Is this my starter or something else?

calabresi said:

Hey all,



My 2011 Ram 1500 has had a hard time starting recently. I read somewhere that there may be a faulty ignition switch, but I think it's the starter. Can you confirm that for me please? (I know it's not the battery because the truck will eventually start, and I know from previous experience what a dead battery "sounds" like.)



https://youtu.be/5Ww5c0QrvLI



Thanks!

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andycuracao said:

I had this same issue a while back with my 2012 . My problem was the TIPM, which is a known issue with these RAMs. I belief something with a faulty relay of the fuel pump. Luckily there’s an easy work-around available on youtube iso replacing the quite expensive TIPM.


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pickupman66 said:

Does the starter not make any noise? hard to tell here as I can see you turn it to run and then I guess hit the start function but cannot hear any noise from the starter. does the dash go blank?

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andycuracao said:

I had this same issue a while back with my 2012 . My problem was the TIPM, which is a known issue with these RAMs. I belief something with a faulty relay of the fuel pump. Luckily there’s an easy work-around available on youtube iso replacing the quite expensive TIPM.

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calabresi said:

Yikes, I hope it's not this. I read up a bit on this issue, and I'm not having any other symptoms. Was your issue just with the Ram starting, or did you have other symptoms as well?

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pickupman66 said:

OK. maybe it helps that I turned the volume up here at work. Sounds to me like fuel is not being delivered properly. starter is fine as it seems to be spinning the engine at enough speed.

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calabresi said:

Huh, interesting -- I've had cars with balky fuel pumps before, and they would generally just cut out in the middle of driving, not at the start. Fuel pump issue? Or maybe what andycuracao said with the faulty relay for the fuel pump?

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pickupman66 said:

Could be. I cannot diagnose enough to go any further without being there. Try what he said.

im just a shade tree mechanic.

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