Car won't start - help!
Racer
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 254
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From: Granada Hills CA
I've had this happen twice where everything was dead electronically even with a fully charged battery. Turned out to be grounding connections in both cases. First it was a corroded negative battery cable connection. The second time it was corroded grounding wires on the passenger side in the engine compartment. (There is also a another set on the driver side as well.) I know that there have been posts on grounding problems before. I don't have the link handy, but a search should be able to find it. As I remember, there were photos of the grounding wires and the connections showing there location in the engine compartment on both sides of the engine. I cleaned the contacts and then put on a purple conductive gel I got a PepBoys so they wouldn't corrode again. So far, so good.
Pro
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 692
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From: Argyle Tx.
St. Jude Donor '08
I had some issues with the Theft Deterent thing in the ignition switch. Apparently the shroud around the ignition switch was lose and the theft deterent had come on. pushed in the shroud around the switch in and it turned on.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 441
Likes: 6
From: Sunshine State
dumb shroud
That is what was wrong with my car. Had dash and center console apart putting in gauges and all of a sudden car wont start. The lights would come on, battery was good, heard the clicking of the relays in the passenger floor board but not start. Spent hours checking relays, wires, fuses, and forums. It was the black shroud around where you insert the key. It was just kinda over the key hole but not in place. Put it in place, car started right up.
