2004 Dodge Durango starting problem (Electrical issue)

Asked by Chopper5150 Dec 04, 2016 at 11:11 AM about the 2004 Dodge Durango ST RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2004 Durango.  I went to start it yesterday, no lights on the dash, so I
jumped it and replaced the battery.  The first obvious thing to do since the
battery was several years old.

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Within 2 hours of putting in a new battery while running errands, it wouldn't
start again.
1 - No electrical lights, dash lights, connections with anything in the car
including starter.
2 - Tried a few times and nothing happened.
3 - Last time, started just like it is suppose to.

I suspect there is possibly a loose electrical connections at the ignition or
possibly the ignition switch itself, or in the column, but I don't want my wife to
get stranded somewhere and I see there are a lot os issues with starting
problems when the battery is fine.

Any ideas???

1 Answer
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Mark answered 7 years ago

obvious answer would be a bad alternator (battery is not charging while the car is running). Having recently rebuilt an '08 charger, I would highly recommend verifying the electrical harness charging circuit. Dodge wiring issues seem to be abundant.

Mark helpful

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