Car won't START...
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Rockville Maryland
Car won't START...
I just went to start my car and the car wouldn't start. When i put the key in, the lights fluttered and nothing turned over like it normally would do. So right away, i figured it has to do with the battery. I went to get the cable to hook it up to my other car...lights came back on, radio is working, but the car still won't start...but would have those ticks. I check the DIC for the battery guaged and it says 13.1 with the cable connected to the other battery. I also checked to see if the wires to the battery are loose and they aren't. This is a daily driver, drove it this afternoon and has around 28 thousand miles. It's a 2002.
I just went and start the car again...and now the DIC says REDUCED ENGINE POWER. I have no clue what that means. And the car was still ticking, yet everything (i.e. radio, etc) looks fine.
Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks.
P.S. I've already did the Search thingy.
I just went and start the car again...and now the DIC says REDUCED ENGINE POWER. I have no clue what that means. And the car was still ticking, yet everything (i.e. radio, etc) looks fine.
Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks.
P.S. I've already did the Search thingy.
Last edited by SSR; Jul 18, 2004 at 09:05 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2004
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Sounds like a dead battery. It takes a few amps to run the accessories you mentioned, but 35-60 amps to turn the starter. Typical 12 volt battery failure. Works one minute, and won't start the next.
OMG! Did you say you hooked jumper cables to it?
OMG! Did you say you hooked jumper cables to it?
Last edited by CE2004; Jul 18, 2004 at 09:08 PM.
