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Old 11-05-09, 06:17 PM
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Alright so I put a new battery in my car maybe 3-4 months ago. Everything has always been fine starts right up.

Today I drive to school. Then I drive to my 2nd school. Drive home. And I get ready to go to tacobell with a friend and dead? I get all the dash lights at first like it was going to work I try to turn it over and nothing. Then I get no dash lights.

I tried jumping it didn't even need to start the other car and it worked great let it sit for 10-15 then drove it for 5. Brought it home turned it off tried to turn it back on and same thing dash lights at first then totally nothing.

Then I have this battery charger thing that doesn't require another car and it started right up it has a battery level reader and it read good. But if I turn it off it won't turn back on. What could be this problem?
Old 11-05-09, 06:20 PM
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It might be a ground problem. Check all the ground wires. Or your alternator is dead?
Old 11-05-09, 06:23 PM
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My terminals are good what other ground wires do you speak of? Iv thought of that im going to get it tested tomorrow.
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Not just the terminals. All the other ground wires around the engine.
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Guess Ill double check those tomorrow. Ty
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check your battery grounds. You may have corroded ground wires and/or positive wires. Check your starter and it's connections. Check your coil for spark. Have Autozone do a free check of your battery and alternator. Do a search, tons of info out there on what/how to check. good luck
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bump, i have a very similar problem.

has anyone else had this similar problem and fixed it or can someone direct me to a fix-it thread?
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You gotta get the battery tested First. Probably bad, if not you can move on with other checks.
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