Love my truck but getting real irritated

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Got my 15 ram 2500 6.4 l hemi . Had my truck for a little while now parked at everything was fine come home woke up the next morning and my key fob would not unlock the truck and my doors was locked so we had to break in the truck and get in it that way but when I did the key fob has never worked again now my truck will not crank will not start and it's showing ignition or accessory on on the dash basically all my lights are on and when I hit the brake to start it up my radio goes off and nothing happens it will not start anybody got any ideas
 

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Dead batteries in the fob?
even if the battery's are dead usually the proximity will still open the door then you pull the door handle, and still start the truck if you put it on the start button. THeir is a key in the Fob to unlock doors in cases where the door will not open.
 

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Sounds like Dead Battery, as in Vehicle battery, tho could be FOB, but really sounds like vehicle. RAMS notorious: Truck Battery good 1 day, done the next.
And there is an emergency key in FOB like zrock and all RAMS have a key entry at least on the drivers door, Also U could use as he stated FOB by push start and push to start but that is if FOB is dead but all other systems to include Vehicle Battery good.
 

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now my truck will not crank will not start and it's showing ignition or accessory on on the dash basically all my lights are on and when I hit the brake to start it up my radio goes off and nothing happens it will not start anybody got any ideas
If you have the push button start, use the key fob to push the start button when trying to start the vehicle. If that doesn't work, could be a bad RF module.
If you have the key-fob that you stuck into the dash, it's most likely a bad WIN and/or RF module.
As for breaking into the truck, either style key-fob has a physical key inside it to unlock the door if the electronics.fail. if that key doesn't work, are you sure it's the correct remote?
 

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New fob battery. Check truck battery. New fob.
If that doesn't work try electrical system codes.
 
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I checked the RF module it worked it's been 3 days now and I still can't start my truck I've checked every fuse in here every relay everything under the dash when I press the button to turn my truck on it says ignition or accessory on but as soon as I press the brake to hit the start button all the lights go off and then I see the Laramie sign starting to do it again it won't do it it's not it's not says service air suspension system do it again nice and service airbag and the radio is locked that's please start vehicle but my key fob still unlocks and locks the car but the remote start don't work on it
 

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I checked the RF module it worked it's been 3 days now and I still can't start my truck I've checked every fuse in here every relay everything under the dash when I press the button to turn my truck on it says ignition or accessory on but as soon as I press the brake to hit the start button all the lights go off and then I see the Laramie sign starting to do it again it won't do it it's not it's not says service air suspension system do it again nice and service airbag and the radio is locked that's please start vehicle but my key fob still unlocks and locks the car but the remote start don't work on it

When a bunch of things pop up at once like that, give a hard look at the battery. Wonky voltage will cause multiple systems to report errors.
 

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When a bunch of things pop up at once like that, give a hard look at the battery. Wonky voltage will cause multiple systems to report errors.
Yeah, my `22 1500 started doing what it sounds like the OP is describing, about 3 months after I bought it. The vehicle battery was down, enough that nothing was working right. It wouldn't crank at all when I tried to start it. I recharged the battery and took it to an auto parts store. They put a tester on it and said the battery was good. Couple days later it happened again and I had to charge the battery again. Took the truck to a battery shop and bought a new battery. No problems since then. That was 2 1/2 years ago.

The battery should have been a warranty replacement, but the nearest dealer was in the next town, 50 miles up the highway and said they would need to keep it overnight to "run diagnostics". I didn't feel like springing for a 100 mile round trip taxi ride or a hotel room, so I just handled it myself.
 

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Got my 15 ram 2500 6.4 l hemi . Had my truck for a little while now parked at everything was fine come home woke up the next morning and my key fob would not unlock the truck and my doors was locked so we had to break in the truck and get in it that way but when I did the key fob has never worked again now my truck will not crank will not start and it's showing ignition or accessory on on the dash basically all my lights are on and when I hit the brake to start it up my radio goes off and nothing happens it will not start anybody got any ideas
Did you really check the battery, Your posts are a pita to read.
one long sting with no breaks .

I have had my remote not open the doors or start the truck 2 or 3 times.
The battery is good/ new in the remote , both remotes act the same.
But the truck would always start if to pushed the start button with the remote, rather then your finger.

The fob will work that way even if it had no battery , or a dead battery in the fob.

Read the book, it tell you that , as well as why brake a window?
Buy a new battery if you have not or at least put a load test on it.

There is a fuse link to the starter off the battery on these trucks, check that after checking the battery.
 
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