Deere 3038e won't start, just a click, but not the good click.

[radios1]

ok guys a little update. I went ahead and ordered a new cluster to fix this issue but then between Thanksgiving, vacations, bad weather and junk I couldn't get around to pulling the steering wheel and replacing it.

Today I decided to get out there and the darn thing turned over lol. Battery was a little tired so I hooked up a charge to it for a little bit and sure enough it finally fired up after a few cranks.. purring like it never had an issue now. Just ran for about 15 minutes and stopped and started it about 5 times to see if I could get it to not start but it starts every time.

So besides just leaving it alone for a couple months in the weather one big difference is today its a chilly and wet 50 degrees and back when it wasn't working it was 90 degrees and hot..

Would this have something to do with the thermistor?

I'm happy my deere is working but its too dang muddy to do any work lol. I'm going to start it daily and see if I can reproduce, trying to decide if I should return the $337 cluster or just replace it.

LCD with hours is working on mine, but I did notice the green left turn light is slightly illuminated on the panel at all times, so something is squirrelly with it.

thermistors change ohmage with temperature by design, so it's possible..

 

[ericstac]

UPDATE:

So after a few months of gambling if it will start or not I finally caved and installed the cluter panel and its now working 100% like new!

Pro-tip: You probably won't need a wheel puller. I waited around a few months because my uncle had my puller, finally asked my neighbor for one and he didnt have one so I just grabbed the wheel and shook around a bit and then when i hit the right angle it slid right off lol.

5 minutes later i was up and running.

 

[WranglerX]

UPDATE:

So after a few months of gambling if it will start or not I finally caved and installed the cluter panel and its now working 100% like new!

Pro-tip: You probably won't need a wheel puller. I waited around a few months because my uncle had my puller, finally asked my neighbor for one and he didnt have one so I just grabbed the wheel and shook around a bit and then when i hit the right angle it slid right off lol.

5 minutes later i was up and running.

Don't think I have ever seen a cluter panel....:laughing:

Dale

 

[Will Bill]

My 2017 3038E was having similar intermittent electrical starting issues.
One day all good the next day just clicking with dead instrument cluster except the LCD looking like Morse code. It finally failed completely and a JD service tech who was a friend told me I needed a new cluster. The bad news: the LVA22015 cluster cost me $1,100 !! I only had 500 hours on it.
I installed it myself but you have to get it programed for your specific tractor by a JD tech with his computer program. I had that done in the field by a JD mobile tech. Waiting for the bill for that.