2020 ram rebel dead

[doberman123]

went to start truck, and interior lights started flashing when i pressed start button and now truck is dead. no lights, no start, nothing! my son is stuck in ottawa with a dead truck. bought in march 2020. Please any help would be appreciated

 

[scottmoyer]

Try a new battery. People have been complaining about the battery being junk from the factory.

 

[doberman123]

ty, hoping warrenty is still valid for towing

 

[doberman123]

ram insurance came out, and dead battery, all is closed, so they gave it a charge and told him to take it straight to chrysler fort erie when he gets home to swap it out!!!! feckin mopar!

 

[Biga]

Is it Etorque? They seem to eat battery's much faster then no etorque trucks.

 

[doberman123]

not sure, has 5.7 hemi with 4x4

 

[doberman123]

has 1100 kms on it, if that makes a difference
bought in march 2020

 

[Kujo]

Is it Etorque? They seem to eat battery's much faster then no etorque trucks.

I just got a Rebel with the 5.7L V8 Etorque, is there like a aftermarket battery thats better, or just keep an eye out for the stock one and replace it more often

 

[Biga]

Probably mine died under warranty so I let the dealer replace it but next time I will shop around for a higher quality unit.

 

[Klicht87]

E-torque has it's own battery. Not sure how it is connected to the regular battery.

 

[Eighty]

E-torque has it's own battery. Not sure how it is connected to the regular battery.

with wires.

 

[Klicht87]

with wires.

I should have said, how do they work together. smartass. Everyone blames e-torque for all their electrical issues when really, most of the issues are probably just ****ty batteries.

 

[Eighty]

I should have said, how do they work together. smartass. Everyone blames e-torque for all their electrical issues when really, most of the issues are probably just ****ty batteries.

Lol, I knew what you meant. It’s my understanding that the eTorque battery tops off the main battery constantly. You have no alternator, so this acts as the alternator.

 

[yankeefan31569]

ur prblm w be solved w a new batt

 

[clazer]

1100 km/ 660miles in 18 months=dead battery. That’s a mile per day, may need a battery tender.

 

[Higson27]

went to start truck, and interior lights started flashing when i pressed start button and now truck is dead. no lights, no start, nothing! my son is stuck in ottawa with a dead truck. bought in march 2020. Please any help would be appreciated

My 2020 did the same thing, apparently the battery went. The dealer wouldn’t cover mine under warranty. I was slightly over the km’s

 

[CanRebel]

You are likely going have keep replacing the battery, no matter if buy 'good' one or not.
As said above you need drive it more often and/or get battery tender