Truck won’t start

[mdk2]

I have a 2018 ram 1500 hemi. I haven’t driven it for 3-4 days. Got in this morning to start it up and just got one single click. Radio and everything came on. I noticed the engine light blinking but I believe other ones were too.

Anyone else ever have this issue? I recently just had the head gasket replaced on this thing too. Been a bad few months with this.

Merry Christmas everyone.

 

[jws123]

Um bad battery? did you try to jump or charge it yet? and wow head gasket replaced on a 2018 what happened lol.

 

[EdGs]

+1 on battery. Or connections.

 

[mdk2]

Um bad battery? did you try to jump or charge it yet? and wow head gasket replaced on a 2018 what happened lol.

Yep. Thinking I was sold a piece of garbage at this point. I’ve only had it for 7 months.

 

[CamperMike]

Wow another head gasket 2018. Is yours also a hemi? Mine had head replaced at 58k miles but never a no start. Head gasket was leaking externally.

 

[mdk2]

Wow another head gasket 2018. Is yours also a hemi? Mine had head replaced at 58k miles but never a no start. Head gasket was leaking externally.

Hemi here too. It was overheating and leaking, head gasket was done. Now just today I’m getting this issue, I’m thinking it is the starter that went now.

 

[CamperMike]

Hope it's just the battery. My head gasket issue sounds similar. Was yours passenger or driver Side? Mine was in the passenger side.

 

[mdk2]

Hope it's just the battery. My head gasket issue sounds similar. Was yours passenger or driver Side? Mine was in the passenger side.

Passenger side as well. Luckily, I’m covered on a warranty.

 

[Mister Luck]

Head gasket only not other parts like o2 sensors ?
Coolant into the exhaust flow and say bye-by.

 

[EdGs]

Check connections and have your battery load tested. Simple stuff first.

I read somewhere on here that Ram had so many batteries that older dated ones were actually going in new vehicles (still a new battery, just older code dates).

One member here had similar trouble as you, and it turned out to be the ground connection near the starter.

May your repairs go smoothly.

 

[Nicholas Cove]

Sounds like a low battery or even a starter. Charge or jump the battery and go from there. That's strange that the head gasket went bad, do you tow? Did it have a leak that overheated the engine not at the head gasket ?

 

[mdk2]

Got it started this morning by jumping it. Let it run for a while. Drove it down to autozone and asked them to test the battery. Battery was 79% they said it was good and alternator was good. My question is, can’t the battery still be bad? I’ve been able to turn it off and start it right up.

 

[Dodge 1500 4X4]

Did they load test the battery? these Mopar batteries will test all good and still have a bad cell, you still have the 3yrs 36 mo. factory warrantee take it to the dealer and let them give you a new battery.

 

[CamperMike]

If it's dead again in the morning my money is on a bad battery. 79% isn't good either... if your alternator is working how would it discharge? Unless it's bad...

 

[mdk2]

If it's dead again in the morning my money is on a bad battery. 79% isn't good either... if your alternator is working how would it discharge? Unless it's bad...

Started up perfectly this morning. There’s obviously enough charge in the battery but when it sits for more than 3 days or so the battery drains. Has to be a bad battery.

 

[RamInfo]

Disconnect the battery and let the truck sit for several days, then see if it starts when reconnected. You may have a small parasitic drain that’s running down your battery. Ran into that on my son’s Jeep and tracked it down to the aftermarket sound system installed.

best,
DG

 

[Lyle Longboat]

Starter most likely starting to go. Mine did this and even stalled every so often. It would start with a boost, however one day I parked it at a grocery store and came
Out, no start. Even after a boost, nothing. Started in on hooking up the truck to tow and gave one more try and she fired up. Got home and it never started again. New battery, nothing , same thing, all lights on dash and clicking. Turns out to be the starter itself, not relay or ground.

 

[Hemimania]

If it is indeed the battery, don't skimp on the replacement. Go to Advance Auto and get a Die Hard. Mine went after 3yrs in my 2015.

 

[Hemimania]

Disconnect the battery and let the truck sit for several days, then see if it starts when reconnected. You may have a small parasitic drain that’s running down your battery. Ran into that on my son’s Jeep and tracked it down to the aftermarket sound system installed.

best,
DG

How did u fix this parasitic drain? I'm having the same problem in a Nissan work van.

 

[Fishhaggis]

My truck wouldn’t start one morning. Turned out when I had cleaned it and put the floor carpets back in, it was sitting on the gas peddle, depressing the peddle a bit. That resulted in the truck doing a safety shut out. Dumb way to kill the truck. Forehead slapper when I figured it out.