The battery on my 2002 Dakota went out yesterday, and went out so bad that it took a lot of effort to jump the thing and even after I did so, I had to play with the accelerator for about 5 minutes before the engine would stay running. Put in a new battery and now I have no radio/CD player or time displayed on the unit. Yeah, I know, I should have used a memory-minder gizmo but at this point it's shoulda-coulda-woulda.
Next time for sure.
I know that the jump didn't kill it because when I shut off the engine after the jump, the time was 12.20 and I remember thinking that it took over 20 minutes to get the thing going so it was working then. I checked both fuses and they're good. Interior lights and everything else is working. The radio is the basic AM/FM/CD player, no CD changer. No security codes as far as I know and there are no lights flashing or any indication of an error code.
Poked around online and suggestions are basically disconnect/reconnect battery, which I did, and I even found one tip saying that if I switch the radio off and switch the key to Accessory, then turn on the radio it will reset. No dice.
Any tips short of getting a new unit or going to the dealer?
TIA
I know that the jump didn't kill it because when I shut off the engine after the jump, the time was 12.20 and I remember thinking that it took over 20 minutes to get the thing going so it was working then. I checked both fuses and they're good. Interior lights and everything else is working. The radio is the basic AM/FM/CD player, no CD changer. No security codes as far as I know and there are no lights flashing or any indication of an error code.
Poked around online and suggestions are basically disconnect/reconnect battery, which I did, and I even found one tip saying that if I switch the radio off and switch the key to Accessory, then turn on the radio it will reset. No dice.
Any tips short of getting a new unit or going to the dealer?
TIA