Battery dead?

[RamCanada67]

Went out to my one week old 2022 ram 1500 classic this morning. Grasped the drivers side door handle. Doors unlock except drivers door. Got in and pressed the brake. It's stiff. Pressed start and nothing. Hear lots of clicking sounds from the fuse box. Any ideas?? It's still clicking after getting out and closing the doors.

 

[Striker3636]

I have a week old 2022 as well. My build date was March 22 so it’s been sitting on a dealer lot for the better part of a year. If mine sits a few days it seems to have a weak start. When I first looked at it, the red plastic positive terminal cover for the battery was sitting inside the vehicle, which makes me think they had it on the charge pack a few times from sitting. My guess is crap battery to begin with, degraded by a year of slow discharges, in freezing weather. If it doesn’t improve I’ll be in asking for a new battery.

 

[RBJRBJ]

I owned a GMC Denali and now have a 2021 RAM with Hemi V8 eTorque and own two Battery Tenders which have worked flawlessly for years. Both vehicles, if left garaged for 5 days or more would experience battery drain, prohibiting starting them. As a result, not wanting to risk overcharging, believing “simple is best” I use this model available at Amazon for $52.86:
Battery Tender Plus Charger and Maintainer: Automatic 12V Powersports Battery Charger and Maintainer for Motorcycle, ATVs, and More - 12 Volt, 1.25 Amp Battery Chargers - 022-0185G-DL-WH

 

[turkeybird56]

YUP, even MY 19 DT RAM, if sits a lot of days, battery not wanna play nice. Friggin charging systems in these rolling computers: Sometimes the TIPM directs the system to charge Battery as low as 14.2, other times 14.8. I hate these inter-related systems, and all the standby systems, which suk juice regardless of truck on-off, what a royal PITA. I always keep an eye on the Volt meter (for lack of a better description) when driving. Just scroll and look once in a while. I keep the stats up in EVIC, not MPH indicators.

 

[RamCanada67]

Update...I used a multimeter and battery was reading 5.0. So I put my battery charger on it for about 20 mins until it read 12.7 and it started. Reluctantly. Idling in the driveway at the moment and going for a long drive. Although it's only a week old, the build date says October 2021 so it's been sitting around a dealership lot draining and being recharged for a year and a half. The red plastic positive terminal cover was off sitting on the fuse box, so the dealer must have had to recharge it. Several times I'm guessing. Hopefully the dealership puts a new battery in it when I go in there tomorrow and throw a tantrum! Lol

Side note: I've driven it every day since purchased so it hasn't sat for very long. I'm pretty sure everything was off when I left it last night. It wasn't overly cold last night. 34ish. So it must be a crap battery. The only thing different that I did this morning was have both key fobs in my pocket. I don't think that would be related to why the battery was reading 5.0.

 

[turkeybird56]

Update...I used a multimeter and battery was reading 5.0. So I put my battery charger on it for about 20 mins until it read 12.7 and it started. Reluctantly. Idling in the driveway at the moment and going for a long drive. Although it's only a week old, the build date says October 2021 so it's been sitting around a dealership lot draining and being recharged for a year and a half. The red plastic positive terminal cover was off sitting on the fuse box, so the dealer must have had to recharge it. Several times I'm guessing. Hopefully the dealership puts a new battery in it when I go in there tomorrow and throw a tantrum! Lol

Side note: I've driven it every day since purchased so it hasn't sat for very long. I'm pretty sure everything was off when I left it last night. It wasn't overly cold last night. 34ish. So it must be a crap battery. The only thing different that I did this morning was have both key fobs in my pocket. I don't think that would be related to why the battery was reading 5.0.

Battery reading 5.0 Volts === toast. Get new battery, being run that low I doubt a wet battery gonna hold up well (My Opinion). When my factory went bad, I put in a H7 AGM from Autozone. A lot of PPL profess, make small mod in battery box and put in H8 size batteries in their truck, but I do not have the "cold" issues U have, so H7 size (stock) be fine. I definitely would get Dealership put in new battery. All IMHO .....

 

[Dean2]

TB is spot on. The battery should not be going to 5 volts overnight. Get the dealer to put a new one in. They should have done that before delivering it.

 

[JW2 Innovations]

I dont daily drive my truck so put a quick disconnect harness from my battery and use Noco charger now since it can charge a very dead battery vs previous charger I had that required min voltage before it would start charging. Just have to remember to disconnect it when I leave!

 

[turkeybird56]

TB is spot on. The battery should not be going to 5 volts overnight. Get the dealer to put a new one in. They should have done that before delivering it.

You could not start a friggin lawn mower on 5 volts, LOL. It is always amusing to pop hood, shut down truck, and watch a volt meter on battery voltage when different systems shut down and what stays active. The days of a simple battery, VR on firewall etc are long gone.

 

[rws1944]

I've posted my times on dead battery issues and this forum is full of threads about this. I have a 2019 limited in which the OEM battery died, this is a common complaint. The easy, quick and cheap fixed is to ash can the OEM battery and replace it with an H8 AGM battery from a reliable manufacturer. I purchased and Interstate H8 AGM installed for $250 and have had no problems since. OEM's are H7 but the tray is H8. All that is needed is to remove the spacer in the tray and the H8 drops right in. Stop screwing around with the OEM battery if it gives you trouble and get the H8 AGM.