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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Well here it is . I took the wife out for birthday dinner on the way to the house we stopped at the beach. We spent about 10min. there. When I went to start the truck it wouldnt start. Something with the computer in the truck. All the vital signes were good. Battery charged , 1/2 tank gas, all accesories working. I was about to get out and kick the truck . I opened the door and figured one last try and it started . What the hell. Its a 07 mega cab with a hemi. Any one else have this problem???????? Any suggestions!
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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I had a the same thing happen. I have an 07 QC 1500 4x4. Went to Lowes, came out 20 mins. later and it wouldnt start. I decided to leave it in the parking lot and go home to get an answer. I got online and used justanswer.com which is a website you can pay $9 and get an answer from a "qualified" technician. The answer i got was that one of the sensors could have been faulty. However, there are numerous sensors e.g. throttle, knock, and crank to name a few. He pointed out the crank sensor stating he has had a lot of complaints about the sensor. After I got the answer, I went back about 2 hrs later to give it one last shot and it started up fine and hasnt had any problems since. At www.wholesalemopar.com the crank sensor costs $10. Hope this helps.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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Or if it's still under warranty, take it to the dodge dealer. Its' their problem.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 11:59 PM
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more than likely was a sensor that went a bit funky. just take it to the dealer. it's under warranty still i assume. they'll pull the engine code fix what the code says and tada.

kicking the truck doesn't do you any good either.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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Does it have a remote starter system? If it does there could be a loose wire in the system. I've heard of that happening all the time and it wont turn on with the key
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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did it turn over, or did it just click?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Ben D.
more than likely was a sensor that went a bit funky. just take it to the dealer. it's under warranty still i assume. they'll pull the engine code fix what the code says and tada.

kicking the truck doesn't do you any good either.
O contraire my friend. Kicking it very much so does help. Had he kicked it, he wouldn't have the problems with it not starting. Instead he would've had problems with the throbbing in his foot, and the possible scratch/scuff in the paint or mark on the tire.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 12:49 AM
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No click or any thing for that matter. Yes it is still under warranty . And a good kick in the tire would have helped alot with my anger management instead of being mad I would be in pain its a great way to control anger issues. Try it some time . Thanks guys for the responses.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 01:35 PM
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I had something similar happen to me once. It turned out to be a faulty starter...the vehicle only had 212 miles on it...I was like WTF!
 
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