Howdy Everybody!
I've got myself in a bad situation at my in-laws place.
My mother-in-law let me borrow a truck to go shopping. It's a 2005 F150 that hasn't been driven for several months.
It needed jumped at first but drove and restarted fine for a multi-stop shopping trip. It also got a quick oil change and wash at the beginning of the shopping trip.
After the shopping trip, my mother-in-law found the key fob for the truck. It had been missing for about a year. It is a simple one that only has lock, unlock, and red panic buttons. I used it to lock and unlock the truck but didn't try to start the truck after using it.
The truck was parked overnight and now it won't start. The starter doesn't click at all but there is power for everything (lights, windows, radio, etc).
A kind neighbor had a battery tester that showed the battery had 12v even under load.
We did the "hit the starter with a hammer" trick with no luck.
The kind neighbor even had a spare good battery that we installed but it didn't change anything.
The red alarm light on top of the dash is slow blinking, even when the truck is off and locked. Every time I tried to start the truck the red alarm would blink rapidly. Using the key to lock and unlock the driver's door didn't change anything. Neither did locking and unlocking with the key fob.
A receipt in the glove box says the battery was installed in 2018.
I need to get this truck started and back in the driveway by tomorrow.
Does anybody have any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Edited to add: I ran the gearshift through all the gears to see if that would help. It didn't. Starting it in neutral didn't help either.
I've got myself in a bad situation at my in-laws place.
My mother-in-law let me borrow a truck to go shopping. It's a 2005 F150 that hasn't been driven for several months.
It needed jumped at first but drove and restarted fine for a multi-stop shopping trip. It also got a quick oil change and wash at the beginning of the shopping trip.
After the shopping trip, my mother-in-law found the key fob for the truck. It had been missing for about a year. It is a simple one that only has lock, unlock, and red panic buttons. I used it to lock and unlock the truck but didn't try to start the truck after using it.
The truck was parked overnight and now it won't start. The starter doesn't click at all but there is power for everything (lights, windows, radio, etc).
A kind neighbor had a battery tester that showed the battery had 12v even under load.
We did the "hit the starter with a hammer" trick with no luck.
The kind neighbor even had a spare good battery that we installed but it didn't change anything.
The red alarm light on top of the dash is slow blinking, even when the truck is off and locked. Every time I tried to start the truck the red alarm would blink rapidly. Using the key to lock and unlock the driver's door didn't change anything. Neither did locking and unlocking with the key fob.
A receipt in the glove box says the battery was installed in 2018.
I need to get this truck started and back in the driveway by tomorrow.
Does anybody have any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Edited to add: I ran the gearshift through all the gears to see if that would help. It didn't. Starting it in neutral didn't help either.
