2011 Cascadia SERIOUS electrical problem URGENT help needed please!

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  1. luthoro

    luthoro Light Load Member

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    I have had no problems with this truck since I took it to the dealer in Roanoke a month ago and had all the trouble codes fixed.

    Tonight I stopped and turned it off...a few minutes later I went to start it back up...turn the key- nothing. None of the trucks systems are getting power. When I turn the ignition on the two side lights by the front wheels and two of the lights over the windshield, the two at either end, start flashing. No other lights flash, and nothing else happens. Ive checked every single fuse, in both blocks under the hood and the one is the glove box.

    This doesn't make any sense to me. If it was the batteries, lights wouldn't start flashing randomly when i turn the ignition on. What in the the h3ll is going on here????
     
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  3. Charli Girl

    Charli Girl Road Train Member

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    You should pm HeavyD,he's a genius !!!!:biggrin_25525:
     
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  4. Noggin

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    Check the battery cables going to the kill switches next to driver seat. They can become loose.
     
  5. luthoro

    luthoro Light Load Member

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    Checked that, all tight. Also tried turning the main battery switch off and back on it didn't do anything. Now that the sun is setting i can see that my dash illumination is flashing too.
     
  6. BrianE

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    I know nothing about the truck in question but I would check the battery cables at both ends. Make sure everything is clean and tight. It sounds like you are getting very little voltage for whatever reason.
     
  7. Noggin

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    Did you check the fuses on the battery cable near the batteries? Not sure if cascadias have them there, but my international had em and a cut insulation shorted it and popped the fuse, then it started acting similar
     
  8. luthoro

    luthoro Light Load Member

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    I looked for cable fuses inside the battery box and didn't see any. I unplugged the batteries, gonna leave it like that overnight and hopefully resetting the computer solves this. The problem isn't a lack of voltage my batteries and alt are good and i drove about 9 hours today
     
  9. GrapeApe

    GrapeApe Road Train Member

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    You may have a problem with the kill switch. Cascadia's will flash the side marker and clearance lights if the ignition is turned on with the load disconnect switch off. You may also have some mega fuses under the drivers door rocker panel, you could check them.
     
  10. luthoro

    luthoro Light Load Member

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    Even when i turned the switch off and back on a few times that didn't help. Is there a way to bypass it?
     
  11. Noggin

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    I'm out then. Thos are the two battery issues I've had so I dunno what else to try sorry. Hope everything works out!
     
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