Truck not starting

[The Car Stereo Company]

he needs to change his battery. those little chargers wont be accurate in reading true voltage or amps. needs a load test on the battery. but for some reason he is stubborn and wont try a different battery/jump start. need to verify proper cranking amperage and battery voltage before doing anything else. the amount of codes that get thrown with a dead battery will have you chasing your tail for days. cant fix a phantom code due to a bad battery. will cost you thousands. as @ScottRaptor just found out, his battery is toast even though it read proper voltage.
once we can truly verify battery is good, then we can look for other issues

 

[GordoJay]

he needs to change his battery.

He needs to let Ford fix it. 2000 miles on the clock FFS. This whole thread reads more like a bad mechanic looking for ideas than an actual Ford customer with a problem.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

He needs to let Ford fix it. 2000 miles on the clock FFS. This whole thread reads more like a bad mechanic looking for ideas than an actual Ford customer with a problem.

maybe phil long?

 

[CoronaRaptor]

He needs to let Ford fix it. 2000 miles on the clock FFS. This whole thread reads more like a bad mechanic looking for ideas than an actual Ford customer with a problem.

At this point I want to reach out and grab the OP by the throat and make him jump start his truck , lol

 

[GordoJay]

maybe phil long?

Ouch. And ow. The techs did OK. The rest of the dealership? Crikey. But a dead battery? Talk about a problem the techs see all the time. Ought to be a cakewalk.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

Ouch. And ow. The techs did OK. The rest of the dealership? Crikey. But a dead battery? Talk about a problem the techs see all the time. Ought to be a cakewalk.

dont put it past them. they were the ones who told me my 4wd issue was because of my tires. you know, we wont work on your truck until you pay us $1400 for new tires. when they could have done actual work and find out it was a 4wd actuator. so a dead battery...... that could cost you a $2000 bcm before they find a battery issue

 

[GCATX]

At this point, I would recommend disconnecting all the connections at the engine harness and use q-tips to clean the contacts. When that doesn't work, consider having the dealer scan the truck and chase down the codes. Next on the list would be to disconnect the battery and touch the positive and negative cables together overnight.

Then and only then, once you've exhausted all options, should you even consider using a known good battery.

Oh, and did you accidentally put 87 octane or diesel in the tank? These trucks hate that.

 

[John M BUNMAN]

Haaahaa you read my mind

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everyone of my cars has that pocket-jump box,reminder in my calendar to charge them every month. Never want my girls to ask Pedifile Pete for help

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

Not sure if this helps, but at 6,000 miles my truck nuked the starter.

 

[GCATX]

Not sure if this helps, but at 6,000 miles my truck nuked the starter.

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In that case, add the starter to things to change out before getting a new battery. Nice call.