2004 Dodge Ram 1500 starting problem

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June 22, 2011, 12:17 am
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Guy asked me if I knew anything about this.

He has a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500, was starting normally, then one time he got
in and turned the key, no warning lights or gauges, nothing happened. He
waited a few seconds and then the gauges jumped and the truck started.

It is now doing this more often than not, but no he has also noticed that
if he gets in, puts his foot on the brake and starts it, it starts right
up, and then shuts down when he takes his foot off the brake.

The Dodge dealer said "It's probably the electrical control" for $600 plus
2 hours labor.

Any ideas?


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June 21, 2011, 11:28 pm
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Re: 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 starting problem

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 Sounds like a bad ground or a bad battery connection to me. Instead
of stepping on the brake, what happens if he turns on the
headlights???
A low load can make the connection, allowing the heavy starter load to
connect.

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On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:28:08 -0400, clare wrote:


Why didn't I think of that? Yeah.

He did mention something funky with the headlights. I had a ground problem
with a Toyota and it did weird things!


 

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June 22, 2011, 1:34 pm
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Re: 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 starting problem


Sounds like a problem with the ground.

First make sure the battery terminals are clean and well seated.

I'd recommend using a set jumper cables make a second run to either/both the
chassis and the engine block.

If that does not work the problem is still likely one of an intermittent
ground but it's in a place that will take some work to find.



 

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