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Jared
Dodge Dakota
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11/16/2004
16:38:44
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 Subject: 1996 Dakota wire short
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I went out to my dakota this morning to crank it up to melt the ice. I went to turn it on and no power what so ever was detected... I thought this was because of the recent battery swap. I put in another battery.
When i went to get in the vehicle, i turned the ignition on and then damn did i unleash some smoke under the hood. There is a high gauge wire going into the fuse panel under the hood. It is the only big wire going in along with all the little ones. Whatever happened, the wire melted! I am waiting on my dad to take a look at it but i wanted to get some insight! Thanks!
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DakotaOwner01
Dodge Dakota
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11/16/2004
16:40:50
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Maybe you hooked up some stuff backwards?
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Jared
Dodge Dakota
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11/16/2004
16:43:24
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No, the battery cables were connected correctly.... That is the only thing i did...
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Sneezer
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11/17/2004
16:03:01
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These trucks have a known wiring splice problem directly under the PDC on the drivers side. 2 or 3 wires are spliced together, and the splice frequently corrodes and fails, resulting in no power to the truck. Not sure if that is the problem or not, since I have not heard of one melting a wire, but I suppose it is possible.
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