# 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 tries to start itself til battery dies

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-ram-3500-tries-to-start-itself-til-battery-dies/157416>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, ram3500\
**Created:** [January 27, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-ram-3500-tries-to-start-itself-til-battery-dies/157416 "2020-01-27T20:45:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-ram-3500-tries-to-start-itself-til-battery-dies/157416/1 "2020-01-27T20:45:08Z")

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My car wants to start itself in the middle of the night. It tries and tries until it runs down the battery. We are at least the second owner. Is it caused by a remote control or what? How can we fix this?