Major electrical problem

[MRiley]

I went to start my 25 RR and discovered a serious electrical problem. Nothing worked…no dash lights, no interior lights, no chime. The only thing that worked was the rear sliding window, headlights and emergency flashers. The start button was flashing green. Fob wouldn’t unlock or lock, no panic alarm. I tried to use the APP to start it…nothing. The battery was not dead either. Tow truck driver hooked up jumper box and still nothing. Had vehicle towed 6 miles away to dealer, they changed battery and still nothing. Have any of you experienced anything like this? The dealership appears to be stumped? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

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[bigb]

Wow keep us posted. Is this a personal truck or FD truck and how many miles on it? I don't know which is more concerning, the failure or the dealership being stumped.

 

[Scooter]

Electrical issues concern me with Ranger. The worst is those intermittent problems that they cannot get to happen at the Dealership. I hope this get's figured out soon.

 

[MRiley]

Wow keep us posted. Is this a personal truck or FD truck and how many miles on it? I don't know which is more concerning, the failure or the dealership being stumped.

It’s my personal truck….they are escalating it up the chain of engineers for a solution. So far, they are still stumped.

Wow keep us posted. Is this a personal truck or FD truck and how many miles on it? I don't know which is more concerning, the failure or the dealership being stumped.

forgot to say it has 9,000 miles on it.

 

[willy]

keep us posted.

 

[AugPal]

It's probably a loose connector, similar to what happened with this F150

 

[MK8.5 Golf R]

I'm thinking a deffective relay or loose connection.

 

[Dre' Dawg]

It’s my personal truck….they are escalating it up the chain of engineers for a solution. So far, they are still stumped.

forgot to say it has 9,000 miles on it.

My friend has a 2022 Toyota Tundra which has a very similar problem. A lighting strike happen near his truck and fried the electronics. There were no signs of a lighting strike on the truck. The dealer is having a tough time fixing it. It might have to be totaled. Keep us posted.

 

[Scooter]

OMG, I just watched a video on a Nissan. Car would not shut off or start.
The mechanic looked at most of the the electrical connections and components in engine bay.
He just could not figure it out for a while. The customer replaced the hood latch. The mechanic had him bring back old one. He got the car to work. The new latch was from Amazon.
I will only put Genuine Parts on that is hooked up to the electrical system.
Many parts also have to be calibrated when replaced. This concerns me but I have ordered a XLT.

 

[mrmike7189]

Anytime electrical gremlins pop up.....I always think rodents. Damn little furry bastards chew up wiring on new vehicles all the time. ..

 

[Scooter]

Did they not change wiring in automobiles to Non Soy Bean covering.
Has this solved the issue.

 

[Raptor_Logic]

That definitely happens. Some squirrels chewed wiring in my engine bay on an STI i had.. man Christmas lights all over the dash and barely ran..

 

[MasterCylinder]

I went to start my 25 RR and discovered a serious electrical problem. Nothing worked…no dash lights, no interior lights, no chime. The only thing that worked was the rear sliding window, headlights and emergency flashers. The start button was flashing green. Fob wouldn’t unlock or lock, no panic alarm. I tried to use the APP to start it…nothing. The battery was not dead either. Tow truck driver hooked up jumper box and still nothing. Had vehicle towed 6 miles away to dealer, they changed battery and still nothing. Have any of you experienced anything like this? The dealership appears to be stumped? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Im not positive about the newest Models but the start button in a flashing or blinking mode normally indicates a Anti-theft triggering and or the FOB itself. Sometimes you can insert the FOB into the dedicated slot in the vehicle (mine is in the small console storage at the bottom)and it will start, it triggers the anti-theft that it's not being stolen and once started all should be good and reset. Fingers crossed!

 

[willy]

(fwiw) on my chevy, i had odd electrical issues and it was from a corroded ground wire connection on the frame.

i cleaned it up along with all the others and the issue resolved.

 

[deeper]

Connect the battery negative terminal to solid ground on the car and see if there is improvement
I would measure my voltage at the fuses also

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