Wondering if anyone else has experienced this so I can assist the dealer in determining the problem.
On several occasions the truck has attempted to start with no human input. I believe in most cases the key was in the ignition and definitely in the OFF position. The last time this happened it was parked in the garage for over 24 hours when I heard a noise and discovered the parking lights were on, the doors were locked (I did NOT lock it) and the starter was making attempts to start the engine (but as usual when this occurs it would not start). It made at least 10 starting attempts that I know of before I could find the extra set of keys to get into the vehicle, unlock the door and remove the key from the ignition. Later determined the battery was nearly dead. Assuming the lights drained it.
The dealer had been notified about 2 years ago and about a year ago a new ignition was installed. It did not change anything and the issue seems to be increasing in frequency. Each service I mention it is happening but they can't seem to determine what the problem is. This latest time I could smell electrical. I had to jump start it to get it running and all systems seemed to be working fine.
Could simply leaving the key in the ignition cause some kind of issue. Again, the key is definitely in the OFF position!
On several occasions the truck has attempted to start with no human input. I believe in most cases the key was in the ignition and definitely in the OFF position. The last time this happened it was parked in the garage for over 24 hours when I heard a noise and discovered the parking lights were on, the doors were locked (I did NOT lock it) and the starter was making attempts to start the engine (but as usual when this occurs it would not start). It made at least 10 starting attempts that I know of before I could find the extra set of keys to get into the vehicle, unlock the door and remove the key from the ignition. Later determined the battery was nearly dead. Assuming the lights drained it.
The dealer had been notified about 2 years ago and about a year ago a new ignition was installed. It did not change anything and the issue seems to be increasing in frequency. Each service I mention it is happening but they can't seem to determine what the problem is. This latest time I could smell electrical. I had to jump start it to get it running and all systems seemed to be working fine.
Could simply leaving the key in the ignition cause some kind of issue. Again, the key is definitely in the OFF position!