Jared Jackson
I'm Awesome
So, if you followed a recent thread of mine, you will know that I just chased down an issue where my truck was dying while applying the brake, in gear. I traced that down to a brake light switch.
The truck has been running like a champ for a few days, but now a new issue has popped up.
Unlike the previous issue, this problem is random. The truck has sat for a few days. I cranked it up this morning and let it warm up since it was cold outside. I hopped in the truck and took off down the street and it just dies on me. The gauges all drop to zero and the clock turns off. It is as if someone turned the key off. It comes to a stop and then the gauges come back on... and then go off again. I can hear relay's clicking as it gains power and then loses it. I get it cranked back up and drive it back to my house and pull in the driveway. I put it in park and it dies while it is idling. The gauges continue to come on and off, like I am turning the key on and off. The truck isn't moving and I am not moving while it is doing this.
I parked it, hopped in my car and took off to work because I was already late.
I haven't had the chance to look at anything yet, but I was just creating this thread to document my troubleshooting and findings.
I am going to start with checking all cables coming from the battery, alternator, etc... Any other suggestions that I should check? Anyone experienced something like this?
I am going to do some Googling in my downtime and see if I can find anything relevant as well.
The truck has been running like a champ for a few days, but now a new issue has popped up.
Unlike the previous issue, this problem is random. The truck has sat for a few days. I cranked it up this morning and let it warm up since it was cold outside. I hopped in the truck and took off down the street and it just dies on me. The gauges all drop to zero and the clock turns off. It is as if someone turned the key off. It comes to a stop and then the gauges come back on... and then go off again. I can hear relay's clicking as it gains power and then loses it. I get it cranked back up and drive it back to my house and pull in the driveway. I put it in park and it dies while it is idling. The gauges continue to come on and off, like I am turning the key on and off. The truck isn't moving and I am not moving while it is doing this.
I parked it, hopped in my car and took off to work because I was already late.
I haven't had the chance to look at anything yet, but I was just creating this thread to document my troubleshooting and findings.
I am going to start with checking all cables coming from the battery, alternator, etc... Any other suggestions that I should check? Anyone experienced something like this?
I am going to do some Googling in my downtime and see if I can find anything relevant as well.