Charging system problems

Asked by Angel Oct 13, 2019 at 09:56 PM about the 2010 Dodge RAM 1500 Laramie Crew Cab RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2010 dodge ram 5.7 hemi.. So i thought i
had a bad alternator but i replaced it with the
battery too and it still drained the battery..i took the
alternator and battery to be tested and came back
good... What else can it be

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GuruQ8TML answered 4 years ago

I did the same thing you did and truck still discharged the battery this looks like a common problem with dodge trucks so mine is at the dealer being checked I suspect high resistance in wiring from alternator to pcm or internal pcm

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