hoodac78
Active Member
Hello all. It has been ridiculously cold over the last few days here...it was -38 degrees Celsius and has had dips of even lower temps. Of course I haven't been driving the truck regularly due to working from home. Anyway, I have to go out of town tomorrow morning, and I got to thinking that the truck hasn't ran in a few days and I should really make sure it starts, because tomorrow morning would be a bad time to find out. Long story short.....battery was dead. I plugged it in (I have never had a problem not plugging in after very cold temps and my vehicles have always started). I was able to get it boosted later on in the day, but when it came back to life, the dash lit up like a Christmas tree. I had messages in the instrument cluster screen for "Service Electronic Stability Control", "Service Steering Directed Headlights", "Service Air Suspension System" and had lights on for "Service Forward Collision Warning (FCW)", "Forward Collision Warning Off Indicator Light", and "Air Suspension Fault Light. The 12" screen would also not come on, although I could hear the radio working, albeit it seemed a bit quiet. I called the dealership and was able to get it in tomorrow morning, with a possibility of them having a look at it some time today.
Anyone experienced this? What was the final result/cause/fix that you had? I was wondering if the battery was pooched or something, but with the extreme cold, I know that tends to bring the gremlins out. Lesson learned on making sure the truck runs more regularly in this cold weather. Thanks again, and I hope everyone is warmer than we are right now!
Anyone experienced this? What was the final result/cause/fix that you had? I was wondering if the battery was pooched or something, but with the extreme cold, I know that tends to bring the gremlins out. Lesson learned on making sure the truck runs more regularly in this cold weather. Thanks again, and I hope everyone is warmer than we are right now!
