LcStrick
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- April 26, 2022
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- City, State
- Raleigh, NC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2008 Explorer XLT
2008 Explorer.
First off, all indicators direct towards dead battery. No dome lights, no ignition lights, no headlights, no radio. Will not turn over, door locks do not work.
Connect to jump box, auto starts and runs fine. Radio reacts as if battery has died, static, lost presets. Disconnect jump box, continues to run for about five - ten minutes, then everything shuts down, dead.
Replaced battery with new, full charge. When the new, verified good battery is connected there is no change, no power. However with the new battery installed, it will start with the jump box. After running five - ten minutes it shuts down again, dead.
My confusion arises from the observation that it will start with jumper cables attached to the same cables the fully charged battery is connected to, but displays no signs of any power when the jumper cables are not attached.
Historically, this Explorer has demonstrated this behavior before, and it stopped as suddenly as it began. Last spring it began, a few days went by and it disappeared. Over the winter it did not display the problem, but now in the spring it has began again. This is not a daily driver, but with this issue the Explorer cannot be trusted to leave the driveway.
There are no codes displayed when it is running, and they all erase when the power dies.
I believe I have posted all the relevant factors, if you have any suggestions or questions I welcome them.
Thanks in advance for your insight.
First off, all indicators direct towards dead battery. No dome lights, no ignition lights, no headlights, no radio. Will not turn over, door locks do not work.
Connect to jump box, auto starts and runs fine. Radio reacts as if battery has died, static, lost presets. Disconnect jump box, continues to run for about five - ten minutes, then everything shuts down, dead.
Replaced battery with new, full charge. When the new, verified good battery is connected there is no change, no power. However with the new battery installed, it will start with the jump box. After running five - ten minutes it shuts down again, dead.
My confusion arises from the observation that it will start with jumper cables attached to the same cables the fully charged battery is connected to, but displays no signs of any power when the jumper cables are not attached.
Historically, this Explorer has demonstrated this behavior before, and it stopped as suddenly as it began. Last spring it began, a few days went by and it disappeared. Over the winter it did not display the problem, but now in the spring it has began again. This is not a daily driver, but with this issue the Explorer cannot be trusted to leave the driveway.
There are no codes displayed when it is running, and they all erase when the power dies.
I believe I have posted all the relevant factors, if you have any suggestions or questions I welcome them.
Thanks in advance for your insight.