When turning the truck off via the key fob and removing the fob from the ignition, the engine continues to run. After looking under the hood for a way to kill the engine from the fuse box, I pulled the fuse for the Ignition Coils and the engine died. Now that the engine was off, I put the fuse back in to see if it started back up again. It didn't, so I assumed the Ignition Switch was fine. I assumed some kind of a short was the issue, so I looked for electrical schematics (since I'm a trained electrician) to see if I could determine the issue. Thanks Chrysler for not allowing basically any information on your vehicles newer than 2006 to be readily available online... After hours of digging through Google and various forums for similar reports I found out that the Chrysler vehicles from Jeep, and Dodge use similar fuse boxes as the 2013 Rams. Using this information I found out that defective TIPMs (Totally Integrated Power Modules) can cause a whole slew of problems, such as causing the fuel pump to not shut off. So, I start my truck back up, turn it off and remove the key, then pull the fuse for the fuel pump. Sure enough, the engine slowly dies. That told me two things: First, the Fuel Pump was still running, and second, the Ignition Coils were still energized and the cylinders were still firing. I bought a Haynes repair manual from the Auto Zone down the street and looked in it for the electrical schematics. I thought they were incredibly simplified, but as it turns out they're pretty accurate when the drawing basically showed the Ignition Switch going into the TIPM, and then literally everything else coming out of that. With that information in hand, I looked to see if I could order a TIPM myself, and just replace it on my own. I can't find anywhere to actually purchase a TIPM (outside of maybe Ebay or Craigslist) for a truck newer than 2006. So right now I'm sitting here with a truck that won't shut off without disconnecting the negative from the battery.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
When turning the truck off via the key fob and removing the fob from the ignition, the engine continues to run. After looking under the hood for a way to kill the engine from the fuse box, I pulled the fuse for the Ignition Coils and the engine died. Now that the engine was off, I put the fuse back in to see if it started back up again. It didn't, so I assumed the Ignition Switch was fine. I assumed some kind of a short was the issue, so I looked for electrical schematics (since I'm a trained electrician) to see if I could determine the issue. Thanks Chrysler for not allowing basically any information on your vehicles newer than 2006 to be readily available online... After hours of digging through Google and various forums for similar reports I found out that the Chrysler vehicles from Jeep, and Dodge use similar fuse boxes as the 2013 Rams. Using this information I found out that defective TIPMs (Totally Integrated Power Modules) can cause a whole slew of problems, such as causing the fuel pump to not shut off. So, I start my truck back up, turn it off and remove the key, then pull the fuse for the fuel pump. Sure enough, the engine slowly dies. That told me two things: First, the Fuel Pump was still running, and second, the Ignition Coils were still energized and the cylinders were still firing. I bought a Haynes repair manual from the Auto Zone down the street and looked in it for the electrical schematics. I thought they were incredibly simplified, but as it turns out they're pretty accurate when the drawing basically showed the Ignition Switch going into the TIPM, and then literally everything else coming out of that. With that information in hand, I looked to see if I could order a TIPM myself, and just replace it on my own. I can't find anywhere to actually purchase a TIPM (outside of maybe Ebay or Craigslist) for a truck newer than 2006. So right now I'm sitting here with a truck that won't shut off without disconnecting the negative from the battery.
- Daniel O., Ho, HI, US