# 2008 Ram 2500 Starter Clicks Once When Dead

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ram-2500-starter-clicks-once-when-dead/175315>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** starters, dodge\
**Created:** [February 20, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ram-2500-starter-clicks-once-when-dead/175315 "2021-02-20T18:57:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mattlucs925\_174186](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@mattlucs925\_174186](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mattlucs925_174186)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ram-2500-starter-clicks-once-when-dead/175315/1 "2021-02-20T18:57:51Z")

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I have a 2008 Ram 2500 6.7 Cummins, and when my batteries are too dead to start, the starter just clicks once and gives up. I’m pretty sure I have battery issues already, but is that normal for the starter or do I need to worry about that too?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ram-2500-starter-clicks-once-when-dead/175315/2 "2021-02-20T19:00:52Z")

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If the battery’s are low, you’ll hear the starter solenoid click, but there’s not enough current to operate the starter.

So it would be normal.

Tester

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ram-2500-starter-clicks-once-when-dead/175315/3 "2021-02-20T19:02:30Z")

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Get new batteries and if the starter works as normal then you will have your answer.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ram-2500-starter-clicks-once-when-dead/175315/4 "2021-02-20T20:52:44Z")

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As a side note I know a guy that replaced one battery, not both started an ran ok, until the non replaced battery exploded.