Charging system not chargeing

Asked by Douglas Nix Jul 02, 2023 at 08:53 PM about the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 ST Club Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My truck stopped charging one
day took alt to get checked it
should bad. Replaced it started
charging about tow days no
charge . Went back cleaned all
grounds . Then it charging its
been on going I had a
replacement free so I did put in
yesterday working redid all
elec. cleaning .Today working
fine drove it 15 miles shut it off
for about 45min came out
started it and not chargeing.

1 Answer

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It's likely that the alternators you're getting are all bad. They are internally controlled and signaled by the engine's ECU. When charging is needed the ECU signals the alternator to start. Your alternators are not handling that signal consistently, or there's a problem in communicating with the ECU due to an incompatibility in the alternators themselves. Or due to the continued voltage loss, the car might have lost its memory and is unable to signal properly. I suggest you get better products like OEM to avoid this common condition. It might be easiest for you to have a mechanic do this repair as the car's memory or failed ECU could be the problem.

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