Hi, I have a 2002 1500. For some reason the truck will not start unless I disconnect then reconnect the battery. The voltage seems fine and the "trick" works every time. It will run just fine but after I shut it off I have to disconnect and reconnect the batter to start it again. Any ideas?

 

Will it turn over if you dont unhook/rehook or is it totally dead? Do you get ignition power?

 

It won't crank/turn over. Doesn't even click. But I DO get power. Everything appears to be working fine aside from the part that it won't start.

 

It also beeps/chimes about 15 times. Don't know if that has anything to do with it or maybe another issue. It doesn't do it all the time. and sometimes towards the end of the beeps there is an extra loud beep.

BTW I did on-off-on-off-on thing and it just said done.

 

Have you done a battery test to make sure the battery is holding a full charge?
If your handy with a multimeter than you can do some tests on the start circuit.

The only thing I can think of that may cause that proble is a possible bad nuetral saftey switch which is part of the starter relay circuit.. Go out and try to start your truck. When it doesn't start, put the shift lever into nuetral and try to start it again and see if anything happens?

 

Trying neutral was actually one of the first things I tried. Sorry, guess I should have mentioned that.

 

I didnt see this when i posted earlier. Is the chime erratic or is it like the door chime just goin off? If it's erratic and/or your flashers are going offf or there is clicking with the chime, that would tell me you have an aftermarket alarm or starter. Do you?

Also, make sure your battery connections are tight. Staters draw lots of juice and if the battery has a bad contact at a terminal, you can still get power to everything and not the starter because the acessories dont take much juice to turn them on like it does to crank the starter over.
Do a battery test.

 

Has the truck ever had an aftermarket alarm/security system on it?

 

not that I know of. There is an odd little 1x1inch box with 2 wires coming out of it located about shin level on the driver's side by the throttle. I'll try to remember to take a pic of it tomorrow. I'll also look it over a bit more and take some pics of anything that looks odd.

 

Did you ever figure this out? I am having the same exact thing happening to my car. Car will not start, just clicks once. I have to go and disconnect battery, wait a few secs, and reconnect, then it starts right up as if nothing has happened.