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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 07:56 AM
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Battery died while driving

Driving to work my trucks radio turned off.. My abs light came on.. A screeching sound from front hubs.. Then I stopped abs light went off hubs locked.. Air bag light came on.. I hit the power button on radio it displayed low battery.. All interior options were off. Outside lights dim .. When I got to work I shut it off and tried to restart... Acted like battery was dead.. It's a 3 week old battery. I also noticed , it seemed like I could not turn off my head lights.. Switch did not seem to make any difference with lights. After being off for a mon. The lights got a little brighter. Any advise? Is it just the alternator? I got no low battery or dummy light. It did have a mildly sluggish start.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 08:06 AM
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The alternator is not charging for some reason. Bad alt? Bad wiring? Bad ground? I'd have the alt tested before going any further.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 01:49 PM
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Yeah I agree with Chandler check out the alternator or the wiring.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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If you have a voltmeter, you can check real quick.
With the engine running, you should see at least a steady 13.5V or so.

If it bounces around or is anything less, suspect the alt brushes are worn out.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2015 | 01:57 AM
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Instrument cluster only has warning light?

I've taken to using (Innova) these, about $10, since nobody seems to want to pull duty in the engine bay and monitor voltage on the fly:
 
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Old Nov 14, 2015 | 05:02 AM
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Sounds like it's not charging to me as well. A fuel pump that is running will drain a battery pretty quick and starve all other accessories.
 
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