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Rivolva
Explorer
Oct 20, 2020

Ford F150 battery drain when towing Travel Trailer

Hello, I recently purchased a 2019 F150 to pull our travel trailer (it has the trailer package). When I pull the trailer long distances (3 hours+ driving) I'm finding that my F150 struggles to sta...
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time2roll
Nomad
Sep 08, 2022
Mnewbill wrote:
Hi I have a 2019 f150 5.0 with the same symptoms. It struggles to crank after hauling the travel trailer. I dont know if the battery is low as it will start fine after it cools off. It may be bad battery but it's fairly new in terms of years and low miles. It should have at least 2 more good years. Any luck finding your issue?
What is the voltage on the battery terminals just before you shut it down?
Otherwise I would assume the battery needs replaced.

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