sounds like your bat is shot.
Corvette is dead!
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Instructor
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From: Cataula(Fort Benning) GA
Corvette is dead!
My 2001 corvette C5, automatic will not start. Has no power what so ever, I went to start it and I heard a click and it went dead. Had battery checked and recharged and the vehicle is still dead. C5 has 38, 000 mile and no longer in warranty. Is there a fuse or relay that can cause this...any ideas or help will be appreciated. I try to jump start and I got gauges to work, starter clicked but did not turn. Thanks
Drifting
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From: Round Hill, VA
Hmmm, your battery might be completely dead. This happened to me a while back. I put in a new battery and it worked. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to put a new one in anyways. I put in an Optima Yellow top. A red top will be fine, but I'm gonna be putting in a high power sound system.
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From: Cataula(Fort Benning) GA
You guys were right on target. Autozone had said battery was good....tonight i took it too Advance auto parts and they indicated a bad battery. Installed new battery and it is purring like a kitten...thanks for all the advise. Its great to have you all here for support. Happy New Year and God Bless.
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From: Bonneville Salt Flats
I've had batteries "tested" good that I KNEW were bad... especially when under warranty. Glad you found the problem. My '01 gave warning (two weeks before all hell broke loose on the DIC) it started resetting the DIC to the odo from oil temp.
As for grounds, the car has something like 13, as I recall, though for various functions.
All the best.
As for grounds, the car has something like 13, as I recall, though for various functions.
All the best.
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From: Denver Colorado
its pretty easy to break the out of the side post batteries (dont need to be super tight) but, if youve just installed some new electronics there might be something drawing current fron your battery. its more than likely a case of an aged battery
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From: That dam place where it rains all the time
Originally Posted by Abnsteel06vette
You guys were right on target. Autozone had said battery was good....tonight i took it too Advance auto parts and they indicated a bad battery. Installed new battery and it is purring like a kitten...thanks for all the advise. Its great to have you all here for support. Happy New Year and God Bless.
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Originally Posted by Avanti
I've had batteries "tested" good that I KNEW were bad... especially when under warranty. Glad you found the problem. My '01 gave warning (two weeks before all hell broke loose on the DIC) it started resetting the DIC to the odo from oil temp.
As for grounds, the car has something like 13, as I recall, though for various functions.
All the best.
As for grounds, the car has something like 13, as I recall, though for various functions.
All the best.