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08 dodge ram not starting
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08 dodge ram not starting
I have a 08 dodge ram 5.7 L hemi
woke up this morning and whent to start my truck, noticed that the two signal light were on steady. I then whent to start the truck and nothing. so I cheaked the battery cables and notice the daytime running light were on. so I tried again and still nothing. I can here the fuel pump turning on but nothing from the starter. So i checked the heater fan and windows and not working nore the radio. I also noticed as I whent in to phone a friend, when I locked the doors with the key the doors locked but no beep from the alarm. I then checked the fuses and they are all fine. Tryed to boost it but still nothing. Has anyone els had this problem and if so how to fix
thank you
woke up this morning and whent to start my truck, noticed that the two signal light were on steady. I then whent to start the truck and nothing. so I cheaked the battery cables and notice the daytime running light were on. so I tried again and still nothing. I can here the fuel pump turning on but nothing from the starter. So i checked the heater fan and windows and not working nore the radio. I also noticed as I whent in to phone a friend, when I locked the doors with the key the doors locked but no beep from the alarm. I then checked the fuses and they are all fine. Tryed to boost it but still nothing. Has anyone els had this problem and if so how to fix
thank you
#6
Well, when my battery went dead from just sitting for 2 months and 110mA of current draw.... It took a long while before jump starting turned it over.
Hook up the jumper cables up and leave the other vehicle running for 20minutes. Then go back out and try to start your truck. I'm serious. My battery was so dead there was literally nothing for atleast 10minutes.
You may have a short-to-ground in your electrical causing all this, but your gonna need to spend a bit more time with a jumper vehicle than hook up and attempt within 30sec.
To give you an idea...After it started, I ran it for 1/2hr and then turned it off and hooked up a trickle charger and the charger took a full 48hrs to charge the battery!
Get it running and see if the problem doesn't go away, but with a very low battery, funny things happen with electrical. Hopefully it's something simple like a battery or alternator.
Hook up the jumper cables up and leave the other vehicle running for 20minutes. Then go back out and try to start your truck. I'm serious. My battery was so dead there was literally nothing for atleast 10minutes.
You may have a short-to-ground in your electrical causing all this, but your gonna need to spend a bit more time with a jumper vehicle than hook up and attempt within 30sec.
To give you an idea...After it started, I ran it for 1/2hr and then turned it off and hooked up a trickle charger and the charger took a full 48hrs to charge the battery!
Get it running and see if the problem doesn't go away, but with a very low battery, funny things happen with electrical. Hopefully it's something simple like a battery or alternator.
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#9
That happened to me an my 08 Ram less than a week ago. The only other thing I can say is replace the battery connections, my negative fell apart just removing it.
Make sure you don't make my mistake though, I had to "Modify" the ones I bought to make them fit, as they where apparently meant for smaller batteries.
Make sure you don't make my mistake though, I had to "Modify" the ones I bought to make them fit, as they where apparently meant for smaller batteries.