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kh2885
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Jan 28, 2010, 10:10 PM

Post #1 of 5 (1278 views)
2000 Dakota lost all Electrical power Sign In

2000 Dodge Dakota v6 with 75,000 miles
For the past few weeks the truck would not start on the first turn of the key but would fire right up the second time. Today I just got a click sound and everything went dark. No horn, door bells, lights, nothing.

Any idea where I should start my investigation? I looked at all fuses and found none of them burned out.

Thanks for the help
Keith


Sidom
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Jan 28, 2010, 10:42 PM

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Re: 2000 Dakota lost all Electrical power Sign In

Sounds like a bad connection.....Get the battery tested & clean the cables & terminals to start with....


kh2885
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Jan 29, 2010, 9:32 AM

Post #3 of 5 (1266 views)
Re: 2000 Dakota lost all Electrical power Sign In

This is the first thing I did. Battery is less than 3 months old also. Any chance it could be the starter. It would always take two turns before it would start.


Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 29, 2010, 10:05 PM

Post #4 of 5 (1262 views)
Re: 2000 Dakota lost all Electrical power Sign In

As Sidom said - clean the terminals - both at bettery, block, and starter too,

T



Sidom
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Jan 29, 2010, 10:28 PM

Post #5 of 5 (1259 views)
Re: 2000 Dakota lost all Electrical power Sign In

Turning the key and just getting a click and then after a few more turns it starts by itself could be a starter but you don't lose everything, just the starter won't engage.....

When you lose everything when you turn the key, usually it's a connection problem, either at the battery or block. If you've removed the cables & cleaned them & the battery terminals then check down at the block.

If you've just "looked" at it & it "looks good",,,,,, take the terminals off & clean them & the battery........

Also before you get too deep, get the battery load tested, just because it's only 3 months old doesn't mean anything.






 
 
 






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