2001 Dodge Ram Regular Cab Sport Heated Mirrors
From : kyle
Q: the problem im having with my truck is the passenger mirror works but the drivers side doesnt. i tried it again the other day and could feel heat on the passenger side mirror whereas the drivers side is still cool. i had the door panel off and looked to see if a connection plug was undone but that wasnt so. i dont know which fuse the mirrors could be hooked into. there is no rear window de-fogger in this truck for it to be hooked with. if its a fuse which one im not sure if its the heating element either anybody familiar with dodges or this problem id appreciate any help. .
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From : kyle
since i doubt that they would use separate fuses for each mirror heater i doubt that it is the fuse. the first step would be to check for power at the mirror. you should have done that when you had the door panel off. if you are getting power in the door then the heater element has burned out. if not then check for power in the cab behind the kick panel. sometimes the wires break from flexing back and forth in the door jam. you can also check the heater element by measuring the resistance that it has. it should only be a few ohms at most and look more like a short. infinite resistance indicates a cooked element. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving the problem im having with my truck is the passenger mirror works but the drivers side doesnt. i tried it again the other day and could feel heat on the passenger side mirror whereas the drivers side is still cool. i had the door panel off and looked to see if a connection plug was undone but that wasnt so. i dont know which fuse the mirrors could be hooked into. there is no rear window de-fogger in this truck for it to be hooked with. if its a fuse which one im not sure if its the heating element either anybody familiar with dodges or this problem id appreciate any help. thanks t-bone ill see what i can do. i called a couple places today and they wanted in the shop to see what it is. for the cost of labor and if its the mirror itself it would be cheaper to buy the mirror and doing it myself. thanks again. .