StuartV
Ram Guru
Oh, and after a bad battery and a swap, it can take a bit for all the electronics to go back to normal. A day wouldn't surprise me. More than 24 hours and 3 restarts and I would think something else is going on.
What was the fix?2020 Limited with eTorque totally dead at 9 months and 3k miles. Had to be jumped off the tow truck.
You jinxed yourself. At four and a half years, I would just replace it anyways, before getting stranded. They work until they don't on these trucks, without warning.Hope it can't hear me, still using oem, date on battery is 7/2019
Could be a parasitic battery drain.Dealer replaced one at 2.5 yrs and 38k miles. A year later, I just replaced another with a different brand. Either these batteries just suck *** or something else is going on.
How many years though? My friend averages 50k miles a year, while I average 10k miles a year.Mine made it 76k miles on the original battery before replacement
Voltage reading when it's running is from the alternator, not the battery. Or am I wrong?Mine made it to 27000 or so before it went dead in May/June 2023. Got the truck Jan. 2019. regular battery.
The day it died the truck started slow. I was driving and checked the voltage and it was down around 13. Usually 14.2-14.4.
When I got home I went inside and changed and remote started the truck and it barely started, voltage was dropping. I left it idling, called the shop I go to and drove over. They said the battery wouldn't hold a charge anymore, everything else tested fine. New Interstate battery and voltage hangs out around 14.5 to 14.7 when its running. even with a laptop plugged in and phones charging.
You are correct.Voltage reading when it's running is from the alternator, not the battery. Or am I wrong?
The voltage was dropping while it was running. The battery was done, lucky the shop is only a mile and a half or so from my house. If I had worked overtime that day I would have been stuck.Voltage reading when it's running is from the alternator, not the battery. Or am I wrong?
Your battery lasted 3.5 years. Not bad. I'm planning on getting a new battery soon. I'll be at 3yrs this June.
I've had mine since September of 2020 I do alot of highway drivingHow many years though? My friend averages 50k miles a year, while I average 10k miles a year.
Yeah, that might be a little over kill.I just passed 20k miles on my 2019 and the battery died this week. (I only drive it on weekends) I also have a 5k watt aftermarket stereo in it. I guess I've been lucky for it to last this long. But now I want a heftier battery. I was thinking of the XS Power D3100, but I'm not sure if it will fit. Its 8.9" tall. Not sure if the hood will close.