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Old Nov 12, 2025 | 07:05 PM
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Wired electrical gremlin.

So about 5 months ago, my DRLs turned on randomly during a week long rain. No rain or wet spots in the cab. Pulled the DRL fuse and problem solved. As of this morning, batteries were dead and went to jump it and I heard a clicking and noticed it was the trailer brake controller engaging. I found that turning the headlight switch to on, it stopped the clicking, but no headlights would power on. Thoughts?
 
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Old Nov 13, 2025 | 08:01 PM
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Took the batteries to the part store, they are both bad. Maybe that has caused the GEM to malfunction..? We shall see.
 
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