My Truck Won't Start

2020 Tacoma TRD-Pro. about 3k miles on it. I don't drive it much because I work from home 100% and with COVID19 I've driven it very little. This started happening the other night. I was able to use a battery charger to boost it and it started up, next day the same thing, and then again today. Ideas? Is my battery already toast? Could something cause this that I'm missing?

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You probably just got a bunk battery, if in doubt, have the dealer send a rollback and tow her in.

 

If you are not driving it, it will continue to do that. Your battery charges by you driving. So if you just turn it on then turn it off it’s not gunna charge sufficiently.

how long has it been since you’ve driven more than 5 minutes?

 

Sounds like you either got a bad battery or a bad ground and the battery is discharging. Once you charge it, it shouldn't discharge overnight. Call your dealer.

 

Quite a while. A few weeks now.

 

Definitely drive it. I’m reading 30 minutes is needed online.

 

I second jumping it and driving for an hour. Had to do that to mine recently after talking to look on the BT after I got home with the headlights on. Next day I got the clicks. Need to running the motor with some rpms to get the alternator recharging the battery. If it still doesn't hold charge, get the battery tested at Autozone or somewhere. They've been known to be bad batteries from factory.

 

A 2020 Pro and "a few weeks" since you've driven it more than 5 minutes. That's probably it. New battery may be toast too.

You really need to get out more.

G.

 

Sounds like you need a battery tender. Plenty from which to chose:

https://tinyurl.com/wvuzonw

 

Yep, perfect if you don't drive the truck. I tell folks it takes 12-15 miles at speed, not stop and go, to get a decent charge.
I've got this one
Zim

 

https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/...98c4-6fa8cee7ef54&ref_=bl_dp_s_web_3114874011

Try one of these.

 

You can get a tender under $10 at HF. Not fancy, but it works. Had a friends Lexus on one for 6 months, no problem.

 

Second a low voltage battery tender. My 2009 motorcycle w/6500 miles is on it's original battery and has been kept on a tender.

My understanding is also that no alternator will completely charge your battery.

 

you need an Exorcist your truck is possessed

 

I even drive mine every day but only for a couple short trips, so I tend to keep it on a charger...just remember to unplug it before driving away

 

2020 Pro problems

 

Cars these days have a lot of electronics running when not in use so I am not sure what you left for 15 months. That is pretty incredible. I am sure it varies by car. I know that Porsche states 911s should be started once a week for example.

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/glo...-car-to-prevent-battery-death/article4490484/

 

Yeah... multiple vehicles. Turned right over cobwebs and all

 

How long did you have it on the charger? If it was full it should have gone another few weeks, not a day.

Seems to me like it died awfully fast, and infant mortality is a thing on batteries. But on the other hand, new vehicles have more electrical gizmos.