Help !! 2016 Dodge Rebel....Says to push in the clutch to start the engine and I don't have a clutc

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Not necessarily. I have a battery for my lawn tractor that is from 2012 and still works fine. I keep it on a battery tender all the time. While it's true they can and eventually will fail due to age, it's not a guarantee and I have better uses for $100+ dollars than to blow it on a new battery that's not needed or may not the root of the problem.

That is "throwing parts at it" without doing any diagnostic work first. Never a good idea in my opinion.

If you have the extra cash, that's totally fine, to each their own. This is just my opinion.
I tend to throw the OEM batteries out if I have ran the battery down to a point where I need a jump after 36 months of use. I have have a fleet of trucks for my business and lost too much money in labor loss, and tow trucks, on trying to squeeze another month out of a dying battery. I would need a battery backup jump start in each vehicle if I went your route.
 

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Maybe install a clutch, Sorry getting late. I don't know , but battery check sounds like a idea, Stick a meter on it , at rest you should have 13-14V
Also look at the battery connections to make sure they are clean.
I have about 70km on my orignal battery in a 14 sport, and still fine.
When it gets to -30, than that is when you know how good the battery is.
I have had batteries that where 20 yrs old, but those where big, and the hi tec. part was a AM radio, and if you where lucky , lights.
 
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I tend to throw the OEM batteries out if I have ran the battery down to a point where I need a jump after 36 months of use. I have have a fleet of trucks for my business and lost too much money in labor loss, and tow trucks, on trying to squeeze another month out of a dying battery. I would need a battery backup jump start in each vehicle if I went your route.

My post wasn't intended to apply to a commercial operation, only how I handle my personal vehicles. I don't manage a fleet operation where downtime is a killer and I have a spare vehicle. If I detect signs the battery is getting weak, it goes, but not just based on time, but on performance.

Yes if I was running a fleet I'd do that also. I worked for a large fleet operation for many years as a heavy truck tech and we had a similar battery replacement schedule.
 

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My post wasn't intended to apply to a commercial operation, only how I handle my personal vehicles. I don't manage a fleet operation where downtime is a killer and I have a spare vehicle. If I detect signs the battery is getting weak, it goes, but not just based on time, but on performance.

Yes if I was running a fleet I'd do that also. I worked for a large fleet operation for many years as a heavy truck tech and we had a similar battery replacement schedule.
Okay let’s reverse the roles. It’s not my truck but my employees truck. He calls in, “ battery is dead” the next week he calls in “ battery is dead” how many times does he get a pass? How is the labor loss still not come into effect. The boss can pay the employees that don’t show up or pay for hours that they missed when they do.
If this truck is a spare/backup/weekend toy then whatever, roll the dice. How awesome is it to leave work in the evening and it is 20 outside and snowing and your car will not start?? Been they done that. I’m definitely not the oldest person on this forum but I can bestow wisdom on other peep from my hard lessons learned. Cheers Gsram!! Happy Thanksgiving!:favorites13:
 

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Weird **** like that happens alot. My boy had a hellcat charger. We changed some things and disconnected the battery and when we reconnected it and started it it came up as a 300s. We disconnected the battery again and reconnected it and came back fine
 

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Not necessarily. I have a battery for my lawn tractor that is from 2012 and still works fine. I keep it on a battery tender all the time. While it's true they can and eventually will fail due to age, it's not a guarantee and I have better uses for $100+ dollars than to blow it on a new battery that's not needed or may not the root of the problem.

That is "throwing parts at it" without doing any diagnostic work first. Never a good idea in my opinion.

If you have the extra cash, that's totally fine, to each their own. This is just my opinion.

Simple machinery that lacks a sophisticated computer doesn't react the same way to voltage fluctuations.

When wife's BMW 325i started doing weird stuff, like rolling the passenger window halfway down and turning on the windshield wipers when she tried to start it, the dealer replaced the battery. That fixed the problem.

I put that battery in my boat and used it for another 3 years without incident. The boat uses a small block 383 v8 with no computers.

Your local mechanic can test it by measuring the voltage drop under load.
 

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Same problem my truck says "Press Clutch to start" but it is an automatic. My 2017 RAM Power Wagon has had this happen now 3 times. The first 2 times the dealership had to replace the Power Control Module (PCM) under warranty. Now it did the same thing again yesterday and is at the dealership. I was told if you buy an aftermarket PCM it will void the warranty and it has to be paired with the VIN. Does anybody know about this problem as I do not want it to sit another 3 months so the dealership can finally diagnose it and order a new PCM. It would be a lot easier just to swap it out. Also I would like to know what is causing it to fry or did I just get 3 bad PCM's? Thanks for anybody's input
 
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