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DeFrost

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What is wrong with my 2012 will not start lights come on the dash turn it over and it clicks no starter action
 

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Check your battery connections first. Make sure they are clean, with no corrosion, and on tight.

If that all looks good then move on to testing the battery at a local auto parts store. It may have enough power to light up that small load but maybe not enough to turn the engine over.

From there it's a matter of checking the circuit to ground and to the starter.
 

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Check your battery connections first. Make sure they are clean, with no corrosion, and on tight.

If that all looks good then move on to testing the battery at a local auto parts store. It may have enough power to light up that small load but maybe not enough to turn the engine over.

From there it's a matter of checking the circuit to ground and to the starter.

^^^what he said to start with!! Also, if the battery is over 4 years old I would just replace it as they generally don’t reliably last after 4 years. If you get to the part where Maddog suggested checking the starter, have someone try starting the truck as you hit it with a hammer. If that works, replace the starter.


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huntergreen

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Agree with above, bang on the starter. I have found that the stock batteries last 6 years plus. However, if you are running the original battery in a 2012 truck. I would expect that to be the issue.
 

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The AGM batteries in these trucks die all of a sudden so like mentioned check the battery and connections.
 

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