erlltroll2002
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- Location
- Virginia
- Ram Year
- 2021
- Engine
- 3.0L Fiat Diesel
So I have a 2021 Rebel, 3.0L Ecodiesel. Since November of 21 I have had multiple battery issues. I currently am at around 8500 miles.
At around 3000 miles I had a suspension stabalizer system warning light come in and stay in every time I started the truck up. Unfortunately it took about 3k miles to take it in due to my wifes car being on COVID hold at the shop. The dealership tested everything, and then told me it was a known issue and RAM was trying to determine a cause and correction for it.
About a month later (November 2021) I drove the truck on a 3 hour round trip on a Saturday. The next morning the truck had ZERO power. Nothing, no locks, no interior lights, etc. Multimeter showed 2 volts. I jumped it with my box, let it run about 10 minutes and shut it off. I then started it again, and it started fine. Battery meter was showing around 11 Volts. I am sure this was just charging juice from the alternator. I wanted to shut it down and see how it would start again, but it would not shut off. In my mind I had a runaway diesel happening (JK, not quite to that worry yet, but it was a thought.) It did turn off automatically about 10 minutes later. Question #1- Is there such a timer sequence to not allow the truck to turn off with a low batter voltage? I continued to charge it, and had a tow truck come tow it to the station. The dealership said it was a bad battery and replaced it.
About 2 months later, it was dead again. I had it towed to the dealership, so they could look at it again. It was around 8 volts this time. They had the truck for 3 weeks and could not find every draw issue. They did replace the RF console and that cut the draw down from 5 amps to about .75 amps. The remaining amps would fluctuate and disappear. When I picked it up, it hesitated to start, threw an engine trouble light and water in the fuel filter light. They took it back in the shop and "drained" the water and reset the engine trouble light. I took it home.
12 hours later, it would not start and had 10 volts on the battery meter. I jumped it and drove it in, and they still have it. As of right now, they can not duplicate any issues, but I am at a loss of patience with this issue. I have a STAR case in, but now they are asking me where I keep my FOBs in the house, do i keep the FOB in my pocket when I may not be driving the truck (just walking around the yard/garage), etc. It just seems like it shouldn't matter where I keep the FOB. I should be able to leave it in my truck for 2 weeks without it killing the battery.
Any thoughts, questions, experience with this? I am sure I have forgotten some details as I am really frustrated. I love the truck, and want it back, but I really am losing a lot of faith in MOPAR right now.
At around 3000 miles I had a suspension stabalizer system warning light come in and stay in every time I started the truck up. Unfortunately it took about 3k miles to take it in due to my wifes car being on COVID hold at the shop. The dealership tested everything, and then told me it was a known issue and RAM was trying to determine a cause and correction for it.
About a month later (November 2021) I drove the truck on a 3 hour round trip on a Saturday. The next morning the truck had ZERO power. Nothing, no locks, no interior lights, etc. Multimeter showed 2 volts. I jumped it with my box, let it run about 10 minutes and shut it off. I then started it again, and it started fine. Battery meter was showing around 11 Volts. I am sure this was just charging juice from the alternator. I wanted to shut it down and see how it would start again, but it would not shut off. In my mind I had a runaway diesel happening (JK, not quite to that worry yet, but it was a thought.) It did turn off automatically about 10 minutes later. Question #1- Is there such a timer sequence to not allow the truck to turn off with a low batter voltage? I continued to charge it, and had a tow truck come tow it to the station. The dealership said it was a bad battery and replaced it.
About 2 months later, it was dead again. I had it towed to the dealership, so they could look at it again. It was around 8 volts this time. They had the truck for 3 weeks and could not find every draw issue. They did replace the RF console and that cut the draw down from 5 amps to about .75 amps. The remaining amps would fluctuate and disappear. When I picked it up, it hesitated to start, threw an engine trouble light and water in the fuel filter light. They took it back in the shop and "drained" the water and reset the engine trouble light. I took it home.
12 hours later, it would not start and had 10 volts on the battery meter. I jumped it and drove it in, and they still have it. As of right now, they can not duplicate any issues, but I am at a loss of patience with this issue. I have a STAR case in, but now they are asking me where I keep my FOBs in the house, do i keep the FOB in my pocket when I may not be driving the truck (just walking around the yard/garage), etc. It just seems like it shouldn't matter where I keep the FOB. I should be able to leave it in my truck for 2 weeks without it killing the battery.
Any thoughts, questions, experience with this? I am sure I have forgotten some details as I am really frustrated. I love the truck, and want it back, but I really am losing a lot of faith in MOPAR right now.