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battery exploded!!! help!

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so i was having an issue with the p2509 code coming on and the truck being completely dead the next morning....would jump start completely fine....bought two new batterys and the passenger side exploded today! the check guages light came on and battery acid destroyed my fender, you could hear the battery boiling....truck will not start and is stuck in a parking lot!!!!
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mikmaze
that blow, but where the heck are you if you need help, might be a good detail to include.............
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it was close to my house ...about a mile away so i walked home and the truck is sitting in a parking lot
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i just need help fixing it ! ive read that the ecm may have to be reflashed...this came out of no where and started a few weeks ago
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B
I had mine reflashed at dealer, no more problems
They didn't charge me.
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Most common cause of overcharging the passenger side battery is corroded battery cables
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the cables look fine...i cleaned them off before installing the new batterys...they werent corroded just had grease and some dirt on them..............how can i get it home? remove pass side battery and drive?
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Blueboy said:
I had mine reflashed at dealer, no more problems
They didn't charge me.
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did you have the same issues as me? id have to tow it to the dealer i think...i have an edge juice with attitude and there was a recall shorty after i bought it and the dodge dealer did a re flash or something like that
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Passenger side battery read at 12.7v an drivers side was 5v...the crossover cable was very loose....are the battery's fried?!?
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if the crossover cable isn't making good connection, the truck will read voltage off of the driver side as low and overcharge the system. The alternator feeds the passenger side battery, but the voltage isn't shared over to the driver side.
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rpage
cables will corrode under the plastic about 4 inches back. Did it on my 06..
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Well everything seems to be running good...batteries are both at 12.75 and 14 when runningx
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mikmaze
good to hear. I just had the joy of a yelolow top going south. 2 years 2 months, 23 days... aka no warranty, seems they only offer two years cover. sux 2 be me,but screw them too, went back to regular lead acid for my crd liberty.
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I don't understand that.
They advertise first 3 yrs no questions asked.
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drunk on diesel said:
if the crossover cable isn't making good connection, the truck will read voltage off of the driver side as low and overcharge the system. The alternator feeds the passenger side battery, but the voltage isn't shared over to the driver side.
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Ding ding ding!!

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