Please help my c5 isn’t getting any power

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May 29, 2026 | 02:26 PM

c5yazan

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Please help my c5 isn’t getting any power

So the battery is good but the car won’t start no lights on my dash trunk button won’t work it’s completely dead I was driving yesterday fine and then today in the morning as I was leaving to school three the key dash lit up as normal went to crank then just died and since then it’s been completely dead please help

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May 29, 2026 | 02:54 PM

lucky131969

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Originally Posted by c5yazan

I hear a chime, see indicators on the IPC, and a gauge sweep.......so it's obviously not "completely dead".

- how do you know the battery is good? Has it been tested?
- If above is yes, what is the measured voltage at the battery?

May 29, 2026 | 03:42 PM

lionelhutz

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If battery is good then check the battery connections and the cable connections from the battery to the starter solenoid and to the engine block.

May 29, 2026 | 07:01 PM

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May 30, 2026 | 09:16 PM

c5yazan

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Thank you for the help I might be slow the connection was just loose all I had to do was tighten the terminals

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