Grizzly28

So yeah it's a little late but while it was fresh on my mind. I drove home from work tonight as I was pulling in to my parking spot at home here my truck shut off!!! So I put it in park, and popped the hood, moved the positive bat cable around and the lights and everything popped back on, and started up fine! What caused this?
P.S also has no been the first time this occurred.. Just remove the bat cable and it comes back?

macsrule15

clean and inspect and you should be good to go! hope it doesnt happen at a bad moment

Frank_Ford

This is common. The corrosion builds up on your terminal and a jolt or bump in the road causes it to loosen enough to develop a bad connection. Periodic inspections and maintenance will prevent it from happening when not expected. I am just as bad as anybody else when I overlook this maintenance and experience an unexpected failure.

shesawindsor

yall's trucks shut off over a bad battery connection? Why is the alternator not keeping the truck running? Shoot, my truck had been moved multiple times by hooking the jump box to the cables and running it off the alternator before I put a battery in it. Is it a newer truck thing??

Grizzly28

There is no corrosion thou.. Can't be alt because moving the bat it wouldn't have just started working again I just don't want it to occur while driving..

Grizzly28

PS my check engine light went out as well ahahaha.

dmfavata

The check engine light will go out sometimes by disconnecting the battery. You will still usually have a code but the light just turns off.

Grizzly28

O ok...

garbill2003

The truck shouldn't shut off because of a bad battery connection

dmfavata

I would try getting a wire brush and cleaning off the terminals. It may look like there is no corrosion on there but there might be a little bit that is causing the problem. Also check how tight the cable is where it is crimped onto the terminal connector. If the wire is loose it could cause problems. Also check all the wires for fraying or stripped insulation.