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Old 12-13-2014, 06:03 PM
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Power with ground cable connected

Today at a gas station i turned the truck off and when I came to turn the truck on nothing no power except this rapid beeping that sounded like the door chime beeping really fast I pulled some relays and swapped around and nothing so I diconnected the passenger battery ground and boom I had power, turned key forward and truck began warming up. But the ground was disconnected?? Hooked cable back up and started right up! Is there some sort of short? I do have a probelm with electrical bugs like the ac turning on with no key in whenever it is wet, but no rain for a week prior so what could it be?
 
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Old 12-13-2014, 09:31 PM
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It does sound like a GEM issue. But having to pull the ground wire off kinda throw me off I have no answer for that. But I would pull the fuse box/ GEM and check for corrosion on the plugs.
 
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Old 12-14-2014, 01:37 AM
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Get your batteries load tested, check the terminals for corrosion as well. Bad batteries and charging system can cause lots of strange things and ruin electronics.
 
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Old 12-23-2014, 01:44 PM
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bad dog kuzz is heading you in the right direction lots of people had issues with windshield leaking and gettting into the fuse box or cpu.One other option is a creature like a mouse in your dash chewing wires.
 
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