Last Wednesday I went to leave the gym in the afternoon and my truck wouldn’t start when I first turned the key. I could hear the fuel pump kick in, and the lights went on, but I didn’t even hear any cranking.
I tried it a few times, and it started. I drove a couple miles home and turned it off and tried not to worry about it.
The next morning I went to start it again, and it wouldn’t start and didn’t crank, but again the lights came on and I could hear the fuel pump.
Several hours later I tried it again, and after a few key tries, the truck started right up.
I drove over to my mechanic, but he said he couldn’t check it out for almost a week. He said it was possibly something to do with the ignition switch but he will have to look.
I kept it running for a while, then was able to start it right up and use it a few more times that day.
I went away for the weekend in my girlfriend’s car, and this morning, now 5 days after the original issue, my truck started right up, I drove it a few times today.
I do have an appointment with my mechanic this Wednesday. I am wondering what I should do if he can’t find any problems. I don’t want to get stuck far from home with my truck not starting.
Could it have been a battery that had been low on charge? That kind of makes sense to me, since it seems like it’s worked ever since the time that I kept it running for a longer period of time…enough for the alternator to do its job.
For context, my battery did run low a few months back after leaving my lights on, and I needed a jump that took a while.
Thank you to anyone who has read this far!
