2011 dodge ram 1500 starting issues

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Asked by Vanessa Feb 28, 2022 at 12:49 AM about the 2011 RAM 1500 SLT Crew Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair


I have a 2011 1500 and its been driving me
crazy for almost a year! I had a new fuel pump
put in because one place insisted it was it! I said
my fuel pump was replaced 3 years ago! Well
when i picked it up nope still wouldnt start right!
I said SEE this did not fic the issue! Let me go
back to say in july my alternator went, after that
i noticed lots of my light bulb adapters were
melting! Ok then aug was when i was on a trip
and it was not starting well at all!! The day i had
to have it towed it would not start at all! Thats
when they did the fuel pump! Picked it up same
issue then again that night i was starnded in
orlando and luckily 3 people tried jumping it etc
etc after 2hrs the damn thing started! I took it to
dealer they said it was the TIPM and did a by
pass. It starts! But now doing it again! But my
truck starts rightbup fine no stutter now crank
click half crank wind up noise! But with the key
it has issues ever other time!
I dont know if i should get a new TIPM or do the
ignition switch or the starter etc! When i bring it
to mechanics i doesnt do it! I have recorded the
noise they all say no thats not the starter no
thats not the ignitin!
Im dumfounded and fed up! HELP

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beatupchevy answered 2 years ago

With all the trouble you're having with bad mechanics you could afford something newer . hey don't know what they're doing , one of them did the alternator and couldn't get that right from what you said so the other circuits are damaged also . Stop putting money into it and find better mechanics or do it yourself .

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Gene answered 2 years ago

From what I’ve been seeing in my area 11 years old is when these trucks start having problems, ECM, BCM, wiring issues not mention engines. Looks like it’s time to get away from Chrysler products. Right now the only truck that has much quality is Ford and that’s not the greatest. Of course there is still Toyota.

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James answered 2 years ago

Sounds like the trouble started when the alternator was replaced. Melting light sockets points to overcharging from the alternator, too much power coming from the alternator. If you're getting more than 14 volts from the alternator, that's a problem. A bad ground or other bad connection at the alternator or battery would be my first suspect. The alternator itself could be defective too. Electrical problems also tend to be intermittent. Hope that helps! Jim

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