I have a question

Asked by coryneal17 Jul 19, 2014 at 04:11 PM about the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I come back from a week at work and go in to start my car it doesnt crank but i have full
battery level. i manually started using a wire hooked to the starter. ran fine for about two
min im stopping to go turn and it dies. I have no clue what this could be. Any ideas. its a
01 dodge ram 1500. In the past it has lost power and almost shut off as well

1 Answer

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I would tighten and clean all battery connections. Also tighten and clean the negative battery connections on the frame and motor. Loose or dirty connections could cause this sort of issue.

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