Electrical system died

[jocdmd]

So here is what happened: I drove truck home from church, shut it down, my 3 year wanted to play, he turned the ignition key and instead of starting it just made one click. And now it's dead- when I put the key in there's nothing- it wont start, no dash lights, beeps, sounds, buttons on key don't work- nothing just dead. Battery is good. Any ideas???? Fuse????

 

[TheJoker]

Is it in "PARK"?

 

[jocdmd]

yes its in Park - that would have been great though.

 

[TheJoker]

Why do these problems always happen on Sunday?
Bad ground?

 

[jocdmd]

ok so this is weird - I was standing there scratching my head and it just "woke up". I didn't touch anything it just clicked a few times and is normal now. Any ideas ???????

 

[TheJoker]

loose battery terminal? Bad ground? Have an auto parts place check the battery just in case.

It may have been those RaptorRetrofit lights... Give them to me and I'll "test" them for a while. haha.

Glad it's running now!

 

[Rookie]

Def check battery terminals

 

[PropDr]

The Truck has a number of automatic fuses; find the hot one...

 

[Taxman]

Long ago, I had an Isuzu Hombre (re-badged Chevy S-10) and the same thing happened. Turns out it was the anti-theft system. I must have inadvertently hit the "panic" button on the key fob, but for some reason, the horn didn't sound and lights didn't flash. However, it was in "panic" mode where the ignition won't start and the truck is lifeless. After the panic mode ends, the truck returns to normal.

It was something wrong with the anti-theft module. I never replaced it since it never did it again and I ended up selling the truck.

 

[jocdmd]

finally, got it - neg battery terminal wasn't tight - so strange - it wasn't really loose either. thank you everybody.