Unable to start my car
05-11-2012, 09:27 AM
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Sounds like a dead battery. sometimes if you keep it off for a while it can start up the car after a few tries. get a voltmeter (its like 15 bucks). Check to make sure battery reads 12.5v running and it holds a volt above 13 when it its been idle for 1/2 day to a few days.
A dead battery will have like <11 volts when sitting around for a while.
Even with a dead battery you'll get lights and radio.
A dead battery will have like <11 volts when sitting around for a while.
Even with a dead battery you'll get lights and radio.
05-15-2012, 07:01 AM
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Start up issues have returned. Drove the car multiple times since then. This morning same issues started again. Here is a video clip.
You can see when I hit the start button the radio, the DRL and the circulate lights turn off. Still need to get a multimeter hooked up to the battery, but this is not typically what I'd expect from a car with a dying battery. The lights don't dim or flicker, all electronics work, but the starter doesn't even try to crank over.
You can see when I hit the start button the radio, the DRL and the circulate lights turn off. Still need to get a multimeter hooked up to the battery, but this is not typically what I'd expect from a car with a dying battery. The lights don't dim or flicker, all electronics work, but the starter doesn't even try to crank over.
05-15-2012, 07:06 AM
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Jump the car let it run for a minute and remove the negative terminal off the battery. If the car continues to run it's your battery, if it stumbles and dies it's the alternator. There is a possibility it's the starter but I doubt it. A dying battery can still run electronics but not have enough juice to turn over a starter. I'm almost positive your issue is the battery. Take it by Autozone, they test them for free.
05-15-2012, 07:43 AM
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Jump the car let it run for a minute and remove the negative terminal off the battery. If the car continues to run it's your battery, if it stumbles and dies it's the alternator. There is a possibility it's the starter but I doubt it. A dying battery can still run electronics but not have enough juice to turn over a starter. I'm almost positive your issue is the battery. Take it by Autozone, they test them for free.
05-29-2012, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by s2klariat' timestamp='1337094382' post='21699831
Jump the car let it run for a minute and remove the negative terminal off the battery. If the car continues to run it's your battery, if it stumbles and dies it's the alternator. There is a possibility it's the starter but I doubt it. A dying battery can still run electronics but not have enough juice to turn over a starter. I'm almost positive your issue is the battery. Take it by Autozone, they test them for free.
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