brianseay1 wrote:
For awhile now ( meaning over a year) i have noticed at times I can turn the ignition key and it will just click. You could do this 2-3 times and then it would start no problem. the issue would come and go. Well two weeks ago we were getting ready to go to Tuscaloosa for the weekend and tailgate and I like to have never got it to start. It finally did start and we headed out on our trip. On sunday when it was time to come home we had the same issue. But this time I did notice the Battery Low voltage light came on. I drove two hundred miles home, backed the RV into the garage and turned it off. Hit the ignition just to see if it would start and it just clicked. Just put two new batteries on it today and it still does the same thing. Eventually you turn the key enough times it will start with no problem. It is a 2007 Coachman Cross Country 389ds. This is the first set of batteries I have installed.Can someone point me in the right direction of what I need to be to looking for ? going to be working on it this weekend, we have a trip planned in two weeks and I need to get it fixed. Thanks for any and all input
Two things aren't related, as I see it.
Auxiliary solenoid most likely.
In fact and before replacing mine I put a couple of buttons back in the engine compartment for bypassing all of the inline switches and relays that are between the ignition switch and the starter's main solenoid. This way, when there might be a problem and especially at night in a rain storm, I hopefully won't have to be crawling around and maybe down under for the problem. You may find the aux. solenoid on the frame rail adjacent to the engine, passenger side.
A jumper across it's contacts will pretty much verify if it's bad.