19 starter going out possibly?

Happy new year everyone! Just got home from a trip to Denver for about a week and when I got back my truck didn’t really want to turn over all that well.

It has struggled on almost every start up recently and this morning I went to remote start it and the truck didn’t start.

I jump started it with a battery pack and got it running but it is struggling to start again.


Truck is 19 with 10k on the clock. Nothing electrical has been done since early December when I installed the winch, battery connections are tight and snug. It hasn’t been overly cold here in Boise so I don’t think that’s it.

 

Batteries do go bad prematurely. I would suspect that over a starter

 

I’m almost 100% it’s your battery dude. It seems that Toyota puts a pretty shitty battery in, and people typically don’t have good luck with them lasting a long time. Your truck should still be under warranty and they will probably replace it for you. I’m lucky my battery lasted almost 5 years. I actually replaced it when it started to sound weak on cold mornings. I wanted to have a fresh battery before it left me stranded

 

Sounds like battery issues.

 

Yep, I'm with @7.62Tundra. The stock batteries are shit. If you're near a Toyota dealership you should be able to get it replaced for free, or you can bite the bullet and get a better aftermarket one.

 

What is the battery voltage? Must be at least 12.7.

Luck and enjoy those Toyotas. : ^ )))

 

More than likely battery. Heard the ones that comes on the truck goes out randomly.

Also side note, you wouldn't happen to have a FFV right?

 

Strange things can happen, but starters typically last more than a year and 10K miles.

The first thing to eliminate is the battery being faulty. If the battery responds well to being charged, and holds the charge, then the charging system should be checked out. Another thing you should look at is your connections for the winch. Is the control circuit switched "On" with the ignition or is it always "hot"?

 

Winch power is off when this is happening, verified it this morning.

Whats weird is as soon as the day warms up no issues, so it must be the battery losing its CCA's. I have had a bunch of tundra's and haven't had a battery that needed to be replaced yet, well besides my 07 but that one was leaking acid all over the engine bay because they over tightened them at the factory.

 

Statistically, if your battery is failing, you would be on the "early" side of the curve for 2017+ model years. This poll seems to show statistical data from three different batteries, with the 2017+ curve peaking at about 24 months. Some last longer, others not as long.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/original-battery-life-gen-3-tundra.48235/

 

Probably battery, mine failed after ~26 months and 34k miles. Worked perfectly till it extremely suddenly didn't. Toyota replaced it under warranty and my only gripe is they placed those felt washers under the terminals which only soak up any battery acid and keep it right where it will cause corrosion.