. Did repair at no charge. Got back in truck and pulled away not noticing that selector was in the OFF position so therefore, no messages when braking. I turned selector to headlights ON and low and behold the message appeared every time I had to brake.

I took some advise to just take it back to CARMAX since I was well within my 30 day warranty with them to see what they could come up with. Needless to say they also said they found a faulty bulb and replaced it no charge. I got on my way and before I got to far, I wanted to test it myself and guess what, "Parking Light Out" came up. Called service rep I was dealing with and he asked me to come back and him and technician would come out so I could explain what was happening. I went back, technician came out and I explained the whole deal on how the parking lights and/or headlights had to be on in order to get the message and that if they are OFF, you will not get anything. He took the truck back and in about 15 minutes he brought it back to me and stated he could not get it to go off and the I practically now have new lights all around. He said he check the computer (theirs) and seen where they may have to flash the system to get it to go off and that it is one of those deals where they need me to go to a dealership.

I made an appointment at a ram dealership near me (not the same on as before) and went straight there from CARMAX. They looked at it for about 30 minutes and found that I had a bad socket. Unfortunately, they didn't have it in stock. He said he ordered some since he wanted to have a few in stock there and that it would be around 60 bucks for repair. Made appointment for next day and brought the truck in. Wasn't there but about 20 minutes and they replaced the socket (can't remember if it was the rear driver or passenger side) and flashed the system. Got in truck, while still at dealership, and tried braking with the lights ON and NO MESSAGE APPEARED! YESSSSSSS! EUREKA!

Called CARMAX and spoke with service rep that I had worked with since he wanted me to call him anyway, as well as the technician, and told him what was found and what was done. He said for me to fax him over the bill and they would send me a check to reimburse me for the repair.

As of the writing of this UPDATE. Everything is working as it should. So much that I have been looking at some LED lights. But that is another topic for another forum post!

:smileup:

I am having the same issue on my 16 ram 1500,
I can replace the bulb socket myself in the tail lights
but my dealer wants 120 dollars to reflash the system.
Can I disconnect the negative on the battery and do a hard reset to solve that issue??

 

Glad to now you got it fixed and reimbursed; seems Carmax is good for their warranty. Thanks for posting both your problem and solution-that is what helps members who may have this in the future

 

My son had this problem with a 2004 1500 and would get a intermittent ding while driving saying he had a bulb out. He got a new socket assembly from Rockauto for something like $14 and 10 minutes work and all fixed.

 

I have been going through the same thing with my 19 ram and now I know. Thank you

 

Andrea,

Would you be able to help me out with that same issue with my 2016 ram?

 

Hello MarkoR,
We can look into this further and see if there is any assistance we can provide. However, it is likely a dealer visit will be needed as our team is not mechanically trained ourselves. Please send us a private message with additional details.
Julie
Ram Social Care Specialist

 

No - I tried disconnecting the negative side of the battery and left it disconnected for a half hour and connected it again and still same issue

 

Hello,
I replaced my OEM tail lights with SPEC D LED tail lights on my 2019 RAM 1500 “Classic”. Everything works fine, but as soon as I press the brake a warning appears on my display “parking light out”. It goes off after a few seconds, but returns every time I press the brake pedal. Please help.
Thanks,
Jeff

 

LED's have a lot less resistance than incandescent bulbs so the truck thinks you have a light out. You'll need to add a resistor.

 

Im having the same issue in my 19 classic ,all Leds, all working.. can someone help please, I've set to all led in alphaobd

 

Were you able to fix the issue
Im having the same problem, all Leds and used Alfaobd to set all the Leds and still getting “parking light out” message
Please let me know if you fixed it and how
It will be greatly appreciated

 

Hey bud got an email for this thread so thought I'd reply for ya..

I did solve my issue, a guy online had me order different tail lights along with changing obd settings and it solved my issue has me enable HID setting I believe aswell..

 

Thanks for replying! I will give that a try

 

I solved the problem with contact spray on the connection

 

 

I had this same problem new socket wiring harness from a salvage yard fixed the problem had to buy the whole light assembly but worth it not to hear and see that message again

 

You need a multi meter to test them, look for signs of corrosion, or any that do not look like the others.what is your truck doing in your words?

 

Honestly, it’s the exact same as the original post. When lights are on, it’ll DING parking light out every 20/30 seconds. But I’ve not found a single bulb not work. Now this only happens obviously at night, when the lights come on. No problem using turn signals during the day. But once it’s dark. Turn signal will cause the DING as well as just normal driving

 

u need to change ur setting In OBD I did that also no codes since

 

What setting?

 

Hi everyone, Last night I started getting the same message. " Parking light out". I just replaced both turn signal light sockets and replaced the bulbs with Led bulds. Today, I will replace everthing back to the old sockets and standard bulbs tonsee if this fixes the issue.

 

Sorry for typing errors, fat fingers...led bulbs....to see....

More to come.

 

Hi Bobby here, have 2014 dodge ram outdoorsman, having the same problem with parking light out when the brake is pressed. Changed the sockets, bulbs, and the third light is working correctly. Still getting the same message and don’t know how to get it to stop? Does the dealership have to reflags the system?

 

I did all of that too and still have the message. Did you find a solution?

 

update 2/14/2017 Guys/Gals, Here is an update report of "Parking Light Out" message when braking. Recap: I would get the message upon initial braking anytime the lights were ON. In other words, they would have to be on in order for this message to appear. If they were in the OFF position, nothing would happen and everything would seem normal! If I had the headlight selector on Auto or w/ parking lights on or w/ headlights on, the message would appear when I apply the brakes. I purchased this 2013 Ram 1500 Big Horn from a CARMAX near me. However, since it was a good drive away, I decided to take it to a Ram Truck Center. They looked it over and said that they found a faulty bulb where a filament looked to be hanging and/or loose. Did repair at no charge. Got back in truck and pulled away not noticing that selector was in the OFF position so therefore, no messages when braking. I turned selector to headlights ON and low and behold the message appeared every time I had to brake. I took some advise to just take it back to CARMAX since I was well within my 30 day warranty with them to see what they could come up with. Needless to say they also said they found a faulty bulb and replaced it no charge. I got on my way and before I got to far, I wanted to test it myself and guess what, "Parking Light Out" came up. Called service rep I was dealing with and he asked me to come back and him and technician would come out so I could explain what was happening. I went back, technician came out and I explained the whole deal on how the parking lights and/or headlights had to be on in order to get the message and that if they are OFF, you will not get anything. He took the truck back and in about 15 minutes he brought it back to me and stated he could not get it to go off and the I practically now have new lights all around. He said he check the computer (theirs) and seen where they may have to flash the system to get it to go off and that it is one of those deals where they need me to go to a dealership. I made an appointment at a ram dealership near me (not the same on as before) and went straight there from CARMAX. They looked at it for about 30 minutes and found that I had a bad socket. Unfortunately, they didn't have it in stock. He said he ordered some since he wanted to have a few in stock there and that it would be around 60 bucks for repair. Made appointment for next day and brought the truck in. Wasn't there but about 20 minutes and they replaced the socket (can't remember if it was the rear driver or passenger side) and flashed the system. Got in truck, while still at dealership, and tried braking with the lights ON and NO MESSAGE APPEARED! YESSSSSSS! EUREKA! Called CARMAX and spoke with service rep that I had worked with since he wanted me to call him anyway, as well as the technician, and told him what was found and what was done. He said for me to fax him over the bill and they would send me a check to reimburse me for the repair. As of the writing of this UPDATE. Everything is working as it should. So much that I have been looking at some LED lights. But that is another topic for another forum post! :smileup:

Where was the bad socket at?

 

I have the same problem. 2018 Ram 2500. I had the left rear blinker continuously going out. I had LEDs. My mechanic removed the LEDs and put regular bulbs so now I have the Parking Light out alert when I have my headlights on and press the break or turn the signals on. If headlights are off It doesn't show up. I'm going to present all this to my mechanic and see what he can do with it. From what I'm reading here are some indicators. - Bad Sockets - Bad Resister - Needs to be flashed - Bad wiring

 

Replying to my own post with an update:
My mechanic said we need to remove all the LEDs and go from there. I'm taking it in tomorrow to remove the after market LEDs.

 

Hello All! I am having a slight problem with my 2013 Ram 1500 Big Horn w/ 5.7 V8 HEMI. I started getting this "parking light out" message on my dash after I brake. It goes off in a second or two. Also, it is only when the parking lights or headlights are on whether manually or in "Auto" mode. There are no aftermarket lights installed. Have done a look-over with multiple persons and can not find anything out of the ordinary. I did take to a Ram Truck Center and had a tech to look at and they found a light bulb that had a loose filament. They replaced and said I was good to go. I got into truck and drove away not noticing that the headlight selector was in the OFF mode. I turned it to Auto, Parking, and Full Headlights and the message re-appeared. Has anyone ever had this happen to them or heard about this? Any help will be graciously appreciated! Ricky :4-dontknow:

I know this is an old thread but it still happens…. Just had the same situation on a dodge ram 1500 2014, replaced my 3rd brake light which was weathered. Noticed the message only happens when the lights were set to auto which saved me some headaches in the daytime. The brake light socket was toasted (but still worked) on both sides so I replaced both and the bulbs… replaced the reverse bulbs too…. Still happening… on a prayer I replaced the 2 license plate sockets (which looked worn) and the bulbs and it worked… thank god… hope this helps someone else…

 

I replaced the socket on my tail light with and after market one the original was damaged. The error appeared after that so I order an OEM socket and that resolved the issue.

 

It drives me crazy same problem

 

Me too, 2017 1500. Dealer put dielectric grease on sockets and semi-fixed it. Nobody in this thread, nor the dealer, has explained this. Why would any resistance cause the error message when headlights are on, but not when they are off? What in hell is a "parking light" anyway?

 

Why would the ECU monitor the lamp circuit in the OFF mode.