Dead, dead, dead
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2nd Gear
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Dead, dead, dead
Baby is a 2001 Automatic. She was just driven with no issues at all. Parked in the drive way. Attempted to drive 10 minutes later. turned the key ..no noise..no dash lights..no grinding...head lights don't work...absolutely nothing. Then I tried again many times in the next couple of hours,,again nothing.
Then I tried to charge the battery. Interesting the charger will not charge the battery. Symptoms...while attempting to charge the battery..the charger's lights indicate charging starting to charge ( ABOUT 4 SECONDS) then the lights on the charger indicate failure to engage charging while from underneath the frame in the area kind of underneath the the surface shrouding and in between the right front tire and the right head light comes repeated thumping as the charger attempts to engage charging
I am open to any suggestions.
T H A N K Y O U.
Then I tried to charge the battery. Interesting the charger will not charge the battery. Symptoms...while attempting to charge the battery..the charger's lights indicate charging starting to charge ( ABOUT 4 SECONDS) then the lights on the charger indicate failure to engage charging while from underneath the frame in the area kind of underneath the the surface shrouding and in between the right front tire and the right head light comes repeated thumping as the charger attempts to engage charging
I am open to any suggestions.
T H A N K Y O U.
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2nd Gear
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Dead, dead,dead
Roger remove and check the battery. will do.
However have doubts the primary problem is battery. I would have expected some prior indication of battery weakness or problem. The sudden utter total complete collapse of the electrical system.........it is just weird. I have had many experiences of weak or dead batteries. This does not fit any past experiences.
Regardless
...battery comes out tomorrow morning..thanks!
P>S>......Lov ya picture.
However have doubts the primary problem is battery. I would have expected some prior indication of battery weakness or problem. The sudden utter total complete collapse of the electrical system.........it is just weird. I have had many experiences of weak or dead batteries. This does not fit any past experiences.
Regardless
...battery comes out tomorrow morning..thanks!
P>S>......Lov ya picture.
Melting Slicks
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Ehh, sometimes drastic temperature change does that to batteries. Did it recently get cold where you're at?
To me the biggest indicator is that your charger isn't charging the battery. I had a similar symptom with my motorcycle battery and charger and it turned out to be a dead battery. Fortunately Autozone can check that for free.
Good luck :]
To me the biggest indicator is that your charger isn't charging the battery. I had a similar symptom with my motorcycle battery and charger and it turned out to be a dead battery. Fortunately Autozone can check that for free.
Good luck :]
Burning Brakes
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Roger remove and check the battery. will do.
However have doubts the primary problem is battery. I would have expected some prior indication of battery weakness or problem. The sudden utter total complete collapse of the electrical system.........it is just weird. I have had many experiences of weak or dead batteries. This does not fit any past experiences.
Regardless
...battery comes out tomorrow morning..thanks!
P>S>......Lov ya picture.
However have doubts the primary problem is battery. I would have expected some prior indication of battery weakness or problem. The sudden utter total complete collapse of the electrical system.........it is just weird. I have had many experiences of weak or dead batteries. This does not fit any past experiences.
Regardless
...battery comes out tomorrow morning..thanks!
P>S>......Lov ya picture.
Instructor
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From: North Port Florida
Back in the old days it seemed like a battery died slowly giving you a warning . I have had a battery start a car with no problem ,go somewhere and then nothing just like your problem. It was my battery
Melting Slicks
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From: Anaheim CA
In one case I got in the car, it cranked for a second or two and then gave a loud bang: the cell on positive end had pretty much exploded, hard enough to bulge the case.
The other one went dead over about a 15-minute period...while I was parked at Sears getting something unrelated. (In the words of Dave Barry, I am not making this up.)
Both relatively new (under two years), replaced under warranty at least.
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