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Junior Member
Hey Yall,
I've been having battery issues as of late, and I am stumped as to what could be causing it. I often find my battery and truck to be dead, and it doesn't seem to matter what I do to try and prevent it. A couple nights ago I came home, knowing I had been having battery issues and my truck had sat for a couple days. I assumed I would have to jump it to get it rolling again, and she fired right up. I let her run for 10-15 minutes, less than usually because it started no problems, and then shut her down. I returned home from work approximately 1 hour later and went to start my truck to move it, and it was dead. Last night I returned home got her jumped, let it run for 30-40 minutes, ran to the gas station and got fuel, came home and disconnected the battery (this has been my most current solution for the time being). I went out this morning to reconnect my battery and start my truck, and she was dead. Another example; I had plans one afternoon and I was going to need to leave at 4pm. I went outside around noon, started my truck (she started under her own power), let her run for 45ish minutes I'd say, and went and shut her down. I went out to leave around 4, and she was dead.
It just seems like sometimes she'll sit for a day or two or hell maybe even three and she'll start, or sometimes I will have drove her for a few hours before returning home and she'll sit overnight (8-10 hours) and she'll be dead when I come out again. I've had the battery on a tester and the battery tests good.
Any Help Would Be Greatly Appreciated, Thanks. (2018 Dodge 1500 w/a 5.7)
I've been having battery issues as of late, and I am stumped as to what could be causing it. I often find my battery and truck to be dead, and it doesn't seem to matter what I do to try and prevent it. A couple nights ago I came home, knowing I had been having battery issues and my truck had sat for a couple days. I assumed I would have to jump it to get it rolling again, and she fired right up. I let her run for 10-15 minutes, less than usually because it started no problems, and then shut her down. I returned home from work approximately 1 hour later and went to start my truck to move it, and it was dead. Last night I returned home got her jumped, let it run for 30-40 minutes, ran to the gas station and got fuel, came home and disconnected the battery (this has been my most current solution for the time being). I went out this morning to reconnect my battery and start my truck, and she was dead. Another example; I had plans one afternoon and I was going to need to leave at 4pm. I went outside around noon, started my truck (she started under her own power), let her run for 45ish minutes I'd say, and went and shut her down. I went out to leave around 4, and she was dead.
It just seems like sometimes she'll sit for a day or two or hell maybe even three and she'll start, or sometimes I will have drove her for a few hours before returning home and she'll sit overnight (8-10 hours) and she'll be dead when I come out again. I've had the battery on a tester and the battery tests good.
Any Help Would Be Greatly Appreciated, Thanks. (2018 Dodge 1500 w/a 5.7)
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