Truck won't start after I GAVE a jump start.

I gave a friend in a Chrysler a jump start. I parked my truck. Then several days later my truck would not start. No noises/clicks. Dashboard lights seem normal. No messages. Headlights are bright. Is there a button/switch that I can reset? Anything? Thanks.

 

How old is the battery? Sudden total failure like that sounds like loss of internal conduction (dead cell). Additional load of the jump may simply have pushed an old battery over the edge.

 

put it in N to see if it start, if it start then it’s the neutral safety switch.

 

Sounds like its time for a new battery

 

Which model Chrysler?

 

He said dash lights look normal and the headlights are bright. Highly doubt the battery is dead.

 

Starter or ignition fuse?

 

Does the starter click when you try to start it?

 

Get your Chrysler friend to return the favor and see if it starts.....

 

I vote battery.

 

Bet it's your starter. Mine went out suddenly in Indiana, got stranded for 2 days until a dealership could replace it. Lights and dash were all fine, just wouldn't turn over or even make a sound like it wanted to turn over.

 

Get a friend to turn key and tap starter with a hammer . You can normally get several starts out of them. When I have had batteries with dead cells they would not power anything even interior or dash lights. I tell my kids never jump a vehicle with these newer computerized vehicles. It is too easy to blow something. If lucky just a fuse.

 

Tundra starter is under the intake manifold tho