Dodge Durango electrical starting problem

Asked by Thomas Oct 24, 2018 at 01:46 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I’m having a very strange electrical issue with
my 1st gen. On a two week road trip the
battery died so I got it jumped. No big deal.
Drove for several hours and camped
overnight and it started right up in the
morning. Drove a few more hours and it
wouldn’t start. Gauges wouldn’t move, no
windows no power locks. Got a jump and it
drove a few hours to an auto shop for a new
battery. Wouldn’t start, gauges wouldn’t
move no power anything. Checked a few
fuses, checked the terminal connections.
Nothing. Got a jump start and drove a few
hours home and didn’t turn it off. As soon as
I got home I turned the motor off and it
wouldn’t start again. It starts and runs fine if I
get a jump but it doesn’t seem to be able to
pull power from the battery at all. Any help?

2 Answers

Thomas answered 5 years ago

I got a brand new battery at autozone, same problem. Wasn’t able to start the motor, no gauges came on until I was connected to either a car or a jump box. Once it started with the external power it ran no problem for several hours.

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Thomas answered 5 years ago

So it could be the ignition switch even if there is no power at all until it is connected to external power?

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