2012 EB won't start when cold
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2012 EB won't start when cold
Just got my new work truck a '12 EB. This morning it was about 9 degrees and I jumped in and turned the key. The dash screen went out and the radio display went out then cycled back on but the starter didn't crank. I tried 2 more times with the same result. Then I just let the key in the on position for about 10 seconds and then I turned the key and it started right up. I stopped at several places and every time I went to start it it cranked and fired up the first try. Now tonight the truck has been sitting for 7 hours and it is 12 degrees, it took several tries before it cranked.
Of course it is under warranty and can have the dealer come pick it up Monday but I thought I would ask here first if anyone has ran into this. I am not even sure it is connected to the cold but it seems to be.
Of course it is under warranty and can have the dealer come pick it up Monday but I thought I would ask here first if anyone has ran into this. I am not even sure it is connected to the cold but it seems to be.
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shouldnt be different than any other gas engine. Lol, ever since ford put a turbo in the mix people magically think this motor transformed into a compression ignition diesel.
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If your door or doors weren't shut all the way, there is a timer that will cut power off (I had one on my SD and one on my 08 F150) to keep the battery from dying and when you put the key in for the first time, you think you have a dead battery as it won't crank. After cycling the key a time or two it will start. Does that sound like what may have happened?
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If your door or doors weren't shut all the way, there is a timer that will cut power off (I had one on my SD and one on my 08 F150) to keep the battery from dying and when you put the key in for the first time, you think you have a dead battery as it won't crank. After cycling the key a time or two it will start. Does that sound like what may have happened?
It is definitely something electronic. Just thought I would check and see if anyone else had experienced this. It is entirely possible a wire or something didn't get tightened at the factory or there is a defective sensor or solenoid somewhere. Sounds like it is an isolated incident so I will just have the dealer check it out.
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- 34 Celsius (darn cold). Started with the factory remote start no problem. I think there might be something else wrong with that truck maybe load test that battery. It might be a bad battery
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my '05 acted like that right out after I bought it and it turned out to be a bad solenoid in the starter. After sitting all night it would take a few tries for the starter to crank, then it would be fine the rest of the day.
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Just sounds like a cable or connection problem between the batt and the starter/solenoid -- possibly the ground connection on the starter.
If it was the batt itself, your lights would dim
Doesn't take much of an issue as the temps drop. When you try it, it might be heating up and 'fixing' itself a little.
Of course with all of the stuff on trucks today, it could be a 'feature' that's doing something that you don't expect.
just my .02
hj
If it was the batt itself, your lights would dim
Doesn't take much of an issue as the temps drop. When you try it, it might be heating up and 'fixing' itself a little.
Of course with all of the stuff on trucks today, it could be a 'feature' that's doing something that you don't expect.
just my .02
hj