My truck sat for about 2 months while I was overseas. When i got home, my battery was completely dead. I had my buddy give me a jump and after a minute or 2 there was enough juice to get the truck started. Now with the issues, the only guages that work are the speedometer and tach. Fuel, Oil pressure, battery volts, engine and trans temp gauge don't work. Windows and door locks don't work. Dome light will not turn on, radio comes on but wont play any audio. Radio stays on after you shut the truck off and open the door. Radio is an aftermarket. The truck runs and drives fine. Battery charges just fine but the radio eventually kills the battery because it wont shut off. Also the Battery and ABS light are illuminated in the cluster. Hooked up 2 different scanners up to the truck and they cant communicate with the truck.
Before I left, I would get the "service brake system" every now and then but it would go away on its own. Happened maybe 2-3 times months apart from each other. The check engine light never came on but i was able to pull some codes, don"t remember exactly what they were, but it was something like "lost communication with abs module"
Gauge cluster was rebuilt in October by DRSpeedometer. With everything that is going on, I don't think there is anything wrong with the cluster.
I have an aftermarket remote start that i am able to start and monitor the truck via an app on my Iphone. I can start it, lock/unlock, see its GPS location and see the battery volts. About a month a half after i left, i lost communication thru the app with the truck and knew there was something wrong before i even got home.
Any ideas on where i should start looking?
Thanks in advance!
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