After a few more dead batteries and more analysis, I have found that removing fuse 91 (trailer tow light module) from under the hood stops the battery drain and the other odd problems I see. I think the other fuses I removed were related, but not the root cause. I discovered this when I rented...
I wasn't as methodical as I should have been, but this was my first go around. After I had removed around 20 fuses with no perceptible change (current draw, sound of any kind, lights, etc.), I was not allowing much time between removing a fuse and removing the next. The instructions did not...
I got my truck back on Friday to use it over the weekend. After using it all day Saturday, I found the battery was very low by Sunday morning, so I connected a battery charger. Charging the battery when it is in this battery drain state keeps the battery from dying, but the truck remains in...
Thank you for the attachment and for your research. I really appreciate it. I am getting the truck back today for a few days, so I will be able to try a few things over the weekend. I have pretty good information at this point that the truck draws about 5 amps when it goes into battery drain...
Yes, the backlight is on to the whole display. It doesn't show that the truck is in park and the gear shift LED next to the "P" flashes. This may be happening because most of the truck is off, but a few things are powered and not getting the expected input.
I'm now thinking that it would have...
I'm investigating a battery drain issue with my truck. When the battery drain is in progress with the truck off, I see that the instrument cluster display is on but only shows "PRNDM". None of the letters are highlighted in any way. So, the display seems to be powered, but it isn't receiving...
I currently have the Gorilla brand in black and will be replacing those soon with McGard as @Buyer2021 noted. The McGard seem to be high quality. The Gorilla brand are already rusting.
Take-off applies to parts that someone took off their vehicle and likely replaced with something else...
Have you noticed any kind of reaction from your truck when it is off and you approach with your cell phone, but no key/fob? By off, I mean the truck is parked, turned off, and has been sitting there for some time. I have my phone connected to the truck with Bluetooth/Car Play. I assume if the...
The absence of the battery drain problem was short lived. It has since occurred twice and will be going back to the dealership tomorrow.
The graph below is from my battery monitor. We were away on travel while the pickup was sitting in our garage. It had sat there for about 35 hours before...
I would not have categorized the Nitto's as being loud. Probably a little louder than the stock Hankooks, but only a little. In terms of loudness, I would say they are a quite AT tire. I thought they were good in the snow this past winter in Colorado, and did well in heavy rain. I have also...
I had a Dodge Dakota many years ago and hauled a lot of landscaping material in it during my less informed years (I never paid any attention to the payload sticker). I'm sure it was overloaded many, many times with no issues at 150K miles. It has been my experience that unless you tell them to...