M.R.E. wrote:
It only clicks one time. Battery connections are good . Checked batteries with volt meter. Original batteries, 48000 miles. Why would it go dead right away if it was batteries ?
Because that’s what they do. One or both get weaker until the ECM shuts it down. It won’t just crank “slow” if weak batteries, like an old car.
If you’re observant, you likely felt it cranking a “bit” slower but otherwise unaffected.
Original 7-8 year old batteries and especially not driven much…it’s your batteries.
Original 100k mile 2016 Ram batteries. Few months ago, knew they were weak. Somehow they made it thru a short winter trip with below zero AM cold starts.
Bout 3 days after returning to warmer weather they still worked and then no worky the next morning.
Fwiw I found a great price on Delco AGMs on Amazon iirc. But whatever, you need batteries. And that’s all.