Hey guys, my 2003AV1500- Z71 is giving me fits. Started 2 days ago. Went to start the truck and it seemed like the dash gauges/lights had a quick little shorting flash... I tried to start it, but just got that dead battery clicking sound. So I charged the battery and tightened the cables at the battery. The battery is just 1 yr. Old. I tried starting it and it started right up. However, the next time I tried the dash went dead. Like no power dead. Tried once again and held the key in the start position for about 5 secs., and it slowly started cranking until it started. All day yesterday it did this intermittently. It seems like if its warm it'll start right back up, but if it sits for 15mins. Or more you have to hold it in the start position until it decides to crank over. I've checked all the basics Battery good,cables good n tight at Battery, fuses, ing. Relays, checked the keys, key tumbler and ignition switch.
So my questions are:
Does this seem like a bad starter problem to you?...or a bad ground problem at the block.or starter?...can I test the start if I remove it somehow to know if it's the problem??.. has anyone experienced this before?...Thank you any help is appreciated.
So my questions are:
Does this seem like a bad starter problem to you?...or a bad ground problem at the block.or starter?...can I test the start if I remove it somehow to know if it's the problem??.. has anyone experienced this before?...Thank you any help is appreciated.