Electric problem... Help?...

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GEEZBO

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So someone hit my Nissan Titan last month and totaled it, which gave me a good excuse to go ahead and buy my first Ram. Bought a 2010 1500 last week its all stock... Got the windows tinted yesterday, dropped it off at 9am.. picked it up at about 1 from the tint shop... (snow storm came through) when I got in my frozen truck I noticed some problems....

none of the gauges are working... truck is running..
no radio
wipers are in the off position but outside they are running
no blinkers
horn doesn't work
battery voltage light and low fuel keep flashing (I have 1/2 tank)
solid red security light stays on.
lights are switched to off but outside they are on..

after a while the radio tries to come on then it goes off
window tint guy disconnected the pos(+) cable for about 15 sec and plugged it back in... nothing... so I drove home... I left the pos(+) cable unplugged for about 30 min when I got home.. when I tried to start it again at first it acted right for about 5 seconds then it went back to the weird stuff.

I drove it to a garage of mine today to let it set and maybe try to dry out any water he may have let run onto something? im not sure... but on the way all my electric problems went away and my truck was fine for about a solid 30 seconds.. I thought I was gonna be ok, but then it just started twitching out and coming back and forth... wipers kick on whenever they want at whatever speed they want and shut off for a min then blah... its weird ****... hopefully someone can help me out? I'm no car guru.
 

Razzaa

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So someone hit my Nissan Titan last month and totaled it, which gave me a good excuse to go ahead and buy my first Ram. Bought a 2010 1500 last week its all stock... Got the windows tinted yesterday, dropped it off at 9am.. picked it up at about 1 from the tint shop... (snow storm came through) when I got in my frozen truck I noticed some problems....

none of the gauges are working... truck is running..
no radio
wipers are in the off position but outside they are running
no blinkers
horn doesn't work
battery voltage light and low fuel keep flashing (I have 1/2 tank)
solid red security light stays on.
lights are switched to off but outside they are on..

after a while the radio tries to come on then it goes off
window tint guy disconnected the pos(+) cable for about 15 sec and plugged it back in... nothing... so I drove home... I left the pos(+) cable unplugged for about 30 min when I got home.. when I tried to start it again at first it acted right for about 5 seconds then it went back to the weird stuff.

I drove it to a garage of mine today to let it set and maybe try to dry out any water he may have let run onto something? im not sure... but on the way all my electric problems went away and my truck was fine for about a solid 30 seconds.. I thought I was gonna be ok, but then it just started twitching out and coming back and forth... wipers kick on whenever they want at whatever speed they want and shut off for a min then blah... its weird ****... hopefully someone can help me out? I'm no car guru.

Still under warranty?
 

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Yikes. That sucks. I can't imagine the tint guy getting water on anything that would cause those sort of issues. Maybe a coincidence?
 
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GEEZBO

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I doubt it... I bought it used... its a 2010 with 72k miles.. what sort of warranty would cover something electrical?
 

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Did you buy from a private owner or dealership?
I would check your lemon laws in your state and return the truck
Otherwise, you'll most likely have to take it into a dealership or capable mechanic and have your electrical system diagnosed
 
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GEEZBO

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I live in Oklahoma and I bought it in Texas at a dealership.
 
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