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Sorry guys this is going to be a little long winded.
I've been having issues starting my maverick. It will randomly act like the battery is dead and just click. The last two times it happened I hooked jumper cables up and before we hooked them to the other buggy it started right up, no problem. It's been getting a high idle randomly and other times it will stall on idle. Almost like there is to much pull on it, even though everything is turned off. So today I went to pull it out of the garage and it was dead. So I hooked up a trickle charger and immediately hit the start button and it fired with no trouble. I pulled it outside and let it idle while I was getting stuff ready to wash it and with in three minutes it stalled. I went over to restart it and the display and everything was off (no power), I then cycled the key a few times and still nothing. So I left the key on and went behind it to wiggle some wires thinking maybe i had a loose connection to the starter solenoid or a loose batter terminal, well everything was tight and it still wasn't on. I stood up to get the battery charger, made it a few steps away and heard the fuel pump cycle. I walked over hit the start button and it fired right up with no hesitation.
I have checked the battery terminals
The connection to the starter solenoid
The battery is good it's brand new and I was having this problem before I replaced it.
The starter was replaced under recall
I have an ssv radio, 40" baja lightbar, and interior lights all hooked up but none of them are drawing.
Any ideas what it could be?
I've been having issues starting my maverick. It will randomly act like the battery is dead and just click. The last two times it happened I hooked jumper cables up and before we hooked them to the other buggy it started right up, no problem. It's been getting a high idle randomly and other times it will stall on idle. Almost like there is to much pull on it, even though everything is turned off. So today I went to pull it out of the garage and it was dead. So I hooked up a trickle charger and immediately hit the start button and it fired with no trouble. I pulled it outside and let it idle while I was getting stuff ready to wash it and with in three minutes it stalled. I went over to restart it and the display and everything was off (no power), I then cycled the key a few times and still nothing. So I left the key on and went behind it to wiggle some wires thinking maybe i had a loose connection to the starter solenoid or a loose batter terminal, well everything was tight and it still wasn't on. I stood up to get the battery charger, made it a few steps away and heard the fuel pump cycle. I walked over hit the start button and it fired right up with no hesitation.
I have checked the battery terminals
The connection to the starter solenoid
The battery is good it's brand new and I was having this problem before I replaced it.
The starter was replaced under recall
I have an ssv radio, 40" baja lightbar, and interior lights all hooked up but none of them are drawing.
Any ideas what it could be?