Help car wont start....strange buzzing!!!
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Seattle WA
St. Jude Donor '15
Help car wont start....strange buzzing!!!
So i go out to my vette, I had just parked it less than 2 hours ago and now it wont start. 
Power locks opened the hatch and the doors fine. Get in, turn the key. The starter clicked a few times and then nothing. Now there is a strange buzzing comming from the passenger footwell/under the battery and the power locks are going crazy! Is this normal for just a dying battery? I have no idea why it died within 2 hours. Before that i drove it for about an hour and no problems.
Any help will be greatly appreciated! Did I break her or is it just time to upgrade to an Optima?
THANKS!
Power locks opened the hatch and the doors fine. Get in, turn the key. The starter clicked a few times and then nothing. Now there is a strange buzzing comming from the passenger footwell/under the battery and the power locks are going crazy! Is this normal for just a dying battery? I have no idea why it died within 2 hours. Before that i drove it for about an hour and no problems.Any help will be greatly appreciated! Did I break her or is it just time to upgrade to an Optima?
THANKS!
Last edited by Chief777; Oct 30, 2004 at 01:03 AM.
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Joined: Dec 2000
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From: San Diego CA
If it's the original battery, then it IS time to replace it. However, you might want to check the terminal connections. More than a few members have only needed to clean them with one of those wire brushes to solve the no-start problem.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Good topic...I get this strangeeeeee buzzing sound comming from under the steering wheel in the cold weather. I think it is linked to the fuel pump because it whines a little bit.
