My son's truck won't start obviously indicating.

DURKO58

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2006 FORD F-150
60,000 MILES

My son's truck won't start obviously indicating a dead battery. The problem I encountered was that the headlights and rear lights wouldn't go off. Is this something that occurs in newer vehicles when the battery dies? Will installing a new battery resolve the problem or does something have to be reset in the vehicle to keep the lights from staying on?

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CJ MEDEVAC

MECHANIC
11,004 POSTS

DO NOT BUY ANYTHING YET--INCLUDING A BATTERY!

DO YOU HAVE AUTOLAMPS. WITH OR WITHOUT DRL.(DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS)?

OR DO YOU HAVE HEADLAMPS. WITH OR WITHOUT DRL?

I HAVE PULLED THESE 4 WIRING DIAGRAMS AND WANT TO KNOW WHICH ONE TO POST

I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT THIS NEW STUFF---BUT I MAY CAN SEE WHATS IN A WIRING DIAGRAM THAT MIGHT BE KEEPING YOUR LIGHTS ON

THIS MAY MAKE THINGS SIMPLER TO TRACE DOWN/ REPAIR/ OR REPLACE

DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU NEED (TO INCLUDE A NEW BATTERY)----I CAN "PROBABLY" AID YOU IN SAVING A GOOD CHUNK IF YOU HAVE TO BUY SOMETHING

I'LL BE ON HERE TILL ABOUT 2400 HRS EST TONIGHT----BACK ON AFTER 1600 HRS TOMORROW

LETS GET THE BATTERY TESTED---OUT OF THE CAR COMPLETELY (TAKE IT DOWN THERE)--AT A POPULAR AUTO PARTS STORE (SUCH AS ADVANCE AUTO) IF IT TESTS BAD, ****DO NOT BUY IT YET!**** (PIC 1 IS THE TESTER BEING USED ON MY WIFE'S '03 FORD ESCAPE)

PICS 2 (MY '77 CJ 5) AND 3 (MY '46 WILLYS) ARE "REAL VEHICLES" I SAVE MEGA BUCKS ON ALL OF 'EM WHEN I NEED PARTS

GIMME SOME ANSWERS

THE MEDIC

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