Intermittent starting issues ford everest

[Samsonfish]

So my everest has been realy wierd, sometimes it starts fine and other times it wont start at all with signs of a flat battery like dim cluster lights when i turn ignition on ready to start but the battery is fine.. for example i started it, shut it off went to start it again, wouldn't start and had dim lights on dash and just clicked, sometjmes it will be good all day for even a couple of days then other times i go to start it and does this.. very anoying. Battery leads are all tight, no aftermarket electrical bits added to car it completely stock. I read another article similar from a few years back about this happening on a pk ranger and they put another earth cable from battery to engine and fixed it.. has anybody experienced same problems and found a solution?

 

[John U]

Low charged battery in my px ranger starts to give warnings about cruise control and some other oddly unrelated functionality. You seeing anything like this? I replaced the battery with a new one (it was due) and these gremlins went away. My example was a known thing.

 

[typhoeus]

You could try cleaning the earth straps where they connect to the body/ engine, and the cable ends where it bolts to the starter and battery end as well. Certainly sounds like a dirty connection.

 

[Batts88]

Get the battery tested it will help eliminate one item so your not chasing your tail looking at or replacing things that are ok.

 

[Samsonfish]

Battery is brand new and i even put the old battery in one of my other cars and works fine. All terminals are clean, i did the earth strap trick today and so far so good, i guess the real test is if it starts in the morning.

 

[Batts88]

That's eliminated the battery if you're lucky the earth strap helps for the long term.