# Ford F350 electrical glitch

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f350-electrical-glitch/74521>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** f350, ford\
**Created:** [September 8, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f350-electrical-glitch/74521 "2012-09-08T18:29:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mimshow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@mimshow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mimshow)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f350-electrical-glitch/74521/1 "2012-09-08T18:29:20Z")

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Yesterday I ran my batteries down and had to have my 2003 F350 jump started. The truck started find, and the battery is retaining its charge, but after the jump i lost my power windows, instrument panel (speedometer, gauges, odometer), dome lights, radio, and power mirrors. I have checked all the blade fuses and they are all fine. I have noticed in the past that occasionally it takes a few seconds for these things to come on line after I start up, but this was very rare and the functions always came on line shortly. Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be?

Thanks in advance,  
mimshow

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f350-electrical-glitch/74521/2 "2012-09-08T19:10:34Z")

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When these are off have you tried wiggling the key in the ignition?  
Sometimes the spring gets weak or the mechanism gets sticky that returns the key from the start position to the run position.

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**Author:** ![mimshow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@mimshow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mimshow)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f350-electrical-glitch/74521/3 "2012-09-08T21:06:55Z")

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I tried that. It doesn’t work.

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f350-electrical-glitch/74521/4 "2012-09-08T22:31:21Z")

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I suspect there may be a bad fuse in the panel under the hood or power isn’t getting to the fuse. Use a test light to verify power is getting to the fuses and to both sides of them.