Hey everyone - Not really looking for a solution here, but more curious if anyone has had similar issues, and if they were ever resolved.
I recently traded in my 2500 Ram Power Wagon (2022) that I loved and never had a single issue with, but having owned a 1500 previously, I had been looking to go back for the better gas mileage and a more reasonable size for someone living in a city.
The first morning after purchasing my truck, I woke up to a dead battery. I had it replaced by the dealership and chalked it up to a truck that had been sitting on the lot for too long. All was good until a month later when I the battery died again. This was the Friday after Thanksgiving, so I was stuck with a dead battery until the dealership opened back up on Monday. On Friday/Saturday, I jumped the battery and was able to take multiple trips throughout the day with the truck being off for about 5 hours between drives. On Sunday, I jumped the truck to run to the store. In the time I was in the store, the battery died and I had to jump the truck in the parking lot. One interesting thing I noticed is that the lock/unlock feature did not work since the first time the battery died on friday. Even while driving, the doors wouldn't lock/unlock electronically.
The big issues start on Monday. I go to jump the truck and take it to the dealership, and the truck will not start. I attempted to jump it from my Noco 1750A (battery is only 800CCA), my girlfriends sedan, and a city truck (F250) that saw my struggling and stopped to help. At this point, my shifter knob is just floating and free spinning between P/N/R/D.
At this point, I call a tow truck and have the truck taken to the dealership. The dealership is claiming they are hooking it up to a diagnostic machine that can take "up to 6 hours"...
I am waiting to hear back currently and see how big of an issue it is, but I was wondering if anyone else has had similar issues on a 2025 1500. I see numerous post talking about phantom drain, but no one has mentioned issues that stem this far.
I recently traded in my 2500 Ram Power Wagon (2022) that I loved and never had a single issue with, but having owned a 1500 previously, I had been looking to go back for the better gas mileage and a more reasonable size for someone living in a city.
The first morning after purchasing my truck, I woke up to a dead battery. I had it replaced by the dealership and chalked it up to a truck that had been sitting on the lot for too long. All was good until a month later when I the battery died again. This was the Friday after Thanksgiving, so I was stuck with a dead battery until the dealership opened back up on Monday. On Friday/Saturday, I jumped the battery and was able to take multiple trips throughout the day with the truck being off for about 5 hours between drives. On Sunday, I jumped the truck to run to the store. In the time I was in the store, the battery died and I had to jump the truck in the parking lot. One interesting thing I noticed is that the lock/unlock feature did not work since the first time the battery died on friday. Even while driving, the doors wouldn't lock/unlock electronically.
The big issues start on Monday. I go to jump the truck and take it to the dealership, and the truck will not start. I attempted to jump it from my Noco 1750A (battery is only 800CCA), my girlfriends sedan, and a city truck (F250) that saw my struggling and stopped to help. At this point, my shifter knob is just floating and free spinning between P/N/R/D.
At this point, I call a tow truck and have the truck taken to the dealership. The dealership is claiming they are hooking it up to a diagnostic machine that can take "up to 6 hours"...
I am waiting to hear back currently and see how big of an issue it is, but I was wondering if anyone else has had similar issues on a 2025 1500. I see numerous post talking about phantom drain, but no one has mentioned issues that stem this far.
