Intermittent power shutdown on Kubota 2011 RTV1100

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nedeldridge

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I’m new to the chat group. My Kubota RTV1100 has developed an electrical problem. It isn the battery or the terminals. It will start and run fine for a while. It’ll restart, etc and be perfectly normal. Then the next time I try to start it, nothing. No lights, motor turnover, no click…nothing. Completely dead. A day later or longer, it might work fine or it might not. Whether or not it’s hot or cold makes no difference. Any thoughts out there? KubotaNed
 
Thank you so much for that. It’s the original battery and seems to have plenty of power, but it is 12 years old and I’ll take your suggestion and go get a new battery.
 
Good idea. I’ll do that. When it’s running (which is most of the time) there doesn’t seem to be any drag on the battery.
 
nedeldridge said:
Thank you so much for that. It’s the original battery and seems to have plenty of power, but it is 12 years old and I’ll take your suggestion and go get a new battery.
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Whether it fixes your current issue or not, you're definitely due for a new battery. Not sure where you live (so we know the temps) but my RTV struggles to start in very cold weather. With an old battery it may not start at all.
 
nedeldridge said:
I’m new to the chat group. My Kubota RTV1100 has developed an electrical problem. It isn the battery or the terminals. It will start and run fine for a while. It’ll restart, etc and be perfectly normal. Then the next time I try to start it, nothing. No lights, motor turnover, no click…nothing. Completely dead. A day later or longer, it might work fine or it might not. Whether or not it’s hot or cold makes no difference. Any thoughts out there? KubotaNed
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Check the connections at the solenoid and starter. Perhaps the ignition wires to the solenoid are compromised- if the key doesn't seem to get a response it may very well be the issue - solenoid is not getting the message!
 
I'd also check the ground cable. and clean the battery terminals till they are shinny . If your lights aren't coming on during those "nothing" episodes, it makes me want to think about checking the wiring - sounds almost like a loose ground- but I'm just thinking where I'd start.
 
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