Interesting travel day
A few lessons learned:
What a day, 2005 Dodge quad cab 2500 diesel
Turned out ok, but could have been much worst.
We stopped along the interstate to change drivers, as my wife took her trailer keys to open the trailer, she left her set of truck keys in the truck. I left the truck running with lights on, got out and when around to her side as we were going to change drivers. When I got around to the other side the doors had locked.
I thought we were up the creek, both sets of keys in the truck and it running and doors locked.
Then I remembered my old trusty door key that I keep in my billfold, so we got back in and were on our way,
Question: why did the doors lock when I got out, does it have some type safety circuit to lock the doors if the truck is left running with lights on, when you get out? It had to be something I did as she did not have her keys with her, she uses the automatic door lock device, I only use a key to open the truck (I am old school).???????????????????????????
Later in the day we were about out of fuel, stopped at one place and they were closed. Started the truck up, the following lights came on: low fuel, brake light, and service engine. I drove the truck about 2 miles until we found fuel, it ran fine, but all electrical would not work, auto door locks, window would not go up/down, ac would not work, etc:
filled up about ½ tank.
Started the truck up after fueling and all was well, no lights, all systems worked properly.
So what gives with that, on our trip out I drove until the low fuel light came on, then filled the truck, no problems, no other lights came on, that time.
Has this happen to any of you guys that drive an old dodge?????????????
next trip out I will take an extra fuel tank, truck has 34 gal tank, but that appears to be too small for me. Also will insure one of us has a door key in hand before we get out.
but day ended well, home with no problems,
What a day, 2005 Dodge quad cab 2500 diesel
Turned out ok, but could have been much worst.
We stopped along the interstate to change drivers, as my wife took her trailer keys to open the trailer, she left her set of truck keys in the truck. I left the truck running with lights on, got out and when around to her side as we were going to change drivers. When I got around to the other side the doors had locked.
I thought we were up the creek, both sets of keys in the truck and it running and doors locked.
Then I remembered my old trusty door key that I keep in my billfold, so we got back in and were on our way,
Question: why did the doors lock when I got out, does it have some type safety circuit to lock the doors if the truck is left running with lights on, when you get out? It had to be something I did as she did not have her keys with her, she uses the automatic door lock device, I only use a key to open the truck (I am old school).???????????????????????????
Later in the day we were about out of fuel, stopped at one place and they were closed. Started the truck up, the following lights came on: low fuel, brake light, and service engine. I drove the truck about 2 miles until we found fuel, it ran fine, but all electrical would not work, auto door locks, window would not go up/down, ac would not work, etc:
filled up about ½ tank.
Started the truck up after fueling and all was well, no lights, all systems worked properly.
So what gives with that, on our trip out I drove until the low fuel light came on, then filled the truck, no problems, no other lights came on, that time.
Has this happen to any of you guys that drive an old dodge?????????????
next trip out I will take an extra fuel tank, truck has 34 gal tank, but that appears to be too small for me. Also will insure one of us has a door key in hand before we get out.
but day ended well, home with no problems,
