Another ‘My Car Wouldn’t Start’ Thread
08-10-2014, 02:35 PM
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Another ‘My Car Wouldn’t Start’ Thread
How many things can go wrong all at once?
I took my ’06 vert for state inspection on Friday, brought it home, parked in the garage.
Saturday evening I put the top down and went out to dinner with the Mrs. When we got to the restaurant, I put the manual top up and went in to eat. Two hours later, we came out and the headlights were on and so was the radio! I always leave the headlight control in AUTO so I never think about turning them off. I just get out of the car, the doors lock and the lights go out. Apparently the inspection station left the control in the ON position. Even with that, I assume the lights time out and shut off automatically to save the battery. That must be the case since they didn’t stay on in the garage Friday night.
But after I put the top up, I would have entered ACCESSORY mode to put the windows up. I must have left the car in ACCESSORY (User Error!). I guess the headlights don’t time out in ACCESSORY mode.
I had dashboard lights but the car wouldn't start – called AAA and they came in about ½ hour. He hooked up a booster but it wouldn't start. He tried repositioning the cables a few times but it still wouldn't start; just a relay click! Running out of options, I tried putting the FOB into the glove compartment slot. With that, the car started right up. There was never an indication of a missing FOB.
I drove about 10 miles home and put a Battery Tender on it overnight. Sunday morning the Battery Tender showed a green light = fully charged but the FOB wouldn’t unlock the door. The four year old FOB battery still read 3 Volts but I replaced it anyway. With that, the doors opened and now all is well.
What are the odds that three issues would all hit me at the same time?
In spite of all those issues, we were only inconvenienced by the ½ hour wait for AAA. Not too bad.
I took my ’06 vert for state inspection on Friday, brought it home, parked in the garage.
Saturday evening I put the top down and went out to dinner with the Mrs. When we got to the restaurant, I put the manual top up and went in to eat. Two hours later, we came out and the headlights were on and so was the radio! I always leave the headlight control in AUTO so I never think about turning them off. I just get out of the car, the doors lock and the lights go out. Apparently the inspection station left the control in the ON position. Even with that, I assume the lights time out and shut off automatically to save the battery. That must be the case since they didn’t stay on in the garage Friday night.
But after I put the top up, I would have entered ACCESSORY mode to put the windows up. I must have left the car in ACCESSORY (User Error!). I guess the headlights don’t time out in ACCESSORY mode.
I had dashboard lights but the car wouldn't start – called AAA and they came in about ½ hour. He hooked up a booster but it wouldn't start. He tried repositioning the cables a few times but it still wouldn't start; just a relay click! Running out of options, I tried putting the FOB into the glove compartment slot. With that, the car started right up. There was never an indication of a missing FOB.
I drove about 10 miles home and put a Battery Tender on it overnight. Sunday morning the Battery Tender showed a green light = fully charged but the FOB wouldn’t unlock the door. The four year old FOB battery still read 3 Volts but I replaced it anyway. With that, the doors opened and now all is well.
What are the odds that three issues would all hit me at the same time?
- Headlight switch left on
- Car left in ACCESSORY
- Dead FOB battery
In spite of all those issues, we were only inconvenienced by the ½ hour wait for AAA. Not too bad.
Glad all is fixed.