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Help! truck wont start — solved thanks!!

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by mc282000, Jul 8, 2022.

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  1. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:25 AM
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    MGMDesertTaco

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    It's your battery. It's dead.
     
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  2. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:26 AM
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    Call me suspicious, but could they have loosened the battery cables to sell you a new battery?
     
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  3. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:27 AM
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    Yea I mean, for simple jobs that I don’t have time for these guys have never screwed me….this is my trucks first visit here since I’m now out of warranty. Not these guys fault, but I clearly knew as much or more about my truck then they do.
     
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  4. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:27 AM
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    Lol, thanks ;)
     
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  5. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:28 AM
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    Definitely suspicious since they don’t sell batteries here lol
     
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  6. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:31 AM
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    Are you buying the battery through them or are you buying the battery on your own by-passing their shop?
     
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  7. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:33 AM
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    It sounds like you're still not understanding that you shouldn't trust your >$30k asset to a place with clueless folks* that DGAF about whether they cross-thread of over torque your shait.

    Hope your Friday gets better/easier.

    * they don't know how to troubleshoot a dead battery?!
     
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  8. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:36 AM
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    How old is your battery?
     
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  9. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:36 AM
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    Again, for a simple job like power steering flush, or oil change, I’m not worried.

    doing this at the dealer would’ve been a worse headache (long waits) and way more expensive. And actually I have had Toyota dealerships eff my truck (specifically the skid plate) worse than I’ve ever had at an oil changer. Would never do anything complex here.

    happy Friday to you too. It’s my day off in sunny San Diego so I’ve got few problems relatively speaking.
     
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  10. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:36 AM
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  11. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:37 AM
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    Completely seperate shop…..autozone
     
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  12. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:37 AM
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    Grab volt meter, set to dc, check potential at battery terminals.
     
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  13. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:38 AM
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    What year is your truck? 2016 2017? o_O
     
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  14. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:38 AM
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    I don’t know your truck year.
     
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  15. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:38 AM
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    Yep, the dealer has similar folks in the lubricant change bays. Good luck with all of that.
     
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    seems like it’s either a 2016 or 2017
     
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  17. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:41 AM
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  18. Jul 8, 2022 at 11:41 AM
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    Auto zone can test your battery and or replace it.
    You might try jumping your truck from another vehicle BUT have the cables disconnected from your battery.
    Just hook the jumper cables to your battery lead wires while they are disconnected.

    (If your battery is toast or has a dead short, it may not jump start while it's hooked up)
     
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    Started right up. It was the battery, thanks guys!
     
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    5 years is about right for a battery's life
     
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