dixie1986

so i was driving along and my truck just shut off. so i put it back in park and tried starting it again, it sounded like it had started but then it shut off again. now it does nothing, but sit in my drive way. when turn the key on every thing about the truck works great, the sterio plays, the lights all work, the wipers, and blowers are all fine. and when i turn the key the lights dont dim the slightest bit. i thought it might be a starter or a fuel pump. but a starter wont shut the truck off and if it were bad fuel pump it would still turn over. it doesnt as much as even click when i try to start it. ANY IDEAS. i thought maybe there might be an emergency shut off but i cant find one no were.

sethomas101

alternator?

zporta

if it was the alternator the lights, stereo or anything should come on w/o dimming... does is crank at all? or nothing when u turn the key? it could not be getting any fuel

ftrucktough

He said it does not crank. Fuel or alternator have nothing to do with it. The fact that it just died says it's not just something related to the starting system either.

I wouldn't worry too much about it at this point, it sounds like it might be rather complicated actually (bad pcm?). It's a new truck under warranty right? Just make that phone call and have it towed in and fixed.

zporta

whoops... i skipped that last few sentences.... what about a fuse?

dixie1986

ive checked most of my fuses, and while at work i unplugged my battery hoping just maybe it would reset my computer, but whe i got home i hooked it back up and still nothing wich leads me to think one of two things. its either a shut off switch or the GEM module.