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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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Not a chevy truck but nobody really checks dodge shstuff on my other truck (05 dodge ram) my battery terminals were loose and my truck died... Now I tightened the terminals and it dies sometimes at low speeds. Tested the alternator and it checked out good battery is good. What else can I check?? Multimeter in hand so tell me what to hook it up to!!
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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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Not a chevy truck but nobody really checks dodge shstuff on my other truck (05 dodge ram) my battery terminals were loose and my truck died... Now I tightened the terminals and it dies sometimes at low speeds. Tested the alternator and it checked out good battery is good. What else can I check?? Multimeter in hand so tell me what to hook it up to!!
make sure they are tight and no corrosion and also check all the grounds.
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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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So.....why the Dodge in the GM forum? If nobody checks the Dodge threads....lol
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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 10:48 PM
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How Exacatly did you test the battery???

FWIW The battery needs to be load tested. If it has a bad cell it won't show up till its under a load. Some times even the old carbon pile load detectors wont pick up a defective cell. The best way is a digital battery tester. It simulates different loads and can detect problems a regular carbon pile tester can not.
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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Digital tester at work and I hooked up the multimeter to the cables to test the resistance and it all checks out good :/
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 09:54 PM
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im no dodge expert, but my mom had an 04 ram that did the same thing, dodge has a reprogram for that, or at least that is what they told her, it is a very rare concern, they kept the truck for a week to figure it out. idk how they will deal with it cause your warranty may be up
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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yeah, ill have to go ask! thanks guys!
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