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My truck stopped accelerating while driving and now won’t turn on.

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by Taylor1919, Dec 17, 2023.

  1. Dec 17, 2023 at 12:07 PM
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    Taylor1919

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    I was driving and my truck stopped accelerating. Now, it won’t turn on. Battery is good. Anyone else having the same issue with the 2014?
     
  2. Dec 17, 2023 at 12:15 PM
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    Fuel pump died?
     
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    snivilous

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    Gonna need about 400% more information. Check engine light? If so what codes? Does the engine crank and just not fire? Does the engine not crank?
     
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    TundraMcGov.

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    Until more info, lots more, comes in we'll start with: easy.

     
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    Super clogged air filter but fuel delivery is a better guess IMO
     
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    Check the alternator
     
  8. Dec 21, 2023 at 11:52 AM
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    Charged the battery for a while and it turned on. Alternator is fine. No codes, but said battery life was 50%. So I bought a brand new battery. Ran good for 2 days, and then did the same thing. I’m at a loss
     
  9. Dec 21, 2023 at 11:54 AM
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    Alternator is not fine or cables are bad and it’s not recharging the battery.
     
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  10. Dec 21, 2023 at 1:19 PM
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    Alternator isn’t fine.
     
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  11. Dec 23, 2023 at 9:26 AM
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    seydou

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    How do you know the alternator is fine? Have you had it tested?
     
  12. Dec 24, 2023 at 5:43 AM
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    Taylor1919

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    I had a mechanic look at it. He’s starting to think it’s a bad relay. Has anyone had that problem?
     
  13. Dec 24, 2023 at 6:06 AM
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    This would not cause your truck to turn off while driving. A bad relay can cause a parasitic drain leaving you with a constant dead battery. However, that would prevent your truck from starting. I’m 99% sure there isn’t a relay that tells your alternator to start sending juice to the battery.

    You have a bad alternator. Or possibly bad connection/cables.
     
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