A few journey issues

[Scott kelley]

2010 rt with 3.5.  New alt and battery. Have a slow drain that causes jump starting after sitting for more than 4 hours. Dodge said possible radio update. After vehicle is off the Dodge symbol on the dash stays on. Any way to check this stuff ?

the a/c blows hot air from drivers side, warm air from the passenger side and cold air from the rear. Any suggestions on this also ?? Heater core ??

[John/Horace]

Welcome to the forum. If it’s draining battery in 4 hours must be a lot of current. Most fuses are in the passenger front kick panel.

I would pull the fuse for radio temporarily band see what changes. Seems like to much drain for radio staying powered up.

 

Cars have a go to sleep function for most electronics, takes a few minutes to trigger but once activated the drain should be in the digital clock range of 75-150 milli amps. If you have a multi meter, check the draw fuse by fuse and see if you can isolate it down to a single fuse. Internal fuse in meter usually 10 amps, try not to blow it.

 

Make sure no dash cams and cell chargers are being left plugged in. There is a red flashing led on dash cluster that will always be on when security is armed, on my model. But my 2014 has no dodge sign showing in cluster. Good luck with the search.

 

Heating issues are often tied to small actuator switches that move blender door and other flaps in dash. There are posts on this site about that. Always check glycol level first when there is intermittent heating issues, flaky thermostat can also cause type of problem.

 

Edited March 28, 2020 by John/Horace