2023 1500 Bighorn (Rocky Ridge Edition) Battery Charging Issue

[JeffWalters]

My brand new 1500 Hemi eTorque has a battery charging issue. I watched the battery drain to the point of engine failure. The battery and engine indicators were on for 4 days. Obviously the battery is not being charged, I have seen this in a few other forums. Wandering if anyone knows if this is a wider issue and what the cause might be. A few other posts mentioned the charging module being the issue. My truck goes in on Monday but i'm afraid i will get the run around like so many others.

 

[User_3336]

What you posted was very vague. More details please.

 

[Littlejoe81]

My brand new 1500 Hemi eTorque has a battery charging issue. I watched the battery drain to the point of engine failure. The battery and engine indicators were on for 4 days. Obviously the battery is not being charged, I have seen this in a few other forums. Wandering if anyone knows if this is a wider issue and what the cause might be. A few other posts mentioned the charging module being the issue. My truck goes in on Monday but i'm afraid i will get the run around like so many others.

Probably a defective battery, batteries aren't made as good like from the 80-90's era where they could last over 10 years. Put a mutli-meter on the battery when running, battery voltage should be between 13-14.8 or so volts

 

[Jako]

Probably a defective battery, batteries aren't made as good like from the 80-90's era where they could last over 10 years. Put a mutli-meter on the battery when running, battery voltage should be between 13-14.8 or so volts

I would add this to the :equation of batteries" in today's vehicles.
"For newer cars, a reading between 50 milliamps (mA) and 85 mA is considered normal. This amount of draw won’t kill a battery over a week, let alone overnight. If you have a higher draw than 85 mA, particularly if it’s over 100 mA, you should try to track down the source of the draw and fix it. "

From:

https://www.autozone.com/diy/battery/what-causes-parasitic-drain-on-your-car-battery

Also:
"There are a few things that constantly draw power in a vehicle, such as the clock on the radio, so it’s normal to have a reading between 20 and 50 milliamps. If your reading is higher than that, it means there’s a draw and something is using too much power."

From:

How to Find a Parasitic Battery Drain: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

If your vehicle is drawing power from the battery and all of the lights and other electrical components are off, you might have a parasitic battery drain (or draw). Luckily, you can usually find the cause of a parasitic draw yourself....

www.wikihow.com

 

[6of36]

Probably a defective battery, batteries aren't made as good like from the 80-90's era where they could last over 10 years. Put a mutli-meter on the battery when running, battery voltage should be between 13-14.8 or so volts

If he drove it for four days discharging, the cause is probably not the battery. He very well may have ruined the battery driving until it was dead.